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Thursday, 10 July 2025

Index to Tom of Finland Articles

Tom of Finland - Stable Boy (1985)

I've seen this described as Tom's best picture. 
There's an endearing feeling of nostalgia as Tom's musclebound cop (his 'alter ego'),
extends a hand to the younger generation, each dressed for their own era. It brings new meaning to grooming. Tom was 65 when he drew this and AIDS was at it's height, decimating the gay community, so it seems an appropriate gesture. Note the envious horse!


My article on Tom of Finland
 in the 'A-Z of Fetish Artists' series comes in 9 parts
 

Careless men, Tom's harder edge, his technique and influences

The classic 'lost leathers' episodes - and some bizarre diversions, misogyny, husbands and hijackers

Man hunting leads Kake to the dungeon - and a story of revenge that doesn't fit

A final flourish of conflict and masculinity ends with a damp squib

The darker themes no-one wants to acknowledge

Stereotypes, sportsmen and the thrill of forbidden fraternisation

A final flowering in maturity

Part 8 - Tom's Thieves
Repeated misfortunes and a lasting obsession.

Part 9 - Tom's Fetish Credentials
Spanking, bondage and leather. Tom returns to the barricades. 

 
In addition, there are other articles about Tom of Finland here:-

 
Selected series 
 
Bar Predators, Bar Predators Revisited - reviewing and extending a popular series, arguably his best.
New unearthed artwork - 3 motorcyclists cavort in mud, from 1959
The Thieving Cowboy - bondage and spanking from 1957
The Mystery of Mr Universe - skulduggery and justice from 1961 
 
 
Drawing Style and Themes 
 
The Petulant Leatherman - surprising attitudes and unexpected emotions in one picture
Boot Worship  part of an article on another artist
Tailors and hidden eroticism - hero worship as a form of submissiveness.
Tom's SailorsTom's Sailors 2
Beards in Tom of Finland - their frequency and significance
Tom's Beard in the Pekka story 'Loggers'  - the ' Loggers' seduction scene
Tom and Fascism - The historical background
Classic Homoerotic Images - Leather Buddies
 
 
You can find further references and images by clicking on the 'Tom of Finland' label at the foot of the post or by using the search function (top right, sidebar column)
 
Originally published 21st Nov 2014 

Wednesday, 9 July 2025

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Jockinbignikes  - Omar, Your Delivery Driver

 

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Tuesday, 8 July 2025

What's at Adonis Male for mitchmen fans?

 This post is a guide to what you will find in the mitchmen Club at Adonis Male

The mitchmen Club is the principal archive of Mitchell's published stories and pictures. There are two sections - Images and Files. Most of Mitchell's pictures are published as illustrations to his stories, and the material at mitchmen Club is organised to reflect that. Thus, in the 'Images' section, the pictures are grouped by story into folders. The 'files' section contains a PDF for each story, with the images integrated into the text as it was originally published. 

There are also a few themed image folders containing pictures that don't belong in a story. 

These are the image folders as of June 2025:-

 

2007 Royal Navy Press Gang

A Royal Navy Captain decides to bring his crew up to strength by reviving the ancient tradition of sending out a Press Gang to forcibly recruit suitable men. 23 images.

 

The Pipe Frame

2007-2010 Bondage Furniture

 
  A collection of 12 ideas for furnishing your dungeon
 
 
 
 A collection of 14 images based on Tom's classic drawings but given a mitchmen flavour. 

   

 

2008 The Cactus Kid (Part-1)

 
How The Cactus Kid got his name - and lost his birthright. 
A young scientist is wrongly suspected of stealing gold from a rancher's land. 
19 images     
 
 
Tie Him to an Anchor 'Til He's Sober
 

2008 What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor?

 
The well-known Sea Shanty is given a 'mitchmen' twist 
with imagery derived from the traditional words - and some saucy new verses! 
22 images. 

