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THE WEREWIF
Written by Michael Wakcher and Gwydhar Bratton
Illustrated by A. Gwydhar Bratton
BOYS & BERRIES
By Alejandro Morales
RAINBOW WARRIORS
Written and created by Manuel Ríos Sarabia
Pencils by Gared Campos
Digital Inks and color by Evim Aguilar
THE FEARLESS ZOMBIE HUNTERS
Written and Created by Manuel Ríos Sarabia
Art by Gared Campos
Lettering and tweaking Sadhaka
SAINT CARRIE OF THE DIVINE PAGEANT
Story and Lettering by Brian Andersen
Art and Colors by Michael Troy
THIS GAY EXISTENCE
by Adam Fair
PINK TIE
By Rob Dennis
ANOTHER TIME
By Richard Crockett
BORDERLINE
Lorin Arendt
THE CATTY CORNER
by Joe Carr
MY BEST FRIEND IS GAY
by Jessica Zimmer
AARON FREY
Written and drawn by Aaron Frey
UNABASHEDLY BILLIE
Words and Pictures by Brian Andersen
Inks and Letters by Preston Nesbit
LOVE, DEATH, AND UFOS
Story & Art: Mark Andrews
Graphics & Lettering: Bretton Clark
Titles: Aenigma:design
PRIDE HIGH
Story by Tommy Roddy
Pencils, Inks, & Colors by Brian Ponce
Edited by Carl Hippensteel
MADKAT THE KOMIC
Writer and Artist: Rick Dilley
EMANCIPATION
Tony Smith, Story & Letters
Rick Withers, Original Pencils & Inks
Giuseppe Pica, Colors
SPARKLE #1: THE LOST PAGES
Paige & Kevin Alexis (PKA)
LOVE
Written and drawn by Matt Fagan
ANGLE #1: THE LOST PAGES
Paige & Kevin Alexis (PKA)

Queer Eye on Comics
THE UNOFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL Q-NIVERSE, PART 1
Posted February 7th, 2010
“SHADOW PUPPETS AND RILLY BRITE LITE"
Posted February 1st, 2010
A GAY MAN’S LOVE FOR A FISHY WOMAN
Posted January 24th, 2010
TURNING BACK THE CLOCK
Posted December 20th, 2009
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Color Commentary
RELATIVE HEROES.
Posted January 14th, 2010
12 DAYS
Posted January 1st, 2010
ONE BLOODY YEAR
Posted December 31st, 2009
NIGHTLIFE
Posted November 5th, 2009
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Spectrum
YOU CAN SUPPORT THE QUEER PRESS GRANT!
Posted October 1st, 2009
QUEER PRESS GRANT SPOTLIGHT: MEGAN ROSE GEDRIS
Posted September 17th, 2009
QPG SPOTLIGHT: PAM HARRISON AND TOMMY RODDY
Posted September 10th, 2009
QPG SPOTLIGHT: STEVE MACISAAC & JUSTIN HALL
Posted September 3rd, 2009
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External Features
THE CONFLUENCE OF HEROISM, SISSYHOOD, AND CAMP IN THE RAWHIDE KID: SLAP LEATHER
Posted February 4th, 2010
on University of Florida Department of English
Based on a character from the 1950s, The Rawhide Kid: Slap Leather appeared in 2003 as a five–part serial in which Johnny Bart was reconceived as a gay gunslinger known as the Rawhide Kid. Over the course of the five installments, the...
GAY MEN IN UNDERGROUND COMIX
Posted January 24th, 2010
on StreetLaughter
Well I’ve ploughed my way through all manner of magazines in the course of all this. But I’ve not got around to the underground comix of the late ‘60s and ‘1970s before.
FOX TO ADAPT TORCHWOOD FOR THE USA
Posted January 19th, 2010
on Bleeding Cool
Torchwood, adult sci-fi alien-chasing spinoff of Doctor Who, was one of the very few shows to have a bisexual character in the lead, even if the bisexuality seemed to be catching, with all of the characters falling prey to its charms....
NOTRE DAME ISSUES APOLOGY FOR ANTI-GAY CARTOON
Posted January 18th, 2010
on Just Out
The Editor-in-Chief of Notre Dame’s The Observer, Jenn Metz, along with three contributors to the cartoon “The Mobile Party,” have issued a public apology after an anti-gay comic was printed in the paper recently.

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Dear Santa
by Mark Phillips
[Print-ready Version]


I know we are getting close to Christmas, but I hope that you will still be able to get me some of the things that I want as presents. Yes, I know you have a pile of Wii's, and there are so many requests for big screen tv's that you may never catch up, but I have some other ideas for the perfect gift.

1) No more crossovers! That's right. If you could possibly extend your influence to Marvel and DC, please ask them to have no more Crisis's or Invasions. There have been too many of these the last few years, and they make titles fall into one of two categories: unreadable or unknowledgeable. Either I don't know what just happened, or I don't care. I know that I'm not the only one to feel this way, so with this request you would be able to leave home an entire sack of stocking stuffers. Tell them that before they have to work upon tearing down an entire world of heroes, let's work on making them readable in the first place!

2) No more homage covers. If I see one more cover where the heroes are all standing with their arms crossed, looking up at the 'camera', I'll scream! Send some of your elves to the cover artists to ask them to use their own imagination for once!

3) I want Tony Stark to be spanked. Hard. I'm sorry, but no matter what may happen to him, no matter how many movies they do, I think he's too smug and conceited.

4) Talk some of the comic book companies into doing more tv show continuations. Seeing Buffy, Angel and Star Trek continued from the point in which they were stopped has caused this fanboy to jump for joy, and now it's time for more of the same. There are shows like Quantum Leap, the Time Tunnel and Land of the Giants that would make fun comic books and have an entire world for writers to play with. Let's get with it!

5) I want a Cosmic Cube. Yeah, I know, having an all-powerful block would cause off of my wishes above to happen anyway. I don't care. I still want it, especially since they tend to eventually morph into all-powerful men. I wouldn't mind having a partner who can grant wishes who also has the body of the Beyonder! (Although, with my luck, he will look like Molecule Man.) I promise that I will do some selfless acts with a Cosmic Cube. I will end disease, hatred and blah blah blah. But I will definitely party my tail off too!

Thank you, Santa, for your attention on these matters. And if you want to drop by on December 26th, I might have some milk and cookies waiting for you, you happy bear you!

Mark


Mark Phillips is a comic book fan who morphed into Comixbear many years ago (more years than he usually cares to admit.) He works in the health care field and firmly believes that people who publicly complain about Spider-man's marriage but then publicly reveal his secret identity should be flogged. Comixbear can be reached at Comixbear@charter.net.

Article copyright Mark Phillips. Image copyright Glen Hanson and Allan Neuwirth.

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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