Meatmen (comics)
Erotic comic series
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Meatmen: An Anthology of Gay Male Comics is a series of paperback books collecting short comics featuring gay and bisexual male characters. The comics included a mixture of explicit erotica and humor.[1][2] Between 1986 and 2004, 26 black-and-white volumes of the series (160–200 pages each) were published by Leyland Publications, making it the longest-running anthology of gay male pornographic comics.[3]
| Meatmen | |
|---|---|
Meatmen volume 1 (1986). | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Leyland Publications |
| Schedule | irregular |
| Format | anthology |
| Genre | erotic, humor |
| Publication date | 1986 – 2004 |
| No. of issues | 26 |
| Editor | Winston Leyland |
During its run, the series was said to feature "every gay male cartoonist of note who has worked since the 1970s".[2] Cartoonists whose work was featured include:
- Al Shapiro (A. Jay)
- Tim Barela
- Belasco
- Bruce Billings[4]
- John Blackburn
- Howard Cruse
- Donelan (two front covers and many back covers)[4]
- Kurt Erichsen[4]
- Patrick Fillion
- Oliver Frey (Zack)
- M. J. Goldberg[4]
- Joe Johnson
- Rupert Kinnard (as Prof. I.B. Gittendowne)
- Jeff Krell[4]
- Mike Kuchar
- Touko Laaksonen (Tom of Finland)[4]
- Jon Macy
- Jerry Mills[4]
- Nico (early covers)
- Dom Orejudos (Stephen, Etienne)[4]
- Brad Parker (early back covers)[4]
- Sean (John Klamik)[4]
- Bill Schmeling (Torro, The Hun)[4]
- Robert Triptow
- Vaughn
- Bill Ward
Controversy
In 2001, copies of Meatmen vol. 18 and 24[5] imported by Little Sister's bookstore of Vancouver, British Columbia were classified as "obscene" and seized by Canada Customs.[6][7] This led to the case Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium v Canada, which was eventually decided by the Supreme Court of Canada in 2007.[5]
