Bio: Charles "Zan" Christensen is the Publisher of Northwest Press, a publishing imprint devoted to providing the highest-quality lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender graphic novels and comics collections. Northwest's first published book was Jon Macy's Teleny and Camille, a graphic novel adaptation of the anonymous Victorian erotic novel Teleny, attributed to Oscar Wilde and his circle of poets and writers. The book debuted at the 2010 Comic-Con International in San Diego.

Zan is also a comics writer, currently co-creating the series The Mark of Aeacus for Class Comics and Northwest Press. The second issue of MoA, jointly published by the two companies, debuted at the 2010 Comic-Con as well.

In 2003, Zan was also the founding President of Prism Comics, which was formed when a group of gay comics fans and professionals got together and decided to take their passion for the medium and work to level the playing field for other queer comics creators. In its short existence, Prism Comics has surpassed all expectations and become a force for positive change in the industry, providing a strong presence on the web, highvisibility at conventions, and an annual grant program that has given thousands of dollars to LGBT creators to publish and promote their work.

Zan continues to be active with Prism as their Web Chairperson.

RECENT PRISM COMICS FEATURES

GAYS IN COMICS: YEAR 23 AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2010!
[News, Posted 7/10/10]
Andy Mangels has just announced the line-up for this year’s Gays in Comics panel at Comic-Con: Howard Cruse, Geoff Johns, Marjorie M. Liu, Daniel Way, Jim McCann, Charles “Zan” Christensen, Dan Parent and Tim Fish! See the full details below: Saturday, July 24, 5:45-7:15 Gays in Comics: Year 23! - This all-star panel examines the rising diversity in the comics world today as the long-running "Gays in Comics" panel continues into its third decade at Comic-Con! As mainstream…

IPAD PUBLISHING NO SAVIOR FOR SMALL PRESS, LGBT COMICS CREATORS
[Spectrum, Posted 5/24/10]
Anticipated as a potential savior of the comics industry, distribution of digital comics through Apple's iPhone and iPad is proving not to be the magic bullet many had hoped for. Format issues, pricing concerns, and censorship of content are hindering many creators, particularly those making lesbian and gay comics, from taking full advantage of this new outlet for their work.

WONDERCON 2010: WUVABLE OAF AT PRISM COMICS
[Spectrum, Posted 4/1/10]
I'll be bringing a very limited number of the brand new Wuvable Oaf: Ultimate Sacrifice / Muddy Buddy Special to Wonder Con 2010, April 2 - 4 at Moscone Center in San Francisco! Come visit me at the Prism Comics booth (#715), Friday from 5:00 - 6:00 pm and Saturday from 2:00 - 3:00 pm to score a copy before its official online and store debut this May!

GOT A TIP FOR PRISM?
[Spectrum, Posted 3/31/10]
Attention comics creators and comics fans! Charles "Zan" Christensen, Prism Comics' Web Chair, here to share some tips on how to suggest articles, interviews and news features from around the web to Prism to include on its front page, in Twitter, and in Facebook!

PRISM APPEARING AT EMERALD CITY COMICON MARCH 13TH & 14TH
[News, Posted 3/6/10]
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.

RECENT OFFSITE FEATURES

COMIC-CON WEEKEND MUSTS: "GAYS IN COMICS" AND "GLEE" PANELS
[Source: San Diego Gay & Lesbian News, Added: 7/24/10]
Comic-Con International 2010 is still going strong this weekend at the Convention Center. Two particular events are of keen interest to the LGBT community.

NEW MARK OF AEACUS FOR COMIC-CON!
[Source: Northwest Comics, Added: 6/25/10]
To those long-suffering Mark of Aeacus fans who have been patiently waiting for a new issue, I am pleased to tell you that your wait is almost over.

NORTHWEST PRESS TO PUBLISH JON MACY'S TELENY AND CAMILLE
[Source: Northwest Comics, Added: 6/17/10]
Northwest Press will be publishing its first official project next month: the graphic novel masterpiece Teleny and Camille by Jon Macy. This is an adaptation of the anonymous gay erotic novel Teleny,...

EPISODE 108A - PRIDE MONTH - ZAN CHRISTENSEN PRISM COMICS
[Source: Two Guys Talking Webcomics, Added: 6/10/10]
It wouldn't be Pride month without talking to someone from Prism Comics about the organization, the 2010 Prism Queer Press Grant winners and many other aspects. We'll be speaking with Zan Christensen...

THAT OL’ DOUBLE STANDARD
[Source: Robot 6 @ CBR, Added: 5/25/10]
At the Prism Comics website, Charles "Zan" Christensen takes a look at the maybe-we-will-maybe-we-won't world of the Apple app store.