The folks at TLA video have just announced the 2010 TLA Gaybies – their very own awards meant to honor the best work of gay writers, filmmakers and performers in their respective fields.

I am SO PLEASED to let you guys know that a bunch of my own projects as well as several other books released by Class Comics last year have been nominated and YOU can vote for your favorites.

In the BEST GAY COMIC category, these Class Comics titles were nominated:
-    Striptease
-    Rapture #3
-    Naked Justice: Beginnings #1
-    The Initiation #2
-    Porky #3

In the BEST GAY EROTICA category, this Class Comics title was nominated:
-    Boytoon Adventures #1

All you have to do to cast you ballot is to click on the cover of the title you want to vote for, then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the big red “VOTE” button.  And remember – you can vote AS OFTEN AS YOU WANT!

6 Class Comics titles nominated for 2010 TLA GAYBIE awards! Vote Class Comics!!

So check out the official GAYBIES section over at the TLA website, and please vote as often as you can.  Help yours truly and the rest of the Class Comics gang win a Gaybie! How awesome would that be! LOL! :)

The winners of the 2010 TLA Gaybies  will be announced on April 15.  Be sure to vote and to check out all the other categories and vote there too. There are a lot of really talented entertainers that deserve recognition.

More from me shortly, boys and girls!
Hugz + kisses,
Patrick XOXO

STRIPSHOW: your free monthly Class Comics online comic strips! Stories by Patrick Fillion, art by Leon de Leon!

We’re thrilled to tell you about the official launch of STRIPSHOW: your free online monthly comic strip!

In the tradition of Patrick Fillion’s STRIPTEASE, STRIPSHOW is a series of 1-page comic strips starring your favorite Class Comics heroes!  Written by Patrick Fillion and beautifully illustrated by new Class Comics artist, Leon de Leon, STRIPSHOW opens with part 1 of a 4-part Deimos story entitled “The Phallus Key”.

Can Deimos prevent a group of snooty (but oh-so sexy) high society men from opening a doorway to Hell?  You’ll have to check out our new STRIPSHOW section to find out!

New STRIPSHOW comic strips are made available first to our Newsletter subscribers, and then archived here on our site the following month. Our newsletter also gives you free exclusive wallpaper designs, as well as awesome discount codes for our comics! So if you want all that AND your monthly STRIPSHOW before everyone else, be sure to subscribe to our newsletter.

New to Class Access this month is “Striptease #1”, “Rapture #3” and the Class Access Exclusive title “Straight to… #1” by artist Nicolas Brunet.

Who doesn’t fantasize about getting a hot straight guy to go gay? It’s the primary goal of everyone in Straight to… #1!

Striptease #1 is a hot collection of Patrick Fillion’s popular 1-page mini comic strips and features Class Comics faves like Camili-Cat, Zahn and Diablo.

Rapture #3 is a fantastic trilogy of erotic stories illustrated by Patrick Fillion, Eric Mars and Spubba the Mad. See Deimos battle the vile demon Marmadjon! Behold Space Cadet take on the villainous Icecap! Ogle as Ghostboy gets his balls back!

Don’t miss a single title! Now Available for MAC and PC.

Starting this month, we’re thrilled to treat you Newsletter subscribers to a new mini comic strip (in the Striptease style).  Like our exclusive wallpaper designs, a new strip will be available every month.

We kick things off with “the Phallus Key” part 1, starring Deimos.  Can Deimos keep Bob, the Lord of Hell from walking the Earth?  Find out now!  With sexy stories by Patrick Fillion and gorgeous artwork by Class Comics newcomer, Leon de Leon, these mini comic strips will have you counting the days until next month!

Class Comics is proud to announce its final comic book title for the year 2008.

Striptease collects ALL of Patrick Fillion’s one-page comic strips together in one sexy volume. Some of the strips have appeared on Fillion’s website, while a ton of material is new, created specifically for this book.

Join Camili-Cat, Zahn, Locus, Lanor, Space Cadet, and many other of your favorite Class Comic Boytoons in these incredibly hot and raunchy adventures. Along the way, you will also meet new Boytoons, appearing for the very first time in this volume. It features a very important Zahn three part short story, which serves as a prequel to the up-coming Zahn #2.

