Mini Nerdcore: Chubby Daddy Dick in Adrian Tomine’s “Killing and Dying”

We’re closing September with another installment of a naked Daddy. Didn’t intend September to be a Daddy month, but here we are.

This mini nerdcore is from “Go Owls,” one of the short comics from Adrian Tomine’s anthology, Killing and Dying.

The blurb:

The weight of a family’s silence hangs in the air of a suburban living room. A father watches his daughter attempt stand-up comedy, her fragile confidence a stark contrast to the unspoken tension of a recent loss. In another home, a man’s obsessive dedication to his invented art of hortisculpture strains his marriage to its breaking point. Across these quiet neighborhoods, lives intersect through mistaken online identities and the quiet disappointments of modern connection. The emotional landscapes are rendered in precise, muted detail, where a subtle shift in expression carries the gravity of an unvoiced thought. These are portraits of people navigating the delicate space between hope and resignation.

Original title: Killing and Dying
Writer, artist: Adrian Tomine
Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly (English/2020)


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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