Patrick Fillion (born 1973)
is a Canadian illustrator and writer of comic books with
erotic
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gay characters and themes.
Born in
Quebec
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, Fillion drew comic book art and nudes from an early age, but when he moved to
Vancouver
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in 1991 and became part of the gay community, his work went from mild to more explicit
erotica
Erotica is art, literature or photography that deals substantively with subject matter that is erotic, sexually stimulating or sexually arousing. Some critics regard pornography as a type of erotica, but many consider it to be different. Erot ...
. Over time, his style evolved to include more and more risqué subject matter that he developed into a line of self-published comics under the name Class Enterprises.
In 2004, Fillion and his partner Fraz created their own publishing company,
Class Comics, through which they release a wider range gay-themed erotic comics.
The exposure of Fillion's characters in
Montreal
Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...
's ''Zip'' magazine led to a deal with "mega distributor"
Bruno Gmünder
Bruno's GmbH (Bruno Gmünder GmbH) was a Berlin media company founded in 1981 as Bruno Gmünder Verlag. The German company produced media and products targeted toward gay men. Originally a Publishing, book publishing house, the firm became a glo ...
, who has released art books featuring Fillion's work entitled ''Heroes'', ''Mighty Males'' and ''Hot Chocolate''. The Class Comics titles are translated into
German
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by Gmünder, and into
French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France
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Arts and media
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by France-based publisher H&O Editions.
Fillion also continues to produce illustrations for several gay-themed publications, and has created artwork for numerous events and organizations.
Characters
Fillion's series characters are primarily young, muscled males with improbably large penises. Ethnically diverse, they find themselves in a plethora of dangerous and sexual situations, often involving equally sexualized
aliens and
supervillain
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s. First appearing in ''Magma Forces'' #5 (1986), Camili-Cat is the last of an alien humanoid species that is part feline. "Cam's homeworld was destroyed when he was just a child. Now he roams the galaxy in the hopes of someday finding other survivors of his species." Naked Justice is a well-endowed
superhero
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whose costume consists of only boots, long gloves and a mask. He first appeared in 2000's ''Ecstasy'' #1, and has appeared in two issues of his own series scripted by former ''Canadian Male'' magazine Editor-in-Chief Donald MacLean. Other characters include Deimos, a fallen Angel seeking absolution for his sins, and Ghostboy, who has the ability to dematerialize his molecules to phase through solid objects or become invisible.
Class Enterprises (1992–2003)
Class Comics (2003–)
Translated By H&O Editions (France)
Bruno Gmünder (Germany)
*''Heroes'' (Artbook, 2005)
*''Hot Chocolate'' (Artbook, 2005)
*''Mighty Males'' (English, 2005)
*''Mighty Males'' (German, 2005)
*''iLUSTrations: the Art of Patrick Fillion'' (Artbook, 2010)
;Castle Rain Entertainment
*''Jestercrow'' #2 (Cover illustration, 2001)
Mermaid and Avatar Press
;Mermaid
*''GoGo Boy'' #3 ( Backup 5-page story called "Mermaid Tales" and back cover, 1995)
;Avatar
Fillion illustrated a great deal of work for
Avatar Press
Avatar Press is an independent American comic book publisher founded in 1996 by William A. Christensen, and based in Rantoul, Illinois. It was originally known for publishing bad girl comics, such as ''Pandora'', ''Hellina'', ''Lookers'', ''The ...
in 2000, 2001 and 2002, some of which has yet to be printed. The items listed below are the items which have been released to date.
*''Avengelyne: Dark Depths'' #1/2 (Cover, 2001)
*''Avengelyne: Seraphicide'' #1/2 (Pax Romana Edition: Cover, 2002)
*''Hellina'' #0 (Variant cover, 2003)
*''Razor: Till I bleed Daylight'' #1 (Cover art, 2000)
*''Razor: Bleeding Heart'' #1 (Inside art, regular cover, 6 variant covers, 2001)
[''Razor: Bleeding Heart'' #1 incorrectly lists Patrick Fillion as writer; the actual writer of this particular edition is William Christensen.]
*''Threshold'' #26 (Lookers short story part 1 ) – 2000
*''Threshold'' #27 (Lookers short story part 1 ) – 2000
*''Threshold'' #37 (Adult and regular covers, "The Lookers: the Shaft of Dionysus" Part 1, 2000)
*''Threshold'' #38 (Adult and regular covers, "The Lookers: the Shaft of Dionysus" Part 2, 2000)
*''Twilight Raw'' #1 (Covers and additional inside art, 2000)
*''Twilight Raw'' #2 (Covers and additional inside art, 2000)
Magazines
*''All-Man Magazine'' (Various monthly illustrations, 2002–2004)
*''Black Inches'' magazine (Various monthly illustrations, 2002 – present)
*''Latin Inches'' magazine (Various monthly illustrations, 2002–present)
*''Handjobs'' magazine – (Short story illustrations, January 2002)
*''
Freshmen
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'' magazine (Various monthly illustrations, 2005–present)
*''Inches'' magazine (Various monthly illustrations, 2006–present)
*''Torso'' magazine (Various monthly illustrations, 2006–present)
*''Zip'' magazine - April/May 1999 (French version of "Camili-Cat: Auto Pilot")
*''Zip'' magazine - June/July 1999 (French version of "Camili-Cat: Poor Kitty Cat")
*''Zip'' magazine - Aug/Sept 1999 (French version of "Camili-Cat: Reunion")
*''Zip'' magazine - Oct/Nov 1999 (French version of "Camili-Cat: the Djinns")
*''Zip'' magazine - Winter 1999 (Cover illustration - Interview with Patrick Fillion)
*''Zip'' magazine - Winter 2000 (Cover illustration - French version of "Naked Justice")
*''Zip'' magazine - Winter 2001 (Cover illustration – Patrick Fillion art gallery)
*''Zip'' magazine - Spring 2001 (French version of "Dane and the Leathermen")
*''Zip'' magazine - Fall 2001 (French version of "Naked Justice: Orgy of the Damned")
*''Zip'' magazine - Winter 2002 (Interview with Patrick Fillion – Art Gallery)
Anthologies
*''
Meatmen'' #25 ("Camili-Cat vs. the Djinns," 10-page short story, 2002); Leyland Publications
*''What's Wrong'' (Cover illustration and 4 Camili-Cat strips, 2002);
Arsenal Pulp Press
Arsenal Pulp Press is a Canadian independent book publishing company, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The company publishes a broad range of titles in both fiction and non-fiction, focusing primarily on underrepresented genres such as und ...
Calendars
* ''Hot Chocolate'' - 2007 Calendar
References and notes
External links
PatrickFillion.com
ClassComics.comPatrick Fillion blog - Boytoons.blogspot.comPatrick Fillion interview - BananaGuide.comPatrick Fillion at Bruno Gmuender
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1973 births
Canadian comics writers
Canadian comics artists
Canadian erotic artists
Canadian illustrators
Canadian gay writers
LGBTQ comics creators
Canadian gay artists
Living people
21st-century Canadian artists
21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people
artists from Quebec