Mitchell's Cowboy Folio 12

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The Art of Uruonurun - 1. Heroic Endings

Uruonurun - Eiyuu no matsuro - Red 06

It was this bizarre procedure that first attracted me to the work of this artist with a tongue-twisting name. To be strictly accurate it was a preceding image in the series which showed the 'Red Hero' spread out with an interesting bulge in his tights (still pristine at that point). I chose this variant to start the post mainly because you can see the hero's face and reactions. I'm often bemused by the winking syndrome in these pictures but it makes perfect sense to me here, as his organs (released from his tights) are engulfed in green slime. It must be an uncomfortable sensation, not dissimilar to Tony Houston's wet costume humiliations in the recent Home Alone posts. 

I'm not sure if this procedure is about torture, a medical intervention or simply run-of-the-mill milking, but it certainly involves the latter later on, as you might guess from the tube poised above. The green goo seems to melt hero suits and promote arousal but I know no more. Perhaps related to the dreaded Kryptonite that brought Superman low.

I particularly like the cleverly stylised faces of the attendants here, creating an impression of aliens with unknown motivations and unreadable expressions in a highly original way.

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In this later image from the same series, the equipment attached to the hero and his slashed suit  suggests that the alien's interest in him is not entirely benign. The title of the piece seems to have ambiguous meanings, either 'Hero with No Ending' (to his torment I suppose) or alternatively 'A Hero's End' which chimes with a Japanese proverb "The last days of a hero are often to be pitied". These add up to a perfect explanation of the imagery, which spans several series from this artist with heroes of various hues in the frame. 

This one, Red, has been placed inside a glass container and immersed in more green fluid which seems to be flecked with evidence of on-going milk escapes. His face mask saves him from drowning in it, but it also gives control of his survival to his captors - plus the ability to experiment with vapours related to their experiments. 

A hero's seed is always likely to be of interest to a scientist as it is with the animals in a zoo. The tackle enclosing his tackle is obviously designed to collect it and encourage production.  At bottom right we see images of him in his different existences, as a masked hero and ordinary human. These suggest that it is the essence of heroism that the experimenters are seeking. Subjecting him to life threatening forces no doubt brings that elusive element to the fore.

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This image is included in the same series but not obviously related to the scientific experimentations. It shows the Red Hero in the clutches of a maggot-like creature whose dick-shaped tail suggests it's even more enslaved by it's sexual forces than the average human male is. 

An optimist might read this image as showing the insect to be carnivorous rather than rampantly sexual, but the resistance-deadening injection and draining of the victim's sexual energy are suitable preliminaries to both ends. This might be the Red Hero's initial capture, I suppose, or a bad dream as his torments overwhelm him. A dream in which he sees his captors as they really are.

Uruonurun - Blue Shokushu 01

This image of the Blue Hero is from a different series but follows a similar pattern, the strange elasticated (?) web restraining him features in both series. The title here means something like 'job description'. Doomed to suffer outrageous fortune in other words. In the next frame of this series a purple blob splats down on his crotch and melts his suit away. Other blobs shred the rest of his suit. 

Uruonurun - Blue Shokushu 08

A lurking tentacle with a frighteningly stepped, graduated tip appears

You can probably guess what happens after that. 

Step by step.

Notice how the hero's hair in these pictures matches his suit. Just saying!

Uruonurun - Eiyuu no matsuro - Blue 14

This picture shows the same Blue Hero in the 'No End' series, undergoing a similar examination to Red but in a more spacious cylinder with even less of his suit having survived at this point. The aliens may be intending to discover if the heroes' suits are responsible for their special powers. Removing them obviously has an effect on our own 'special power' as we watch, but I don't imagine the aliens experience the same urges (or do they?)

 The restraint arrangements seem to include inserting the hero's limbs into thick, technological sleeves which seem to have embedded circuitry in their skins. They look like kinky, thigh height boots. Tubes attached to them seem to be circulating fluids of unknown purpose, probably unpleasant.

Uruonurun - Eiyuu no matsuro - Blue 09

The interest in understanding the defensive capabilities of the hero's suits is given credence by this sequence. Blue's suit is ripped open to expose his muscular abs, which are then given a repeated, severe pounding by a (green!) hovering ball (a welcome return of a familiar sci-fi artefact). This crude experiment continues for some time and demonstrates conclusively that the hero feels the full pain of gut punching when his suit has been shredded. 

In an even more sinister development, he coughs up green fluid. It suggests that his captors have been insidiously infiltating and jeopardising his body processes with all their equipment.

This artist's style in much of his work is very similar to others in the gay Manga genre, but in these pictures he escapes from the exaggerated, giant eyes and spiky hair that usually typify it, but don't convey quite the same meaning to western viewers as they do in Japan.

