Meatmen (comics)

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
PublisherLeyland Publications
Scheduleirregular
Formatanthology
Genreerotic, humor
Publication date1986 – 2004
No. of issues26
Editor(s)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 Tim Barela, Belasco, Bruce Billings, John Blackburn, Howard Cruse, Donelan (two front covers and many back covers), Kurt Erichsen, Patrick Fillion, Prof. I.B. Gittendowne (Rupert Kinnard), Michael Goldberg, The Hun (Bill Schmeling), A. Jay, Al Shapiro, Joe Johnson, Jeffrey A. Krell, Mike Kuchar, Jon Macy, Jerry Mills, Nico (early covers), Brad Parker (early back covers), Sean (John Klamik), Stephen (Dom Orejudos), Tom of Finland (Touko Laaksonen), Robert Triptow, Vaughn, Bill Ward, and Zack (Oliver Frey).

In 2001, copies of Meatmen vol. 18 and 24[4] imported by Little Sister's bookstore of Vancouver, British Columbia were classified as "obscene" and seized by Canada Customs.[5][6] 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.[4]

See also

References
  1. Tom Kvaale. "MEATMEN". International Gay & Lesbian Review. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  2. D. Aviva Rothschild (1995). Graphic Novels: A Bibliographic Guide to Book-length Comics. Libraries Unlimited. p. 70. meatmen comics.
  3. Michael J. Murphy. "Zap! Pow! Out!: Twentieth-Century Queer Comics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 14, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  4. "Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium v. Canada (Commissioner of Customs and Revenue)". January 19, 2007. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  5. Jeremy Hainsworth (Oct 11, 2005). "Little Sister's bookkeeper convicted of theft". Daily Xtra. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  6. "Supreme Court Case". Little Sister's Book and Art. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
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