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Monday, 20 January 2025

All Time Most Popular Post in 2024 (MPP3)

 
"A judge caused a surprise in this year's IFNB Open, Western Semi-Final by going on stage and confronting the contestants. Gerry Kabalski (Idaho) said later that the unexpected intervention put him off his stroke and ruined his chances, but the Judges dismissed his appeal on the grounds that it was the same for everyone. Judge Trumble was subsequently suspended"
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 Art by this year's winner for the sixth year running, IFNB.
 
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I've flipped the 'all time' popularity listings this year to give precedence to hit rates averaged out over the number of years since publication. This is a method that gives recent articles the same chance as older ones. I have retained the 'total number of hits since publication' but as a secondary measure, since it has reached a point where older articles have established unassailable totals.
 
 
Table 1
Articles with the Highest Average Hits per Year Since Publication (2024)
 
Article
Year
Published
Ave Hits per year
Position
(& last year)
'Total Hits' position
2018
8226
1 (1)
2
2017
7209
2 (2)
1
2020

4140
3 (3)
13
Homoeros Gallery Guide
2018
3981
4 (4)
7
Milking Factories - 3
2018
3937
5 (5)
6
2012
3643
6 (6)
3
Ain Postolos - Milking Fact Workers
2024
3130
NEW
n/a
2016
2771
7 (7)
9
2019
2664
8 (8)
14
A-Z of Fetish Artists – Mike Carcel
2010
2438
9 (10)
5
The Art of BrosFate – 3
2020
2408
10 (9)
22
2018

2362
11 (12)

16
A-Z of Fetish Artists - Cavelo
2008
2358
12 (14) 
4
2020
2222
13 (11)
28
The Art of Amalaric – 3 Hunks & Manipulators
2020
1966
14 (15) 
40
The Art of Homoeros - 1 (Beefcake Boys)
2018
1782
15 (18)
26
2021
1777
16 (13)
78
2018
1729
17 (20)
23
A New Life For Our Air Force Boys
2017
1665
18 (-)
21
2019
1608
19 (-)
35
A Christmas Criminal
2015
1593
20 (-)
17
Stats compiled 31/12/24
Short cut to Last Years Table

IFNB and Milking Factory topped the table again this year and continue to outscore every other post in the blog on a regular basis. The gap between these two closed a little, but the the chasing pack have been falling further and further behind. All of the top 8 articles kept the same position but there was much jostling further down.

 The two top articles benefitted from new posts on the same subject in 2024 (IFNB Newsletter and the continuing stream of Milking Factory posts). Other entries which benefited from 'connected articles' were Homoeros, Etienne, Brosfate and Chirenon's 'Air Force Boys' which re-entered the chart after a two year absence thanks to it's linkage with Etiennes 'Sailor Beware' story and it's Royale Studio spin-off. There are 3 articles about Homoeros' work in the table and 2 by Brosfate.

 Amalaric stormed this chart back in 2021 and has kept it's 3rd position just behind the two leaders without any extra support this year, a measure of genuine lasting popularity. Amalaric has 2 articles in the chart. Three older stalwarts of the chart have also been quietly maintaining their positions without any extra publicity - Priapus at 6, MCarcel at 9 (up 1) and Cavelo at 12 (up 2). The resurgence of the last two is remarkable, considering that they are the oldest articles in this top 20, no less than 14 and 16 years old and still going strong!

There were three new entries this year, or rather, three 'returners' who ejected more recent upstarts who haven't sustained their early successes (Roa, Planet Gay and Brick). They were replaced by Milking Factory 5 and Airforce Boys (both after one year out) and my own 'Christmas Criminal' (last here in 2020) which I gave a modest plug this Christmas on 'X'. The departers look likely to be followed next time by the only photographic article in the table, 'Come and Get It!', which has become redundant with the transfer of Royale Studio material to the new Royale blog

I don't count articles less than one year old in this table. I have indicated where they would have registered in orange but Ain Postolos score is artificial, it exceeds the number of real hits he has had so far, due to being published less than a year ago.

The entry level to this table is 1593 down from 1862 last year. It's well within the range of Ain Postolos if he can keep up with his first year score of 1475 in the future.

