Eric Stanton

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eric Stanton (born September 30, 1926 in New York City , † March 17, 1999 ; actually Ernest Stanzoni ) was an American illustrator of Russian descent of erotic comics and illustrations . To this day, he is considered a pioneer of fetish art and an important bondage artist of the 20th century.

Career

Although most of his work depicts scenes of female domination, he also created material with reverse roles. In some of his later works he also placed bisexual , homosexual and transgender motifs at the center of his work.

The first job at the Movie Star News , founded by Irving Klaw , Stanton started in 1947. He got the job after claiming that he could draw better than any other artist employed there.

During this time, works for La Revue Érotique were created under his pseudonyms such as Savage and John Bee .

Between 1958 and 1966 he shared a studio with Steve Ditko , Spider-Man's co-creator . Some of Stanton's works from this period show an intense artistic influence by Ditko. Some critics even believe that they see very clear indications of a collaboration between the two artists. Ditko repeatedly denied his own contributions to Stanton's work.

After Klaw's death in 1966, Stanton survived financially by publishing his art himself and distributing it to subscribers and sponsors through almost conspiratorial networks. His photocopied Stantoons series continued until his death in 1999. The series carried on many concepts from the post-Klaw era, including Blunder Broad (a sexy parody of Wonder Woman ) and the Princkazons .

censorship

Stanton's works were repeatedly subject to censorship . In Germany, of the 4 volumes in the series The Best of Stanton (Editions Dominique Leroy, Paris), volumes 2, 3 and 4 have been indexed since July 31, 1984 .

literature

Web links