… one of the best, not to mention one of the smuttiest, collections of manga ever published in the U.S." ― Shaenon Garrity, Anime News Network " Massive is not an introduction to one kind of gay Japanese manga. … This is the kind of manga that's never been seen in the English-reading world before.
Club "Smart and amazingly hot at the same time." ― Jacob Anderson-Minshall, The Advocate "… Massive is a groundbreaking work that immortalizes an often over-looked corner of the queer art world." ― James Nichols, The Huffington Post "The title is not kidding around: it's a big anthology about big men with big appendages doing big, big things.
… Just like any other great pieces of art, these stories are outlets for unbridled creative expression, and that personal connection delivers some incredibly passionate pornography." ― Oliver Sava, The A.V. hat makes this such an invaluable anthology is right there in the title: the focus on 'the men who make it.' … So how’s the sex? It’s hot, strange, scary, awkward, intense, violent, and even hilarious at times. is far more than just a collection of pornographic stories. collectors of this material will be thirsty for this first-ever English language anthology, and adventurous comics readers will encounter a realm they might have otherwise overlooked." ― Publishers Weekly "…andsomely designed, meticulously researched… Massive. is as explicit as it could possibly get, there is a clearly expressed joy to its aggressive sexuality. In a medium dominated by visual exaggeration, the figures given vivid, lusty life by these artists express the apex of a powerful butch sensibility. Edwards, Out "Replete with rippling muscles and hypermasculinity, this volume provides a fascinating overview of contemporary gay manga and its creators. … The collected work in Massive showcases a selection of Japan’s best gay erotic artists, some of it rarely seen in the West outside of poorly translated scans…" ― C. … The level of drawing in these erotic fantasies is extremely high, sometimes rivaling the work of the iconic Western porno artist Tom of Finland." ― Charles Solomon, Indiewire "… Massive is just that: massively hot, massively entertaining and massively informative." ― Tom Cardamone, Lambda Literary "Get ready for Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It, a new anthology of husky gay erotica. Funny and beautiful, erotic and unworldly, it's a blessing to have this uniquely Japanese subculture now available in the West." ― Andrew Sullivan, founding editor, The Dish " Massive indeed accurately describes not only the multiple manifestations of homosexual desire, particularly in Japanese culture, but also a common aesthetic throughout all of these artists’ drawings… hopefully this anthology will please ardent fans and raise the awareness that will stoke the new talent and audiences necessary to bara manga’s longevity." ― Alexander Cavaluzzo, Hyperallergic "…he new anthology Massive helps to fill a gap in Americans’ understanding of the vital, complex culture of manga. Bigger and bolder than Tom of Finland, this manga porn transcends any genre, and stakes its claim on unbridled and unapologetic masculinity. Delany, (author of Bread & Wine, Hogg, and Through the Valley of the Nest of Spiders) " Massive is amazing. It's a knockout on so many different levels!" ― Samuel R. This is a wonderful collection that every reader and writer should read. They are also important, for what the artists have to say in the accompanying texts and essays about themselves and about the art they make. The book's sections are not only beautiful, intelligent, sometimes humorous and always sexy as hell. But it is also fascinating and incredibly informative. "Here's a book I want to give the highest recommendation to, but for very different reasons from those I would usually highlight for an amazingly effective collection of male-on-male erotic art ― which this happens to be.