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THE RANGE of sexy men calendars for 2019 is greatly reduced due to the absence of any products from German publisher Bruno Gmunder, which went into receivership in mid-2017 after the death of the new owner.

This means that perennial favourite calendars such as Bel Ami, Cocky Boys, Raging Stallion, Mark Henderson and Rick Day will not be available. In

2017 Gmunder published 17 large format calendars and three super-sized poster calendars just prior to the company’s collapse. So the absence of this popular range in 2019 will leave many disappointed.

However, other favourite calendars are still available and there are some exiting new ones.

Colt have published six titles, including their newish and very popular, Colt Hung.

Some of the most eagerly sought-after calendars in 2018 were the Red Hot range from photographer Thomas Knights, who frantically reprinted more copies prior to Christmas 2017. For 2019, Knights is keeping things fresh by releasing three different calendars. The Red Hot American Boys was released in September and November sees the return of his full-frontal calendar Red Hot C*cks, which was an enormous success in 2018. Released at the same time, is a new calendar Red Hot Butts!

The Warwick Rowers are celebrating their

10th anniversary with their 2019 calendar and promising something super special.

Fans of Asian guys will be delighted that photographer West Phillips is releasing a 2019 calendar hot on the heels of his superb new photography book Asian Male Portraits.

As for Australian content, Byron Bay photographer John Bortolin has published his Manscapes calendar for several years now. It’s extremely popular with its Byron Bay guys modelling, some of whom are happy to go fully nude! But for 2019, Bortolin also has a second calendar available – the Balls Out Bingo Calendar. Balls Out Bingo is a popular charity event at The Sportsmen Hotel in Brisbane and all profits from this charity calendar will benefit the Queensland AIDS Council.