Twink Dicks, Butts, Body Horror in Sam Fonseca’s “Shadowplay”

As someone who never enjoyed school, this is our horror version Groundhog Day. But we also have a strong dislike for Bill Murray, so that movie, in and of itself, might as well be a horror for us.

The blurb:

In a dark, mind-bending urban fantasy world, art can save your life.
Silent Hill meets Persona. Junji Ito meets Pink Floyd’s The Wall.

This class is a nightmare. Violent teachers, barbed-wire fences, torture devices, and gruesome suspensions…
How did these students get trapped here? Why can’t they remember anything? And once they realize the truth, will they be strong enough to escape together?

Jaw-dropping artwork illuminates a dark urban fantasy about creative souls struggling against oppression and depression. In this astonishing debut, graphic novelist Sam Fonseca presents a mind-bending work of psychological horror about creativity, self-doubt, and the battles we all face to endure a world where the shadows only grow stronger.
 
This is the first part of a mind-bending horror adventure full of mystery and despair, friendship and hope, light and darkness. Join the students of the Midnight School at the start of their macabre odyssey.

Original title: Shadowplay
Writer, artist: Sam Fonseca
Publisher: Top Shelf Comix/IDW (English/2025)


Dollsexposed documents full-frontal male nudity in comics and cartoons from mainstream and independent creators. The project was created in response to the longstanding imbalance in how male and female nudity are depicted in popular media.

Outside of Nerdcore, Dollsexposed creates mixed-media and miniature photography. Their work has been included in several juried exhibitions and festivals, including Tucson Erotica Art Show, Seattle Erotic Art Festival, Los Angeles Kinky Art Show, and Los Angeles Leather Getaway.

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