Boiled Angel
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Boiled Angel was an independent comic book
by Florida
-based underground comic book artist Mike Diana
in the early 1990s. The comic contained graphic depictions of a variety of taboo and gory subject matters.
In a 1990 review, Mike Gunderloy of Factsheet Five
called Boiled Angel "a prime candidate for banning in the 90s." In 1993, a copy of Boiled Angel #8 (or "Ate") found its way into the hands of Florida Assistant State's Attorney Stuart Baggish. Diana was subsequently charged with several counts of obscenity
and fought a long legal battle with the aid of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
, which he eventually lost.
Due to the controversy surrounding the book and its low print run, it is one of the few underground or amateur comics to be significantly valuable to the comic book collectors market.
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
by Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
-based underground comic book artist Mike Diana
Mike Diana
Michael Christopher "Mike" Diana is an underground cartoonist who became the first artist ever to receive a criminal conviction for obscenity for artwork in the United States.-Early life:...
in the early 1990s. The comic contained graphic depictions of a variety of taboo and gory subject matters.
In a 1990 review, Mike Gunderloy of Factsheet Five
Factsheet Five
Factsheet Five was a periodical mostly consisting of short reviews of privately produced printed matter along with contact details of the editors and publishers....
called Boiled Angel "a prime candidate for banning in the 90s." In 1993, a copy of Boiled Angel #8 (or "Ate") found its way into the hands of Florida Assistant State's Attorney Stuart Baggish. Diana was subsequently charged with several counts of obscenity
Obscenity
An obscenity is any statement or act which strongly offends the prevalent morality of the time, is a profanity, or is otherwise taboo, indecent, abhorrent, or disgusting, or is especially inauspicious...
and fought a long legal battle with the aid of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is a United States non-profit organization created in 1986 to protect the First Amendment rights of comics creators, publishers, and retailers covering legal expenses....
, which he eventually lost.
Due to the controversy surrounding the book and its low print run, it is one of the few underground or amateur comics to be significantly valuable to the comic book collectors market.