FRENCH TOAST COMIX
Color Commentary by Saranga, posted February 2nd, 2012
What's it about? French Toast Comix is an autobiographical webcomic by a lady who works as a cruise ship musician.  She's Jewish, gay and draws pretty much anything that happens in her life.  Strips might appear about a coffee shop, her mum, cruise ship culture, new places that she's visited, her art class, anything (also - stealing giant porcelain cows)! It's not as linear as a lot of web comics, in that it mostly reads more like stand alone events.  However, you can buy more… [More…]

"KEEPING IT REAL"
Queer Eye on Comics by Terrance Griep, Jr., posted January 29th, 2012
Reality TV--that bizarre, animated, audiomated, semi-scripted, overproduced amalgam of schadenfreude and wish fulfillment--inarguably sends echoes throughout this geocentric Petri dish we call popular culture: Jersey Shore Christmas ornaments, five figure Kardashian tweets, and even the name of this very column are just some of the nouns which originate from Reality TV. These nouns must surely be mere side effects of Reality TV. What, then, is the purpose of modern Reality TV? In its… [More…]

OCTOBRIANA
Color Commentary by François Peneaud, posted January 26th, 2012
Octobriana is one of those comics which make you think “Why isn’t this more famous?”. Because it has everything: an unusual setting, a beautiful and hands-on heroine who’d give Wonder Woman a run for her money, a dangerous opponent—and it’s queer-inclusive. This should have been published as a Vertigo comic, just like Enigma or Chiaroscuro. 
This 88-page, black and white comic, which you can buy here, is written by Steve Orlando, a writer I didn’t know, and… [More…]

“A BOOST FOR THE ROCKET MAN”
Queer Eye on Comics by Edward Beekman-Myers, posted January 22nd, 2012
Perfection doesn’t come around often in comics. Ever since the medium started to be taken seriously over two decades ago, there have been only a handful of works that can be seen as truly perfect. Most of them are pretty obvious and very popular, but others are not-as-well-known, tucked away in the corners of comic book-dom. One of these underrated corner dwellers is Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer. Granted, it probably isn’t as overlooked as some, yet it’s not one that immediately… [More…]

KEVIN KELLER #3-4
Color Commentary by Neo-Prodigy, posted January 20th, 2012
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. - Martin Luther King Jr I didn’t think it was possible for the storytellers behind the Kevin Keller miniseries to top the first two issues of the four part miniseries (namely issue #2), and yet, somehow, they did so with the power and fury of a 1000 suns. This is definitely one of those times where I don’t mind standing corrected. Issue #3 is pretty light-hearted and enjoyable in a typical… [More…]

THE MORE THINGS CHANGE
Color Commentary by PKA, posted January 9th, 2012
Continuing our look at the New 52 we have Shade #1, Master of Darkness! It is the first issue of a twelve part series which so far is just what we've come to expect from a story set in the world of Opal City. Now, as usual, we are a little behind in things. By now there are about three issues of the series out so for those who are up to date, no spoilers please! What? We want to be surprised! Besides, we are here today to talk about #1. So… without further ado, let's begin! Upon opening the… [More…]

"THE FIRST CRISIS"
Queer Eye on Comics by Mark Phillips, posted December 18th, 2011
Come all ye faithful Queer Eye readers and enjoy this Christmas poem from Mark Phillips aka Comixbear! [More…]

WHY EVERY LGBT COMIC FAN SHOULD OWN THIS BOOK!
Color Commentary by Jason Jeffry, posted December 1st, 2011
Big Two got you down? Is it pricing? Page count? Are you still mad about buying that Astonishing X-Men: Ghost Boxes #1 issue? (I am) Are you looking to spend your money on small press independent comics? And since we're voting with our dollars, shouldn't we be supporting gay and gay-friendly creators of indie books? Wouldn't it be great if there was an anthology with an anti-bully "It Gets Better" theme? Then, may I recommend you get your hands on a copy of the CBLDF 2011 Annual? Here are some… [More…]

ELEMENTAL MICAH
Color Commentary by Debi Linton, posted November 30th, 2011
What's it about? Micah Sampson is a seventeen year old college drop out, feeling his life draining away from his as he works as a supermarket. He has low self esteem, mostly surrounding his body, and a huge crush on the American older man who works at the fish counter. On Micah's last day at the market, said sex-bomb asks him out on a date, which also happens to be the night on which Micah discovers he has superpowers. Elemental Micah is a blend of a superhero origin story and a tale… [More…]

THE GAY KILLED SPIDEY'S MARRIAGE
Queer Eye on Comics by Mark Phillips, posted November 13th, 2011
I know, I know, the conservative right has been claiming for years that gays have been adversely affecting straight marriages. Yeah, apparently my kissing a cute guy with a beard is the reason why Kim Kardashian had such a train wreck of a family life. But they may have a point when it comes to the retroactive dissolving of the marriage between Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson. If you look at it from the right’s perspective, there were tons of clues about Spider-Man having been involved in… [More…]