Quote Originally Posted by jaroq View Post
But I'm not ripping off or doing "slash art" of Tolkien or Robert E. Howard. All my characters, art, and tales are original and X-rated, sorta like Julius (juliustoons.com), Tom of Finland, or Ian Hanks' "Aegean Tales" meets the Theban Band.
I can't edit my writing above, so I must append it. I want to clarify that I did not mean to imply that "slash art" was in the same category as "ripping off"! The Theban Band is exquisite slash art that I really love - it's favourite fantasies beautifully redone just for us gay guys. There is so little fine art and fantasy/scifi that portrays our flavour of sexuality. The Theban Band is like an oasis of gorgeous gay fantasies in a vast wasteland.

My own stuff has sometimes been called "original slash" because it takes a specific genre and makes it involve same-sex relationships.

So slash artists please forgive my careless phrasing above, and keep on recreating those lovely fantasies for us gay folk. Forgive my faux pas - I feel like a horse's patoot.

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