It’s a pretty lofty claim but Treasured Chests Vol. 4 may be the best edition of any Gallery Girls collection. That’s saying something considering how many and how good all of these are. I’d certainly have to say that it is the most consistently outstanding if I had to hedge in the slightest. You can’t start a Gallery Girls collection any better than with a painted cover By Pelaez and things get rolling from there. Treasured Chests, of course, focuses on lusty, buxom, and beautiful pirates, sailing the high seas, flying the Jolly Roger, and urging their mates on, cutlass swinging about. Errol Flynn never encountered any women like these, however.

Dario Hartmann is one of the highlights of this book and has offers several outstanding pieces. One features a nude brunette manning an on-shore cannon and ready to fire…Another piece finds a topless, drop-dead gorgeous blonde, apparently cast adrift by the crew in a row boat. Tomas Giorello, who also painted the fantastic back cover shows off his lovely wench battling a giant octopus with nothing but a boat oar. Pedro Cuevas has a fantastic illustration of two hot pirates engaged in a good old fashioned catfight. Isaac Del Rivero shows a nude commander, defending a city from attack, cutlass in hand, and giving the order to fire cannons at the approaching pirate ships.

The always dazzling Arantza has a number of great illustrations in the book as she continues to be my favorite GG contributor. One features a topless pirate proudly waving the skull and crossbones, another features a very well-endowed blonde manning the ship’s crow’s nest. Close behind Arantza as my favorite is Pelaez. One piece depicts the striking blonde captain, sitting topless in her cabin on her bed, topless and wearing a corset. She is intently studying a treasure map. Another great Pelaez piece shows one unfortunate prisoner or crew member, stripped down to her birthday suit, and being made to walk the plank in shark-infested waters.

Honestly it’s hard to pick out one bad piece in this latest collection and impossible to pick out a favorite. Those guys at SQP are continuing to raise the bar higher and higher with each new Gallery Girls collection. Wonderful art for the pin-up fan!

Reviewed by Tim Janson

Rating: 5 / 5