Justine, Part Two

by Guido Crepax

Adapted from the text by Marquis de Sade (1787)

Fate is fate and God has nothing to do with it. Such was the question brought up by the dark-minded Marquis de Sade when he wrote his most famous book: Justine Or The Misfortunes of Virtue. A kind heart will only get abused and Justine gets a great deal more than her share. From the man who gave his name to Sadism!

Genres: Comics

2 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

Guido Crepax (born Crepas, 1933-2003) was an Italian illustrator and comics author, considered one of the most influential cartoonists of the second half of the 20th century. He is notably remembered for his sophisticated black and white art, as well as his dreamlike storylines, often involving a significative dose of erotism.
Crepax was born and raised in Milan, the son of famed cellist Gilberto Crepas. He graduated in Architecture in 1958, then started a successful career in illustration, mostly for advertisement and record covers.
Crepax began making comics in the middle of the 60's, particularly for the Italian magazine 'Linus'. He is best known for the Valentina series of stories. Originally introduced as a side character in the sci-fi story The Curve of Lesmo (1965), Valentina is a fictional photographer from Milan. She is a cultured strong woman, with sophisticated art and fashion tastes, left-wing political ideals and a marked sexual curiosity. Valentina quickly became a staple of European counterculture of the late 60s and early 70s. The series run for thirty years, until 1995, with the titular character aging in real time.
Over the decades Crepax created other female characters, such as Belinda, Anita, Bianca, Giulietta, usually used as protagonists of erotic comics. His other works include a number of comic book adaptations of erotic novels, like Emmanuelle, Justine, Venus in Furs, Story of O, as well as horror classics Dracula, Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Reviews

[StrictlySequential ArtNarrative · Rating 3 out of 5]

It just never ends but Crepax is free of fault- it's de Sade. He over-preachy works annoy me relentlessly! We get it dude.