West Hollywood â When Fantastic Foreskin site owner and director Robert Chandlerâs Kickstarter campaign for his film about gay erotic comics went live, he was worried that it might be too hot for the crowdfunding platform. Instead, the documentary became a Kickstarter Staff Pick within hours.
Dirty Sexy Comics is an upcoming documentary that takes a look at gay erotic comics, the many talents behind them and their impact on gay culture and lives.
âI’ve loved gay erotic comics since first seeing a copy of âGay Heart Throbsâ at my local comics shop. I was too young to buy it then, but I never forgot it.â As a life-long comics fan, Chandler had always wondered who the people were that created these racy drawings and stories, many who only listed their first name as their credit for fear of losing their jobs and being ostracized. With comic books receiving so much attention, from Hollywood to academia, he knew it was time for these creatorsâ stories to be told and this art form given the recognition that it deserves.
âThe stories I read in these erotic comics weren’t just a quick thrill to me. I thought about them. I revisited them. I re-lived them when I closed my eyes at night. They were as complex, beautiful and wonderful as any of the mainstream comics or graphic novels on my shelf. I felt so privileged that these men told me their stories. Now I want to tell theirs.â
Dirty Sexy Comics will take a look at gay erotic comics, past and present, tracing the roots of the medium and finding the giants of the industry. It will tell an important story about people who have been marginalized and an art form that’s been ignored. The history of gay erotic comics is the history of the gay rights movement. It’s a story of people who risked everything to express themselves. It’s a story of rebellion, of artists refusing to conform and doing it with style and beauty.
Chandler explains, âThis is a film about the intersection of comics art and rebellious part of the gay rights movement. Gay men were drawing sexy comics before Stonewall and we haven’t stopped. We don’t need to conform. We should understand our sexuality, not deny it. It should be celebrated! Gay people can be whoever we really areâ and we have the right to put that down on paper or pixels.â
Dirty Sexy Comics will premiere in 2016.
You can contribute to the Dirty Sexy Comics Kickstarter campaign through Sunday, November 30 2014 and come away with impressive rewards at all levels.
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