{"product_id":"tom-of-finland-the-complete-kake-comics-45th-ed","title":"Tom of Finland. The Complete Kake Comics. 45th Ed.","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRemembering the time when men were men and sex was carefree.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n  In 1965, Tom of Finland began to flirt with the idea of creating a recurring character for his comic strips, the\n  quintessential \"Tom man.\" He tried a blond named Vicky—a common male name in Finland—and then came Jack, inspired by Tarzan. Later, in 1968, Tom focused on Kake, a dark-haired man with a mustache and leather clothing who often wore a tight white T-shirt that read \"Fucker.\" Kake lived up to that motto and became a kind of hypermasculine post-Stonewall big guy who traveled the world on his motorcycle to spread the seeds of liberated gay sex, as satisfying as it was ecstatically explicit. Tom lived many of his most personal fantasies through Kake, and international fans of Kake made him the model for what would become known as the quintessential gay look of the 1970s.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n  Between 1968 and 1986, Tom published 26 episodes of Kake’s adventures, mostly in the form of 20-page booklets.\n  Now the 26 stories have been compiled into a book, \u003cem\u003eTom of Finland - The Complete Kake Comics\u003c\/em\u003e. Readers can relive with Kake the days when men were men, sex was carefree, and everyone sported a thick, impressive mustache.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eAbout the artist\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n  Touko Laaksonen, the boy who would become Tom of Finland (1920-1991), began drawing cartoons at the age of five. His favorite subjects were the rugged, virile men of his native Finland, as he knew from a young age that men interested him more than women. He honed his talent studying art in Helsinki. He succeeded in the Finnish advertising industry but continued secretly creating increasingly erotic drawings of hypermasculine men. In 1957, he sent some to the American magazine \u003cem\u003ePhysique Pictorial\u003c\/em\u003e, and the legend of “Tom of Finland” was born. By the late 1960s, his “dirty drawings” had become the standard of gay art, and Tom’s men were models of a new homosexual masculinity. His work continues to play a key role in promoting self-confidence, a positive image, and an open mindset within the gay community.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eAbout the editor and author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n  Dian Hanson produced various men’s magazines between 1976 and 2001, such as \u003cem\u003eJuggs\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOutlaw Biker\u003c\/em\u003e, and\n  \u003cem\u003eLeg Show\u003c\/em\u003e, before becoming editor of TASCHEN’s Sexy Books collection. Her titles include the series dedicated to body parts, \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Pin-up\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMasterpieces of Fantasy Art\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRen Hang\u003c\/em\u003e.\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55302233882968,"sku":"LIB-TO-TA-201","price":23.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8464\/0856\/files\/tom-of-finland-the-complete-kake-comics-45th-ed-2920452.png?v=1761842774","url":"https:\/\/uk.plasticbooks.com\/en\/products\/tom-of-finland-the-complete-kake-comics-45th-ed","provider":"Plastic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}