Striptease is light-hearted, horny and all in good fun, but don’t be fooled, it’s not without substance. There are some very important moments in this title. Some of the stories touched on will have serious impacts on the Class Comics Universe.

Fans of Fillion’s work will undoubtedly appreciate that Striptease rounds out the Fillion collection of comics as it contain several pieces that were previously never available in print. This is some of Fillion’s most fanciful work. The stories range from silly to serious, but are always incredibly erotic.

To learn more about Striptease and to enjoy some preview pages, wallpapers and other goodies, check out the official Striptease Mini Site!

Class Comics is an independent comic book publisher that has managed to capture the imagination of thousands of readers who have hungered for quality gay erotic comics since they first fantasized about the contents of Spider-Man’s tights.

While erotic, our comics focus on story, characters, cutting edge art and quality production! In addition to publishing our own in-house titles, we have a growing number of artists and writers that we love to work with.

Recently creators such as Benoît Prévot, Logan, Zan Christensen, Mark Brill, Max’, HvH, François Peneaud, Carlos García, Ismael Alvarez and Butch McLogic have teamed up with us to further diversify the gay comic book fan’s reading choices. And we have more on the way!

Our comics are available directly through our website, as well as through your local GLBT bookstore and favorite comic book shop. Ask for us by name… you’ll be glad you did!

service@classcomics.com or download press packs: WWW.CLASSCOMICS.COM/PRESS
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Real Name: Jonah
Occupation: Exotic Dancer
Base of Operations: Formerly the village of Ruayl, formerly the township of Pennloap, now at large in the land of Varda
Place of Birth: Presumably the village of Ruayl, Varda
Known Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: None.
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Homosexual
Height: 5’9″
Weight: 156 lbs.
Eyes: Green
Hair: Black
Penis: 10 inches, uncut
First Appearance: Zahn #1 (2008)
Current Appearances: Zahn #1, Striptease #1

History:

Jonah’s past is shrouded in mystery and all that is known of it is that he allegedly helms from Ruayl, the same village Zahn does.

Apparently, he and Zahn grew up together and as young adults fell in love.  They enjoyed a passionate affair until the day Zahn left their village to embark upon his Vision Quest.

Jonah agreed to meet with Zahn in the township of Pennloap once Zahn’s quest was complete.  Jonah made his way there ahead of time to establish himself and earn some money so that both he and Zahn could live there comfortably.

Jonah approached the owner of the Pennloap Inn and told the man he was looking for work.  He was immediately hired as an exotic dancer on the merit of his striking good looks, gorgeous physique and beautiful uncut cock. Jonah remained at the Inn, waiting for Zahn to arrive.

Zahn showed up several months later than planned, and with a severe case of amnesia.  Jonah was still there waiting for him, and upon realizing that his lover’s mind was a blank, the dancer took it upon himself to help him remember his past.

Jonah figured the best way to do this would be to travel back to their home village. Jonah hoped that familiar surroundings and faces might spark Zahn’s memory.  The two began an arduous journey back to their home town.  Upon their arrival they found it had been completely destroyed by mysterious beasts with glistening hides.

Jonah remains at Zahn’s side as they attempt to stop the evil threat that destroyed their village and looms over the great land of Varda.

Notes:

Physically, Jonah is nearly perfect.  In Zahn’s opinion, he is one of the most beautiful men he has ever seen.  Jonah knows all too well that he is physically appealing and uses this to get what he wants.

He appears to be loyal to Zahn, but there is no real proof that Jonah is who he says he is.  With Zahn still not completely  remembering his past , he can only hope that he has allied himself with a trustworthy companion.

Thus far Jonah appears to be the genuine article.  If he does have ulterior motives for befriending Zahn, they have yet to be revealed.

