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Meatmen: An Anthology of Gay Male Comics (Volume 25)

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10 artists contribute to the raunchy proceedings this time, with more highlights than usual. "Teasy Meat" by Zack (the cover story) is about a porn director who'll stop at nothing to get what-and who-he wants. "Going Long.... ....Going Deep" by Farraday is a comedy about a football players. Farraday's writing continues to far out-distance his still-amateurish art, but the drawing's come a long way, as I see a lot of improvement with background details, anatomy and use of perspective. "Stagecoach" by John Blackburn sees his Voodoo Love-God Coley Cochran in Western gear to entertain guests at a theme park. As usual, this gets my vote as the HOTTEST story in the book, and surprisingly features a brief cameo by Quincey Quartermain, Coley's movie-producer / father-figure who to date has only appeared in the limited-edition graphic novel BREATHLESS (1991). "The Longshot" by Joe features his usual well-muscled studs enjoying a 3-way in between beers. "Newcomer" by Stepan Zubinski is a post-apocalytic sci-fi tale involving robots, mutants, gladiators and she-male geishas, all eager for sex and more sex, and features some of the most STUNNING artwork in the collection! "Camilli-Cat And The Djinns" by Patrick Fillion is heavy on sex while short on plot, while the art is very slicky-rendered, the most "mainstream"-looking in style that would fit in well on many current DC or Marvel comics. "Before Time & Space" by Jack Jacklin is a sci-fi-fantasy speculating on the origins of the universe; the line-rendering on the anatomy is a bit on the rough side, but otherwise the sense of design & storytelling is wonderful. And finally, Gerald Donelan contributes 18 more of his delightful cartoons; his work has been so consistently among the best parts of every MEATMEN volume I've bought that I'm fully expecting to see a collection, in the manner of Charles Addams or Gary Larson, one of these days!

This collection of artist is one of the best yet! It features two New African-American artist, Belasco from Los Angeles,and myself,David Barnes from Washington,DC.

DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK. At least one of the stories, THE HORSEMEN, included in this collection has been published WITHOUT the author's permission. I am the author of that particular story and it was licensed to be included in an earlier anthology entitled HORSMEN, edited by Joseph Bean. Permission was never granted by me, or anyone representing me, for future rights to the story including inclusion in this book.

Though the gay erotic comic stories in Meatmen 25 run the gamut from so-so to excellent, my favorite strip is "Camili-Cat and the Djinns" by Canadian artist Patrick Fillion. Camili-Cat, a slim and muscular, humanoid feline, has all kinds of inter-species (but gay) sex with a variety of aliens, monsters and other intergalactic beings. Though the concept might be disgusting if done by an inferior artist, Fillion manages to make his Camili-Cat stories both visually appealing and highly erotic! This is the first Camili-Cat story to appear in English and in the United States, but hopefully it won't be the last. Please, Mr. Leyland, we want more Camili-Cat!

This book mostly has non white guys, child molestation and if that is what you are into than this will fill the ticket. I cannot believe that I bought it because I bought another volume of the anthologies that wasn't this and I thought it was ok, this on totally revolted me. I am into preppy, clean cut white guys, not young teenage latinos. This is why if you like black guys and young boys then this is for you. I, totally hated it for that reason