{"id":1331,"date":"2005-02-06T17:33:30","date_gmt":"2005-02-06T17:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/2005\/02\/06\/i_need_a_wet_na\/"},"modified":"2024-11-29T16:20:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T21:20:04","slug":"i_need_a_wet_na","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/2005\/02\/06\/i_need_a_wet_na\/","title":{"rendered":"I Need a Wet Nap"},"content":{"rendered":"

In general, I\u2019m fussy about my comics and fussy about my porn, so rarely do the two mix very well. Porn is tricky because often it\u2019s either too generic or too specifically constructed to punch someone\u2019s buttons other than my own. In the realm of illustrated erotica, where so much loving attention is paid to the artist\u2019s own interests, my appreciation is usually limited to a sort of cool, non-sexual interest in the technique, or a critical roll of the eyes. On top of all that, It\u2019s hard to tell a good story in a comic book, at least in a way where the writing, the art, and the appeal to someone\u2019s imagination all come together in just the right way. Although I\u2019ve seen lots of gay comic art that\u2019s sexual in nature, it\u2019s almost never struck the right balance of all those elements.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why Sticky,<\/i> from Eros Comix<\/a>, was such an enormous, pleasant surprise. It does a beautiful job of telling a story in the comic medium, and<\/i> it\u2019s also pretty hot. My pal Andy<\/a> mentions in a review of his own that it\u2019s not very plot-heavy, which is technically true, but misleading. When I finally got my copy, I was actually pretty blown away by how well Dale Lazarov\u2019s plotting and Steve MacIsaac<\/a>\u2019s artwork (there\u2019s no dialogue, so I\u2019m actually a little unsure where the the writer\u2019s role ended and the artist\u2019s began) told the story of one couple\u2019s roll in the hay in exquisite, vivid detail. I don\u2019t mean the sometimes excruciating detail of a porn movie, but the kind of details you might notice when you\u2019re actually having sex with someone \u2014 a string of moments that can be hot, playful, tender, mischievous, and even a little funny.<\/p>\n

I think that\u2019s why this works as both porn and as a comic: the illustrated story feels real and not too contrived, with enough of the right elements thrown in to call to mind enough of my own romps. At the same time, it has great artwork that\u2019s suited really well to this particular medium, and uses that to string together a story that wouldn\u2019t be quite so compelling if told (or shown) another way. that\u2019s quite a trick (oh god, I totally did not mean that as a pun), and I\u2019m impressed they pulled it off. Now I\u2019m all excited to see what the second issue has in store!<\/p>\n

\"Sticky\"<\/a><\/p>\n

(Disclosure: Dale Lazarov wrote and asked me if I was interested in getting a review copy of the comic. I had already heard about it and wanted to read it, so I happily agreed. I warned him, though, that I would tell the truth. Since I\u2019m such a pussycat, though, I\u2019m glad I was able to tell the truth and still say good things about it.)<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In general, I\u2019m fussy about my comics and fussy about my porn, so rarely do the two mix very well. Porn is tricky because often it\u2019s either too generic or too specifically constructed to punch someone\u2019s buttons other than my own. In the realm of illustrated erotica, where so much loving attention is paid to … Continue reading “I Need a Wet Nap”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ultracomics"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1331"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76914,"href":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1331\/revisions\/76914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}