Real Name: Felicia. Last name, if any, is unknown.
Occupation: Adventurer, scientist.
Base of Operations: Currently, the Mina, Camili-Cat’s shuttle.
Place of Birth: The planet Siva
Known Relatives: Felicity (mother, deceased), King Orran (father, deceased)
Gender: Female
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual.
Height: 5’11?
Weight: 110 lbs.
Eyes: Green
Hair: Copper
First Appearance: Affinity #1 (1992)
Current Appearances: Camili-Cat: Purrfection #1, Camili-Cat: 20th Anniversary Special, Rapture #1 & #2, Striptease #1, Camili-Cat: Felinoids #1, #2 and #3

History:

Felicia was born on the planet Siva, one of the most beautiful worlds in the galaxy.  Her mother, Felicity was servant to the Sivan Royal Family.  The King, Orran looked favorably upon Felicity, and always treated her better than the other servants, but the Queen Matta distrusted her incredibly.  When it came out that Felicity was with child, the rumors began to circulate.  It was speculated that the King was the father of the child.  The rumors escalated to such a degree that civil war eventually broke out.  Felicity fled the war-torn city, and headed for the forest country, where she eventually gave birth to her daughter.  Felicity knew all too well that the King was indeed the father of sweet, little Felicia, but she also knew that to return to the city would mean death for her and her newborn daughter.  So Felicity raised Felicia in the peaceful forest province, undisturbed by the events happening in the city, teaching her all she knew of the world, and sciences.

When Felicia was seventeen, her mother was killed while hunting, but not before she could tell her daughter the truth about who her father really was.  Felicia buried her mother, and made her way to the city.  She wanted to find her father and tell him that her mother had died.  Sadly, when Felicia reached the city, she learned that her father and his family had been killed in the civil unrest.  Heartbroken, and feeling very much alone, Felicia decided to leave Siva forever.

A man named Malsolac, a former servant to King Orran, found Felicia shortly after she learned of her father’s death.  He told her that it had been his life’s duty to find her.  It seemed that the King had left her an inheritance, and it was now time to claim it.  Apparently, Orran knew that Felicity’s child had been his, and hoped to someday find her and make right what had gone so terribly wrong.  In a secret repository, hidden deep beneath the royal city, the King had left a veritable fortune for Felicia as well as a small royal cruiser, which would enable her to leave Siva.  Only her DNA could release the lock which sealed the repository. Malsolac led Felicia to this inheritance, where the young woman proceeded to unlock the doors.  Immediately after doing so, a band of 6 mercenaries surrounded her and the former servant. It appeared that Malsolac had used Felicia to gain access to the fortune her father had left her.  The Mercenaries wished to clain it as their own.

Growing up in the Forest Province and learning to hunt at an early age had honed Felicia’s senses and abilities to an incredible degree.  With blinding speed, Felicia managed to seize Malsolac’s pistol, and made her way through the star cruiser’s hatch, miraculously managing to evade all the laser fire. The mercenaries did not want her to escape.  Yet escape she did, upon igniting the cruiser’s reactor core, the rockets fired within the old repository, and incinerated the mercenaries.  Unfortunately, the fortune her father had left her had also been in the repository, and was also destroyed.

Felicia left Siva behind for good, and flew off into the expanse of space in search for a better life.  She managed to survive on sheer skill and instinct, until, a few years later she met Camili-Cat, and the two became fast friends.

They have remained the closest of friends since, always looking out for each other and watching each other’s back.  Though Felicia would be happy to have a romantic involvement with Cam, she keeps her emotions in line, completely respecting that he himself favors the company of men above that of women.

Felicia remains at Camili-Cat’s side.  She hopes that she can continue to keep her true feelings bottled up, but realizees full well that someday, she may have to leave her friend rather than live with the burden of her unrequited love.

Powers and Paraphernalia:

Felicia has no particular powers per se.  However, being a Sivan female in her twenties, she does possess exceptional strength, speed and agility.  Her senses are also extremely acute.

Felicia is well versed in many forms of hand to hand combat.  Her knowledge of weaponry is also quite vast, and she can use most firearms with deadly accuracy.

Felicia possesses a brilliant mind, and is possibly one of the most gifted scientists you could ever encounter.  She put her time growing up in the Forest Province on Siva to good use, learning all she could from text books her mother had acquired for her.  The rest she learned from practice, being a natural at virtually all she puts her mind to.

