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Codex Carnalis is the first full-scale art book by queer illustrator and chaos magician Vasco Brighi, aka Copper Head. This book is a spellbound collection of years of drawings—depicting hairy, bearded, and beefy men as demons, lovers, guardians, monsters, witches, and sacred archetypes.

Part erotic spellbook, part visual grimoire, part psychic rebellion—Codex Carnalis is a ritual object. A celebration of masculine desire, mythic energy, queer lust, and magical power.

These are not just sexy images. This book is a hypersigil—a tool of chaos magick. Every page is a spell, every line a portal. Through these images, Vasco channels a lifetime of visual devotion and intimate ritual into a raw, visual language of power and love.

From rough sketches to finished illustrations, Codex Carnalis brings together over 100 pages of artwork from Vasco’s private archives—many of them never seen before. The book will be printed in high quality and bound with care, made to last for generations of queer witches and art lovers.

Please note: this book will be entirely uncensored and is intended for adult audiences only! 🍑

Vasco Brighi (aka Copper Head) is a queer visual storyteller, illustrator, and practicing chaote based in Bologna. His work explores the intersections of masculinity, desire, and magick, often portraying bearded, beefy men—daddies, beasts, hunks, and outcasts—charged with erotic energy, anarchic pleasure, and masculine love.

He develops this project together with his partner Golem, with whom he shares both his life and a deep passion for art and metal.

His ongoing project, Copper Head Magick, is a personal hypersigil: part art ritual, part erotic spellbook, part psychic rebellion. Codex Carnalis is one of its manifestations—an illustrated grimoire of masculine enchantment and mythic lust.

By backing this campaign, you help bring a magical queer book into the world.
It’s more than just an art book—it’s a unique object that brings together years of artistic and magical work, offers the rare chance to enjoy Vasco’s illustrations beyond the phone screen, and makes a powerful gift for someone special—or a meaningful way to show your support for Vasco and his artistic vision.

All funds will go directly toward production and fair payment for the artist. Your support means everything.

We want this to be a truly special experience, which is why the book will be printed on beautiful Munken Lynx 150g paper. Our plan is to produce it in the format listed above, but if we raise more funds beyond our goal, we will upgrade to a larger A4 size (approximately 8.3 × 11.7 inches in U.S. measurements). This will be a hardcover edition.

We don’t want to spoil all the surprises just yet, but the book will be divided into several themed chapters—each delving into a different realm of desire and myth. Expect sections like Abyss (sea creatures), Liturgy of Cocks, Inferno, The Horned Orgy, and many more