The A-Z Index of Artists at mitchmen hit score presently averages 10,777


Table 2 mitchmen Articles With Most Hits Since Publication to end 2024

Posn
(last yr)
Title of Post
(& link)
Year of
Pub'n
Cum
Hits
Hits in 2024
1 (2)
2017 
56,740 
5355
2 (1)
IFNB – A Fantasy World of Bodybuilders2018
56,095
4338
3 (3)
2012 
46,311
1936
4 (4)
2008
39,193
2572
5 (5)
2010
35,595
1100
6 (6)
2018
26,027
1170
7 (7)
2018
24,096
909
8 (8)
2009
23,524
567
9 (9)
2016
22,590
933
10 (10)
2010
20,287
586
11 (11)
2009
20,044
 716
12 (13)
2008
18,080
2671
13 (12)
The Art of Amalaric 1 - A Slave To Passion
2020
18,034
2169
14 (15)
2019
15,882
1489
15 (14)
2010
15,289
537
16 (18)
2018
15,049
2001
17 (17)
2015
14,389
608
18 (16)
A-Z of Fetish Artists – The Hun
2009
14,258
369
19 (19)
2009
12,891
578
20 (20)
2009
12,532
403
 
This year again it was pretty much 'as you were' in the all-time table of total hits with the notable exception of Milking Factories-1 which reclaimed the No 1 spot it had in 2022, returning IFNB to second place (and closing the gap in Table 1). These two continue to pull away strongly from the rest of the pack, who are now a long, long way behind them. 
 
This table has a number of older articles which no longer feature in Table 1, but have built up big totals in earlier years which are almost unassailable by new ones. Thus Brick's resurgence here, prompted by the release of new work in 2023 and continued in 2024, doesn't register in Table 1, where under-performance in earlier years depresses it's rating . He nudged past Amalaric's 'Slave to Passion' into 12th place and is closing in on Franco and Malex (two other old-timers). Further down, Homoeros (Art of the Cross) swapped places with The Hun, rising to 16th position and more than reclaiming the ground he lost last year. 
 
The Milking Factory series has 3 entries in this table and all consolidated their positions in the top 20 with Milking Factory No 4 overtaking Martin of Holland to take 14th place. Milking Factory No 2 is just outside the top 20. Homoeros is the only artist to have two dedicated articles in the top 20, although Kalabro contributed to 'Milking Factory 1' as well as his dedicated article, so he has a comparable claim.

There were no new entries to the top 20 once again this year, but there's a gaggle of contenders just outside and performing strongly (including 'Airforce Boys' and Brosfate 3). The bottom two articles, Kalabro and The Hun, are now vulnerable to this wave.

The entry level to this all-time top 20 is now 12,532 about 400 more than last year. It's about 10 times the winning total of the new posts in 2023 and 2024 which is why I have switched to the annual hit rates as the principal measure of 'all time' performance.
 
The mitchmen  'Index of Artists' page reached 99,300 hits at the end of 2024, a 13% rise (compared with 13% last time also). It would have earned top spot in this ranking if I counted it as a post.

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mitchmen blog was first published in 2008 and ten of the sixteen years since then are now represented in this survey, the missing years between 2008 and 2022 are shown below
**These articles have yet to score enough hits to register in the table properly, I don't count every score less than 2000 hits. 2000 is position 402 currently.

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The articles I post to this blog are very much based on my own interests and fancies but the results of this survey do help me plan future offerings. My readers preferences doesn't always match my own (where are Les, JoeT and Link?). Nevertheless it's gratifying to see such interest in the great gay fetish artists who often have a fairly low visibility on the web.

Remember, this comparison is only made for entertainment, since I don't really know how accurate Google's stats are, they don't seem to add up to the overall hits at the blog and I suspect they don't count the activity of people who just browse through the blog roll.

Thanks to all of you for your continuing interest and support.
 
This annual set of articles is made up of 3 charts
MPP3 - Most Popular Post of All Time (i.e. cumulative performance)
that's this article!
 
Charts and reviews for earlier years can be accessed by clicking the 'MPP' label below

Tuesday, 14 January 2025

Most Popular Post of 2024 (MPP2)

KW - The Farm

Above: KW's 'The Farm' headlined the first 'Milking Factory' article,
which was the most visited of all the posts at mitchmen in 2024. 

 The table below lists the top 20. Commentary notes follow. 
(Titles have links to the original posts ).


