This calendar was not what I imagined it would be. I was expecting to see Royo's fine art depict men, women, aliens, and maybe a spaceship or two, at least a spaceport. Instead I saw beautiful women in assorted stages of bondage and disrepair.
While I do not consider myself to be prudish, I still do not see what makes a scared or angry looking, pouting, injured, crying, mutilated, bleeding, bound woman in torn clothing sexy. But that's just me. And no, a scared-looking, pouting, injured, crying, mutilated, blood-covered chained man doesn't do it for me, either.
I do not deny the beauty of the female forms depicted in this calendar; the angel-from-Hell is intriguing, and would make a fabulous subject for a poster were she not leashed, and not covered in blood. Only one month features a non-bleeding unchained intact woman.
Louis Royo's talent for eliciting thoughts of fantasy is not to be denied, but the art in this calendar is a bit exotic. Not X-rated, just exotic. Perhaps next year there will be a Royo calendar featuring his bookcover art; I would buy that in a heartbeat. Looking at this calendar it's almost hard to believe this is the same guy who did the covers for many popular sci-fi and fantasy books, among them the Matador series, the Dorsai series, Trade Pact Universe series, and Rhapsody series.
There is a slight vampire theme in the 2001 calendar, and there is no hint of anything science fiction. The calendar says "Heavy Metal - adult only" on the front, but should have said "Blood-Covered Bondage Babes" instead.
I write this review with a full understanding of the First Amendment. I'll probably hang up the calendar in 2001 anyway, and I will be doing some explaining to the people who are sure to raise an eyebrow over it.
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