Recent news and feature articles from Prism Comics, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the work of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender comics creators, as well as LGBT themes in comics in general. http://prismcomics.org http://prismcomics.org/images/logo.jpg http://prismcomics.org http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/04/25/marvel-still-isnt-saying-its-northstar-kyle-getting-hitched-even-when-astonishing-xmen-makes-blatant/ [Source: Bleeding Cool] Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   FROM THE WEB: Marvel Playing Coy With Northstar Wedding Plans
[Source: Bleeding Cool]]]> OS1938 http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2088 Bluewater Productions has issued the following press release for their upcoming RuPaul comic, written by Michael Troy (The Blonde Squad): Andre Charles is better known when he dresses in drag and entertains millions everyday as his over-the-top and fabulous alter ego RuPaul. Now the world’s most famous drag queen and reality show host will be featured in the latest issue of Bluewater Productions’ Female Force biography comic series. Female Force: RuPaul, in stores… Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   NEWS: Bluewater Production’s Female Force: RuPaul, Written by Michael Troy, Released in July!
Bluewater Productions has issued the following press release for their upcoming RuPaul comic, written by Michael Troy (The Blonde Squad): Andre Charles is better known when he dresses in drag and entertains millions everyday as his over-the-top and fabulous alter ego RuPaul. Now the world’s most famous drag queen and reality show host will be featured in the latest issue of Bluewater Productions’ Female Force biography comic series. Female Force: RuPaul, in stores…]]> http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2088 http://vancouver.openfile.ca/vancouver/text/vancouver-fans-and-artists-help-shift-sexual-politics-comics When you think of gay Vancouver men, the first image that comes to mind probably isn’t that of a drag queen Poison Ivy squealing excitedly over $10 reprints of a Wolverine sketch in the middle of a crowded comic book convention. [Source: OpenFile Vancouver] Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   FROM THE WEB: Vancouver fans and artists help shift the sexual politics of comics
When you think of gay Vancouver men, the first image that comes to mind probably isn’t that of a drag queen Poison Ivy squealing excitedly over $10 reprints of a Wolverine sketch in the middle of a crowded comic book convention. [Source: OpenFile Vancouver]]]> OS1937 http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2087 Wuvable Oaf comes roaring back into Portland for Stumptown Comics Fest 2012, April 28-29th at the Portland Convention Center (http://www.stumptowncomics.com)! It's going to be our biggest year yet, with the debut of a brand new doll, a signing party, a panel appearance and much MORE!!! You can find Ed and Mark at booth #206, right next to our pals at Floating World Comics! For starters, we're very proud to debut the first Wuvable Oaf DIY Doll at the Fest (for those not going, it's available… Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   NEWS: OAF DIY DOLL DEBUTS! HENRY & GLENN FOREVER & EVER #1! STUMPTOWN COMICS FEST THIS WEEKEND!
Wuvable Oaf comes roaring back into Portland for Stumptown Comics Fest 2012, April 28-29th at the Portland Convention Center (http://www.stumptowncomics.com)! It's going to be our biggest year yet, with the debut of a brand new doll, a signing party, a panel appearance and much MORE!!! You can find Ed and Mark at booth #206, right next to our pals at Floating World Comics! For starters, we're very proud to debut the first Wuvable Oaf DIY Doll at the Fest (for those not going, it's available…]]> http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2087 http://www.floatingworldcomics.com/main/2012/04/10/april-27-henry-glenn-forever-ever-release-party/ It’s the moment the world has been waiting for: the return of everyone’s favorite musclebound punk/metal romantic odd couple, Henry and Glenn. Over the course of three short stories, our metaldude heroes love, fight, hang out at the spa with Lars and James, squabble about property values with friendly satanist neighbors Hall and Oates, and work out their differences in therapy. It’s hardcore. It’s hilarious. It’s a true testament to the power of love to overcome even the biggest, manliest egos of our time. [Source: Floating World Comics] Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   FROM THE WEB: Henry & Glenn Forever & Ever Release Party: April 27 at Floating World Comics in Portland, OR
It’s the moment the world has been waiting for: the return of everyone’s favorite musclebound punk/metal romantic odd couple, Henry and Glenn. Over the course of three short stories, our metaldude heroes love, fight, hang out at the spa with Lars and James, squabble about property values with friendly satanist neighbors Hall and Oates, and work out their differences in therapy. It’s hardcore. It’s hilarious. It’s a true testament to the power of love to overcome even the biggest, manliest egos of our time. [Source: Floating World Comics]]]> OS1935 http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2086 QUEER EYE ED: Hello again, one and all! I’m back with another of my exclusive interviews done with “family” values in mind. Today, I’ll be talking with one of my favorite villains, who’s just arrived via time machine from the Silver Age. Please join me in welcoming that marauding mechanized menace, the original Brainiac! BRAINIAC: Greetings soft, squishy sack of protoplasm. QEE: I’ve been called worse! Let’s start at the beginning. How did you come to be? B: I was assembled by… Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   QUEER EYE ON COMICS: Small Minded
by Ed Natcher
