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The Comic Collection is the most affordable compilation of Tom of Finland's popular panel stories. This volume features 14 stories, including the first completed by Tom in 1946, and the last, done in 1986. Along the way we meet Jack in the Jungle, Beach Boys, Greasy Rider, Ringo & the Renegades, and Tom's most infamous creation, Kake, the ultimate leatherman. The stories are arranged chronologically in a book sized to fit perfectly in one hand, wrapped in our new Panic Jacket that allows the book to be read any place, any time, by simply removing and reversing the cover to give the appearance of a serious scholarly tome.
For boys who like boys who like art—but are sometimes embarrassed to enjoy their art in public—this attractive package is not to be missed.
Durk Dehner is Tom's archivist and provided the original art for these volumes. He was born in Alberta, Canada, where he studied art before moving to the United States in the mid-'70s. Dehner was instrumental in bringing Tom out of the underground and in focusing public attention on his work. The two co-founded the Tom of Finland Foundation in 1984, and Dehner continues as head of the Foundation, headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
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The artist:
Touko Laaksonen, the boy who would become Tom of Finland (1920-1991), began drawing cartoons at age five. His favorite subjects were the rough manly men of his native Finland, as Touko knew from an early age that men interested him more than women. His talents were further honed by art study in Helsinki. He found success in the Finnish advertising industry but secretly continued creating his increasingly erotic drawings of hyper-masculine men. In 1957 he submitted some drawings to the American magazine Physique Pictorial and the "Tom of Finland" legend was born. By the late 60s Tom's "dirty drawings" became the standard for gay art, and Tom's Men a template for a new gay masculinity. Tom's art continues to play an important role in promoting self-confidence, positive self-image and openness in the gay community.
The editor:
Dian Hanson was born in Seattle in 1951. For 25 years she produced various men’s magazines, including Puritan, Juggs and Leg Show, before becoming TASCHEN's sexy book editor in 2001. Her many books for TASCHEN include Vanessa del Rio: Fifty Years of Slightly Slutty Behavior, Tom of Finland XXL, and The Big Butt Book. She lives in Los Angeles.
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Good yet disappointing...
April 12 2011
By Todd C. Spears
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I have to say this was a rather disappointing release of his work. If you are a fan and already purchase The Complete Kake Comics (which most of his fans have) then you already have over half of the book. It's kind of frustrating how his estate is going about releasing his more obscure work in bits and pieces with large chunks of previously published works we already have. Here is a list of the contents -
Introduction (pretty much the same one as in The Complete Kake Comics)
A very early strip (short and previously unpublished)
Kake (numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, and 10)
Beach Boys (numbers 1 & 2)
Jack (the jungle series, numbers 1, 2, 3)
Introduction (pretty much the same one as in The Complete Kake Comics)
A very early strip (short and previously unpublished)
Kake (numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, and 10)
Beach Boys (numbers 1 & 2)
Jack (the jungle series, numbers 1, 2, 3)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
I am BIG Tom of Finland fan, but this book is a let down.
July 17 2012
By Monty
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I remember getting horned up looking at the VERY explicit comics of Tom of Finland back in the '80s. I loved those over sized magazine type comics. They were more fun than Playgirl ever could be. The hot and very overly endowed men that graced the pages of Tom of Finland were my dream/fantasy men. The comics were very explicit in nature where as the ones in this book are not as hardcore. It is still a good book, but would have liked to have seen his "harder" drawings. These seem soft porn over the hard porn I was used to. But this is one heavy duty hard back book filled with his drawings. Just wanted more squirtin and gushin out of these studs. Guess I will keep lookin...
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Tom of Finland fans will be pleased..
May 22 2011
By J. Lloyd
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Format:Hardcover
This is a nice little collection of Tom's "Kake " series of comic strips.Tom of Finland's work does several things:He showed that gay men can be masculine in their own way,but twists expectations about what it means to be masculine also,and shows tenderness even in rather rough sexual encounters(kissing is usually a part of every scene).That said there are some very questionable aspects to Tom's work such as the Black men in his strips look almost identical to each other(that seems racist to me) and some might find the uniformed police officers threatening not sexy.However,it's important to remember these are Tom's fantasies so they tell the reader something about him and the fact that they are not heavily filtered gives them a certain honesty that is lacking in some other gay erotic art.
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