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Joe Phillips (born ''. BIOGRAPHY Joe started drawing at a very young age when his mother bought him a pad of paper and some pens, which he says "started my lifelong obsession with art" {Link without Title} . Art became his way of communicating, and he pursued his passion into his teens when he joined a creative arts school. "It was a veritable episode of '' Fame ''", says Joe.1 According to Joe, it was when he was introduced to the heroically-drawn figures of comic book heroes like The Flash and Green Lantern , combined with his awakening hormones, that brought him to the realization of both his budding homosexuality and his future as an artist. Later, he took his portfolio around to numerous regional comic conventions and ended up with work from a small comic book company, David Anthony Kraft's ''Comics Interview'', where he worked on the title '' Southern Knights ''. From there, Joe went mainstream, working on the likes of '' Speed Racer '', The comic book adaptation of '' Interview With The Vampire '', '' Mister Miracle '', '' Captain America '', '' Timber Wolf '', and '' Justice League Of America ''. He was also one of the original members of Atlanta's Gaijin Studios , his tenure lasting from 1991 until early 1993. Gaijin Studios has long been considered an influential breeding ground for some of comics' most prominent talents, thanks in part to Joe's contributions. After several years of success in comics and a move to San Diego , Joe found that the comics market had begun a severe crash and work was becoming scarce. After a stint freelancing for Wildstorm , Phillips found himself creatively unfulfilled and ultimately left the comics scene to work for the gay-themed '' XY Magazine ''. Joe was then in his element. He launched a line of paper-doll-style magnets for the gay market called "JoeBoy Dress-Me Magnets." At the same time, Joe started a comic strip called ''Joe Boy'', which was featured in the afformentioned XY Magazine , the comic strips were very successful. Afterwards, Joe produced more risqué humor work for adult websites like Absolutely Male and Kara's Adult Playground. Kara’s Adult Playground featured a flash animation by Joe entitled “Cumquest” (A heterosexual parody of '' Star Trek ''). Joe's creation for Absolutely Male was titled '' The House Of Morecock '', a story about a gay paranormal investigator. It was so successful as a short movie that Joe launched a series of Flash -animated cartoons. Their popularity grew and eventually they were released on DVD . In 2002 ''The House of Morecock'' was nominated for a GayVN award in the category "Best Alternative Release", it subsequently won in its category. A series of art books featuring the lead character Jonas Morecock followed. TLA Video has listed the DVD of ''The House of Morecock'' as one of their all-time bestselling titles {Link without Title} . Gay themes are a key part of his work, though he still works for mainstream clients like Budweiser and DC Comics . Other clients that Joe has been commissioned to create art for include ID Lube , Inside Pride, Jocko Underwear, Prism Comics plus singers Ari Gold and Levi Kreis . Joe has had a string of art books published by Bruno Gmunder, all of which to date have been gay themed. The first book to be published was ''Boys Will Be Boys'' back in 2003, it was the first gay themed book to be published by Gmunder (who would later become known for such releases). In 2007, due to its success ''Boys Will Be Boys'' was re-released with nearly double the amount of pictures as an extended edition. His other work includes ''Cali Boys'' which depicts young gay Californians and ''For The Boys'', which is a collection of assorted Joe Phillips art work. In September 2006 Joe finished production of his second gay adult animated DVD entitled ''''. The film follows the exploits of two gay superheroes named Stonewall and Riot. In 2007 ''Stonewall & Riot'' was nominated for a GayVN Award in the same category as ''The House of Morecock'' ("Best Alternative Release") but did not win. Joe owns and operates, along with his brother Lex, a film studio: Adult Visual Animation which has released both of their adult DVD films. Currently Joe is working on various projects including next years calender art and his new art-book ''Joe Boy University'' (Also known as ''JBU'') in which he has drawn pictures of some of his fans. Joe was recently at the San Diego Comic-Con International . WORK TIMELINE Movies
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