Bio: Sean McGrath is an educator and saint - though no more than any educator is a saint. He has been in The Teaching Biz since 1998 but has had his eyes set on a career in comic books since 1975 when his babysitter gave him a Batman comic for his birthday (then took him and his twin brother to see Peter Pan that afternoon (only to discover years later how racist it really was). Sean has a BA in Psychology (so he knows exactly how screwed up the little darlin’s at school are) and an M.Ed in Deaf Education (ask him about the 25 ways to sign “f**k”). He was made a saint by his late boyfriend Pope John-Paul II after a particularly passionate night of lovemaking.

Among his favorite things Sean lists The Alamo Drafthouse, board and card games (have you ever played Blokus or Gloom or Mystery of the Abbey or Jungle Speed or Lunch Money?), his cats, his dog, reading, writing, cooking, eating and his most recent perseveration - sour apple martinis at RAIN (a local queer bar). Sean’s dream writing job is to bring the classic The Mighty Isis back to comics (her new appearance in 52 notwithstanding). Gay, single at his age and not getting any prettier, Sean is considering joining the contemplative life with a monastery full of hot Franciscans.

His first comic book Frater Mine is now available from Sean himself or at IndyPlanet. His latest book, a oh-so-familiar goddess story can be purchased there as well. 2008 will see a third title in print: Praxis!! He is affiliated with Making Comics Studios and has contributed to Instinct magazine (which thrills him every time he thinks about it).

Sean can be reached via email at stseanoftheknife@austin.rr.com.

RECENT PRISM COMICS FEATURES

TELENY AND CAMILLE
[Color Commentary, Posted 8/19/10]
Jon Macy’s adaptation of the early gay pornographic work Teleny into the graphic tome (seriously, I could kill a cat with its heft) Teleny and Camille seethes. It churns. It tugs. It traps all things beautifully gay and all things terribly gay then challenges the reader to not look away. I’m sure many will see this novel only for the love story, but what Jon has given us is a vision of how much and how little we gay folk have changed in the 100-plus years since Oscar Wilde…

INTERVIEW WITH SEAN MCGRATH
[Spectrum, Posted 3/16/10]
(This is a most-excellent interview of Sean McGrath by Joe Palmer of the Gay League, a most-excellent website and blog. Both Joe and Sean are longtime valued friends and associates of Prism so we were thrilled to be able to reprint this interview, courtesy of Joe. Access the original article from the Gay League website here!) Recently I had the pleasure to read Frater Mine, an indy series written by Sean McGrath. McGrath’s writing and characters intrigued me, and while I knew…

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…

"MOM, I'M PREGNANT."
[Color Commentary, Posted 1/15/09]
No, wait. "I'm in trouble." That's the expression! "I'm. In. Trouble." A boy in trouble. It might be a terrible joke, but don't let that stop you from clicking on the link above and reading about a gay comics anthology you'll want to own!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE PEOPLE OF PRISM!!
[Color Commentary, Posted 12/21/08]
Whatever holiday you celebrate (and even if you don't), some of the Prism folk would like to extend their warmest wishes to you, our loyal readers.

RECENT OFFSITE FEATURES

REVIEW: MYTH #2
[Source: Orthocomics.com, Added: 8/24/10]
Let’s say you like comics. Let’s also say you’re gay. Let’s go even further and say that you’ve spent some time in front of Xtube participating in your own personal Tubesock Holocaust the...

REVIEW: THREE
[Source: Orthocomics.com, Added: 8/17/10]
I can tell already that Robert Kirby's new series, Three, is going to get a lot of mileage out of its title. So many good things come in threes…

INTERVIEW WITH SEAN MCGRATH
[Source: Gay League, Added: 3/14/10]
Recently I had the pleasure to read Frater Mine, an indy series written by Sean McGrath. McGrath’s writing and characters intrigued me, and while I knew of Sean through Prism, I realized I...

WHEN ANTI-GAY MAGGIE GALLAGHER ATTACKS, WHAT'S A BOY TO DO?
[Source: DoorQ, Added: 3/3/10]
Last summer, when writer Sean McGrath heard Maggie Gallagher say the most reprehensible and stupid things to ever come out of her voluminous pie hole— "Gay marriage is not a civil right. In fact,...

RISE OF THE PINK NINJAS
[Source: Joe. My. God., Added: 2/3/10]
JMG reader Sean McGrath sends us a comic made by him and some friends titled Rise Of The Pink Ninjas (PDF). If you scroll down to the bottom, you'll find comic versions of Rob Tinisai, Pam Spaulding,...