Welcome once again to another edition of
Today we're looking at Sweet Chastity. Sweet Chastity was a comic written by Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione and painted by Ron Embleton. Most folks in this country who know Embleton's work are familiar due to a previous similar project, Oh, Wicked Wanda! But Ron's impressive comics legacy goes back at least to the 1950s with Wulf The Briton and a host of others, including the epic Trigon Empire saga. (I know, we're supposed to have covered that a bit before now. Sorry) But, we're not really going to talk about Ron today - we're just here to look at Chastity, a most literal creation, in the Von Frankenstein castle, no less...
They were not subtle in their world's reaction to Sweet Chastity, their perfect woman unleashed upon society...
...and the sexual frenzy surrounding Chastity often took on a surreal tone...
It was just silly fun, and they seemed to have fun doing it.
When Sweet Chastity returned for Penthouse Comix' 25th issue, she was heralded by portraits from some notable artists known to be appreciative of the female form...
Aspiri -
Luis Royo -
Milo Manara -
Horatio Altuna -
Julie Bell -
Boris Vallejo -
Michael Lopez -
You may wonder what happened to Sweet Chastity - and you're not the only one. At the height of her popularity and impact in her world, chaos suddenly reigned...
It's been downhill ever since.
Where did she go? No one knows for certain, but there have been rumors...
Like Elvis, the sightings continue. Is it ever really
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art by Ron Embleton, Azpiri, Luis Royo, Milo Manara, Horatio Altuna, Julie Bell, Boris Vallejo, and Michael Lopez for Penthouse & Penthouse Comix (1981-1988, 1997)
I don't remember reading anywhere that Ron drew The Trigan Empire - that was Don Lawrence. Ron drew Stingray in TV Century 21, with his brother Gerry eventually taking over.
ReplyDeleteWhile Ron did less than i was thinking, he had two runs on Trigan Empire in 1969 and 1975. For a look at his work on the strip, you can see original pages of his Trigan Empire artwork for sale at The Book Palace, but don't plan on buying unless you're carrying a couple thousand pounds extra.
ReplyDeleteAh, right. I thought you were suggesting that he was the main artist associated with the strip.
DeleteMerely clumsy phrasing from a distracted and tired brain that was so frazzled that i spelled Trigan Empire like the demon Trigon.
ReplyDeleteAnd now i can't go back and subtly correct it without being noticed.
Damn.