How sexy is too sexy! #webcomic

How sexy is too sexy!?!?

So I find myself getting to parts of the story where things can get graphically sexy. Let’s face it Alexander is a “man slut”. His pursuit of the latest steampunk bimbo would surely raise an eyebrow. The polyamorous air pirates and their non-monogamous ways and a touch of BDSM would also make it so readers under the age of 18 should never read my comic.

Here is my question. How much is too much? How much skin turns my story into comic porn? I am writing a story not providing excuses for nudity and sex. I have seen a few online comics that have some plot but it almost seems that somebody is getting laid every other page.

Looking at other great stories like Game of thrones , true blood, and Australia’s Underbelly (just to be clear i have a lot of writing before i could get that good at story telling) the sex and the nudity seem to fit the story. I have noted that there is more nudity towards the early part of the season. I really can’t think of a time where the sex was purely gratuitous. Sure there could have been a way to suggest what happened but let’s face it it’s fun to watch. (you know you love it) the point is that the nudity is such a part of the story it does not seem to be a boobie flick. Unless you are one of those people who find anything other then the missionary position offensive.

So here are my options
Option one : Go all out!! All kinds of nudity!! No fig leafing just draw the story as I see it.
Pros : readership will surely go up! Look nakid people!!!
Cons: alienate those who are more moderate in their thinking

Option two : Make two versions. Everything that I am doing is going to be story based so nudity need not be needed to tell the overall story. Then sell both the edited and adult versions making the adult version available only through paid subscription or print version (also keeps kids from reading it)
Pros : more revenue options
Cons: holes in story & extra work

Option three : do best to still tell the story but try to keep it clean.
Pros : wider audience
Cons : is it really what story I am trying to tell.

So tell me what you think! Email me artofpaint@gmail.com

Why steampunk girls are sexy

Why I think steampunk girls are hot!

Got to love cosplay girls. There is something about their creativity and geekyness that is extremely attractive. Not sure if it’s the costumes, the fact they look like a flesh and blood personification of geeky media or that I have never had a bad time at a costume party. In any case a woman in costume will always turn my head. Now of all of these groups of sexy geeky girlies steampunk girls in my mind are the hottest.

Cultured. I really have a hard time envisioning a “dumb ditzy blond” woman in a corset and goggles. “Kick your ass in intellectual debate blond” yes but not ditzy. Just the act of wearing clothing that is 60+ years out of style suggests that they are not a slave to popular culture. I have always associated steampunk with books. and books with intelligence. It conjures up visions of her reading a book in a high backed winged chair next to the fire. This fashion also suggests a spine! I have always been attracted to powerful women. And though the era they are representing is famous for the total lack of gender equality the personas they assume are almost always a woman with a strong sense of self. (mmmmmeeoooow!)

Gadgets, goggles and gears!! I don’t even care if they actually work! Those low tech accessories are just fun. Let’s face it a woman slinging a custom painted NERF maverick looks hot even if it only shoots foam rubber.

Now let’s discuss the corset and (and sometimes )cleavage. I save this for later in the post because I wanted to be clear that I am a man who appreciates all parts of a woman and not just the fleshy attributes. With that said corsets and cleavage are always a win. It’s not so much the curves the corset accentuates but the confidence and attitude that come with it. (wait wasn’t this paragraph supposed to be shallow ??) The women I know all report they feel sexier while wearing a corset. How they feel certainly reflects how you act! Agreed cleavage is a bit of a rarity when it comes to Edwardian and victorian clothing in a historic sense. But costuming on the other hand need I say more?

So now I will raise the periscope just from the gutters of my male mind. (don’t worry I will put it back later) one word “Geek”. Often women talk about how they want a man they can relate too. How they just love talking to some hot guy for hours. And the fact she can tal to him for hours makes an average guy hot. This may be a surprise but guys like that sort of thing too (at least the ones with brains) and a geeky girl almost insures that a conversation about the latest comic, RPG game or what Joss wheeton is up too. (please more firefly) A steampunk outfit is almost a signal beacon for a good conversation.

How do you catch a steampunk clad girl??? Start with a top hat and goggles and I will let you figure out the rest from there. If your lucky I might get around to publishing a how too book by Alexander Townsend.

We should have a costume contest or something

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