Uruonurun - Eiyuu no matsuro - Yellow 04

Here the Yellow Hero takes his turn and gets the electro-chair treatment. Uruo conjures up a tremendous impression of an overwhelming assault on the hero, though his muscles. It's evident that the shocks are not lethal, unless it's possible to die from over-stimulation. The cables attached to his temples raise the possibility that some sort of brain washing or mental control is also going on. That suspicion deepens in the later images in the series. But first, Yellow is subjected a range of quite brutal Pain and sensory torments (see links below). 

Uruonurun - Eiyuu no matsuro - Yellow 14

Ultimately Yellow suffers the unkindest cut of all for any hero. The clunky, hi-tech manacles round his wrists and ankles hold him down on the floor by some form of electro-magnetic attraction, forcing him to kneel, helpless while faceless purple aliens take advantage of him through the rear of his ripped suit.

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Yellow suffers a number of bruising and invasive attacks and ultimately, battered, totally drained and exhausted, he submits to the dominance of the goo which envelops his face like a lustful partner. His arms and other dangling bits hang uselessly, unresisting, unexcited. It's a powerful image of submission.

At this point in the series, reality itself appears to be shifting, transporting him to a cavern-like chamber which has an organic appearance like the internal pathways of a living body. An all-seeing eye in the wall of the channel looks down on him, watching intently. It creates the impression of a greater being controlling everything that is happening and observing the hero's behaviour. 

Uruonurun - Eiyuu no matsuro - Black&Yellow 21

Meanwhile, the Black Hero is in dire straights too, trapped in a similar claustrophobic cavern where more of the sinister, watchful eyes look down.. Caught up in the gooey web with his suit ripped open, he's under threat of multi-tentacle attack  Part of him is excited by the struggle but there's fear in his eyes when he glimpses the yellow hero approaching. Or could it be he feels shame at being caught on the verge of surrendering to unheroic, base feelings ?

Uruonurun - Eiyuu no matsuro - Black&Yellow 23

Yellow closes in behind and saves him from the terror of the tentacles by forestalling them, plugging the hole himself (with obvious enthusiasm). The tentacles seem to melt away, but we can now see that Yellow is still enveloped by the blob and it's as if he's still under it's control. Is this to be the ultimate humiliation to be imposed upon the unlucky heroes? The destruction of their virtuous honour by mutually mating under the direction of the eye that watches impassively?

Uruonurun - Eiyuu no matsuro - Black&Yellow 28

Suddenly the whole scene, the whole narrative seems to reverse. The rents in the heroes' suits repair themselves and disappear. The blobbery seems to degenerate into lifeless fluid, melting away. The elastic restraints simply fade into nothingness leaving the two heroes in each others arms, but bound together now by sexual desire, mainly Yellow's, which is reaching new heights even as we watch. 

The eye above has turned red, matching the colour in Yellow's eye. Does this signify that Yellow has succumbed to a sort of demonic possession? The apprehensive look in Black's eye suggests he thinks so.

Or is this simply the eye, enjoying the moment of passion, the moment where his manipulated heroes begin to find each other and discover that there's more to existence than fighting evil. 

~

 Links: Uruonurun on 'X'

Uronururun at My Reading Manga

Roman Prisoners of War

Roman Prisoners of War To Become Slaves.

A fine body of men with all the hallmarks of AI perfect beauty.
A great picture by 'Gay-Roman-Fantasy'.

However, without the benefit of the title you'd struggle to make out the meaning of this picture. It looks like men filing through a welcoming committee. The artist has managed to generate an interaction between two of the characters, which isn't easy with present AI tools  - it seems to be a consoling, 'well done' or 'be strong' handshake/fist bump as the defeated captives gather. But if these are POW's, there don't seem to be any guards or escorts, just a couple of spectators on the left, maybe one half hidden on the right. There's quite a commotion going on behind them but it doesn't seem to be directly linked to them. This is not the artist's fault, necessarily, AI tools grant limited control to them and do whatever they want to do most of the time. Which I suppose is the most chilling sign of intelligence imaginable.

I just want to ask where the auction is and what time it starts!

See also Defeated Romans Enslaved 
or search the mitchmen blog on 'Roman'

At The Market

This is a nice, sexy image, but again it isn't obvious that this is a market. I love the loincloths but how come everyone is nearly naked and dressed the same? Where are the guards? The market traders?

It's reminiscent of those Hollywood movies where the top gangster, arrogantly strolling through his domain is disrupted by a young upstart who gets in his way. As his minions look on, reflecting his menace, the gangster looks the newcomer up and down, perhaps bandies words with him, then moves on. The absence of contact between the figures makes for a rather loose composition, but it helps create a sense of hovering menace in my imaginary scenario.

