Patrick Fillion -

He gave gay men the superheroes they always wanted: the ones who save the city, get the guy, and then fuck like Kryptonians. He turned the subtext of the comic book shop into the text of the bedroom.

Yet, Fillion persisted. He became an early adopter of digital distribution. While he continues to sell high-quality print editions (a collector's market exists for his original issues), he moved aggressively into PDF and digital download formats. His Patreon page, launched in the 2010s, became a lifeline, allowing fans direct access to WIPs (Works in Progress), exclusive sketches, and unreleased storyboards. Patrick Fillion

To view the official portfolio of Patrick Fillion, visit Class Comics (ClassComics.com). For exclusive daily art, follow him on Patreon and Twitter (X). For physical copies, check specialty LGBTQ+ bookstores like Taschen or Bruno Gmunder. He gave gay men the superheroes they always

Patrick Fillion is not just an erotic artist; he is a world-builder, a historian of queer visual culture, and a pioneer of independent publishing. As long as there are men who love men, and as long as there is a desire to see justice served in a muscle-bearing uniform, the legend of Patrick Fillion will endure. He became an early adopter of digital distribution

Unable to find representation for his own desires, Fillion began drawing his own characters. By the late 1990s, he had honed a style that fused the bombastic energy of American superhero comics with the explicit honesty of French-Belgian erotic art. His lines were thick and confident; his anatomy was impossibly sculpted (massive pecs, tree-trunk thighs, wasp waists); and his characters were always, unequivocally, gay. The most significant milestone in Patrick Fillion’s career was the founding of Class Comics (originally Class Enterprises). In an era before social media and crowdfunding, Fillion took the risky step of self-publishing. He understood that mainstream publishers like DC or Marvel would never allow Captain America to perform a sex act on his partner, nor would they allow Wolverine to have a boyfriend.

In the sprawling universe of comic book artistry, names like Jack Kirby, Neal Adams, and Todd McFarlane are heralded for revolutionizing the mainstream superhero genre. But in the realm of LGBTQ+ comics—specifically the sub-genre of gay erotic art and muscle fantasy—one name stands as a titan among men: Patrick Fillion .

He has also expressed interest in a "definitive" omnibus collection—a 1,000-page hardcover retrospective of his career. Given the collector’s market, such a book would likely sell out instantly.