QUEER EYE ED: Hello again, one and all! I’m back with another of my exclusive interviews done with “family” values in mind. Today, I’ll be talking with one of my favorite villains, who’s just arrived via time machine from the Silver Age. Please join me in welcoming that marauding mechanized menace, the original Brainiac! BRAINIAC: Greetings soft, squishy sack of protoplasm. QEE: I’ve been called worse! Let’s start at the beginning. How did you come to be? B: I was assembled by…]]> http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2086 http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/publishing-triangle-winners-unveiled_b50462 Author Alison Bechdel, whose memoir Are You My Mother? comes out this spring, won the Bill Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement award this year. This is the third time the author has won an award at the event. [Source: Mediabistro.com] Sat, 21 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   FROM THE WEB: Publishing Triangle Winners Unveiled, including Alison Bechdel
Author Alison Bechdel, whose memoir Are You My Mother? comes out this spring, won the Bill Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement award this year. This is the third time the author has won an award at the event. [Source: Mediabistro.com]]]> OS1933 http://www.dallasvoice.com/variants-kickstarter-10106729.html If youd like to see Season 3 of The Variants, you can help them reach the fundraising goal of $8,000. Theyre all signed up on Kickstarter… [Source: Dallas Voice] Sat, 21 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   FROM THE WEB: "Variants" looks to "Kickstart" Season 3
If youd like to see Season 3 of The Variants, you can help them reach the fundraising goal of $8,000. Theyre all signed up on Kickstarter… [Source: Dallas Voice]]]> OS1934 http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2012/04/19/creator-of-popular-comic-strip-tackles-gay-rights/ The creator-writer-illustrator of the long-running “Funky Winkerbean” comic strip got his latest dose of inspiration from — of all things — a newspaper. “I was reading a story over breakfast about a protest by a parent group at a school in Hilliard, Ohio, that seemed to be about tolerance toward gays,” Batiuk said by phone Wednesday from his studio. [Source: The Chronicle-Telegram] Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   FROM THE WEB: "Funky Winkerbean" comic strip tackles gay rights
The creator-writer-illustrator of the long-running “Funky Winkerbean” comic strip got his latest dose of inspiration from — of all things — a newspaper. “I was reading a story over breakfast about a protest by a parent group at a school in Hilliard, Ohio, that seemed to be about tolerance toward gays,” Batiuk said by phone Wednesday from his studio. [Source: The Chronicle-Telegram]]]> OS1932 http://www.list.co.uk/article/41701-artist-martin-eden-on-lgbt-comic-spandex/ Many a quip has been made about Batman and Robin bunking up, but how often are there actually LGBT themes in comics? With the latest incarnation of Batwoman being an out lesbian, there is certainly more scope for a homosexual hulk, and Martin Eden has created the first British comic following the dramatic adventures of a gang of gay superheroes. [Source: The List] Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   FROM THE WEB: Artist Martin Eden on LGBT comic Spandex
Many a quip has been made about Batman and Robin bunking up, but how often are there actually LGBT themes in comics? With the latest incarnation of Batwoman being an out lesbian, there is certainly more scope for a homosexual hulk, and Martin Eden has created the first British comic following the dramatic adventures of a gang of gay superheroes. [Source: The List]]]> OS1931 http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-1330/ Girls With Slingshots absolutely nails it with this hilarious comic poking fun at just what straight girls think of lesbian sex. [Source: Girls with Slingshots] Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   FROM THE WEB: What Straight Girls Think Lesbian Sex Is (Webcomic)
Girls With Slingshots absolutely nails it with this hilarious comic poking fun at just what straight girls think of lesbian sex. [Source: Girls with Slingshots]]]> OS1926 http://www.fempop.com/2012/04/17/diversity-the-buzzword-at-c2e2-panels-this-year/ While DC and Marvel were the media giants involved, there were several smaller distributors that had a sizable presence. One such company is Prism Comics, whose place was central and accessible, not the shady corner I had imagined for a non-profit promoter specializing in LGBT comics in a market flooded with hetero-normative story lines. [Source: FemPop Magazine] Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   FROM THE WEB: Diversity The Buzzword At C2E2 Panels This Year
While DC and Marvel were the media giants involved, there were several smaller distributors that had a sizable presence. One such company is Prism Comics, whose place was central and accessible, not the shady corner I had imagined for a non-profit promoter specializing in LGBT comics in a market flooded with hetero-normative story lines. [Source: FemPop Magazine]]]> OS1921 http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2085 Actor, activist, and icon George Takei has gone where few (okay, none) have gone before: WWII Internment Camp survivor, swashbuckling starship pilot, movie star, fanboy peace-broker, voice-over artist, 2012 Celebrity Apprentice contestant, and a booming voice for marriage equality and civil rights. He’s more than a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, George Takei is a force for good in the universe! Since there’s no one else quite like him, it’s only fitting that New York-based community organization Geeks OUT is paying tribute to his achievements, legacy, and handsome face with a special one-night event called Takei Back the Night. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   NEWS: New York's Geeks OUT Urges You to "Takei Back the Night" This Friday!