 
TABLE 1 - Top 20 Posts at mitchmen (in 2024)
 
Rank (last yr)
Title (+link)
Total Hits
Last year
Pub Date
Note
1 (1)
5355
7506
2017
 1,5a
2 (2)
4338
7187
2018
 1, 5b
3 (3)
2671
4332
2008
 1
4 (6)
2572
2316
2008
 1
 5 (5)
2169
2551
2020
5c
6 (12)
2001
1420
2018
1, 4
7 (4)
1936
2604
2012
 6
8 (9)
1489
1502
2019
5 a
NEW
Ain Postolos - Milking Factory Recruits
1475
-
2024
2 ,5
9 (8)
1314
1549
2020
5c
10 (10)
1170
1466
2018
5a
11 (-)
1127
552
2023
3
12 (11)
1100
1437
2010
1
13 (19)
1088
1092
2020
5b
14 (13)
999
1350
2020 
6
15 (18)
965
1098
2018
5a
16 (-)
955
763
2017
4
NEW
955
-
2024
2, 5b
17 (-)
Etienne/Stephen – Index to Articles
933
786
2016
 4
18 (-)
Art by Shenguanlin
929
501
2023
3
19 (15)
916
1200
2020
 6
20 (-)
The Art of Homoeros -1 (Beefcake Boys)
911
779
2018
4
 
(Stats collected on 31st December 2024) 

1
Since this table covers all 2000 posts at mitchmen, you would expect it to be quite volatile with new visitors bringing different interests to the fore, but in recent years it has been remarkably stable. In 2024 the 3 most visited posts were exactly the same as last year, with the first two well ahead of everyone else.
 
The rest of the top 10 were also the same but shuffled positions, except for 'Homoeros - Art of Crucifixion' which entered the top 10, rising six places to No 6. It replaced The Art of 'Muscle' Matt -1 which dramatically dropped out of the top 20 altogether after a run of popularity in the last couple of years. 
 
Amazingly, two of the top 10 articles date from as far back as 2008 and none are more recent than 2020. This blog is retrospective in character but it's remarkable that so many of the classic fetish artists, like Brick, Cavelo and Mike Carcel, remain more popular than the many accomplished, newer ones. They share the same characteristic of being 'old-fashioned' art created by hand, not a keyboard. Computer techniques but don't seem able yet to capture that elusive element of authenticity and personality that creates lasting appeal. At the same time the repetition is a little depressing, I don't want this blog to become stale and fossilised!
 
2

As usual, I have hived off 2024's new posts into a table of their own (MPP1) because their initial flush of visits can mask the wider picture. I have shown where they would have appeared, however, with entries in orange. Onlt two qualified, 'Ain Postolos - Milking Factory Recruits' would have taken 9th position leaving 'IFNB Newsletter' to share a revised 17th spot with Chirenon's enslaved Air Force Boys. It's hits in the second year and onwards that separate the new wheat from the chaff  but, encouragingly, last year's winner of the new post category - 'Slave Training 11 – Cockaphobia' did well again, finishing just outside the top 20. The 2022 winner 'Brick's Slave Academy' also finished in the top 30.

3

In this sea of tranquillity, Shenguanlin managed to make a splash with two new entries at 11 and 18. His articles from 2023 were the only ones in the top 20 more recent than 2020. The first of his them probably got an extra boost from being part of the popular milking factory series (see 5 below). His art is high fetish and hits the button in the earthiest way imaginable. His brand of domination might not be everyone's cup of tea (if I may use that expression) but it's welcome here.

4
 
 The other 3 'new' entries were actually returning to former glories. 'Etienne's Article Index' at 17 dates from 2016 and was unexpectedly top of this chart in 2020. It's resurgence is probably attributable to the flurry of articles at the blog related to his 'Sailor Beware' story, notably Planet Gay's re-interpretation of the desert trek inflicted on the captive, Navy boys. 
 
Planet Gay's article also helped to pull Chirenon's Air Force boys back into the top 20 for the first time since 2020 (at 16). I used his image to promote the subject of desert abductions on 'X' and it seems to have drawn some new admirers. More about 'X' in the summary at the end of this post.
 
Homoeros' crucifixion images have an enduring popularity but his more vanilla work in the 'Beefcake Boys' post was last in this chart in 2020. It's the lead article for my series about him so it will tend to attract readers with an general interest in his work, they were prompted this year by the sexy 'Ross in Trouble' images that I featured in January.
 
