NEW LGBT COMICS REPORT #3! PAIGE BRADDOCK, JON MACY, DYLAN “NDR” EDWARDS, SEAN-Z, JON HAHN & JEFF KRELL!
News by David Stanley, posted July 29th, 2010
Here’s part three of my Comic-Con new LGBT comics report. I know, so much new stuff! Paige Braddock, a great supporter of Prism and someone who has contributed a large amount of funding for our Queer Press Grant, appeared at the Prism booth signing copies of her bestselling Jane’s World collections plus teasing us with info on two imminent publications: Jane’s World Volume 10 plus the sci-fi romantic action comedy The Martian Confederacy Volume 2: From Mars, With Love… [More…]

NEW LGBT COMIX AT COMIC-CON 2010 REPORT #2! BRIAN ANDERSON, DAVE DAVENPORT, STEVE MACISAAC, DESMOND MILLER AND MICHAEL TROY!
News by David Stanley, posted July 27th, 2010
As promised, here’s Part Two of my Guide to new comics that made their debuts at Comic-Con. So much new stuff, enough to make a girl dizzy. The lovely and talented Brian Andersen brought the latest, greatest, super-tacular So Super Duper #10 with story by Brian and art by the superb Celina Hernandez. You can get a preview of it on Brian’s website along with his other new book called Friend of Dorothy (story by Brian, art by Neftali Centeno) where Scott-John meets Gorlindo,… [More…]

NEW LGBT COMICS DEBUTS AT COMIC-CON 2010! REPORT #1 WITH HOWARD CRUSE, ED LUCE & BRAD RADER!
News by David Stanley, posted July 25th, 2010
Loads of new LGBT comics debuted at Comic-Con this year from creators such as Justin Hall, Howard Cruse, Brad Rader, Brian Andersen, Ed Luce, Dave Davenport, Steve MacIsaac, Jon Macy, Desmond Miller, Dylan "NDR" Edwards, Sean-Z, John Hahn, Walter Mayer, Michael Dimotta, Steven Bereznai, Michael Troy to name but a few (okay, can’t count). Prism’s expanded booth meant more space for us to host LGBT creators than ever before, our way of bringing artists and writers (and editors and our… [More…]

THIRD QUEER PANEL REPORT FROM COMIC-CON! "WRITING QUEER" MODERATED BY JUSTIN HALL!
News by David Stanley, posted July 24th, 2010
My third queer panel on Thursday of Comic-Con was the Prism-sponsored “Writing Queer: Creating and Writing LGBT Characters” panel moderated by Justin Hall (True Travel Tales, winner of the Queer Press Grant for Glamazonia: The Uncanny Super Tranny, and Prism’s Talent and Industry Relations Chair) who could easily have enough to talk about on his own, but was joined by some of the biggest names in both mainstream and indie comics: Gilbert Hernandez (Love and Rockets),… [More…]

COMIC-CON’S SPOTLIGHT PANEL ON HOWARD CRUSE!
News by David Stanley, posted July 23rd, 2010
Continuing my Geek-O-Rama convention report, I next attended Comic-Con’s ‘”Spotlight Howard Cruse”. It was not a Prism panel, but might as well have been, as Howard is one the most acclaimed and famous LGBT comic artists ever and an icon for our organization. His Eisner and Harvey award-winning graphic novel, Stuck Rubber Baby has just been reprinted in a 15th Anniversary edition with a forward by Alison Bechdel. This year, Howard attends Comic-Con as a Special Guest of the… [More…]

THE FIRST PRISM COMIC-CON 2010 REPORT! DIVAS AND LASSOES PANEL!
News by David Stanley, posted July 22nd, 2010
First posting from Comic-Con, woo-hoo! David here, your intrepid Prism reporter, “blogging” (ooh, I’m so up on the lingo) or so from the floor of San Diego Comic-Con International 2010! I’m sitting at the Prism booth (please come and visit!) plugged in and trying to be useful. Anyhow, I just came from the first Prism panel, which was entitled “Divas and Golden Lassoes: The LGBT Obsession With Super Heroines”, moderated by the fabulous Charles “Zan” Christensen (founder of… [More…]

PRISM COMICS SEEKING SUBMISSIONS FOR 2010 QUEER PRESS GRANT!
News posted July 19th, 2010
Prism Comics is accepting submissions for the 2010 Queer Press Grant, with a deadline of September 15, 2010. The annual grant was established by Prism Comics to assist in the publication and promotion of LGBT comics. Prism will be offering portfolio review at the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con International for those interested in applying to the grant. Howard Cruse (Stuck Rubber Baby), Eric Shanower (Age of Bronze), Paige Braddock (Jane’s World), Bob… [More…]

THE UNOFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL Q-NIVERSE, PART 4 (POETIC PRIMER EDITION)
Queer Eye on Comics by Ed Natcher, posted July 18th, 2010
The end is nigh! Heck, it’s here! That’s right, true Q-lievers, to the great relief of one and all, we’ve at last reached the terminal tally of my tedious tabulation of the titans and transgressors who are “that way” in the terrific tales put together by the talented storytellers at Marvel. Can I put away my thesaurus now? TEXAS TWISTER Pencils: Keith Pollard Inks: Josef Rubenstein T is for Twister,A western blowhard!His outfit says “Sister!”,His hairdo, “Spray… [More…]

PRISM REVEALS THE GAY AGENDA FOR COMIC-CON 2010! HOWARD CRUSE, PANELS, SUPERHERO PARTY, MORE BOOTH SPACE AND MORE LGBT CREATORS THAN EVER
News posted July 14th, 2010
Prism Comics, a nonprofit supporting LGBT comics, creators, and readers, has unveiled its slate of activities for San Diego Comic-Con International 2010, one of the world’s largest pop-culture gatherings, at the San Diego Convention Center from Wednesday, July 21st through Sunday, July 25th. Prism will host four jam-packed panels including Andy Mangels' legendary “Gays in Comics” panel, the 6th annual “Heroes vs. Villains” party, appearances by Howard Cruse (Stuck Rubber Baby) and the largest roster of LGBT Creators ever at its expanded booth, now filling three exhibit spaces (#2049/2146/2148). All the details are available in The Gay Agenda, Prism’s guide to everything LGBT at Comic-Con, which can be picked up at the Prism booth or downloaded in PDF format.
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WARLORD'S COSTUME (OR LACK THEREOF)
Queer Eye on Comics by Scott Anderson, posted July 11th, 2010
There have been many mysteries in comics. What is Wolverine’s real name? Is Spider-Man or the Scarlet Spider the clone? Who is Donna Troy … this time? But to me the biggest mystery of all is why a straight, Midwestern artist is most responsible for promoting male sexuality in mainstream comics. According to Wikipedia, Mike Grell is a married, straight guy who went to college in Wisconsin and Illinois. But Grell’s willingness to recognize sexuality in the male form in a medium inundated… [More…]