Diary of a Dominatrix

Hah, the Diary of a Dominatrix. As a guy who is decidedly not into masochism or sadism (or women for that matter), this was an interesting delve into the world of a dominatrix. The sexuality of the comic was entertaining though some portions did manage to make me quite squeamish. The style of the artist allows for both a humanistic feel and a very sensual feel. The main character is shown in her transformation from the human to the beautiful. Almost all the characters she is paid to torture/abuse/love/molest are horribly homely men, very humanistic and probably somewhat accurate to live.

The delving into the toys and accouterments that make up her work seemed as descriptive as the scenes of her involved in her work. The comic effectively leaves things to the imagination, which is a keen pursuit for any story teller. The abuse to men's genitalia in the comic, though self admittedly designed to make its male viewers squirm, did just that. I suppose I never really bothered to ponder the workings of a dominatrix and this comic hasn't inspired any more interest in them either.

On a feminine side, I can see this comic as both being empowering, but also, equalizing. For all her power, the comic focuses a great deal on the male genitalia, and only a portion of it is altogether negative. While the character functions in a position of power, she, in the end, enjoys her male partners advances as much as the people who pay her for abuse enjoy her advances.