Black Kiss

Black Kiss
2010 hardcover cover
Publication information
PublisherVortex Comics
ScheduleMonthly
FormatLimited series
Genre
Publication dateJune 1988 – July 1989
No. of issues12
Main character(s)Dagmar Laine
Beverly Grove
Cass Pollack
Creative team
Created byHoward Chaykin
Written byHoward Chaykin
Artist(s)Howard Chaykin
Letterer(s)Ken Bruzenak
Editor(s)Lou Stathis

Black Kiss is a hardboiled erotic American comic book limited series written and drawn by Howard Chaykin, which was originally published in 1988 by Vortex Comics.

The series' explicit sex scenes and the inclusion of transexual femme fatale Dagmar Laine saw Black Kiss labelled among the most controversial comic series of the late 1980s.[1][2][3] A sequel series, Black Kiss 2, followed in 2012.

  1. ^ Neon Visions: The Comics of Howard Chaykin. LSU Press. 11 October 2017. ISBN 9780807168066.
  2. ^ Comic Book Historians Presents...: Howard Chaykin, Dark Prince of Comics. Unapologetic Voice House Llc. 10 December 2021. ISBN 9781736764770.
  3. ^ "CCI: Chaykin Puckers up Again for "Black Kiss"". 23 July 2011.