Prism Comics, the premier organization for LGBT comics, creators, and readers, will be returning once again to Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, which takes place on March 13th and 14th. Prism will also be sponsoring an offsite mixer which will take place Saturday, March 13th at The Bottleneck Lounge at 2328 East Madison Street. Special guests this year include Jeff Krell, creator of the groundbreaking gay comic strip Jayson, and Chris Lange, creator of the Seattle-based webcomic The Capitol Hillbillies. Prism gathers a wide selection of comics and related items that are of interest to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender readers and makes them available for sale at their convention booth. They also provide a free drop-in space for comics artists and writers who do not have  [Continue reading...]

Catch Episode 22 of The Werewif on Prism’s Webcomics Page! There’s a fight and a stunning revelation as one of the major characters in the comic learns Linus’s secret. Written by Michael Wakcher, Ellen Schuler and Gwydhar Bratton Illustrated by A. Gwydhar Bratton   [Continue reading...]

If you're interested in knowing more about The Werewif from a behind-the-scenes point of view, check out the newest thread on Gwydhar's blog, where the creators are posting sketches and notes about the production process for the comic. They are sharing the process they go through to produce each episode, so let them know if you have questions that you want answered! Subscriptions are heartily accepted!   [Continue reading...]

Concluding his month long look at Masculinity in American Comics, Alex Fitch has interviewed So Super Duper’s Brian Andersen on U.K.’s radio/podcast "PanelBoarders". You can stream the interview here. They discuss Andersen’s comics including So Super Duper, Sex and the Superhero, and Unabashedly Billie, plus representations of gay characters in superhero comics, making the transition between web and print publishing and becoming a publisher of other people’s comics to help the proliferation of LGBT titles on the shelves. Andersen’s latest publishing venture is So Super Duper #9 with new artist Celina Hernandez. In this issue, the relationship between Psyche and Comet takes a turn, but like any superhero story their budding romance doesn't quite  [Continue reading...]

Drill Hall, located in London’s Bloomsbury district, is hosting "Drawn Out & Painted Pink", a major retrospective on the work of cartoonists Kate Charlesworth and David Shenton. Attendees are encouraged to RSVP for the opening night reception on Monday, February 1st, where they will have the opportunity to meet the artists from 6pm-8.30pm. The exhibition will continue throughout February 2010, coinciding with LGBT History Month. Charlesworth and Shenton live and work independently—and sometimes collectively—in London and Edinburgh. They have led overlapping cartooning lives during which they have, by default, documented a cultural history through 1970s' gay life, pretty police, HIV/AIDS, Section 28 and Dale Winton to civil-partnered LGBT lives of the new millennium. Charlesworth and  [Continue reading...]

In the wake of Haiti's devastating earthquake, pioneering cartoonist Howard Cruse is participating in an Ebay auction with 100% of its proceeds donated to Doctors Without Borders/Medecins San Frontieres. Cruse will sign a copy of Wendel All Together, a 272-page trade paperback collection of his beloved Wendel strips featured in The Advocate during its run in the 1980s. This book comes from the artist's personal collection. The second item is a small, unmatted 1986 pen & ink drawing on 2-ply Strathmore bristol board of Wendel and Ollie snuggling in bed and reading a copy of The Advocate. Rounding out the auction is a copy of the premiere issue of Gay Comix (a treasured copy from Joe Palmer’s personal collection), the groundbreaking anthology comic featuring  [Continue reading...]

Tim Fish, creator of the acclaimed Cavalcade of Boys and Young Bottoms in Love among many others, has been tapped by Marvel Comics for Nation X #2, which is in shops now. The series spotlights various members of the X-Men universe and in this issue, Tim Fish provides his take on Northstar, Marvel’s pioneering out superhero (although sometimes treated like South Park’s Kenny). Here, Tim explores Northstar’s relationship with his new boyfriend, Kyle, now that they’ve moved to the island nation of Utopia off the California coast. “The story was lots of fun to write and draw!” said Fish on his blogspot. “I was able to draw some action scenes, and cameos from many X-Men: Cyclops, Storm, Colossus, Psylocke, some New Mutants...and even Dazzler in  [Continue reading...]

The 14th annual Independent Publisher Book Awards, conducted to honor the year's best independently published titles, are accepting entries for books with 2009 or 2010 copyrights or released in 2009 and early 2010. Is your book among the best indie-published books of the year? Entries received before Saturday—either online by midnight, or postmarked January 16th—pay a reduced entry fee of $80. "IPPY" is the largest book awards contest is the world, and the awards ceremony is the night preceding BookExpo America in New York, so winners can show off their medals throughout the show. The annual contest is presented by Jenkins Group and their book marketing website, IndependentPublisher.com, headquartered in Traverse City, Michigan. The Independent Publisher Book Awards were  [Continue reading...]

The Cartoon Art Museum is proud to host Webcomic-Con 2009, a single-day mini-convention dedicated to online comics and their creators. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet local webcartoonists and talk with them about their work. The featured artists will sell and sign copies of their comics, draw sketches for patrons, and conduct writing and drawing workshops throughout the day. Free with paid admission to the Cartoon Art Museum, this event takes place on Saturday, December 12, 2009, 11:00am-5:00pm. Featured guests include Brian Andersen (So Super Duper, Reignbow & Dee-Va),Leigh Dragoon ( By The Wayside, The Faerie Path Manga), Shaenon K. Garrity (Skin Horse, Narbonic), Victor Hao (King of RPGs), Karen Luk (Raconteur), Betsy Streeter  [Continue reading...]

In this month’s The Werewif, there is a confrontation that has been a long time brewing, and things are revealed that our hero/heroine never suspected. Don’t miss it.  [Continue reading...]