![Milo Manara: The King of European Erotic Comics (86 Lustful Pics)](https://media-01.imu.nl/storage/shungagallery.com/2236/seductive-female-milo-manara-art-1170x500.jpg)
No one draws beautiful women better than Milo Manara (1945), no one has pushed more boundaries in the comic than the Italian comic book author and artist. He is the unrivaled king of the erotic comic, and his portrayal of graceful, delightful women placed in absurd and fantastical erotic scenarios are unmatched.
Joyful Sensuality
What really stand out are his joyful sensuality and the absolute ease and delicacy in which he depicts these fanciful scenes. This is especially true of his comics series, ‘Giuseppe Bergman‘ (Fig.1), which is a mixture of experimental narrative and explicit sex.
Italian Psyche
Manara is a household name in Italy and his memorable output of eroticism is part of the Italian psyche. In his long career that has lasted for more than 50 years up to now, he always celebrated the beauty and seduction of women in erotic positions and in very little clothing. Born in Luson, a picturesque mountain village near Bolzano, Manara was already fascinated by art from an early age, and as a kid even ran away from home to see an exhibition of the painter Giorgio di Chirico. The latter, as well as Peter Paul Rubens and Caravaggio (Fig.2) would become his most important inspirations.
![Milo Manara Caravaggio Milo Manara Caravaggio](https://media-01.imu.nl/storage/shungagallery.com/2236/milo-manara-caravaggio-962x681.jpg)
Fig.2. Litho ‘Caravaggio‘ (1992)
Teenage Years
As both his parents were workers, Milo and his brothers started doing small jobs during their teenage years in order to be self-sufficient. When Milo was 12 he made decorative panels on commission. Later he worked as an assistant to sculptors. His interest in comics was stirred up in the late 1960s, and produced his first work for ‘Genius‘ pocket books, and magazines such as Terror and Charlie Mensuel.
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Fig.3. Page from the comic ‘Click!‘ (1983)
Erotic Work
In the early seventies Manara created, among other things, the sexy pirate ‘Jolanda‘ with scriptwriter Francesco Rubino for publisher Erregi. But he really established himself as one of the great masters of erotic comic art with the book ‘Déclic‘ (‘Click‘ in English, 1983). Click (Fig.3) was popular for its enticing subject matter – a woman is abducted by a scientist who surgically implants a remote-controlled device into her brain, that makes her sexually insatiable upon activation. Click 2 and Click 3 were issued in 1991 and 1994 respectively.
![8 1/2 otto e mezzo milo manara 8 1/2 otto e mezzo milo manara](https://media-01.imu.nl/storage/shungagallery.com/2236/8-12-otto-e-mezzo-milo-manara-564x598.jpg)
Fig.4. Inspired by Fellini’s ‘Otto e Mezzo (8 1/2)‘
Fellini
In 1987, Milo collaborated with the filmmaker Frederico Fellini, whose Otto e Mezzo (8 1/2 – Fig.4) greatly influenced him, and provided the illustrations for a screenplay that was published in the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.
![Spider Woman Milo Manara Spider Woman Milo Manara](https://media-01.imu.nl/storage/shungagallery.com/2236/spider-woman-milo-manara-562x800.jpg)
Fig.5. Milo’s controversial portrayal of Marvel’s Spider-Woman (2014)
Spider-Woman
In the U.S., he is best known for his work for Marvel comics. His cover art for the comic Spider-Woman No.1 (Fig.5), in particular, caused a lot of controversy, because of its sexualization of Jessica Drew. The cover was later hammered at $37,500 at Heritage Auctions’ European Comic Art event between Oct. 3 and Oct. 4, in 2020.
Lockdown
During the lockdown in 2020, he started paying homage to pandemic’s heroic females (such as nurses, cleaners, cashiers, doctors) through his art by posting illustrations of them on Facebook. Manara,’I felt it was time to celebrate other virtues, like courage, selflessness, and altruism. I somehow wanted to pay off my debt.’
![Milo Manara nude from the back Milo Manara nude from the back](https://media-01.imu.nl/storage/shungagallery.com/2236/milo-manara-nude-from-the-back-589x842.jpg)
Fig.6.
![aphrodite milo manara aphrodite milo manara](https://media-01.imu.nl/storage/shungagallery.com/2236/aphrodite-milo-manara-515x720.jpg)
Fig.7. ‘Aphrodite‘ (1999)
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Fig.8.
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Fig.9.
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Fig.10. Artwork for ‘Click‘ series
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Fig.11. Variation on Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss‘
![Milo Manara the woman Milo Manara the woman](https://media-01.imu.nl/storage/shungagallery.com/2236/milo-manara-the-woman-631x966.jpg)
Fig.12. ‘The Woman‘
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Fig.13. After Klimt
![Milo Manara geisha Milo Manara geisha](https://media-01.imu.nl/storage/shungagallery.com/2236/milo-manara-geisha-504x709.jpg)
Fig.14.
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Fig.15.
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Fig.16.
![Milo Manara Fellini Milo Manara Fellini](https://media-01.imu.nl/storage/shungagallery.com/2236/milo-manara-fellini-687x1000.jpg)
Fig.17.
