Bio: Tommy was born in Seoul, South Korea, and raised in Columbia, South Carolina. He attended Harvard as an East Asian Studies concentrator with a particular interest in the ethnic and sexual minority communities of Japan.

Together with artist Brian Ponce, Tommy released his first comic book, "Pride High," in San Francisco on September 29, 2006. Pride High follows the adventures of a gay-straight alliance at a school for super-powered youth. Issues 1-6 of the 36-page, full-color comic are available online and on the shelf at Whatever, the comic shop in the heart of San Francisco's Castro District. Pride High #1 is also available in Braille, Dutch, French, Japanese, and Spanish.

For the positive portrayal of a blind lesbian teen, Tommy was awarded in 2007 with a lifetime membership in BFLAG, a national organization serving the needs of LGBT individuals who are blind or visually impaired. This year, he was one of two recipients of the third annual Prism Comics Queer Press Grant along with fellow SF local, Justin Hall. He is also a board member of Sequential Heart, an organization dedicated to donating comics to programs and shelters serving homeless youth.

RECENT PRISM COMICS FEATURES

PRISM COMICS SEEKING SUBMISSIONS FOR 2010 QUEER PRESS GRANT!
[News, Posted 7/19/10]
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…

IT’S A TIE! PRISM COMICS ANNOUNCES 2010 QUEER PRESS GRANT WINNERS ED LUCE AND ERIC ORNER!
[News, Posted 4/13/10]
San Francisco, CA—At WonderCon 2010, Prism Comics announced the recipients of this year’s Queer Press Grant: It’s A Tie! The grant is being awarded to both Ed Luce for his submission, Wuvable Oaf and to Eric Orner for his submission, Storybox. Prism Comics, which supports LGBT comics, creators, issues and readers, established the Queer Press Grant to encourage the publication of LGBT themed comics. “The extremely high quality of submissions this year resulted in a vote so…

STAN'S SOAPBOX: HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE!
[Queer Eye on Comics, Posted 11/8/09]
Stan’s Soapbox Hey True Believers! It’s David “Stan”-ley here, you ever lovin’ Editor-In-Chief of “Queer Eye on Comics” with the first Spectacular LGBT Comics Holiday Gift-Giving Guide ever to come out of Prism's House of Ideas with only the latest and greatest recommendations from Yours Truly! What, you say? You have it all and besides, only Irving Forbush shops this early? Bah-Humbug! In the past year, we’ve been clobbered with lotsa new product you haveta get! Roberto…

QPG SPOTLIGHT: PAM HARRISON AND TOMMY RODDY
[Spectrum, Posted 9/10/09]
In anticipation of next month's deadline for submissions for the Prism Comics Queer Press Grant, we're running some spotlights on previous recipients. Tommy Roddy was the 2007 co-recipient of the Grant for his series Pride High. For the Prism Comics Guide this year, he interviewed House of the Muses creator Pam Harrison, about her work, the QPG, and more.

QPG SPOTLIGHT: STEVE MACISAAC & JUSTIN HALL
[Spectrum, Posted 9/3/09]
In anticipation of next month's deadline for submissions for the Prism Comics Queer Press Grant, we're going to run some spotlights on previous recipients. Steve MacIsaac was awarded the QPG in 2005, the first year that it was offered, for Shirtlifter #1, and Justin Hall was the co-recipient, along with Tommy Roddy, in 2007 for Glamazonia the Uncanny Super Tranny. Hall has since joined the Prism Board as the Talent Relations Chair, and now helps manage the Queer Press Grant program.

RECENT OFFSITE FEATURES

YET ANOTHER FIRST GAY SUPERHERO
[Source: Bleeding Cool, Added: 11/18/09]
For the record, for the clip files, for lazy journalists, here are the actual "gay comics firsts," including projects by Lee Marrs (Wimmen's Comix), Joan Hilty (The Luna Legion) and Tommy Roddy...

GAY PREVIEWS FOR DECEMBER 2009
[Source: Gay League, Added: 10/19/09]
A monthly list that highlights the work of LGBT and gay friendly creators, primarily taken from each month’s PREVIEWS catalog.

TOMMY RODDY PODCAST ON FANBOYS OF THE UNIVERSE!
[Source: Fan Boys of the Universe, Added: 1/21/09]

IDOORQ #4
[Source: DoorQ, Added: 12/4/08]
DoorQ checks in with the folks over at Prism Comics, as they give us an overview of their site, their services and the fun things they do. PRIDE HIGH creator Tommy Roddy talks about his group of teen...

TRIKONE MAGAZINE INTERVIEW PRIDE HIGH'S TOMMY RODDY!
[Source: Trikone Magazine, Added: 10/29/08]