''Peter Pank'' is a Spanish-language

comic book A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...

written and drawn by Spanish cartoonist

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(Francesc Capdevila) in 1983. It is an adult-oriented

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J.M. Barrie Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, (; 9 May 1860 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote several succe ...

's ''

Peter and Wendy ''Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up'' or ''Peter and Wendy'', often known simply as ''Peter Pan'', is a work by J. M. Barrie, in the form of a 1904 play and a 1911 novel. Both versions tell the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous li ...

'', with the protagonist as a vicious, rebellious, belligerent

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with a "No Future" attitude. The comic mostly follows the original work's plot, but is heavily influenced by punk culture and

anarchism Anarchism is a political philosophy and movement that is skeptical of all justifications for authority and seeks to abolish the institutions it claims maintain unnecessary coercion and hierarchy, typically including, though not necessa ...

. Various characters have been replaced with more "adult" versions: the Lost Boys are punks, the

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are

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s, the

pirate Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, v ...

s are rockers, and the

mermaid In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including Europe, Asia, and Africa. Mermaids are sometimes asso ...

s are

BDSM BDSM is a variety of often erotic practices or roleplaying involving bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism, and other related interpersonal dynamics. Given the wide range of practices, some of which may be engaged ...

dominas ''Last Planet Standing'' is a 5-issue comic book limited series, published by Marvel Comics in 2006. The series was written by Tom DeFalco and drawn by Pat Olliffe (who also co-plotted the series). It stars many characters from the MC2 Universe a ...

. Many parts of the comic include male and female

nudity Nudity is the state of being in which a human is without clothing. The loss of body hair was one of the physical characteristics that marked the biological evolution of modern humans from their hominin ancestors. Adaptations related to ...

. The comic ends with Peter sentenced to be hanged for

rape Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without their consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority, or ag ...

, and Wendy and her brothers returned home, her becoming a

prostitute Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies, and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact (e.g., sexual intercourse, non-penet ...

and the boys becoming drug addicts.

References

* Francesca Lladó, "Los comics de la transición: el boom del cómic adulto 1975-1984", ''Colección Viñetas'' vol.3, Glénat, 2001, * Antoni Remesar, Antonio Altarriba, "Comicsarias: ensayo sobre una década de historieta española (1977-1987)", PPU, 1987, * Laurent Rieutort, "Massif central, hautes terres d'initiatives", Presses Univ Blaise Pascal, 2006, * Roger Sabin, "Adult comics: an introduction", ''New accents'', Taylor & Francis, 1993, * Dez Skinn, "Comix: the underground revolution", Collins & Brown, 2004,

External links

Beyond Borders: Peter Is A Punk Rocker
Spanish comics titles Pank, Peter Pank, Peter Pank, Peter Parody comics Satirical comics Underground comix Parodies of literature 1983 comics debuts Erotic comics Works based on Peter Pan Rape in fiction Punk comics Works published under a pseudonym {{comics-stub