This doesn't look like Ancient Rome Toto! No Togas and dubious architecture.
To be fair though, it does say Roman 'Fantasy'.

Cruising

Another great image with another hunk arrogantly strutting his stuff. I suppose his up-market loin cloth and belt are symbolic of wealth and status compared with the wretches around him. We probably all know a street or two like this, though rarely with crowds of men quite as wonderfully undressed as this - or standing without drinks.  The scene does appear to be a market, fruit on the left, bananas on the right but there isn't much trade going on and why is everyone walking in the same direction?

Mercy or Not?

This is closer to what you would expect in a Roman fantasy. An attacker has been disarmed and blood has been shed. He kneels defenceless but uncowed. There's a significant disparity of dress between the two protagonists, perhaps the loser has just been forced to take off his armour by the victor. 

However, why they were fighting in the first place is a mystery. This isn't an Arena. There is a watching crowd but they are dressed like an ill-disciplined army, who have just arrived after a long march. Perhaps this man was the only citizen prepared to make a stand against them, but on the other hand perhaps he was just a (not very good) sneak thief. The juxtaposition of knife point and nose looks very odd, a good example of AI's inability to replicate human judgement which would adjust this detail.

An amazing image nevertheless

Young Soldier at Sunrise (41)

AI is very good at creating portraits of hunks who are the height of perfection and although this man would be near the top of most lust-lists there is something about him that is different, he has character. He's not looking directly at us or courting our admiration. Instead his expression suggests he thinking about something important. Something he must do on this new day, brought closer by the rising sun.
(His armoured 'pouch' with subtle contours glimpsed underneath is very sexy).

I like this picture.

If you follow the link to Gay-Roman-Fantasy at Deviant Art you'll find lots of images like this on Roman themes - battles, gladiators, bath houses etc. And I mean lots, you may end up with indigestion.

Vintage Bondage - Fred Halstead

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'Unapproved School' on display at the Royale Studio Archive

 

A scene from 'Unapproved School' by Royale Studio.

Fred Collins (left) and David Reid go on the run from brutal Guards.

The full set is now on display at the Archive. 

Read 'Unapproved School'

Dueling Humiliation by Art by Jz(?)

1

Two young men confront each other over a terrible crime.

Their Shakespearean tights (and contents) are a double treat.

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Cut to the chase and both men's clothes get the full Zorro treatment we have all longed to see.

Green tights proves to be packing a memorable package as well as a sharp sword.

It's hard to know what is frightening his opponent most.

3

Naked with feet trussed  the snivelling coward proves to have a lust-worthy physique.

He's dragged through his own piss as though the victor intends to hang him out to dry.

This image is the highlight of this little storyette.

4

In the end it's an un-Shakespearean shibari harness he's subjected to

and a public punishment with penetrating potential 

and for which the emptying of his bladder is sensible preparation.

 ~

I can't make out the artist's monogram to give him full credit and a link, it looks like Jz and possibly a 't' too, plus a self-deprecating crown. His style is lush and attractive, very sensual and he breezes through a fine selection of relatively rare fetish interests in this brief tale. There's scope for a lot more direct eroticism too, but he leaves that to our imaginations. This work has the ring of youthfulness running through everything - the plot, the dialogue, the celeb casting and the milking (as it were) of rude, bodily functions. However the freshness, succinctness and originality of the piece is ample compensation.

Identification advice would be welcome.

check out the labels below for similar images at mitchmen

Art by Evinist 1 - Men Being Undressed

Evinist - Tentacle Ripped Pants

An impatient tentacle shreds the pants of a man it has captured, in order to get inside him. It's attack has revealed smooth, twin moons gleaming with perspiration (or maybe it's some fluid the tentacles excrete themselves). Surprisingly the victim himself seems more discomforted by us turning up to have a look at him than the multi-pronged attack itself. He's even able to ignore a tentacle coiling round his neck and probing his mouth.

This dramatic and highly erotic, undressing image with a focus on the butt is typical of Evinist's work. Undressing men is a recurring theme, but ripping clothes apart is just one way, gentler methods also get much deserved attention. 

The artist's original colours here were a bit gaudy for me so I toned them down a bit.

Evinist - Dress Down Friday

This image seems to portray the fantasy of the office junior seducing the dishy boss. He looks as if he might be restrained to prevent dissent although his face doesn't express reluctance, puzzlement maybe. The unusual Ikea-style, picture speech bubble actually looks as if it might be expressing the opposite - the devoted partner sending him off to work perfectly dressed - but that's not quite as interesting as seduction!

The younger man's purple hair and elfin features are a bit left of field, Evinist always seems to have one foot in fantasy land, but you can't complain about those muscled arms and pecs. 