 
5
 
The 'Milking Factory' series has been hugely popular at this blog for several years now, so much so that it's hard to find something new to say about it! No 1 in the series finished in top spot again this year. It benefits from being the entry point for the whole series, but other MF articles claimed 4 more positions in their own right and together they made up 25% of the table. That's not even counting the new article (featuring AI images for the first time) by Ain Postolos.

The IFNB series is smaller, only 3 articles, so claiming 2 places in the chart (again not counting the newest one) is arguably an even greater achievement. It's in the nature of this field for talented artists to disappear without trace (having shot their load you might say), but this one, with his dry, witty commentaries is particularly missed. I attempted to emulate his style in IFNB3, but it's not the same.

Amalaric shouldn't be forgotten either with 2 articles steady in the top 10 reflecting the continued popularity of his photo manipulations. 

6

The table is completed by a trio of talented artists with very different styles. Priapus of Milet is a familiar name here, a long time champion in the 'all time' table. He has moved with the times and it's hard to credit that his very modern style originated back in 2012. He's probably the greatest story-teller since Tagame, but with a more sophisticated, almost cosy line in threat and sexuality.

Brosfate at one time was the great rival to Amalaric in this table. He has slipped behind a little this year but his art too has evolved considerably and it's continued, deep-rooted popularity is well attested by 2 entries in the separate New Post category (MPP1).

Black Prof is a relative new boy but his cartoon-based bondage imagery is a visual delight. He exploits the medium to add drama and clarity. It's not really 'gay' art at all but he has the clever knack of making it seem so.
 
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9 different years are represented in this year's table. There are no  photographic entries this year, but 5 are by photo-manipulators. 6 are by renderers, 7 by traditional artists (I have included Shenguanlin here)  and 2 cartoonists. Together they represent the usual, eclectic range of interests.  

The mitchmen 'Index of Artists' page recorded 11710 hits in 2024, up 16% on 2023,but in line with the long term average. It would have easily taken top place in the top 20 table. I'm glad visitors are still finding the index useful and hope it will lead many more newcomers to a fantastic heritage of gay art they didn't know about. Perhaps reflecting that phenomenon, the 77 individual articles which registered increased hits reads like a revival of all the old classics:- Naomichi (+283%), Manflesh, Etienne (Sailor Beware), Nath66, Ehrlich, Rex, Homoeros, Quaintance, Teddy of Paris, Tom of Finland, Tagame, Sabian and Ulf. They were interspersed with a gaggle of my own captioned images.
 
  Overall hit counts at the blog, however, declined further this year by 20%. I believe this is mainly due to Google imposing sign-in barriers and also perhaps to the rising popularity of other outlets. I suppose my opening comments might also be taken as implying that recent articles may not as interesting or original as they used to be. 
 
The decline prompted me to engage in some promotional activity by starting to post 'tasters' regularly on 'X', which has become a haven for fetish artists of late. I was surprised by the traffic levels there and initial results gave me much food for thought. The captioned image, 'After The Parade', which I posted on both platforms in December has presently attracted 85 hits on blogger and 1,300 on 'X'. An image from 'Cowboy folio No 8' has 136 hits on blogger and 403 (plus 4 'likes') on 'X'.  
 
Posting at X requires a lot less effort and it's a good exercise in brevity for me, but it's format is not suitable for in-depth articles like this, so I don't envisage defecting there completely. There is some evidence that my posting there has improved footfall at this blog where visitors face exactly the same entry barriers as X. Hopefully the superior image display of blogger will keep them interested once they find me. Only time will tell. There's now a growing trend now, for artists to move on from 'X' to BSky Social which is a similar platform without the uninvited political views. I'll wait and see in that department.

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 Next time I will reveal the most popular mitchmen post of all time, based on cumulative hits,

To look at other charts for earlier years just click on the MPP label at the foot of this post.

Thanks to all of you for your continuing interest and support of mitchmen blog.


Keep the restraint tight in 2024!


Wednesday, 8 January 2025

Most Popular New Post of 2024 (MPP1)

Ain Postolous - Dungeon Bondage

An unusual fetish scene from this year's winner. Not a milking Factory, but it looks like a private creamery to me, with interesting stereotyping. Notice the twin ball ties - advanced stuff!
~

The table below lists the most popular of the new mitchmen posts during 2024. I'm sticking with last year's method of simply counting hits with a mention of other factors in the notes.

