Sex and Horror: The Art of Alessandro Biffignandi

Between the late 1960s and the late 1980s, Italy went crazy for sexy"fumetti,"" a home-grown genre of adult comics with a unique brand of twisted humor, violence, and up-front sexuality. Wilderand weirder than you can imagine, they were some of the most outrageous and shocking comics ever produced, and their eye-catching, highly provocative covers could be seen on everynews stand and kiosk in the country. One of the most talented and prolific of the cover artists at Edifumetto the foremost Italian producer of adult comics during this period was AlessandroBiffignandi, whose work featured horror, fantasy, and sci-fi elements alongside plenty of naked female flesh. This book is a collection of some of the sexiest examples of Biffigandi s cover art forEdifumetto, which is highly coveted by collectors today."