And the entire book is really quite incredible. Impeccably designed and in full color. I didn’t know what I was expecting, but seeing Michael’s illustrations presented this way – when I’ve only ever seen them in miniature through the cold grey light of the computer screen – is a revelation. They’re bold, exuberant, hot. I got a boner looking through it and it’s only a matter of time till I’ll jerk off to it. Well worth the price – which is surprisingly low for such a well-produced book. Buy it!

I got the latest issue of my Favorite Magazine, Handjobs, in the mail yesterday (Handjobs pays for stories in trade, so I submit a story every time I need to update my subscription).

Handjobs has presented a lot of great erotic artists over the years – it was where Josman got his first real exposure – but there’s a story in this issue called “Cosmic Love” that really blew my mind. The artist – Bruno B. – has done stories for Handjobs before, and I thought they were interesting but not that much up my alley. He favors swarthy, rotund older men drawn manga style.

But the thing about “Cosmic Love” that impressed me is its outrageous use of color. The premise is bizarre and sort of hot, too – a variation on anime tentacle-rape scenarios.

Buy this issue if you can.

Another Backwoods illustration detail, cause it’s Saturday. Michael’s sent me five by now, all are fantastic, and more are on the way…

Via Homocomix, thanks Rob.

Michael Kirwan’s got way too much great stuff on his site to include here.  In addition to his illustrations (check out this one, too: The Frat Boys Hurricane Party), he does great illustrated fiction. Some of my favorites:  Beginner’s Luck (part of a series), Jeremy’s Visit, The Spare Room, and Thugs ‘N’ Ho’s, Inc., from which I particularly enjoy this passage:

My body adjusted to the piercing intrusion after about fifteen minutes so I went limp and clutched my broken sphincter around the barrel girth of Louie’s tool a few times.

“Can you take it now?” he whispered behind my ear.

“Yeah. I gotcha.” I croaked. It was a manly exchange, not faggy in any way.

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First up is Drub. These are some of my favorites:

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Skate deck

My all-time favorite (above).

Drub, at least to me, represents what a really good erotic artist (or writer, for that matter) can do.  Our tastes/fetishes don’t really match up (I’m Mr. Vanilla). But they work for me regardless because he draws so well, and injects such personality into his guys and narrative into his illustrations.

More at drubskin.com

About this image, I’m speechless. Please, internet, can anyone tell me who made this? The signature seems like it says “Yineta” but that search led nowhere.