![Milo Manara Leda and Swan Milo Manara Leda and Swan](https://media-01.imu.nl/storage/shungagallery.com/2236/milo-manara-leda-and-swan-718x1000.jpg)
Fig.18.
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Fig.19. ‘Gulliveriana‘ (1995)
![Milo Manara lesbian Milo Manara lesbian](https://media-01.imu.nl/storage/shungagallery.com/2236/milo-manara-lesbian-700x578.jpg)
Fig.20.
![erotic cartoon milo manara erotic cartoon milo manara](https://media-01.imu.nl/storage/shungagallery.com/2236/erotic-cartoon-milo-manara-762x1000.jpg)
Fig.21. ‘The Diary of Sandra F.‘
![Milo Manara threesome Milo Manara threesome](https://media-01.imu.nl/storage/shungagallery.com/2236/milo-manara-threesome-500x694.jpg)
Fig.22.
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Fig.23.
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Fig.24.
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Fig.25.
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Fig.26. ‘Aphrodite‘ (1999)
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Fig.27.
![Milo Manara woman with dildo Milo Manara woman with dildo](https://media-01.imu.nl/storage/shungagallery.com/2236/milo-manara-woman-with-dildo-500x685.jpg)
Fig.28.
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Fig.29. From a Hard Game deck of cards (50)
![Milo Manara Casanova Milo Manara Casanova](https://media-01.imu.nl/storage/shungagallery.com/2236/milo-manara-casanova-482x600.jpg)
Fig.30. ‘Casanova‘
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Fig.31.
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Fig.32.
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Fig.33. ‘Aphrodite‘ (1999)
![Milo Manara nude female with garden hose Milo Manara nude female with garden hose](https://media-01.imu.nl/storage/shungagallery.com/2236/milo-manara-nude-female-with-garden-hose-782x1000.jpg)
Fig.34.
![Milo Manara WWW Milo Manara WWW](https://media-01.imu.nl/storage/shungagallery.com/2236/milo-manara-www-1170x511.jpg)
Fig.35. Illustrations from ‘www‘ (1999) (Source: Honesterotica.com)
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Fig.36.
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Fig.37.
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Fig.38.
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Fig.39.
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Fig.40.
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Fig.41.
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Fig.42.
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Fig.43.
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Fig.44.
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Fig.45.
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Fig.46.
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Fig.47.
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Fig.48.
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Fig.49.
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Fig.50.
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Fig.51.
![Milo Manara erotic strip Milo Manara erotic strip](https://media-01.imu.nl/storage/shungagallery.com/2236/milo-manara-erotic-strip-540x338.jpg)
Fig.52.
![Milo Manara scooter Milo Manara scooter](https://media-01.imu.nl/storage/shungagallery.com/2236/milo-manara-scooter-500x641.jpg)
Fig.53.
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Fig.54.
![horny female milo manara horny female milo manara](https://media-01.imu.nl/storage/shungagallery.com/2236/horny-female-milo-manara-919x580.jpg)
Fig.55. ‘Queen of Fire‘ from the series ‘Erotic Tarot‘ (2000)
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Fig.56.
![milo manara peeing female milo manara peeing female](https://media-01.imu.nl/storage/shungagallery.com/2236/milo-manara-peeing-female-1000x628.jpg)
Fig.57. This illustration (the female figure) is also used for the Tarot cards ‘Earth‘ from the series ‘Erotic Tarot‘ (2000)
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Fig.58.
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Fig.59.
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Fig.60. Brigitte Bardot
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Fig.61.
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Fig.62. ‘Aphrodite‘ (1999)
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Fig.63. ‘Lettere di una monaca portoghese‘ (1997)
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Fig.64. ‘Lettere di una monaca portoghese‘ (1997)
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Fig.65. ‘Lettere di una monaca portoghese‘ (1997)
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Fig.66. . ‘Lettere di una monaca portoghese‘ (1997)
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Fig.67.
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Fig.68.
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Fig.69.
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Fig.70.
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Fig.71.
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Fig.72.
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Fig.73.
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Fig.74.
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Fig.75.
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Fig.76. ‘The Diary of Sandra F.‘
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Fig.77.
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Fig.78.
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Fig.79.
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Fig.80.
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Fig.81.
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Fig.82. ‘The Golden Ass‘
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Fig.83.
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Fig.84.
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Fig.85. ‘because you miss something about him, my dear…’/ this is what makes you angry!/here, nobody trusts the cockless!/because the commander ooh … loves … to jerk off … aaaah…‘
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Fig.86. ‘Femme de Vitruve, Homage to Leonardo de Vinci‘
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Fig.94. El Gaucho
Fig.95. Aries (March 21 – April 19)
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Fig.97. Click #4 (1993)
Fig.98. Sistine Chapel (2001) Part of the work that was commissioned in 2001 by model and TV presenter Natasha Stefanenko.
Fig.99. From a Hard Game deck of cards (50)
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Sources: Milomanara.it, Lambiek.net, Honesterotica.com, WashingtonPost.com
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