More Abduction Art by Jomsviking

Jomsviking - Captured by Trolls

The first part of this series included an example of a man being thrown into a pit of devils by a religious cult. Jomsviking also sends out bands of Trolls to terrorise his menfolk. Fantasy beings are not the usual fare at this blog but they produce an interesting situation here, as they discover the special attractions of men as opposed to women. The captive tethered on the left and anxiously waiting his fate is one of this artist's better-drawn men, though far from being idealised. His buddy being put on the spot in the middle has quite long hair which is typical of a certain type of male, more attractive to women than gays, I suspect, but Trolls seem drawn to it too. It leads to a comic moment here with the gag doubling up as an Alice band. 

N.B. I have doctored this image to remove a female captive, sorry Jomsviking! (View the original, it's not entirely without interest). You can also view other images altered or captioned by me by clicking on the mitchmods label at the foot of the post.

Jomsviking - Troll Squad 1

I claimed in Part 1 that this artist has hidden gems in his output and this comic strip is a case in point, starting with the alarmed face he has drawn in the frame middle right. It's not hard to imagine this character being transformed into something quite special by more subtle draughtsmanship. That's not not intended as a criticism, in the lower corner frame you see how effectively the artist uses the comic technique, literally darkening a face to create a sense of resentment, apprehension and fear. In the top frame he conjures up the setting of an Inn in almost-cinematic fashion. 

Jomsviking - Troll Squad 2

In Part 2, enforcer Trolls arrive to pick up the terrified fugitive (top frame). A fantasy, but they exhibit unpleasantly human characteristics. The clever use of perspective to create a sense of intimidating size is reminiscent of Macbeth's dark art in the 1980's.  In the frame just below, their hands dropping on the victim's shoulders produce a delicious cliché of impending doom, but again one can readily imagine a fleshed out, more sensual rendering of that face.  

The 'lift' (bottom left) is perhaps overly comic but it leads into a short 'strip and abduct' sequence that is masterly in it's economy and abruptness. In the middle frame the sudden nakedness and vulnerability of the captive is cleverly emphasised by the forward arching of his body and the knife blade hovering dangerously close to his crown jewels. The final frame is truly a little gem of male fetish art, showing the nude figure being bound and hustled away watched by two barely visible onlookers. Consider also how it has been placed at the end of the page to create a natural dramatic 'fade out'  The Troll adds a wry punctuation mark.

This page is a delicious little story in itself.

Jomsviking - Troll Squad 3

If you look again at that last corner frame, you'll see that the captive is not headed for the exit but a pub table and that is where the action continues with his gagging and wrapping up. This attempt to disguise the abduction as a carpet delivery seems totally surreal, given that this man has just been stripped naked and tied up in the middle of a crowded tavern. The imagery becomes more of a caricature too, diluting the erotic impact of the idea.

Jomsviking - Troll Squad 4

The next scene is straight out of the 'Count of Monte Cristo' and that connection adds both richness of colour and a touch of nostalgic humour to the proceedings. Cutting past the chase, the poor wretch is soon unceremoniously dumped at the feet of the arch villain who has ordered his 'recovery'. It probably won't have escaped your attention that it's a woman*, but fear not, she doesn't take her kit off! The nature of his 'service' is made more clear in the last frame when she produces a handful of leather straps. Once again the end of the page inserts a dramatic pause.

*I'm not totally averse to a bit of femdom at this blog, it ropes in (so to speak) a section of the male population with unique charms of their own that might otherwise escape our fetish attention. Unfortunately, the formula for this art form demands that our hero be reduced to a pathetic wretch, a process that began with his seizure (Part 2) and developed on the page preceding this one (Part 3).

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