Prism Comics' 2007 Guide Most Ambitious Ever
by Zan, posted April 24th, 2007
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Los Angeles, CA – Prism Comics, the comics industry’s premier LBGT advocacy organization, is proud to announce the publication of its biggest and brightest annual guide so far: Prism Comics: Your LGBT Guide to Comics 2007. In June, the guide will be on shelves in comics and specialty shops served by Diamond Distributors. Customers interested in buying a copy should ask their local shop to order copies of the book.
Prism Comics' fourth annual guide is 144 pages of fresh, original, gay and gay-friendly fun and retails for $5.95. Proceeds from the sale of the book help fund the nonprofit's outreach and advocacy programs. The Guide contains over 30 pages of original comics, over 37 pages of creator listings and over 57 pages of interviews, articles and other features, plus—in a first for Prism's annual Guide—16 pages of color.
“We couldn’t be happier with how this year’s guide turned out,” says editor Jonathan Riggs. “Not only is it an excellent introduction to many of Prism’s talented LGBT comic book creators and fans, but it’s fun reading for everyone!”
Click here for a 22-page preview of the Guide, which gives just a sampling of the Guide's many features, which include:
Wonder Woman-inspired paper dolls (customizable for any Wonder Boys out there)
Cosmo-type quizzes for comickers. Find out if you’re a hero or a sidekick, what your supervillain potential is, and, most importantly, if you’re a mutant or not! (According to your ex, the answer is yes.)
Gay love advice and horoscopes from your fave superheroes
A timeline of the history of HIV/AIDS in comics, along with commentary from creators and fans who’ve lived with and lost from the disease
Illustrated interviews with George Takei and Margaret Cho
The secret to becoming world-famous and insanely rich by starting your own webcomic. (i.e. Don’t.)
Eye-poppingly fun comics from more than 20 comic book creators!
Hundreds of profiles of LGBT creators and fans!
 And much, much more, inside a sexy, wraparound cover by returning cover artist Joe Phillips, on which an Average Joe discovers the superhero within…and vice versa.
Contributors to the guide include Terrance Griep (Scooby-Doo), Paige Braddock (Jane’s World), Abby Denson (Tough Love: High School Confidential), Ellen Forney (I Love Led Zeppelin), Tommy Roddy (Pride High), Tony Smith (Queerbait) and profiles of Megan Gedris (YU + ME and winner of Prism’s Second Annual Queer Press Grant) and Richard Neal, owner of Dallas, Texas’s Eisner-winning shop, Zeus Comics.
“Every stripe in the LGBT rainbow is represented in the guide,” says Riggs. “It looks better than ever and is packed to the gills with great writing and art. Everyone should check it out.”
Prism Comics: Your LGBT Guide to Comics 2007 is available for order from April's Diamond Previews catalog, and will be sold at your local comic book shop, gay or women's bookstore or mainstream bookseller in June.
Need help finding a comic shop near you? Use Diamond's Comic Shop Locator Service to search by zip code or call 1-888-COMICBOOK.
Press and Retailer Links:
22-page Preview of Prism Comics: Your LGBT Guide to Comics 2007
Retailer Order Form
High-Resolution Cover Image (art credit: Joe Phillips)
High-Resolution Cover Image - Front and Back (art credit: Joe Phillips)
Retailers who do not have an account with Diamond can order directly from Prism Comics. The Guide is discounted up to 60% off cover price when purchased in quantity.
Prism Comics is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the work of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) creators in the comics industry, as well as LGBT themes in comics in general. Incorporated in 2003, Prism Comics publishes the annual resource guide, Prism Comics: Your LGBT Guide to Comics. 
Charles "Zan" Christensen was the Founding President of Prism Comics. He lives in sunny Seattle with his fiancé Steve and their two cats Noblet and Geoffrey.
Prism Comics promotes the works of the LGBT community in comics. It does not implicitly endorse any other material or products associated with those works. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s).
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