BRAD PARKER
(ACE MOORCOCK)
AMERICAN, b. 1961
"Big City Gym", 1988. Pen and ink on paper. Offered in AFTER DARK on 23 April 2026.
NOTE: The following article is NSFW and includes images of sex and artistic nudity.
Brad Parker is an American comic book artist known for his contributions to LGBTQ-themed comics which have featured in anthologies such as Meatman and Gay Comix. A graduate of UCLA’s art program, Parker has worked with the mainstream comics franchises Marvel and DC and also built a career as a storyboard artist in Hollywood.
"Big City Gym", 1988. Pen and ink on paper. Offered in AFTER DARK on 23 April 2026.
He is perhaps best-known by the alias Ace Moorcock which he uses for his sexually explicit work including the “Bigdicked Cocksucking Surfers” and “Jason” series. In 1982, he published Oh Boy!: Sex Comics by Brad Parker, a compilation of his gay-themed comics.
Parker’s work has appeared in prominent gay men’s publications, including Stroke, Male Review, Advocate Men, and In Touch. Originally from Nebraska, he now lives and works in Hawaii where he focuses on tiki-inspired paintings associated with the lowbrow art movement. Parker is represented by La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles.
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Barry Oliver
Cataloger, LGBTQ+ Art & Material Culture
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