(Titles have links to the original posts, column 4 shows hit rate ranking
On mobiles the table is best viewed by turning your phone sideways)

 
TABLE 1 - Top 20 New Posts of 2024 at mitchmen
 
Rank
Title (+link)
Total Hits
Hit Rate Ranking
Pub Month
Note
1
Ain Postolos - Recruiting Workers for the Milking Factory
1475
1
July
1
2
IFNB 3 - Naked Bodybuilders Newsletter
955
9
Feb
2
3
Art by Aizenhower
744
12
Apr
3
4
Art by JomsViking 1
735
17
Jan
4
 5
Defeated Army Enslaved
698
13
Apr
4
6
Enslaved Sailors by Planet Gay
635
2
Jul
1
7
Art by Catweazle
633
7
Jun
6
8
Milking Factory R&D (No18)
594
3
Jul
5
9
Milking Factory 16 by Gorounaoki
571
14
Apr
5
10
Brosfate 5 – The Art of Control
546
4
Jul
6
     11Mitchell's Cowboy Folio 8
516
18
Apr
4
12
Captivity Art by Eclyom
508
16
May
6
13
The Art of Uruonurun - 1 Heroic Endings
503
5
Aug
3
14
Brosfate – Recent Highlights
484
10
Jul
6
15
The Art of Uruonurun – 2
461
6
Aug
3
16
Vintage Bondage – James Seely
459
19
May
7
17
Homoeros – Ross In Trouble
453
21
Feb
6
18
Art by JomsViking 3
449
20
Mar
4
19
Roman Prisoners of War
429
15
Jul
1
20
Etienne's 'Sailor Beware' and Royale Studio
428
23
Jan
1
 
(Stats collected on 31st Dec 2024) 

NOTES
 1.
 
2024 was the year AI art really made its mark and Ain Postolos was the runaway winner of  the 'Most Popular New Post' with the 'Recruiting Workers' article, a group of images which I cunningly wove into the Milking Factory saga, although strictly speaking, they are not true factory depictions. His winning total comfortably exceeded last year's winner (as did the runner-up). A separate Ain post with a better 'factory' feel - 'Milking Factory 19' failed to make the cut, but his present popularity is underlined by the continuing success of his debut post at mitchmen. 'The Season of Chastity' from Christmas of last year racked up 589 hits in 2024 alone, a total which would have propelled it into the top ten if I had admitted it. Its hit rate would have placed it just inside the top 20. This artist's work is extraordinarily sexy and he shares Absolut Bleu's love of exaggeration to almost unpublishable lengths. However, AI can trap artists into churning out more of the same, I hope he will broaden his range of subjects in the new year. 
 
Two other AI posts made the top 20 - Planet Gay's reworking of an image from Etienne's marvellous 'Sailor Beware' story (at 6) and some images from 'Roman Prisoners of War', an anonymous artist (at 19). The Planet Gay post actually finished second in the 'rate' table, which takes account of time since publication. Coincidentally, it's subject, 'Sailor Beware' featured in another post (at 20) that presented fragments of a rediscovered, original version from the 1960s and linked it to Royale Studio's 'Shanghai'd Sailor' storyette (also newly-unearthed this year from early beefcake magazines). Posts about Royale Studio have now moved to the new Royale and Hussar blog.
 
2
 
There was a case of déjà vu next in the table with 'IFNB newsletter', the third in my series of articles about the 'International Federation of Naked Bodybuilders'. It finished as runner-up. I attempted to re-create the original fantasy and feel of the now-defunct IFNB website in this article and am pleased that it went down well with the fans who sorely miss the wit and craft of the original author. It's already showing signs of longevity, posting more hits in December than any other month since it was posted in February.
 
3

Third spot this year somewhat surprised me. Aizenhower's art veers between truly sensual imagery and outright cartoonery with fetish interests occasionally blended in. It's good, otherwise I wouldn't have featured it here, but doesn't strike me as blockbuster material. However, his result speaks for itself.  
 
