Email: roger@prismcomics.org
Website: Living in the Ethereal World

Bio: A reader and fanboy since he had to sneak comics into the house when he was seven, Roger remembers the heartbreak of the day when the price of comics went up from 12c to 15c. He currently serves as president of Prism Comics.

In the 1970s he did freelance production and editorial work for Marvel and DC, frequently under the direction of the late Duffy Vohland, and was also a member of the leading amateur press associations (APAs) CAPA-ALPHA and INTERLAC.

In the late 1980s, he co-founded ATDNSIN with Andy Mangels, as well as serving as publisher of the one-shot publication Comicopia, edited by Matt Lehman of the Boston-area shop of the same name. He was also co-producer of the documentary film The Cockettes.

In his day job, Roger has held a number of marketing and technical positions in the computer systems and software industry. In 1991 he founded the online community QueerNet, has managed it ever since, and serves on the board of its parent organization, Online Policy Group as Director of Hosting Services. He also serves on the board of D-GALA (Dartmouth Gay and Lesbian Alumni/ae) .

He lives with his partner, David Haney, and his two cats (one elegant, one klutzy) and two dogs (one moody, one cheerful) in Seattle.

(Luckily, only the creators involved recall that, in junior high school, he co-created The Temperature Twins with Allan Neuwirth. Oops, that slipped out.)

RECENT PRISM COMICS FEATURES

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 7/14/10]
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.

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…

DAVID'S SUPER-BELATED COMIC-CON 2009 WRAP-UP PART I!
[News, Posted 8/4/09]
Having finally recovered (physically, at least--who knows if I shall ever recover mentally) from my whirlwind experience at San Diego Comic-Con Int'l 2009, I'm ready to present my final wrap-up report. Yes, I know the world's moved on, as it should, but I'm feeling nostalgic about it now, so let's take a look back through the mists of time to a couple of weekends back. Continuing from my initial Con report, I arrived back at the Con on Friday morning in time for Prism's second panel, "True…

JUSTIN HALL'S COMIC-CON TRUE CONFESSIONS PANEL REPORT!
[News, Posted 7/28/09]
Howdy there, queer comics aficionados! Justin Hall here, doing a write-up about the Friday panel, True Confessions: LGBT Slice of Life Stories. OK, now I know I’m decidedly biased about this panel because I was on it and helped set it up, but what can I say, it was freaking awesome. It’s funny, because during the lead up to the Con, it was the one I was most worried about. I thought we wouldn’t have enough people for the panel, and there was a whole lot of behind-the-scenes…

THE LATEST PRISM BOOTH & EVENT SCHEDULE AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON [UPDATED!]
[News, Posted 7/23/09]
Hey kids! San Diego Comic-Con International 2009 got underway Wednesday night with a super-successful Preview Night. You can follow all the queer happenings at the Con by swinging by the Prism booth,#2146 and picking up a copy of The Gay Agenda, or downloading and printing your own copy ahead of time. See you there!

RECENT OFFSITE FEATURES

GAY COMIC-CON 2010
[Source: Gay and Lesbian Times, Added: 7/22/10]
Prism Comics will be at Comic Con 2010 with nearly a dozen major comic creators attending for panels, meet and greets, creator signings and portfolio review.

JONATHAN HANDEL: RAINBOW FLAGS AT COMIC-CON
[Source: Huffington Post, Added: 8/6/08]
Although Prism's "only" five years old, it's an outgrowth of a group founded about 20 years ago, at the time of the first Comic-Con panel on gays and comics. The Comic-Con management has been...

PRISM ANNOUNCES 3RD ANNUAL QUEER PRESS GRANT WINNERS
[Source: Newsarama, Added: 2/11/08]
For the past two years, Prism Comics (http://www.prismcomincs.org), a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of LBGT comic books, characters creators and readers, has been giving talented...

12 COMIC-CON VIDEO BLOGS: BIZARRE, BEHIND-THE-SCENES
[Source: Aman About Town, Added: 8/6/07]
Aman, Tim and a parade of special guests give you an intimate look behind-the-scenes at Comic-Con 2007.

THE UNITED NATIONS OF NERDS
[Source: San Diego Union Tribune, Added: 7/30/07]
“Comic-Con is really good about recognizing and reaching out to diverse communities,” said Roger Klorese, president of Prism Comics, a nonprofit organization that supports lesbian, gay, bisexual...