Victor E. Hodge

My Brother and his Beautiful Wife

2009-07-12T14:16:00.000-07:00

My brother, Billy and his beautiful wife, Frances celebrated 15 years of marriage recently by renewing their vows. Last night, they celebrated Frances's 40th birthday. As I watched them dance ALL --- and I really mean ALL night long (even longer than us gay folks can), I just became amazed at how far they've come together. They have two adorable, beautiful, wonderful children. I'm not just saying that because I'm their uncle, but they are. But, the four of them together are such a wonderful family unit. They seem like one. Billy and Frances are an incredible couple and what I couldn't (okay - wouldn't) say at the mike last night (because I wouldn't get up to do it and ducked behind somebody) is that I am so, so, so happy that they found one another.

Inspired: Dustin

2009-07-08T20:18:00.000-07:00

Sexy Simpson-ized Men

2009-07-04T06:45:00.001-07:00

Victor E. Hodge X-tended

2009-07-02T21:22:00.001-07:00

Okay. I'm finally doing it. I couldn't bring myself to do it on Deviant Art --- which is a lovely site, I'm sure ... but, I'm going to do it here. This blog --- Victor E. Hodge Xtended should really be XXX-tended. This blog is intended to show the things I didn't want to present here. Just in case my family was watching. (Especially, my big brother.) There will be a lot of naughtiness and pure Simpsons-filth. Maybe a lot of Simpsons-filth (i.e. PORN - PORNOGRAPHIC PICTURES). I will take this opportunity to exploit "vanilla" characters and post them in all their unexplored raunchiness. (None of this should be held in conjunction with the BGBF continuum.) This blog has any and everything I'm interested. But, this one well ... will be the most revealing --- not about me --- but, about some of my characters. So, whoever wants to turn me in (prudish jackals) --- maybe I'll do it myself, ---so that I can get that horrific disclaimer about liabilities on front --- from Blogger, might as well get prepared because it's going to get dirty. Real dirty. Not here ... but, there.

Hola!

2009-06-25T19:50:00.001-07:00

David Marlin Crawford

2009-06-21T08:31:00.000-07:00

Okay, people. This is probably about as personal as I'm going to get here because it's difficult. David Crawford was my first love. And for some reason, he'd been on my mind lately. I didn't try to figure it out because it wasn't unusual that I thought about him. Periodically, I would. He died a long time ago. His death hurt me so much that I couldn't even go to the funeral or even acknowledge that it happened. I feel really bad that I wasn't there to support his family. Selfish as it was, I just couldn't handle it. Anyway, I was cruising through Facebook (which is a horrible, horrible addiction --- and, people, don't get started if you don't have to) and I came across his sister, who is an incredible woman. Both of his sisters were incredible. David's family and extended family, as a whole, helped transform me as a black gay man. It's just such a shock, when I allow myself to think about it, that someone as wonderful as David is no longer a part of this world. But, he's been dead for 11 years now. What his sister wrote on Facebook, I just had to repeat here because she completely summed him up.

David Marlin Crawford (b. March 19, 1965 - d. June 16, 1998) my beloved brother, a committed, compassionate soul; a proud Black gay man, creator of music for a transformed world, devoted to family and friends and the Spirit. Remembering him with gratitude for his life and burning rage at the continuing AIDS epidemic, and determination that lives threatened and lost will never be forgotten.

This picture is of us at DC's 2nd Black Gay and Lesbian Pride. Can you believe it?!? The 2nd!!! We were soooooo young. I think that was over 20 years ago. We were young and optimistic. My hair was still black. I was afraid to wear shorts, but I did. I had a lot of body issues then. (The new ones are associated with age and laziness.) It rained, as it always does during Black Pride (as it's called now). It was a big deal just being there. Because of David, I became aware of the world. I grew up in a good time of self awareness and he taught everything I know. He was a brilliant, wonderful and beautiful (and hot) man. I will forever love him. I will forever miss him. And, he will never be forgotten.

They Still Ain't Stupid

2009-06-20T20:24:00.001-07:00

I finally stopped procrastinating and posted issue #24 - "Nobody's Stupid." Neil is flirting with an unknown at a brunch. If only he knew. Anyway, everybody always seems to know everybody's business and they're talking about it.

Jonathan Adler Barbie Dream House

2009-06-13T07:59:00.001-07:00

Designer Jonathan Adler has created a real life Barbie house for her 50th anniversary in Malibu, California. We knew she had it like that. Now, we finally get a peek inside.
Here's a close up of the hanging wall art for the diva herself. Well, it is her house.
Now, just in case you forget whose house it is, just look around. There are clues.
The chandelier of Barbie hair is actually ... pretty creepy. Okay, yucky.
And, the beautiful, fashionable Jonathan Adler Barbie ....

... and Jonathan Adler sofa --- for Barbie.