 


2008 The Randy Erector

 
A poetic account of irregular behaviour on a building site. 
A Construction Site foreman takes drastic action to impose discipline on a randy builder. 
14 images
    


2008 The Strange case of Manley RFC

 
How a trainer's unorthodox training measures 
put Manley Rugby Football Club on the path to success. 
  15 images.
  
Boys on the Balcony

  2008-10 Loving feelings

 
A collection of 11 images by Mitchell exploring the many colours of gay love. 
  
 
Compulsory Cleansing

2008-13 S&M Clinic (with notes)

 
Following the publication of a damning report on the health of the nation's male population, the S&M Clinic summonses the men of the town for mandatory assessment (and treatment, if required) - for their own good. 61 images
 
 

Tough Guy Overpowered

2009 Neighbourhood Cops Fighting Crime

 
Crime levels have been rising relentlessly in Mitchville, but Commissioner Hardman has the answer. He's instructed his cops to introduce new '4S' powers:- Stop, Strip, Search and Secure, ready for transit to a 'no tolerance' holding centre, where they can be dealt with more thoroughly. The bad guys have no idea what is about to hit them!......... 57 images
 
 
The Guard's Temptation

2009 The Desert Rat

 
A short story about a 'Desert Rat' (i.e. A soldier in the British 8th Army fighting in North Africa during WW2). Sent to recce an enemy position, he is captured and interrogated. One of my earliest stories. 7 images.
 
 
Strip Search

2010 Fortunes of War

 
A British Army peace-keeping patrol stumble across suspicious activity in an alleyway.
15 images
 
 
 
Initiation

2010 The Legend of the Path of Pain

 
An Association of Leathermen realise that their numbers are declining and the organisation seems to be losing its old vitality. The leaders set out on a quest to rejuvenate the group. It climaxes in an audacious adventure which sets them on a new path, but not the one they had expected. 
An illustrated story in 7 parts with literary and legendary connections. 61 images.
 
 
Training Methods

2010-14 Sporting Losers

 
A Collection of 11 Short Stories built around images by Mitchell 
of Sporting Heroes in Trouble. 15 images.
 
 
 
Under The Moon

2011 Hunk On A Chaise

 
A story about a nightclub pick-up and the attraction of opposites. 15 images
 
  
 
Underwear Ad
    

2011-19 Naive Models

 
 
Four stories about the pitfalls of public performance. 7 images
 
 

2011 Squaddie Steve

 
The story of a Soldier Stripper whose audience chase him into the stern arms of the real Army. 
 14 images. A spin-off from Naive Models
 
 
Careful With The Candles

2011 This Christmas...... ......will be different!

 
A mitchmenesque, dysfunctional celebration of family, festive traditions
in a series of images.
 
 
The Olympic Torch Relay Makes A Detour

2012 London Olympics Sketchbook

 
14 stories inspired by the 2012 London Olympic Games. 
Covering a variety of sports with contemporary political comment 
 
 
Tempted By His Trunks

2012 Olympic Pool Pisser

 
A story of a swimmer who pissed in the Olympic Pool
 and paid the price (incomplete). 14 images
 
 
  
His Shorts Are In The Sin Bin, But Training Continues

2013 The PT Class

 
A collection of images about men in gym shorts and other gym gear 
learning lessons from their betters. 
Inspired by Royale Studio's 'PT Class'. 23 images
 
 
 
Strangers Sharing Their First Lesson

2013-16 The Flat Cap Gang 1 & 2

 
Long-running story about a young Policeman trying to solve the mystery of multiple disappearances of sportsmen and his fellow Officers. He finds himself discovering his sexuality at the same time. Meanwhile, his kidnapped police mentor undergoes the agonies of being trained for sexual service like a dog. (Ongoing). 97 images 
 

A Burglar's Christmas Lesson

2015 A Christmas Criminal

A complete story in colour. An unemployed man decides to get money for Christmas from those more fortunate than himself. But it leads to a torrid Christmas Eve. 

