Most Outrageous The Trials and Trespasses of Dwaine Tinsely and Chester the Molester: The Trials and Trespasses of Dwaine Tinsley and Chester the Molester - Softcover

Levin, Bob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1560979194 ISBN 13: 9781560979197

Publisher: Fantagraphics Books, 2008

Synopsis

Dwaine Tinsley, as the cartoon editor for Larry Flint's notorious Hustler magazine, had assembled a staff of cartoonists whose unprecedently offensive socio-sexual cartoons spearheaded that publication's fight against the forces of censorship and repression. Tinsley's primary contribution was Chester the Molester, a hulking middle-aged man who craved pre-pubescent girls. Tinsley's daughter accused of him of sexually violating her over the course of five years. This is the story of Tinsley's trial and the story of his family life.

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Review:

Among the great essays on human frailty.

Leaves the reader reeling as the criminal-justice system struggles with crimes against trust and truth.--R. C. Baker

Levin is unflinching here, but never without the grace, skill and sensitivity...that has come to mark his writing.

There's no one better writing about the comics industry today.

One of the most moving, compelling and important books Fantagraphics will publish this year... what makes it great is the way it touches upon issues of how art and life intersect in often ugly ways... how heartrendingly clumsy our legal system is at uncovering the 'truth.'--Chris Mautner

A thoughtful mediation on the role and purpose of offensive satire, in cartoon form and out of it...--Brian Doherty

Worth every word written about comics last year...it is the best book ever written about a cartoonist.

Synopsis:

Traces the family life and criminal trial of Hustler magazine cartoon editor Dwaine Tinsley, documenting his early prison record for burglary, the political and cultural factors that marked his fights against censorship, and the incest charges for which his risqu cartoons were used as evidence. Original.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1560979194
• ISBN 13: 9781560979197
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200