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E**S
Must-read from the master of sex-positive gay storytelling
Dale Lazarov has been called "the Alan Moore of gay comics" for his thoughtful, deep storytelling in what is wrongfully considered a shallow medium. However (with the greatest respect to Mr. Moore), Lazarov's work is never mean-spirited, shows the best of humanity rather than its worst, and has a happy ending (pun intended). It mystifies me that this is listed under Yaoi (apparently a catch-all term for cartoon gay porn in the West) when I feel this author is the antithesis of the Yaoi aesthetic. His artistic collaborators are more often than not more Bara-style than Yaoi, but it's the relationships that show the real difference. There is no imbalanced power struggle bordering on abuse (or rape). The connections among the male protagonists are portrayed as normal and healthy, not amoral perversion. And Lazarov does all his storytelling without words, working with the art team to choreograph and "script" each scene. You can insert your own dialog, but sometimes it's not necessary. A picture (or facial expression) can tell a thousand words. Plus the artwork isn't an affront to human anatomy. (Google "yaoi hands" sometime.) The art team of Mariotti and Janecki knock it out of the park. High-quality storytelling from all contributors, all in a nice hardcover on thick paper. It's totally worth the price, and it looks nice on my bookshelf wedged between Alan Moore and Osamu Tezuka (arranged by title, not author).
J**S
IF YOU LIKE LOOK ALIKE MUSCLES.
I PREFERRED TUG HARDER,
D**B
Great illustration
Great read. Illustration is beautiful.
R**E
I like this wordless books
I reduced my review from 4 stars down to one star. as I am done with his work!
P**Y
Woo hoo
Good times
D**S
Five Stars
very enjoyable
S**U
Are fantasies affected by the "polically correct" movement or cartoon characters need to protect themselves?
The drawings are great and the story is good, but what was a huge turn off for me was cartoon characters wearing condoms. I totally understand about the importance of safe sex message (oh yeah, that's also the porn industry concern and what people look for when they want to watch porn) and the "politically correctness" so emphasized nowadays. But when it comes to fantasies, and that's what gay erotic cartoon is about for me, we want to relax and enjoy it in a sphere that doesn't have anything to do with reality. C'mon, your characters won't risk themselves bybarebacking, you know.
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