Class Comics is proud to announce that Patrick Fillion’s STRIPTEASE #1 is now shipping and available for purchase in our comics catalog section.  In fact, we’ve decided to make this beauty available WAY ahead of schedule and in time for Christmas!

Striptease collects ALL of Patrick Fillion’s one-page comic strips together in one sexy volume.  Some of the strips have appeared on Fillion’s website, while a ton of material is new, created specifically for this book.

Join Camili-Cat, Zahn, Locus, Lanor, Space Cadet, and many other of your favorite Class Comic Boytoons in these incredibly hot and raunchy adventures.  Along the way, you will also meet new Boytoons, appearing for the very first time in this volume.

Striptease is light-hearted, horny and all in good fun, but don’t be fooled, it’s not without substance.  There are some very important moments in this title.  Some of the stories touched on will have serious impacts on the Class Comics Universe.

Striptease also features a very important Zahn three part short story, which serves as a prequel to the up-coming Zahn #2.  Not to be missed!

Fans of Fillion’s work will undoubtedly appreciate that Striptease rounds out the Fillion collection of comics as it contain several pieces that were previously never available in print.  This is some of Fillion’s most fanciful work.  The stories range from silly to serious, but are always incredibly erotic.

Fans who prefer to obtain their copy of Striptease directly via their favorite local comic shop can do so with the Diamond Item Number DEC08 3877.

For more info on Striptease, check out the official Striptease Mini Site!

Real Name: Zahn
Occupation: Barbarian, elemental
Base of Operations: mobile throughout the land of Varda
Place of Birth: The village Mazudun in the land of Varda
Known Relatives: Xom (brother) Elib (grandfather)
Group Affiliation: none
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Homosexual
Height: 6’4″
Weight: 232 lbs.
Eyes: silver
Hair: salt and pepper
Penis: 10 inches, uncut
First Appearance: Zahn #1 (2008)
Current Appearances: Zahn #1, Striptease #1, Boytoon Adventures #1

History:
Soon after leaving his village to embark on a vision quest, the young Barbarian called Zahn is ambushed by the dreaded Harpy Men. He nearly perishes at their hands, but is rescued by a mysterious Genie. The Genie, also called the Blue Man heals the barbarian, and months later, Zahn awakens atop Mount Surazule with no memory of his past. He finds that he now possesses strange new powers.

After narrowly escaping death at the hands of the dreaded Almesti, Zahn journeyed to the township of Pennloap hoping for a meal and a good night’s sleep. He got much more than that. There het met Jonah, who had supposedly been Zahn’s lover in months passed, and who had allegedly been waiting for Zahn to rejoin him.

Naturally Zahn was intrigued, deciding that Jonah might be able to fill him in on his past and help him regain his memory. Realizing that his lover was genuinely amnesiac, Jonah agreed to help Zahn remember the relationship they had both enjoyed. After a passionate night of hot sex, Zahn and Jonah decided to journey back to their home village, figuring that a familiar setting might bring Zahn’s memory back.

Upon arriving at the village, Zahn and Jonah found nothing but death and destruction. Their home had been obliterated by strange beasts with glistening hides. Zahn swore then and there that he would avenge his people.

Now the fate of Varda lies in his hands and Zahn must seek out and destroy this great new evil that threatens to obliterate his beloved homeland.

Powers and Paraphernalia:
Zahn possess complete control over the forces of winter. He can summon great, violent winds to freeze his opponents dead in their tracks. Using those same winds, he can carry himself aloft, and even “fly”, employing the wind currents to propel himself. Since he is relatively new at this, the maximum speeds at which he can travel have yet to be ascertained.

Zahn can cause the temperature of the area he occupies to drop far below freezing. The maximum radius of this ability remains to be determined.

He can project shards of ice, boulders of snow or ice rain, all of which make remarkable weapons and can subdue most foes easily. He is also capable of creating thick ice shields which can deflect several projectiles and protect him from fire attacks.

Depending on the degree to which Zahn employs his powers, his physical form will begin to ice over. This is apparently not harmful to Zahn, and is simply a resulting side effect of using his powers.