Uruonurun has a similar cartoon-driven style, but his hunting ground is 'young superhero' territory rather than Aizenhower's more romantic, retrospective fantasies. Uruonurun's images are much more sexy, however, and seemed to be enthusiastically received by mitchmen readers. He got two articles into the table, and at one point I thought he was going to have a tilt at top spot. They ended up at 5th and 6th in the hit rate table, but only made 13th and 15th positions based on total hit counts. 

 
4
Traditional, pencil on paper art was well represented this year by JomsViking with two posts that finished at 4 and 18 (with a third, Part 2 just missing the cut). It gives him a valid claim to be regarded as 'Artist of the Year', especially if you side with the AI nay-sayers! His comic style takes some getting into, there's no colour, the individual images are small, and he doesn't set out to be pretty, but there are some sexy gems lurking amongst the frames and the underlying abduction storylines are compelling

More traditional art is also represented in the table by my own 'Cowboy Folio No 8', placed at 11. I regarded the two images in this post as interesting ideas that hadn't developed into full pictures, but I polished them up for publication and gave them an AI gloss and am delighted with this result. A number of other posts in this series were also well received and one of my attempts at pure AI art, 'Experiment with a Swimmer' almost got into the top 20, scoring 406, so it's been a satisfying year for me. Both these were probably bolstered by some exposure on 'X', of which more in the next post
 
Perhaps the most surprising event this year was the first appearance of a truly traditional, painted, 'old master' artwork in the table. I think it's the first to even figure in the blog, let alone the top 20 table. 'Romans Under The Yoke' by Glyre headlined the 'Defeated Army Enslaved' post, which finished in 5th position. His treatment of the extraordinary mass humiliation of the Roman Army was as sensationalist as my post title, with fearful men passing under the severed heads of their comrades, so it's perhaps not so surprising that my readers should enjoy it! By chance, it happened to appear at almost the same time as the 'Roman Prisoners of War', some AI art (at 19) which perhaps shows there's never anything truly new.

5

Milking Factory posts have dominated this table in recent years, and they took 3 places this year, including Ain Postolos in top spot. Arguably though, Gorounaoki in 9th place was the most authentic of them, with a row of restrained captives giving their all, whereas 'R&D' in 8th position and Ain at the top illustrated 'behind the scenes' processes. I expect to see more fireworks from this series of posts in the 'all-comers' and 'all-time' tables.

6
 
Despite the AI-surge (if you'll pardon that expression), rendering continued to be well represented in the table led by another newcomer, Catweazle at 7 with his man v monster mini-epics which rely on the popular, fetish theme of 'man in mortal danger, dressed only in skimpy clothing'. His images are not gay nor overtly sexual but are nevertheless very sexy, and I accorded them 3 articles, unable to leave the subject alone. 'Leaves you wanting more' is an accolade for any artist. 

Brosfate returned with two articles at 10 and 14 illustrating his continued progress in refining his technique with some truly stunning, new imagery. He made his name with 'Captured Soldier' but recent work has featured some promising domination storylines which only lack a similar dark intensity and maturity in the visual concept.

Some of Eclyon's art (at 12) will have been familiar to old hands, but I was pleasantly surprised to discover some experiments with epic-style, historical scenarios that bore comparison with PlanetGay's enslaved Egyptian adventurers

The final render contributor is our old friend, Homoeros at 17. My 'Ross in Trouble' post was insubstantial, simply drawing attention to his new series, which felt like he was striking new ground in terms of the intimacy and intensity of the punishment scenario. That it should do so well is a tribute to the popularity of Mr H.

7

A photographic entry took top spot in this table last year, but this year's sole representative of that genre (excluding the IFNB photoshop post) was the first part of my profile of the vintage model James Seely, which finished in 16th place. I confess that I was captivated by his expressive face and sexy physique, and am relieved that it seems I'm not alone!

~

This year's table features articles based on photographs, comics, cartoons, renders, traditional art and AI. The wealth of gay, artistic talent enhances all of our lives in difficult times. Long may it continue!

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Next time - The most viewed post of  all the posts at mitchmen during 2024. 
 
