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Loving Tentacles

Jeff — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:40:07 +0000

Amanda Gannon’s recent article Sucker Love: Celebrating the naughty tentacle has caused us to reevaluate our conspicuous silence regarding one of Johnathan Darkly’s recent creations: an eerie movie innocently titled Rendezvous.

Sumi and Navi — Jon’s busty space ninja and slender alien beauty — have graced his site for years, but the complex, looping animation of their first (more…)

Randis Albion

Jeff — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:14:18 +0000

With a flowing, anime-tinged aesthetic, Randis Albion applies his artistic gifts to a rich variety of gothic dystopias, alternate classical histories, and machine-based mythological marvels.

In Mr. Albion’s distorted visions, biomechanical mermaids writhe in murky solutions and radiant angels seduce the newly dead. The animalistic allure and insidious seduction of vampirism is also (more…)

Feel Empowered by Adam Warren’s Sexy Superheroine

Jeff — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:38:12 +0000

With their superfit bodies and supertight costumes, there should be no doubting the sexual foundation of superheroism. This libidinous legacy is joyously celebrated by the exceptionally talented Adam Warren in his latest genre-straddling efforts collectively titled Empowered.

Mr. Warren’s latest comic series is a richly developed alternate reality riddled with costumed (more…)

Jon Goes Gray… and 100% Stereo

Jeff — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:47:27 +0000

For as long as we’ve know the fellow, Johnathan Darkly has been living a double life. He’s featured lightly clothed and nearly nude figures on one website, and inadequately clothed and brazenly nude figures on another. Dubbed the ‘lite side’ and the ‘dark side’ respectively, these two destinations have finally been fused into one comprehensive collection of three-dimensional fantasy females: luminous shadows. (more…)

Schin Loong

Jeff — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:26:36 +0000

Every fantasy artist finds their way away from the mundane world in their own manner, but all available evidence points to a love of — and fascination with Mother Ocean as the spark that turned Schin Loong to a universe of the unreal. While brightly colored fish and undulating jellies serve as backdrop in several of her pieces, don’t be surprised to find her young women featuring a tentacle or two of their own.

In spite of the ever-present fantastic (more…)

Olmirad Sorjonen

Jeff — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:10:33 +0000

There are as many reasons to become an artist, as there are artists themselves. Some work for money, others for fame… but some pursue their craft in response to the siren song of beauty itself. Surely Olmirad Sorjonen is one of these who hear the sweet melody of the female form, and must follow.

While much of his journey involves shapely young women in the teeniest of bikinis, Olli (more…)

Embrio and Jaysin at DPI Studios

Jeff — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:22:06 +0000

As society creeps and lurches into the future, our understanding of the wonders and horrors to come adapts and changes. A wise man once said “The future isn’t what it used to be,” but The creative team of Embrio and Jaysin — founding members of DPI Studios — might just prove Mr. Berra wrong with their retro future world of chrome, mohawks and sexy anime warriors.

Embrio’s gift for drawing wasp-waisted (more…)

Lauren K. Cannon

Jeff — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:07:33 +0000

There comes a time in the lives of many, when they realize world is a much more dangerous place than previously believed. This may cause some to live in fear, but this dark epiphany may also help others more fully appreciate the beauty in life, wherever it is encountered. Through the delicately damaged portraits of Lauren K. Cannon, even the most fearful souls may come to appreciate the finer side of a world more menacing than their nightmares. (more…)

Defying Gravity Launches Lust in Space

Jeff — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:23:32 +0000

As recently illustrated by AMC’s Sci Fi Scanner, there is a long and noble tradition of science fiction’s exhaustive exploration of sex in space. ABC’s new drama Defying Gravity, however, expands on this time-honored titillation in surprising detail, considering its a network-broadcast series.

The first few episodes have featured a recurring dream wherein Zoe — one of the many attractive (more…)

Joerg Warda

Jeff — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:04:47 +0000

The influence of ancient myth and extraterrestrial speculation reaches far wider than many suspect. Evidence of unreality can clearly be seen in the world of high fashion, as illustrated by the excitingly outlandish portraits of Joerg Warda.

Part glamor illustration, part fantasy exploration, a select group of Mr. Warda’s lean, mean women — and men — strike dramatic poses adorned in unearthly (more…)

Erotinomicon’s Inappropriate Glowing

Jeff — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:57:47 +0000

Since its inception, The Erotinomicon has been no stranger to controversy. With an impressive collection of wanton works documenting the sexual exploits of demons, aliens, fairies, and countless other mythical and fictional creatures, there is certainly something to shock and awe all but the most jaded interdimensional traveler.

Most recently, however, a disturbing new (more…)

Hinemaru

Jeff — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:06:17 +0000

There are many mysteries in life, and most will never be fully explained. The chillingly beautiful work of the digital sculptor Hinemaru poses a few of the more intractable quandaries. His gallery consists largely of one young virtual woman in an assortment of bikinis and casual clothes. More interesting, however, is her penchant for dressing up as sexy anime heroines.

Why does this woman masquerade, (more…)