I’m going to go out on a limb here and say: this is my favorite Class Comics book ever. Seriously…it speaks to me as a female fan of gay male erotica. Hairless men, all young and hot, not one penis is bigger than my pinky-nail, and the explicit sex is nothing short of beautiful [in a manly way]. If I didn’t know Class the way I do, [I've submitted to them and know their goals and guidelines for print] I would swear that The Initiation is a clear attempt to garnish female readership.

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There’s plenty of BL fen out there who actively watch gay porn. Many of us who enjoy real men over drawn/fictional men tend to gravitate toward western twink-porn [purists only watch Japanese gay porn…hey it’s right up their alley—pretty Asian faces and pixilated private parts, nothing for them to be scared of]. Most of us actively trade and journal about the ‘western’ twink-porn we watch, and the most popular stuff is either American or from Eastern Europe. For the academics: Why do some women watch twink-porn, I don’t know–but I can tell you why the subtext-fen like it so much: see most us weird women like this sort of porn dirty, plotless, and with young hung guys…but the subtext junkies go a little crazy and see emotional relationships that aren’t shown on the camera. [Honestly, I've taken part in conversations in forums and LJ threads in regard to porn watching of specific titles, and there's always that crew of ladies who just know the actors are seeing each other in real life] *rolls eyes*.

So why all this talk about twink-porn?

I got my stash from Class Comics while I was away, and in it is the new title The Initiation, written by Robert Fraser and drawn by Italian artist Joseph Hawk. This entire book looks and feels like a twink-porn film. I can’t begin to describe the experience; but they should send the script to a small production house in California and get this thing filmed! I’d rent it.

It’s got a plot any yaoi editor can love and artwork that every pretty-boy enthusiast will eat for breakfast. [Nope, no giant-cock here, just hot young hairless college freshmen!] Everyone is gay, everyone is having sex, and no one is being raped, beaten or crying [whoa, maybe BL fans won't like it.]

We start out our story as cute blond Alex drives into his first day of college at Horndale Hills University [established in 1869]; at Priapus Hall [where washed sheets hang out to dry from the windows like collegiate flags] Alex meets his new roommate, Dylan.

Dear DC Comics…Tim Drake should look like this, 4 REELZ.

Dylan is scorching, it’s that simple. Dylan leaves to go watch his boyfriend Cole play football – and we have our first locker-room scene circle-jerk [no really…it’s like bukkake, only better] Not one hair on any man’s body except his head—lots or cock though, so if you’re easily offended by medium sized dangly-bits, get out the flat-edge Sharpie and censor away; whatever you do don’t put the book down because it gets better.

Huyuck, we can start right now, under the desk.

By midterms, Alex is failing the class of the handsome Dr. Fenton, who assigns Alex to be tutored by Bradley, the collegiate nerd. He’s no ordinary nerd; he’s got fuck skills like you wouldn’t believe. They have a hot session on a table in the library. It’s explicit, so this isn’t a book you want to leave around the house ladies…

I want an official Bradley Tutor™.

By second semester Alex and Dylan catch up; Dylan assures Alex that between Fenton and Bradley—he’ll pass with no problem, but Dylan needs help. He wanted to pledge Zeta Mega Phallus [before you start Googling—there is no Greek Chapter anywhere in the world called Zeta Mega Phallus] but in this world, it’s the best gay frat house at Horndale.

Ok, Gay pledge hazing…brilliant.

Now just as in any good porn film, we need a scene to pass the time between our two main sex stars, so this is where the filler comes in. This scene between the three roller-blade jocks was the slowest in the book. They sneak into an abandoned room and have a three-way, oh—and one of them has a coke and smile, if you get my drift.

The next scene makes up for that one, because it’s the three-way I wanted to see happen from the start—Bradley, Dr. Fenton, and Alex. It’s not long, but it’s sexy and Fenton is such a dork—he talks like he’s Ward Cleaver, only better looking.

Dr. Fenton OMG…I’ll get you a new ruler!

But despite all this hotness, they saved the best for last…

It’s pledge night at Zeta Mega Phallus. It’s great!
I have three words: Dylan. Alex. Double-headed dildo.

Glorious.

This book is plotless fun, and the artwork is very appealing—especially if you’re a hairless-men fan and you might want to check out gay comics from a Western perspective. I hope that Class Comics collects this one into a trade; [that’s the only way female fans of this stuff will buy it—sorry, we’re snobs] but this is definitely THE crossover book for Class, if they’re looking to collect some female fans of gay comics.

The Initiation #1 [their Freshmen year!] is staple-bound [I know ladies, I know!] but it’s well made, magazine stock and in full color. It’s retailing from Class for $8.10. If you don’t want to order from Canada, there’s a few places on the net you could get it from: TLA Video, or if you want to support GLBT comics–you can buy a copy from the Prism Comics store [$9 via paypal - 4th row down.]