violence in comics  Dave McKean on sex and violence in comics
celluloid“Well, sex is OK. I like sex. Why are there so many
books about violence? Why are there so many books and stories
about violence? How much violence do you come upon in your daily
life? How much sex have you had? It seems out of balance. I
think sex is a lovely thing, something to be celebrated and
explored in every form — in film, in comics, in all sorts. I
touched on it in a book I did called Cages. I had a sex scene,
and I was going to do an absolutely blunt, these two people are
in love and they’re going to have sex. But I kind of shied away
from it because then a great big 500-page graphic novel would be
an X certificate book because of three pages. That seemed
ridiculous. I always fancied doing a book that was just about
sex and exploring the feelings and thoughts going on in your
mind when you’re curious about sex. … I really loved doing it,
but there were a couple things I didn’t get to, focusing on
those little moments. Not necess