When folks come to me looking for high quality erotic comics (this is more frequent than you might think), I almost always point them toward Iron Circus Comics' Smut Peddler series. These are giant collections of just-long-enough comics full of consent and joy, pining and hope, diverse bodies and identities and more. They're often weird, unique or thought-provoking. In all, they're good smutty fun.
Today, I'm thrilled to offer you a first look at the special tenth anniversary edition of the book that started it all: the original 2012 Smut Peddler. Smut Peddler X: Ten Years of Impeccable Pornoglyphics, newly edited by Andrea Purcell, will contain 375 black and white pages of fun and will hit shelves and the internet near you on August 15, 2023.
The remastered contents are sandwiched between a brand-new intro and afterword written by two renowned women, writer and performer Stoya and publisher and creator C. Spike Trotman respectively.
"I am thoroughly honored to have been given the opportunity to introduce the re-release of this groundbreaking work. Smut Peddler encapsulates years upon years of discourse around what sex can be, and the broad swath of what sexy is." -- Jessica Stoya, writer, performer, and pornographer, author of Philosophy, Pussycats, and Porn
"Smut Peddler was a life-changer for me in a way I never anticipated, and a game-changer for comics in general! To this day I'm stunned and grateful for the community's reaction to it, as if it were something they'd always wanted without ever realizing it." -- C. Spike Trotman, founder and publisher of Iron Circus Comics
Before I show you the gorgeous new cover created by Claire Hummel, let's take a quick look at the Smut Peddlers of yesteryear, starting with the original:
Yum. Now, for the gorgeous new cover!
The champagne, the ribbons, the star tats, that foxy femme... I can't wait to have this beauty on my shelf!
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More about the book from Iron Circus:
The Smut Peddler library of high-end erotic anthologies is a critically acclaimed collection of impeccable pornoglyphics, but where did it all begin? The very first Smut Peddler mini-comics and anthology absolutely revolutionized erotica in comics, spearheading a new wave of femme-led, consent-driven, queer-friendly porn from some of the best and brightest indie
creators. Ten years later, it’s still a favorite one-handed read for cultivated ladies (and men of exceptional taste!).
In honor of that auspicious anniversary, the new edition you now hold in your hot little hands is stuffed with new material, remastered art, and the reliable Smut Peddler promise: erotic comics that are inclusive, sex-positive, and tons of fun!
Features an introduction by internationally renowned actor and writer JESSICA STOYA, a new cover by CLAIRE HUMMEL, new foreword from the creators of Saucy Goose, the original Smut Peddler publisher, an afterword from Iron Circus founder C. SPIKE TROTMAN, an oral history of the book from the folks who were there, and all-new artwork. And that’s on top of the smoking stories by ERIKA MOEN, E.K. WEAVER, CARLA SPEED MCNEIL, JESS FINK, BLUE DELLIQUANTI, and many more!
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Here's to another decade of high-quality entertaining and inclusive smut!