 
A big, big Thank You! 
to all my readers for your interest in my blog, 
I hope mitchmen has managed to divert you from the tribulations of the world in 2025
 
This png image - Fireworks Transparent Clip Art, is available for free download
 
 

 HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

from mitchmen blog

Saturday, 30 November 2024

Jero again - Mixed Fortunes

Jero - Spanking The Apprentice

 Jero's latest spanking images cement his position amongst the great artists of this genre, building on the spectacular 'Chase at the Spank Clinic' featured in Part 2 of this series. This image is part of a new group featuring OTK hand spanking and is the best one in my view because it locates the action in a building construction site and populates it with suitably butch hunks. I'm living in the middle of a building site at the moment and can vouch for the authenticity of clashes of temperaments between workmen and their foremen. I haven't yet witnessed an outcome such as this, nor such a hunky workman, but I live in hopes!



Jero - Spanking Fundamentals - Special Attention

The remaining images in this spanking group are centred on some sort of further education establishment and thankfully Jero makes it clear that these men are of an age. An age where they do not expect to be spanked and are not awed by their instructors. Quite how they end up, therefore, over the man's knee in little or no clothing as guinea pigs in a spanking demo is not clear. I suppose it can be put down to male bravado but that will  not impress their peers when agony is seen to kick in. An involuntary ejaculation in front of them all would be an even more embarrassing outcome. But it might earn him new friends! 

These images owe a lot to Franco of course but Jero puts his own stamp on them. If you look at the links below you should be able to find more explicit variants where the spankee is unable to contain his sexual pleasure at being dominated and punished by another man.



Jero - Milking Station

Some excellent milking scenarios also feature amongst Jero's latest work. This machine is a great design and I love the big beast of a man he has created for it to drain. Indeed his oversize reproductive equipment suggests he might have been especially bred (or adapted) to be a prolific producer. The positioning of the restraints and the anal post imposes a forward arching pose on him that must be stressful but the curve of his body makes a pleasing intersection with the draining tube, creating the impression of an eagerness to defy restraint and enter the sheath to give up his juice. He stands astride the machine and an arm that connects the front and rear devices passes between his legs. It looks as if the arm can rock to simultaneously stimulate and milk him. The chunky design of the extractor seems complex but low tech and the grubby surroundings of the milking pen add to the impression of a business-like exploitation of the unfortunate 'bull'.

There's a great animated version of this image at 'X'


Jero - Rest Time is Over

It's nice to see that this establishment recognises the limitations of even the biggest of men and has allowed this one rest periods to recover and recharge. You can see the care with which the young, neatly clad attendant replaces the extraction tube over his beefy milker's cock, presumably having just refreshed its lube and fluffed it back into arousal. 

The horrified expression on the milk provider's face reflects his knowledge that the pleasure of a rest period and the brief touch of a human hand is about to be followed by a lengthy shift of repetitive service to the insatiable demands of the machine.


Jero - Locker Room Excitement

It's tough on young jocks, boiling with testosterone-driven impulses that they have been forbidden to discharge in the romantic domain. They can be distracted from them by sporting exertions and cold showers but only temporarily. Fortunately the Locker Room provides a haven for indulging in illicit relief. But even there, the presence of other young men, even if doing exactly the same thing, is a minefield creating temptations of it's own and risks of being misunderstood in many ways.  


Jero - Meagre Output

What College Jock therefore could resist the offer of a chance to jerk off openly in a non-judgemental situation and earn himself a better grade for his trouble? This young man is too inexperienced to realise that the process that gives him so much pleasure and makes such a mess in his pants, actually produces rather small quantities of fluid, so the task of filling a pint-sized jar to gain his credits is proving to be more draining than he imagined it would when he volunteered. The figures on the screen spell it out for him and confronted with that physical reality he learns a useful life lesson and feels doubts about his vaunted, physical abilities that never occurred to him before.

This accommodating Professor is straight out of the Franco playbook of course. Those who manipulate young men in this way do not cast their volunteers aside lightly. He's rigged his machine to stimulate and create pleasure to keep him going as long as possible, but there's a also back-up function that won't release him until he's finished the job. Looks like a long night ahead.


Jero - Milking Assistant

This variation on the theme seems to envisage a public 'donation station' where any man can just walk in and plug in. The machine itself is entirely self-serving but the visual stimulation displayed on the screen may not cover every man's interests. It's nice to know that there's a medically trained assistant on hand to cater for 'special needs' and help those who falter. Unfortunately the privacy of the donation room also provides tempting opportunities for less professional interventions.


