Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that magazine covers have become more than a little ab-tastic lately?

Not that I'm complaining, no no. Not at all. Nope. It must be that it's summertime and these male stars like Zac Efron are just -- hot. So hot, that they need to take their shirts off. Unless, maybe some of the top minds in publishing have teen-aged daughters at home? Whatever the reason, feast your eyes on this roundup of this season's manly-man magazine covers and their abs of steel: