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

Rating:
Summary: Vol.25: The Slickest Collection Yet?
Review: 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!

Rating:
Summary: Vol.25: The Slickest Collection Yet?
Review: 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!

Rating:
Summary: I love "Camili-Cat'!
Review: 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!

Rating:
Summary: I love "Camili-Cat'!
Review: 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!