Torchwood: Children of Earth

2009-06-10T03:17:00.000-07:00

The promos have finally begun on BBC for Torchwood season 3 - Children of Earth. Captain Jack, Gwen and Ianto are back. The stakes look higher, the world is in danger and someone has targeted the Torchwood crew. Gwen looks great, running around with two guns. Jack still looks in control. And, I'm certain I saw Martha Jones. There are explosions, a world wide threat and children possessed, most likely by aliens, stopping dead in their tracks all over Earth, proclaiming, "We are coming." Yes. They're coming. In July. To the BBC. Torchwood, the Doctor Who spin off (just in case you didn't know) is finally back. The only downside to their return is that season three only consists of five episode. Five!!!! It's one long story arc, that I remember hearing, are slightly longer episodes. The GREAT thing is that they will probably be done exceedingly well. I'll be there. So, don't call my house on the night of the premiere. This is one series I'll be watching as it airs. Okay. You can call. I'll try not to be shady.

BGBF #24 - "Nobody's Stupid"

2009-06-06T18:16:00.000-07:00

I finally pulled together Issue #24 of Black Gay Boy Fantasy - "Nobody's Stupid." It's aptly titled on a number of levels, because --- nobody isn't stupid. (It will be posted soon to the official site.) Just when Neil thinks that his business is his own, everybody seems to already know it or have suspicions of it. Rayshaun isn't stupid. Zelda and the girls aren't stupid. Most of all ---- Jesus, Neil's new beau, isn't stupid. Plus, a few more worlds collide and our resident long term couple, Derrick and Rodney, find some unexpected trouble.

Groundskeeper Willie

2009-06-04T19:15:00.000-07:00

This was one of my absolute favorite moments from The Simpsons. Bart brought Santa's Little Helper (his dog) to school for show-n-tell. Somehow or another, he ended up in the ventilation shaft. Groundskeeper Willie was tasked with retrieving him. He entered the cafeteria's kitchen, ripped off his clothes and revealed a very muscled, chiseled body beneath those very shapeless, unflattering overalls. Then, he commanded to Lunch Lady Doris, "Grease me up, Woman!" All she could say, with very wide, calm, yet still, unflinching eyes, was, "Okey-dokey." Who wouldn't?

Obvious Gay Marriage Question

2009-05-19T04:23:00.000-07:00

BGBF - Issue #24

2009-05-17T20:22:00.001-07:00

This is the potential cover to issue #24 of Black Gay Boy Fantasy. (It probably will be.) Neil starts to get messy and all of his stuff begins to collide. Plus, he doesn't realize that a lot of his business is just out there for public consumption. When you're happy and feeling yourself, sometimes you get messy. And, don't think that the right people haven't noticed. Plus, one of his friends pops up with some really unfortunate news.

Behind the Scenes: The Drawing Board

2009-05-09T17:49:00.000-07:00

I haven't posted since my birthday. I think it was my birthday. (Not that I don't know when my birthday is ... I'm just wondering if the last post was on my birthday. But, you knew that. Right?) I know it doesn't seem like it, but I've been doing work. Slowly, but I've been working. (I'm too lazy to go faster.) This is actually a LOT of work. It may not seem like it. But, almost 40 sheets of paper, written, drafted, sketched, penciled, inked and assembled (which hasn't happened yet), then scanned in, assembled again, cleaned up, and grayed out, blogged about, then posted onto my site ... is, mildly stating ... a lot of work. But, I have been working. Here's proof:
39 pages. I mis-counted and didn't want to put in unnecessary crap, so ... issue #24 is only 39 pages. There will probably be a pin-up. Yeah. That's right. That's what I decided. A pin-up. So, it's actually 40 pages. Technically: 20 pages. (That's a lot considering everything was originally supposed to be 8 pages --- and put out more frequently.)
This is a "behind the scenes" moment. This was The Watchers drawing I did.
Originally, apparently, Patrick was naked as well. But then, I realized he didn't know Hollis that well to do that, so I cleaned it up.
With all that work done, a celebration is in order ...
Now, I don't have to feel guilty anymore.

Eric Thinks He's Thuggin It

2009-04-18T17:51:00.001-07:00

Eric has been gone from Neil's life for a long time in MY life. It just seems like it to me because it took me forever to put up the latest issues of BGBF in which their friendship ended. So, I wondered what he's been up to since. I figure since he's always been intrigued with trade and kept glimpsing at the "thug life" and grew his hair into corn rows, that he'd probably gotten a few tattoos as well.