Actor, activist, and icon George Takei has gone where few (okay, none) have gone before: WWII Internment Camp survivor, swashbuckling starship pilot, movie star, fanboy peace-broker, voice-over artist, 2012 Celebrity Apprentice contestant, and a booming voice for marriage equality and civil rights. He’s more than a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, George Takei is a force for good in the universe! Since there’s no one else quite like him, it’s only fitting that New York-based community organization Geeks OUT is paying tribute to his achievements, legacy, and handsome face with a special one-night event called Takei Back the Night.]]> http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2085 http://www.straight.com/article-661436/vancouver/will-canadian-superhero-northstar-get-hitched-marvel-comics-first-gay-wedding-xmen Will gay weddings become a trend in boosting comic book sales and attention? After the commercial success of Archie Comics' gay wedding issue earlier this year, another comic is rumoured to be gearing up for another landmark ceremony. [Source: Straight.com] Mon, 16 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   FROM THE WEB: Will X-Men's Canadian superhero Northstar get hitched in Marvel Comics' first gay wedding?
Will gay weddings become a trend in boosting comic book sales and attention? After the commercial success of Archie Comics' gay wedding issue earlier this year, another comic is rumoured to be gearing up for another landmark ceremony. [Source: Straight.com]]]> OS1923 http://www.avclub.com/articles/superhero-and-mainstream-comics-april-2012,72364/ Reviews of Astonishing X-Men (with openly gay superhero Northstar) and Flex Mentallo, with a trippy, queer sensibility. [Source: The A.V. Club] Mon, 16 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   FROM THE WEB: Superhero and mainstream comics (Flex Mentallo, Astonishing X-Men)
Reviews of Astonishing X-Men (with openly gay superhero Northstar) and Flex Mentallo, with a trippy, queer sensibility. [Source: The A.V. Club]]]> OS1924 http://www.comicsbulletin.com/main/interviews/erika-moen-queer-journey Over the years, I have looked for Erika Moen at the cons, and each time I find her, there's more to love. A second DAR book, a collaborative conversation comic with cartoonist Lucy Knisley (Drawn to You), a huge print of about a thousand illustrated figures in every sexual position imaginable, and, of course, lots of evidence of Moen's fascination with cephalopods. This year's Emerald City Comic Con finally allowed me to ask her a few questions. [Source: Comics Bulletin] Sun, 15 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   FROM THE WEB: Erika Moen: A Queer Journey
Over the years, I have looked for Erika Moen at the cons, and each time I find her, there's more to love. A second DAR book, a collaborative conversation comic with cartoonist Lucy Knisley (Drawn to You), a huge print of about a thousand illustrated figures in every sexual position imaginable, and, of course, lots of evidence of Moen's fascination with cephalopods. This year's Emerald City Comic Con finally allowed me to ask her a few questions. [Source: Comics Bulletin]]]> OS1930 http://www.xtra.ca/blog/national/post/2012/04/15/The-X-Mens-first-gay-wedding.aspx Well, Northstar, you've come a long way since the days when writers planned to have you die of AIDS only to be forced by editorial mandate to abandon that plot by revealing that the real reason you're sick is that you're half-elf and fairies can't survive in the real world. [Source: Xtra.ca] Sun, 15 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   FROM THE WEB: The X-Men's first gay wedding
Well, Northstar, you've come a long way since the days when writers planned to have you die of AIDS only to be forced by editorial mandate to abandon that plot by revealing that the real reason you're sick is that you're half-elf and fairies can't survive in the real world. [Source: Xtra.ca]]]> OS1929 http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2084 "Madam, God Himself could not sink this ship."--A steward on the Titanic April 15, 2012, is the 100th anniversary of the RMS Titanic's super-sad super-sinking. The tragedy's main cause, according to apocrypha, wasn't the notorious, compartment-crushing iceberg, per se, but J. Bruce Ismay, the White Star Line grand poobah, whose directorial edict pressured Edward J. Smith, the Millionaire's Captain, into speeding through an iceberg field so that the passenger liner's precocious maiden docking… Sun, 15 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   QUEER EYE ON COMICS: "Changing Course"
by Terrance Griep, Jr.
