Meet the hunky artist specializing in gay superheroes and boyfriend life
A post shared by Zach Brunner (@zacharyiswackary)Say hello to Zach Brunner, the Instagram illustrator with a knack for reimagining costumed heroes as hairy, gay daddies, and who also loves to portray domestic sweetness between gay men.Talk about a mash-up!Brunner, who is based in New York, got his start at an ad agency before deciding to go freelance.
Since then, he’s illustrated a graphic novel titled The High Cost of Happily Ever After and launched the Dandy Collection, a series of drawings depicting gay men in affectionate, at-home situations.
He also specializes in reimagining iconic heroes from animated films, comic books and video games as hairy, husky gay men.Needless to say, Brunner has amassed a following.
At the time of this writing, he has more than 79,000 followers on Instagram.Related: PHOTOS: Queer cosplayers take the spotlight at WonderCon“I make geeky pop-culture art through a queer lens,” Brunner told Dandy Queer Art. “I want my work to be as aggressively gay as possible.”In the same interview, Brunner names “Butts and balls” as his favorite subjects to draw.It shows.