Zahn is completely impervious to the cold and can withstand drastic drops in temperature and pressure. This is presumably essential to his ability to employ his powers.

Zahn carries a Barbarian’s spiked war club. This club is forged of metal and is highly durable. He also wears a pouch on his belt which carries currency and small food stuffs. Since he is impervious to cold, he chooses to wear very little in the way of clothing. Whether being nearly nude becomes a hindrance when in battle remains to be seen.

Allies and companions:
Zahn travels with Jonah, an exotic dancer who claims that he and Zahn were once lovers. Though Zahn trusts Jonah, he remains cautious as a small part of him cannot help but question Jonah’s story.

While in the township of Pennloap, Zahn met and adopted a small gray cat named Maymay. She accompanies him everywhere.

Soon after leaving Pennloap, Zahn and Jonah were ambushed by a Violer beast. It was then that Maymay revealed her true nature as a warrior woman living under a curse. Maymay lives out most of her life as a cat, but when danger is near, she can become human again, and leap into action.

She was cursed in this way when she put on a pair of magical warrior gauntlets. She can never remove these gauntlets, but on the upside, they serve as formidable weapons when she is called into battle.

Maymay is Zahn’s familiar and is completely loyal to him. She would lay down her life for him and protects and assists him in every way she can.

Real Name: Byron Emil Durand
Occupation: Body guard for hire, adventurer and Guardian of the Cube.
Base of Operations: Gateway city, the One Eyed Snake Nightclub and Darque Manor.
Place of Birth: New York, NY
Known Relatives: Louisa Durand (mother) and Emil Durand (father)
Group Affiliation: The Guardians of the Cube
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Homosexual
Height: 6’2″
Weight: 203 lbs.
Eyes: brown, though they appear blue, because of the special contact lenses he wears.
Hair: naturally black, but he prefers to bleach it platinum blonde.
Penis: 11 inches, cut
First Appearance: Naked Justice #2 (2004)
Current Appearances: Naked Justice #2, Rapture #1, Rapture #2, Rapture #3, Striptease #1

History:
Born to Louisa Durrand, a private school teacher, and Emil Durrand, a well-respected scientist and engineer, Byron Durand was a very quiet child, who preferred to keep to himself and read comics rather than interact with the other children at his school. Considered the school geek, he was bullied from a young age by the older kids, and because of his slight build, they found it easy to push him around. But despite the hardships he endured, Byron remained a very optimistic and happy child, taking refuge from the adversity in the pages of his favorite comic books.

His mother and father used to try and encourage him to be more outgoing, but Byron had no interest in being friends with the kids who treated him so poorly. He preferred to nourish his imagination instead.

One fateful afternoon when he was 15 years old, he and his mother were out walking in New York, when Byron caught a glimpse of “the Goddess”. To this day, his parents still don’t know to who he was referring to, but Byron insists that that moment was the defining instant of his life. He saw his heroine fly gracefully across the bright, blue sky, her long silver hair and cloak flowing in the cool breeze, and in that instant, his life would be changed forever.

He had been bullied and ridiculed for too long, and he would stand for it no longer. Byron began to exercise and take care of his body. He joined the school track team and began to lift weights, until he had become a full-fledged athlete. He took lessons in the martial arts, and became well versed in many forms of combat.

Seeing “the Goddess” made him realize that he could be more than the boy that everybody pushed around, and that in fact, he could become someone that people looked up to and respected. He decided then and there that he would fulfill his dream of becoming a super hero.

At 19 Byron decided that he was now ready for adventure. By then he was an extremely handsome young man, toned and muscled to perfection. His body was as powerful a fighting machine as it was beautiful. Still, Byron needed a “gimmick”… something that set him apart and gave him his own identity as a super hero. That is when he decided to turn to his father.

Emil Durand’s research centered around the creation of new equipment for NASA’s astronauts. Byron let his father in on his dream of becoming one of the world’s heroes, despite his fear that his father might not understand. To his surprise, Emil embraced the idea, stating that it was so wonderful to see Byron come out of his shell and fulfill his great potential. Emil gave his son several prototypes, which included a jet pack and helmet, as well as a plethora of ray guns and blaster pistols.

