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After that, Diamond Comic Distributors dropped the title. Issue #12 was printed in a run of only 500 copies, making it the most valuable issue in the collection.

To hold a copy of Dukes Hardcore Honeys is to hold a piece of raw id—a comic book that does not want to be your friend, does not want to be adapted into a Netflix series, and does not care if you are offended. It only wants to watch a cartoon woman punch a zombie through a windshield while a V8 engine roars. dukes hardcore honeys comics

Marchetti himself shrugged off the criticism. In his only surviving written statement on the subject (printed in the letters page of Issue #7), he wrote: "It’s ink on dead trees. If you think a drawing of a lady with big shoulders is gonna hurt society, you need to go outside and touch grass—or asphalt. Preferably asphalt." Because the series is out of print and the rights are tied up in a legal dispute between Marchetti and his former inker (who claims ownership of the "Carburetor Carla" design), you cannot legally buy digital copies. There is no official ComiXology release. There is no deluxe hardcover. After that, Diamond Comic Distributors dropped the title

Created by underground artist Vince "The Duke" Marchetti, the series debuted in 1997 as a black-and-white ashcan comic sold out of the back of a van at motorcycle rallies and comic conventions. The premise is deliberately absurd: A gang of genetically enhanced, buxom "Honeys" drive a heavily modified 1969 Dodge Charger (the "Duke Wagon") across a post-apocalyptic version of the American Southwest, fighting zombie bikers, crooked sheriffs, and sentient dust storms. It only wants to watch a cartoon woman

If that sounds like fun to you, start hunting. The Duke is out of print, but the Honeys never die. Are you a collector of rare underground comics? Do you own a copy of Issue #12? Share your stories in the comments below. And remember: Keep your engine running and your standards low. Dukes Hardcore Honeys Comics, Vince Marchetti, independent comics, underground comix, good girl art, bad girl comics, collectible comics, 1990s comics, adult comic books, Carburetor Carla.