Not on Adonis Male yet, the link takes you to the serialisation at mitchmen blog. 41 images.

 

 

Caned By The Opposing Team

2017 Mitchell's 2nd XV Rugby Team

 
A series recounting episodes of life and customs in the mitchmen rugby league. 
15 players, 15 pictures, 15 rugby related 'incidents' to stir your imagination. 
A sort of sequel to the story of Manley RFC (my 1st XV).
 
 
Brick Regains Consciousness

2018 'Brick' and the Mad Scientists

 
The tragic story of a hard-up body builder who volunteers for a drug testing trial to pay his rent.
He finds it much harder than he expected.  32 images.
 
 
Tied To The Training Gate

Cowboy Folio

 
A compilation of Mitchell's drawings originally inspired by the Cowboy films and TV series of the 50s and 60s and their sexy protagonists - Ty Hardin (Bronco), Robert Fuller (Laramie), Clint Eastwood (Rawhide) and Clint Walker. Sadly, they didn't get stripped and tied up very often, so I thought I ought to put that right. (Ongoing, 24 currently) 

  

Humour

 
A collection of Mitchell's images with a humorous flavour. Some have been previously published as part of other series of stories. More will be added from time to time.  14 images.
 
 
The Night Visitor

Mitchmen in Colour

 
Occasionally I colour my images, this album contains 17 examples,
 including explicit ones which I can't publish at My Deviant Art Page
 
 
Jogger Horsewhipped for Trespassing

Spanking Gallery 1

 
A collection of 16 spanking images which are standalone and do not come from the stories.
 
 
 

Tightly Bound Collection

 
 Bondage is the central theme of Mitchell's art. 
Tight wrapping makes the captive male body into an art form.
Most of these images do not appear in the Stories. 

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Saturday, 5 July 2025

The Many Faces of James Seely

Last year I posted a series of articles showcasing the vintage model, James Seely (or Selig)
His spontaneous facial expressions in the pictures I found fascinated me as much as his sex appeal.
So much so that I couldn't resist playing with the imagery.
 
James Seely and Dave Hodge (AMG)
 
This is his look of 'I can't believe he just said that'
Dave's is the look of 'why do I have to break them all in?'


James Seely and Dave Hodge (AMG)

The AI-cartooniser brings out an extra dimension to both men's physiques
that's not so obvious in the original photograph - two very shapely bottoms 
with James's being definitely the bubbliest of the two.
 
 
James Seely and Dave Hodge (AMG)

Actually James doesn't look very worried, just a bit defensive. 



James Seely and Dave Hodge (AMG)
 
James is a big boy and seems a lot of fun, so you can't blame Dave for trying!
His expression here seems rather like 'I don't want to think about that sort of stuff'.

Meanwhile, back at the motorbike......
 
 
James Seely and Dave Hodge (AMG)

 Such innocence!
 

James Seely and Dave Hodge (AMG) - Naked Bikers


The look of domestic recriminations between two, very sore losers.



James Seely and John Manning

The contrasting looks of innocence and sexual experience
Innocence is an irresistible challenge
and as we know, experience usually triumphs over it.
 
 
James Seely and John Manning (AMG)

The look of appraisal - and of being appraised and feeling exposed. 
 
 
James Seely and John Manning (AMG)

 Torn between getting paid and getting out of here.
 
James Seely and John Manning (AMG)


Like a Boy Scout, James believes in being prepared.
 


James Seely and John Manning - Wrestling (AMG)

This is what is known as putting on a brave face.
 
 
James Seely and John Manning - Wrestling (AMG)

 
The James Seely series :
(with onward links) 

More Seely captions in 'Fun in the shower'

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   This No 33 in 'The Look' series at mitchmen blog,

click on the label at the foot of this post to view the others
or use the mitchmen search function (top right in sidebar)