Den is the saga of a geeky sort of young guy who follows clues left by a vanished uncle and is transported to another world. Furthermore, he now has the body of a muscular and very well-endowed man. Befriending a similarly transformed woman, he tries to unravel the mystery of what became of his uncle while avoiding new and unimaginable dangers.

There was a time when I hated Richard Corben's art. His characters looked very weird to me and not in a way that was appealing at all. However in recent years I have grown to appreciate it and actively seek it out. In this work particularly, there is an unabashedly primal quality, a joy in the rendering of both male and female bodies that is exciting and refreshing.

Corben's earlier work has become scarce but I hope I can find more of these volumes. Recommended for the adventurous.

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