Jero - Do Not Let Him Cum

This fantasy is the direct opposite of endless milking torments. The Clinic is testing the ultimate effect of large doses of a new sexual stimulant when the subject is aroused but prevented from reaching orgasm. The volunteer is fed the substance via a drip and the dorky medic has been given the task of keeping the stud aroused but denying him release. As the intimidating matron leaves to attend to other matters, it seems the Orderly is as much part of the experiment as the stud, presently thrashing about under his control and helpless, ready to unleash his pent-up desires on the first viable recipient. 


Jero - A Jogger's Wrong Turn

Beds are dangerous places in Jero's universe, not the safe have we think they are. Here a jogger ponders his mistaken choice of a new route that led to him into this predicament. This is an AI upgrade of an earlier image by Jero and the jogger's silky shorts draped over the foot of the bed are one of the pleasing improvements. Also, unusually for AI, the skin tones have become more realistic. The scene outside has become wintery and cold as though reflecting the jogger's prospects in a long term perspective, not just the fleeting darkness of night, which featured in the earlier version. I have retained the original, more informative title, Jero changed it to "An Interesting Start To The Evening" for this one.


Jero - Left Alone By His Date

This guy is in a similar predicament, but it seems like he walked into it with his eyes wide open. The excitement of being tied up by a sexual partner has tempted many a man, attracted to the idea of being serviced and learning about the darker secrets of their partner. Jero has created a good impression of tight X-restraint here, not painful but highly restrictive. The way the outline of the foot end of the bed fits into the spread of his legs seems to amplify that sense of the young man being stretched. 

It's all too easy for the top to become bored or distracted in this situation. Being abandoned while some interesting toy or implement is retrieved is exciting for the captive, but being left for a phone call or a domestic task is frustrating, annoying even. But as his time alone stretches out, trust is tested. For the first time he looks at his restraints wondering if it is even possible for him to escape. Inner doubts may start to surface now - and possibly fears. Give him more time and he'll probably panic.


Jero - Leftovers

'Leftovers' puts forward an outcome you might not have thought of, with a Hotel fetish date turned into a fiendish prank by a Top who called Room Service to release his Bottom instead of doing it himself. The victim of this joke seems to be unaware that his partner is even gone, engrossed in the music while he waits for normal service to be resumed. The dorky bell boy summoned to 'fetch my bag' finds an situation that is amusing but you sense his mind is wondering if it's a golden opportunity that isn't going to come his way very often. This man may be someone very important. Is it worth risking his job to take advantage of his inviting view?


Jero - Homage to 'Military Ball' by Etienne

Jero is not the first gay artist to point out the potential danger of staying in shared accommodation. This image is an AI update of one of the opening images of Etienne's 'Military Ball' storyette (one to set alongside Planet-Gay's exciting enhancement of the desert abduction scene in Sailors Beware'). In the story, the sleeping Naval Cadet is gang-banged by a gang of West Pointer's in naval disguise. Supposedly, it's to rule him out of the upcoming Army v Navy Football match but we know better don't we?  

This image sees the intruders entering his bedroom. It's hard to improve on Etienne's original portrayal of the sleeping victim (below) but the AI version introduces more realism to his pose and some nice pec highlighting from the open door. The details of the  helmet and clothes rack are also corrected. The invaders though are not modelled in the same level of realism and the drama of their sudden entry, full of excitement, has been lost.

As far as I know he hasn't gone further into the story yet, but I'd hope to see more, this is one of Etienne's more scrappy works and much could be done to pull it together.


Etienne/Stephen's Original Military Ball image of the Invader's Entrance

Notice the weird proportions of the helmet hanging on the wall behind the door.


Jero - Yacht Accessory 

You'd think a sun bed on a private yacht would be safe from the outside interference which afflicts the men in the preceding images. The disparaging description of it's user in Jero's title does not detract from his decorative appeal, particularly when coated with oil and clad in a skimpy, red thong designed to draw the eye, which it undoubtedly will while he dozes in the sun. I suppose the implication is that he is the owner's lazy son or pick-up.


Jero - Yacht Accessory - Rough Seas

The sequel turns him into an object of a more explicitly sexual desire, helplessly bound with legs wide open, revealing more of the flimsy under-strap of his bikini. Is this the result of the crew rebelling? Or have they been boarded by pirates? He stares in horror as one of the ruffians prepares to join him on the sunbed, probably armed with a sharp blade or a pair of scissors to get that **** bikini off!

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