{"product_id":"tom-of-finland-the-complete-kake-comics","title":"Tom of Finland The Complete Kake Comics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/Taschen_Logo_black_f2euvp.png?v=1774562533\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe complete adventures of Kake, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/tom-of-finland\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/tom-of-finland\/\"\u003eTom of Finland\u003c\/a\u003e’s ultimate leatherman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who travelled the world on his motorcycle spreading the gift of ecstatically explicit gay sex. See Tom’s own personal fantasies lived out in these \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e26 episodes of mustaches, muscles and liberated libido\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, now some of the most famous cartoons in the history of gay art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMustaches and muscles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack to the days when men were men and sex was carefree\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1965,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/tom-of-finland\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/tom-of-finland\/\"\u003eTom of Finland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebegan flirting with the idea of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ean ongoing character for his panel stories, the ultimate Tom’s Man\u003c\/strong\u003e. He tried out a blond named Vicky—a common male name in Finland—followed by a Tarzan-inspired Jack. Then in 1968 Tom settled on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKake, a dark-haired, mustached leatherman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewho often wore a tight white T-shirt bearing the motto “Fucker.” Kake lived up to this moniker, a sort of post-Stonewall, hyper-masculine Johnny Appleseed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etraveling the world on his motorcycle to\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003espread the seeds of liberated, mutually satisfying, ecstatically explicit gay sex\u003c\/strong\u003e. Tom lived out many of his most personal fantasies through Kake, and Kake’s international fans made him the template for what came to be known as the gay clone look of the 1970s. Between 1968 and 1986, Tom published\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e26 episodes of Kake adventures\u003c\/strong\u003e, most as 20-page booklets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/tom-of-finland\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/tom-of-finland\/\"\u003eTom of Finland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– The Complete Kake Comics\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecollects all of these stories in one volume\u003c\/strong\u003e. Return with Kake to the days when men were men, sex was carefree, and everyone wore a big thick mustache.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe artist\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTouko Laaksonen, the boy who would become\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/tom-of-finland\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/tom-of-finland\/\"\u003eTom of Finland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1920-1991), began drawing cartoons at age five. His favorite subjects were the rough manly men of his native Finland. He found success in the Finnish advertising industry but secretly continued creating his increasingly erotic drawings of hyper-masculine men. In 1957 he submitted some drawings to the American magazine\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhysique Pictorial\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the “\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/tom-of-finland\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/tom-of-finland\/\"\u003eTom of Finland\u003c\/a\u003e” legend was born. By the late 60s Tom’s “dirty drawings” became the standard for gay art, and Tom’s Men a template for a new gay masculinity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe editor and author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/dian-hanson\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/dian-hanson\/\"\u003eDian Hanson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis a senior editor and writer for TASCHEN, with over 50 books to her credit. In addition to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eARNOLD\u003c\/em\u003e, her recent works include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Art of Pin-up\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMasterpieces of Fantasy Art\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fantastic Worlds of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/frank-frazetta\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/frank-frazetta\/\"\u003eFrank Frazetta\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/about-us\/blog\/dian-hanson-and-so-it-begins\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/about-us\/blog\/dian-hanson-and-so-it-begins\/\"\u003eRead here how it all began\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\"\u003eTom of Finland. 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