Monday, November 28, 2016

El Güero: I'm The Guy Who Draws And I Do What I Want

Ok, so I have a new man crush - gay Mexican illustrator Jack Fowler who also goes by the handle El Güero (not to be confused with imprisoned drug lord Hector  El Güero Palma). I am completely smitten by the whimsical, yet alluring quality of his  illustrations. On top of which, Jack Fowler isn't too hard on the eyes, himself.

I couldn't find too much info out about El Güero. The extent of the bio info I found online was the
following: Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Punk Rock, Dude. I'm the guy who draws and I do what I want. Ok. I am willing to let it go at that, especially because his art kind of speaks for itself.

If you like what you see below, I suggest you explore his Tumblr, Twitter, and Facebook. You'll be glad that you did.





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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Book Preview: Mentaiko Itto's "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" English Language Translation

Hooray for publisher  Bruno Gmünder! Starting back in 2015, they teamed up with gay manga legend Mentaiko Itto to start translating his works into English. Initially they released the wonderful series Priapus.  Now they are back at it with The Boy Who Cried Wolf. The new collection is completely uncensored and includes stories "Hamu and the Boy Who Cried Wolf," "Holy Night," and "As Swift as Lightning."

And once again, staying true to the traditional manga format, as soon as you crack the cover, there is a big note saying, "This book was published in the original Japanese right-to-left format. Please flip the book over and start from the beginning!"

Inside you will find a few notes from Itto on each of the stories, here's my favorite. This is introduction to "Hamu and the Boy Who Cried Wolf":
JAPAN’S CULTURE IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, SO I’M WORRIED ABOUT HOW WELL THE STORY COMES ACROSS. ALTHOUGH PEOPLE ARE GROWING MORE UNDERSTANDING, EVEN NOW THERE’S STILL CONSIDERABLE DISCRIMINATION AND PREJUDICE, SO JUST COMING OUT TO YOUR PARENTS OR YOUR FRIENDS TAKES QUITE A BIT OF COURAGE. 
ACTUALLY, WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL, EVEN I ACTED LIKE I WAS STRAIGHT, TELLING LIES TO EVERYONE ABOUT WHAT GIRLS I LIKED. BECAUSE OF THIS, WHEN FRIENDS CAME OUT OR CONFESSED THEIR FEELINGS TO ME, I COULDN’T LET MY REAL SELF OUT, AND JUST LIKE YUUDAI, REGRETFULLY, I HURT THEM. BECAUSE THESE REAL EXPERIENCES FORMED THE BASIS OF THIS STORY, MORE THAN MY OTHER WORKS, I THOUGHT MAYBE I SHOULD LET A BIT OF REAL LIFE INTO THIS ONE. ANYWAY, THESE DAYS I’VE COME OUT TO MY PARENTS AND FRIENDS AND, WITH NOTHING TO HIDE, I HAVE A GOOD LIFE AS MY REAL SELF.
Bruno Gmünder has been kind enough to share some preview artwork with us. Of course, we can't show you all of the sex stuff, but I assure you it's in there. All three stories are a great mix of sex and sincerity, sweetness, and lots and lots of erotic fantasy.

The Boy Who Cried Wolf is due out December 1st. In North America, you can pick up a copy at Amazon. The book is in traditional black and white print paperback.

*Click pic to enlarge.






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Friday, November 11, 2016

Boldly Going There: Our Favorite Gay Star Trek Fan Art!

Well, this week was kind of difficult of most of us. So, here are ten amazing pieces of gay Star Trek fan art to help cheer you up. We were a little shocked how much Kirk/Spock stuff there is! What's wrong with Paris/Kim or Bashir/O'Brien?! We couldn't find the original artists for most of these as they have been Tumblr'ed so much, tracing them back to their roots was virtually impossible. Oh...and for the record...we think Karl Urban, who plays the new Dr. McCoy in the movies, is just about the hottest guy around.












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Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Steam Room Stories Presents: Gay Sex Toys!

If  you haven't caught an episode of the long running web series Steam Room Stories, drop what you are doing and go check them out now! It's filled with hunky, mostly naked guys getting who keep finding themselves in homo erotic situations! And, it's insanely well made since it is from the same creative team at Cinema 175 who have brought us romantic gay comedies eCupid and The Ten Year Plan. 

Check out our collaboration with them below. The guys discover a mysterious box in the steam room and have to figure out what's inside. It's four minutes of sheer fun.



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