Bitchy Queens

2009-04-12T07:39:00.000-07:00

We all know them. We all love them. We all hate them. They're bitchy. They're catty. They're messy. They're hateful. They're hilarious. And --- they're back. Coming soon to a BGBF issue near you --- the Bitchy Queens. It's Rayshaun and his foreal posse. His compadres have actually been popping up in the background for awhile, creepily reeking havoc behind the scenes. Too late, folks ... they're herrrreeee! Want to make something out of nothing? Want to blow some shit out of proportion? Want your business spread around? Want somebody to talk about you behind your back and think it's all in fun when you find out? They're more than willing to oblige. Love 'em or hate 'em ... bitchy queens are here to stay --- and JUST because they think they need to keep your life interesting. Sigh. Deep sigh. They never seem to go out of style.

Brotha Beach

2009-04-07T19:04:00.000-07:00

Simpsons - Men of Color

2009-04-01T20:18:00.000-07:00

Okay. I was so excited that I got them colored faster than I expected.

Simpsons POC

2009-03-31T20:00:00.000-07:00

Anybody who knows me, knows I'm obsessed with The Simpsons. One thing I constantly do is scan the Springfield crowds, normally in the form of an angry mob with torches, for People of Color. Especially black people. Well, I decided to create some of my own ranging from Black to Latino to Middle Eastern. Of course, they have to be HOT. And even though these People of Color aren't in color, they will be in time.

Official BGBF Update

2009-03-20T12:49:00.001-07:00

A couple people have asked me if there were any new issues. There were. Shamefully, they hadn't been uploaded or anything. So, I've finally updated my official Black Gay Boy Fantasy website. All twenty three issues have been uploaded. So, if you want the whole story so far, you can catch up. There's no telling how long I'm going to keep them all up either. Read them while you can.
When uploading the newest issues, I didn't realize how long it had taken me to get things done. It's like a only couple issues a year! It's still a lot of work when you factor in a crappy day job, family, friends, drama and the ever-loving TV. And, here I was thinking all this time that I was getting something done. At least, issue #25 probably won't be too far behind this update. A lot of work got done on it this week.

Issue #20 - "New Best Friend." Just as things start heating up between Neil and Dustin, along comes Rayshaun. Is he friend or foe? Queen or confidant? Bitchy or just plain messy? Or all of the above? I'll let you decide. I've already made up my mind. Or have I?
Issue #21 - "Eric." What has been building since Eric Drummond's introduction in issue #4 has finally boiled to a head. See how Zelda handles Neil's relationship with Eric. Roll up your sleeves, pull out the Vaseline and start lining your hair with razor blades. It's a knock down drag out.
Issue #22 - "How They Met." Has a new page turned in the love life of Neil Jordan? Some folks move on. Some folks arrive. Some folks get some things explained. Some folks? Well, some folks never change.
Issue #23 - "Revolutionary Actions." Meet Jesus Nolasco and discover what kind of person he really is and how cool his friends really are. Plus, Derrick and Rodney (The Obligatory Long Term Couple) welcome an addition to their family.

Neil Jordan

2009-03-14T07:52:00.000-07:00

Issue #21 - Eric

2009-03-13T18:59:00.001-07:00

In my pursuit to remember that I'm actually an artist supposedly doing a comic book, I decided that it's time to update the website. (By time you read this --- it won't be updated. I'm still working on it.) But, alas, it's still A LOT of work. This brought back memories. It doesn't reveal anything about issue #21 - "Eric." But, I figured I'd post it. This issue explains a lot about Eric's behavior and why Neil lets him get away with so much. Hopefully, once you get the full story, you will, too. (Yes, Neil has a fade and is wearing paisleys. Eric has a bush and is a tad chubby.)

Barbie Turns 50

2009-03-09T18:51:00.000-07:00

Everybody knows who she is. Barbara Millicent Roberts --- or simply known as Barbie. She started out as the teenage fashion model who taught little girls how to dress. Over the years, it was all pink this and pink that. Then suddenly, "the bitch had everything." Multiple careers. Beach homes and dream house. Cars, campers and Corvettes. Every piece of fashionable wardrobe known to woman. An accessory called Ken and even a "black friend" named Christie. You can say what you want to about her, but after 50 years, she's still looking good. Barbie was created in 1959 from Bild Lilli, the German fashion doll based upon a slightly racy comic strip. "Creator," Ruth Handler took the idea during a trip to Europe, brought three dolls back to Mattel, re-designed her, named it after her own daughter and the rest is history. Well, the old girl is 50 today and she's never looked better. Personally? I have nothing bad to say. Happy Birthday, Babs! Oh, and good luck in that battle against The Bratz.

Scrying

2009-03-07T18:37:00.000-08:00

Scrying, from what I get the impression of --- from "Charmed" or "John Constantine - Hellblazer" is trying to pin down somebody's location through mystical means. I'm not trying to figure out why Patrick has on so little clothes or why Hollis has on NO clothes ... The ends justify the means somehow.

For Rebecca

2009-03-06T03:37:00.001-08:00

This is an illustration I did for a wonderful friend of mine to help her stay inspired by writing.