Evinist - Officer Undressing

A Muscular chest pushing out through an unbuttoned shirt is always a sight to set the pulse racing and there's no ambiguity about the direction of travel here. The hunky, highly decorated, 'Overwatch' Officer is being given a little encouragement to undress by an unseen companion with masculine fingers.  The sensual extraction of his neck-tie, potentially a hint of bondage kink, looks as if it is having a profound effect on him. He's eagerly loosing all his clothes simultaneously, without actually taking any of them off, not even his gloves! 

Evinist - Rising Moons

This warrior has just received a decoration for his gallantry, but since his 'uniform' doesn't actually cover his chest, the Disneyesque monarch has been obliged to attach it to his nipple ring. It's a scene reminiscent of Etienne's famous Cadet Parade where the naked soldier didn't even have a ring to fall back on (as it were). 

Understandably the performance of this tricky task by the monarch and the undeniable valour of the soldier being honoured has tempted the ruler to investigate his other qualities in more depth. However, the release of the soldier's pants and the prospect of a Royal invasion seems to have found a chink in the hero's armour. He politely resists and grits his teeth as groping, gloved hands descend on his bare ass.

This imagery with loosened trousers dropping to reveal the warrior's backside is very sexy.

Evinist - Office Grope

A similar scene plays out in our 'office' scenario, where the sexy send off kiss has sparked a reaction that's going to make the boss late for work and leave his house boy feeling slightly uncomfortable as he sets about his house-keeping chores for the day. 

Evinist - Office Bondage 1

In this storyline the boss is seduced by 'Jordan' who might be one of his workers or a window cleaner for all I know, but I suppose is probably a high flying gaming hero. The old tie-pulling routine and open shirt bait always works a treat.

This is a nicely drawn image with it's not very subtle power play a very traditional characterisation. Evinist's austere, spikey characterisations, especially in black and white, leave me wishing for something more substantial and rounded.

Evinist - Office Bondage

In this image the manipulated 'boss' belatedly reasserts his authority (as was expected by Jordan, no doubt). The suit is so excited by the impertinent manipulations that he is simultaneously trying to tie Jordan's hands together while groping him. His fingers play on the front contours of Jordan's underwear, preparing to hook into the waistband so it can be eased down his thighs, like his trousers have been.

There's more images in all these series at the link below.

Officer's Bondage strip

It's Soldier 76 here discovering the delights of being undressed while in bondage. In his case though, and judging by his expression, his captor doesn't have pleasure in mind. Not Soldier 76's pleasure anyway. Such is the life of a hero. 

His dress uniform (what's left of it) supplies a sense of military pomp and dignity but it's being stripped from him, bit by bit, mocking his pretentions. The drooping belt is all that's left below the waist, but makes a convenient cover for his unmentionable bits and at the same time forms a visual substitute for them that's actually very sexy. It's the nearest this artist gets to frontals. That loose fit around the bottom is a variation of the sagging, investiture trousers and almost as sexy.

Evanist - Cuffed and exposed

The bedsheets shown here suggest this handcuffed hero is in more imminent 'danger'.

He foolishly wore tights featuring a V-shaped, cleavage teasing, waistline design at the rear.

(Or maybe he accidentally put them on back-to-front, heroes do that too, you know!) 

Understandably his captor has given them an extra tug downwards to see more 

and hopefully instil a chilling sense of anticipation and dread in his captive's psyche.

The reward is a titillating glimpse of buttock cleavage

The jockstrap worn underneath might have come as a surprise 

(surely only a very modest hero would sport a VPL? That needs to go!) 

Evinist - Thief

This is probably my favourite undressing picture by this artist, the sense of being overwhelmed by predators is excellent and the facial characterisation is different and interesting. However, it's a perplexing image to decipher. The shoulder harness suggests that the victim is another Government Agent saving the world from villains and non-humans. However his captors appear to be showering him with money, tucking some coins into his underwear as though he were a stripper. But he is not undressing himself, they are undressing him. 

I suppose there's a complex sort of humiliation logic in forcing a warrior to become a stripper.

But, meanwhile the caption says 'Thief'. 

As Manuel might say, "Que?"

EVINIST - Lantern Bondage 2

Masked men don't thrill me by and large, but muscled guys in skin-tight outfits do.

Especially when their superpowers are suppressed by densely woven, tight bondage.

Suspension in this state just adds to the super-humiliation and provides an opportunity for 

the artist to showcase a passion for shapely butts (and no VPL I might add!).

The colouring is very successful here. The shibari rope patterns are neat and very clear and the roping passing between Green Lantern's crotch adds a distinctly erotic twist to the hero's predicament. I must say that the face ropes are a new idea for me.

Part 2 of this post (pending) looks at Evinist's take on hero humiliation in more depth.

Evinist posts at Twitter