“The Suffering of Married Businessman Tadano” is a one-shot written and illustrated by Kumagorow, a prolific artist from Japan. His work is both familiar looking, while defying good explanation or categorization. The rendering quality and choices of panel framing show even a novice consumer he’s a pro. There’s narrative elements built into the viewer’s framing of the characters, and small details which tell more about each man and what they are experiencing.
An Interview with Artist and Illustrator Bruno B.
Bruno B.’s work is a part of the Tom of Finland canon and is significant in its sexualizing of bara-type masculine bodies in Handjobs and other publications.
icametosin: Fleshing Out The Bodies Your Porn Ignores
“It may be normal, darling; but I’d rather be natural.” It’s no real secret that “white guys with abs” are pretty much what lots of (most?) gay men envision when they think of “sexy.” What they consider “normal.” It’s why the Austin Wolfs and Ryan Roses of the world have attained the degree of […]
Sunday Comics: Jiraiya’s “Caveman Guu”
Oblivious to the roles and rules of sexual engagement, Guu is probably a lot happier than anyone he knows. This is a short Sunday Comics post today, as we get back in the swing after a month’s absence. I know via google analytics that these are some of the top posts that bring people […]
Sunday Comics: “Shibata-san and the Tanuki”
A bit of Japanese folklore, intertwined with hairy dicks, and unashamed mansex. I’m on the hunt for details about a comic that I really want to post here for you guys, but which was published in a magazine that doesn’t seem to be in print, and featuring an artist whose own website is shockingly […]
Sunday Comics: “木こりの師弟 | Kikori No Shitei”
A beautiful story that’s even more beautifully illustrated that I could NOT translate properly, despite all my best efforts. I would never say that I’m a manga guy, because so much manga is only in Japanese and even when it’s translated can be difficult to decipher and get the gist of. I’m probably just […]