Belasco (cartoonist)
| Belasco | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Notable works | The Brothers of New Essex Boo and the Bruthas |
| http://belasco-comix.com | |
Belasco is an African-American cartoonist, known for his erotic comics, illustrations, and animations featuring muscular African-American gay men.
Career[edit]
Belasco began producing homoerotic art in 1991, published in small-press magazines such as Thing, Kick, and JFY magazine. He then created the covers for the first few B-Boys Blues books by James Earl Hardy.[1] Meanwhile, he began self-publishing erotic comic books, and produced regular erotic strips for GBM magazine. It was in these comics that he introduced his signature character Boo: a muscular, sexually dominant, gay African-American construction worker in the tradition of Tom of Finland's work.[2]
His work has been featured in the Meatmen series of books of gay erotic comics. His short story "Punks: Featuring a Bruh Named Boo" was included in Last Gasp's Best Erotic Comics 2008,[3] and "Th' Flood Gates" was included in Best Erotic Comics 2009.[4] His work has been commissioned by the Black Wrestling Network, featuring original artwork based on existing wrestlers and fantasy wrestling matches between celebrities.[5]
In 2000, Cleis Press published The Brothers of New Essex, a 200-page collection of his comics. This was followed in 2011 by Boo and the Bruthas from Magnus Books.[6][7]
Personal life[edit]
Belasco lives in Los Angeles.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Belasco, Belasco (2012-12-11). Belasco's Book and the Bruthas: Afro Erotic Adventures. Magnus Books. ISBN 9781936833047.
- ^ "Belasco". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
- ^ BEST EROTIC COMICS 2008.
- ^ BEST EROTIC COMICS 2009.
- ^ "Black Wrestling Network". blackwrestling.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ a b "Belasco's Boo and the Bruthas by Belasco". Flickr. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
- ^ "New In December: Elisha Lim, Justin Chin, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick..." Lambda Literary. 2011-12-01. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
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