Boiled Angel

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.[2][3] It effectively became the first comic book in the United States to cause its creator to be convicted for artistic obscenity.[4][5]

Boiled Angel
Publication information
PublisherMike Diana
FormatOngoing series
Genre
Creative team
Written byMike Diana, Paul Weinman, Gerard John Schaefer,[1] et al.
Artist(s)Mike Diana, Scott Cunningham, et al.

In a 1990 review, Mike Gunderloy of Factsheet Five called Boiled Angel "a prime candidate for banning in the 90s."[2] 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. He was sentenced to community service and three years of supervised probation.[4]

References
  1. Schaefer, G. J. (1973), Diana, Mike (ed.), "Satanic Sex Issue", Boiled Angel, Largo, FL: Mike Diana (published 1992) (7) |contribution= ignored (help). Reprinted from Killer Fiction, Media Queen Ltd.
  2. Factsheet Five (44), p. 74, August 1990, ISSN 0890-6823 Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Gunderloy, Mike; Goldberg Janice, Cari (1992), "Splatter, Death & Other Good News", The World of Zines, New York: Penguin Group, p. 141, ISBN 978-0-14-016720-7
  4. Pangburn, DJ (July 11, 2017). "The Obscene Comic That Got Its Artist Thrown in Jail Is Back". Creators. Vice Media. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  5. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/diana_mike.htm


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