On Saturday, July 6, Prism attended Oso Oro 2: Global Bear Culture Art Fest, which was held in New York City's famed GLBT Community Center. It was a great night--sexy, kind of wild, kind of arty, and definitely fun. Prism was happy to have been one of the sponsors of the event. What was Oso Oro 2: Global Bear Culture Art Fest? There were definitely bears of every color, there was art and it was festive. One could also describe it as "multimedia" or "interdiscplinary", but that wouldn't tell you much. It might help if I set the scene. Walking in, you first notice the models on platforms. They're all different shapes and sizes--not your usual constipated runway models--and wearing chaps or sweats or not much at all. Then you notice in circles around the models, groups of men with  [Continue reading...]

The Cartoon Art Museum hosts freelance artist and cartoonist Brian Andersen on Saturday, June 20, 2009 from 1pm to 3pm as part of its ongoing Cartoonist-in-Residence program. Museum visitors will be offered the chance to talk to him about his comics and watch Andersen at work. The Cartoon Art Museum is located at 655 Mission Street in San Francisco, California (415) 227-8666. Brian Andersen is the super nerdy, super flirty, indie comic book creator behind such colorful comics as So Duper Duper, Reignbow & Dee-Va and Unbashedly Billie. Under his itty bitty comic "company" (CBG Comics), he's also published works by other creators, such as Rick Worley's A Waste of Time and the trade paperback collection of living comic book legend Trina Robbins's 1980s series  [Continue reading...]

The Cartoon Art Museum hosts artist Trina Robbins and publisher Brian Andersen on Sunday, June 14, 2009 from 1pm to 3pm in promotion of CBG Comics’ newest release, California Girls. This event is presented by the Cartoon Art Museum Bookstore, and is part of its ongoing series of presentations and booksignings. The Cartoon Art Museum is located at 655 Mission Street in San Francisco, California (415) 227-8666. CBG Comics, the little comic book company that could (created by publisher Brian Andersen, the mind behind such indie comic series as So Duper Duper, Reignbow & Dee-Va and Unbashedly Billie), is very proud to be publishing a new collection of Trina Robbins's wonderful comic book series California Girls. Originally printed in the mid-1980s,  [Continue reading...]

It’s time for this month’s installment of The Werewif. written by Michael Wakcher and Gwydhar Bratton and illustrated by A. Gwydhar Bratton. Lindsay has a few realizations, but will she come clean about being a Werewif? Find out now! Episode 14 is up on the Prism Webcomics page.  [Continue reading...]

Hola from New York! The Tony's weren't the only thing happening in New York for the gay nerd. Prism appeared at the Museum of Comic & Comic Art's annual Art Fest, held this year in the much larger 69th Regiment Armory building, which is a hugely historical place as site of the Armory Show in 1913, "a legendary watershed date in the history of American art, introducing astonished New Yorkers, accustomed to realistic art, to modern art" per Wikipedia (and the tradition continues today with MoCCA Art Fest). The Armory still houses a military regiment and there were soldiers walking through the corridors which makes you feel kind of safe and warm all over. But in the auditorium was where the real (comic book) action was. The best part was the fact that all the exhibitors were now in one  [Continue reading...]

Prism Comics, an all-volunteer, non-profit organization supporting queer creators and comics, is hosting a table at the MoCCA Art Festival, a two-day event being held June 6th and 7th, from 11:00am to 6:00pm each day, at its new venue this year, the 69th Regiment Armory in New York City. In conjunction, Ivan Velez Jr. is holding “Oso Oro 2: Global Bear Culture Art Fest” at the GLBT Community Center on June 6th, from 7:30-11pm. “If you haven’t been, the MoCCA Art Festival is a great event, with everything from small publisher, independent, to photocopied self-made comics,” says David Stanley, Prism booth coordinator. “Then head over to Oso Oro 2 on Saturday night for a truly fun, wild event.” At MoCCA, Prism has scheduled creator signings (at Table #516) with Allan  [Continue reading...]

Ready for some cheap laughs? Hells yeah! You gotta read this high-larious six page mini-comic book parody of the whole Carrie Prejean scandal. The short comic co-stars someone familiar named "Pez Hillman", a superheroic battle, and a huge pile of zany fun! So dive in and read: Saint Carrie of the Divine Pageant in "A Tit, a Tat and an Opposite-Marriage Rat” on Prism’s Webcomics page. It's fabulous! Writer and letterer Brian Andersen is the creator behind such super cute, super fun, super gay comics as So Super Duper and Reignbow & Dee-va. He loves comics, he loves being gay, and he can't wait to marry his lovely BF of eight years one day (when, it's like legal and stuff). You can find out more about him by visiting: www.sosuperduper.com. Awesome artist and colorist  [Continue reading...]

Celebrate the beauty and art of the Global Bear (Latino! Asian! Black! Brown! Ivory!) at Oso Oro 2, a participatory multimedia event on Saturday, June 6th, 7:30-11pm, at New York’s GLBT Community Center, Room 301. With a vibrant updated format, Oso Oro 2 includes live art, a bear art gallery, manga, comics, video presentations, cheap beer, drinks, food, music, and an Art War with challenges and prizes. Vote for the best piece produced as well as for the muscle-bear model of the year! The $5 entrance fee at the door gets you in with one free drink and a chance at a special bear prize! You can also buy the best of GLBT graphic novels, comics, and art! Be the first to see the new line of bear tees. All Art supplies provided FOC! For more information, go to  [Continue reading...]

Check out the newest installment of The Werewif on Prism’s Webcomics page. It looks like Brian might be getting a little jealous. If you don’t know who Brian is, you are way behind! 168 pages behind! Also there are three new installments of this gay existence. The guys are just as cantankerous as you remember them. But their so young. What went wrong? We may never know, but they’re still funny.   [Continue reading...]

The first issue of Rainbow Warriors, “Changes,” begins today on the Prism Webcomics page. Rainbow Warriors tells the story of a group of queer twenty-somethings that start manifesting strange powers and all the comedy and drama that this creates in their lives and relationships. Throughout the series, we watch the characters grow and mature as they learn how to use their powers, gain understanding, and become their true selves, while looking for their place in the universe, their purpose as the Rainbow Warriors and the ultimate truth. Creators bio, sort of One day, as Manuel came out of his dead end telemarketing job, he started thinking about his life, his friends or lack of them, his comic book idea which had been aching to come out into the world for some years and  [Continue reading...]