Needing only a name to complete his new identity, Byron adopted the alias “Space Cadet”. From that point on, he would try and earn himself a reputation as one of the world’s greatest heroes.

Space Cadet learned the hard way that being a hero was no easy task. On his first “adventure”, he was sorely rendered unconscious by the villainous Prick and Mamma Ries as they robbed one of New York’s finest jewelry stores. To teach him a lesson for trying to thwart their plans, Momma Ries and The Prick stripped Space Cadet nude, and tied him up in one of the city’s less favorable alleys, where he was milked and molested by thugs and low-lives for 2 days and nights. To his relief, the police eventually came to his rescue. Space Cadet had been humiliated, but he had not been defeated.

Still he had lost the equipment his father had given him, and getting it replaced was going to be costly. So he decided to move to Gateway City where he would earn money for his heroics. He became a body-guard for hire.

His most high-profile client was to be the infamous Tobey Tubesteak. While protecting Tobey from the evil Jack the Stripper, Space Cadet encountered Naked Justice and Ghostboy. The three heroes helped one another out and defeated Jack the Stripper, sending him straight to the Fraserview Mental Health Hospital.

Since then, Space Cadet has befriended Naked Justice and Ghostboy, and has offered his help to them on many occasions. Through his work as a body guard, he managed to earn enough money to pay for his replacement equipment.

Recently, Space Cadet has received an invitation to join the Guardians of the Cube from Jeanne Darque. For him, this is the perfect way to prove himself as one of Gateway City’s great defenders.

This invitation coincided with recent power augmentations he received from his father.  Now Space Cadet no longer requires his laser pistols and fancy gadgets when in battle, relying instead on his own ability to wield cosmic radiation at his will.  He has much to learn about his new abilities, but will undoubtedly have the opportunity to do so in Ordovica, the land of the Satyrs.  That is where Space Cadet has traveled to help his new ally Vallan free his people, the Satyrs from the evil clutches of the vile Baron Von Phallus.

Powers and Paraphernalia:

As an athlete, Space Cadet is well versed in numerous forms of hand to hand combat and martial arts. He is a formidable opponent who possess higher than average strength and endurance for a human male of his age, height, weight and build.

Space Cadet wears special contact lenses which allow him to see with infrared, and x-ray vision, again, compliments of his father. They also increase his visual acuity and filter out unwanted radiation on all wavelength spectrums. These contacts have a blue hue to them, thus making it appear that Byron has blue eyes. Coupled with his bleach-blond hair, they give him a rather striking look.

Recently, Space Cadet’s father, Emil Durand, the brilliant scientist conducted several experiments on his son, endowing him with new superhuman abilities.  It now appears that Space Cadet has the ability to project cosmic radiation from his hands and eyes.  The beams are exceptionally destructive and he must control their intensity or risk killing his intended target by accident.

Emil’s experiments also enhanced his son’s physical strength and endurance.  Space Cadet can now withstand incredible pressures without the aid of his special costumes.

It was also Emil’s intention to imbue his son with the ability of flight.  It is still unknown whether or not he succeeded as Space Cadet is still discovering the full extent of his new abilities.

Prior to his new enhancements, Space Cadet possessed no superhuman powers or skills.
He employed gadgetry and equipment in his crime fighting which his father provided.

Space Cadet carried laser pistols, a force field emitter and his rocket pack permitted him to fly at speeds exceeding 100 MPH.  If it turns out that he still cannot fly on his own, Space Cadet may well resort to wearing his rocket pack once more while his father continues his attempts to grant him the power of autonomous flight.

When completely zipped up, his former skin tight, form fitting costume, constructed of unstable molecules, served to insulate him for extreme environmental conditions, thus allowing him to travel in space and even underwater. His costume regulated all body functions and shields him from extreme pressure, heat or cold.

Now Space Cadet has no further need for the protection of this special costume, and wears a regular spandex version of it when fighting crime.

His helmet permitted him to breathe in such conditions as well, and can recycle his oxygen indefinitely.  It is likely that the helmet would still prove useful to Space Cadet should his adventures call him to venture underwater or beyond the Earth’s atmosphere.