Together, the two would appear in increasingly elaborate performances that expanded the fantasy outings of Thorne’s comics into the real world, or something approaching it.Īll of this material, the subject of obsessive if secretive collections by a substantial audience - enough to support not only the Erotic Worlds anthology, but also multiple high quality collected editions from publishers including Fantagraphics and Hermes Press - stemmed from his inimitable Red Sonja work, a project that he described in a 2007 interview as a “coming out party” that allowed him to finally bring his obsession with drawing “sexy” women into his work after years of keeping it to himself. While “the Wizard” - alternately, “the Wizard of Comic Arts,” in some appearances - might not have had the most imaginative name, the magical alter-ego that Thorne created in the 1970s was nonetheless a strange and memorable development that made him unique in the comic book industry at the time: wearing an elaborate gown created, according to Thorne, by “a church lady… during Bible Class,” Thorne would be accompanied by Wendy Pini, later of Elfquest fame, cosplaying as Red Sonja - a sure way to get fanboy attention at any social gathering.
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Inspired by the success of his Red Sonja work for Marvel, and well aware of the particular pendulous appeal this era held for many new fans, Thorne created an entirely new public persona to use at comic book conventions, with the aid of a surprising sidekick. That said, it’s very easy to become distracted by Thorne’s “sexier” side, not least because of the manner in which he promoted himself during this period of his career.