"Madam, God Himself could not sink this ship."--A steward on the Titanic April 15, 2012, is the 100th anniversary of the RMS Titanic's super-sad super-sinking. The tragedy's main cause, according to apocrypha, wasn't the notorious, compartment-crushing iceberg, per se, but J. Bruce Ismay, the White Star Line grand poobah, whose directorial edict pressured Edward J. Smith, the Millionaire's Captain, into speeding through an iceberg field so that the passenger liner's precocious maiden docking…]]> http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2084 http://thesequietworlds.tumblr.com/ [Source: Tumblr] Fri, 13 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   FROM THE WEB: Help Dillon Bishop kickstart his new graphic novel, "These Quiet Worlds"!
[Source: Tumblr]]]> OS1919 http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/04/10/marvel-plans-gay-marriage-media-furore-for-astonishing-xmen/ [Source: Bleeding Cool] Fri, 13 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   FROM THE WEB: Marvel Plans A Gay Marriage Media Furore For Astonishing X-Men
[Source: Bleeding Cool]]]> OS1920 http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/croydonnews/9644716.All_gay_graphic_novel_set_for_release/ The world of graphic novels and comics has a new team of superheroes with a twist, the all-gay Spandex. [Source: Your Local Guardian] Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   FROM THE WEB: Gay superhero team launched by Upper Norwood artist
The world of graphic novels and comics has a new team of superheroes with a twist, the all-gay Spandex. [Source: Your Local Guardian]]]> OS1928 http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/11/chip-kidd-talks-cover-design-buddha-ebooks-ted-video/ Chip Kidd is one of the best-known book designers in the business. He's designed covers for works by James Ellroy, David Sedaris, Haruki Murakami, John Updike and hundreds of others, though comic fans may know him better as the designer on Osamu Tezuka's Buddha series, Pantheon Books' Bat-Manga and Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross. Kidd is also a hardcore comic fan. He has an extensive collection of Batman memorabilia, and he once told USA Today that the first cover he ever noticed was probably a Batman comic. "The colors, the forms, the design. Batman himself is such a brilliant design solution." Now, Kidd shares some of his insights into his cover design process in a recent presentation recorded by the nonprofit Technology, Entertainment, Design, a.k.a. TED. [Source: ComicsAlliance] Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   FROM THE WEB: Chip Kidd Talks Cover Design, 'Buddha' and eBooks at TED [Video]
Chip Kidd is one of the best-known book designers in the business. He's designed covers for works by James Ellroy, David Sedaris, Haruki Murakami, John Updike and hundreds of others, though comic fans may know him better as the designer on Osamu Tezuka's Buddha series, Pantheon Books' Bat-Manga and Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross. Kidd is also a hardcore comic fan. He has an extensive collection of Batman memorabilia, and he once told USA Today that the first cover he ever noticed was probably a Batman comic. "The colors, the forms, the design. Batman himself is such a brilliant design solution." Now, Kidd shares some of his insights into his cover design process in a recent presentation recorded by the nonprofit Technology, Entertainment, Design, a.k.a. TED. [Source: ComicsAlliance]]]> OS1922 http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2083 Chicago, IL – Join Prism Comics, a nonprofit supporting LGBT comics, creators, and readers, at Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) this Friday, April 13 through Sunday, April 15. Meet your favorite creators at the Prism Booth #668, attend the queer panel "Rewriting The Rules on Queers in Comics" moderated by Charles "Zan" Christensen, and mingle with queer comics creators and fans on Friday night at Big Chicks Uptown Bar. "Zan and I are thrilled to be bringing Prism to Chicago, second… Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   NEWS: Prism Invades The Windy City! Join Us For C2E2 This Weekend!
Chicago, IL – Join Prism Comics, a nonprofit supporting LGBT comics, creators, and readers, at Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) this Friday, April 13 through Sunday, April 15. Meet your favorite creators at the Prism Booth #668, attend the queer panel "Rewriting The Rules on Queers in Comics" moderated by Charles "Zan" Christensen, and mingle with queer comics creators and fans on Friday night at Big Chicks Uptown Bar. "Zan and I are thrilled to be bringing Prism to Chicago, second…]]> http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2083 http://www.comicmix.com/columns/2012/04/05/dennis-oneil-batwoman/ Whenever my old employer, DC Comics, reprints some of my ancient work, it’s gratifying, particularly if what’s reprinted is one of the “socially relevant” stories Neal Adams and I did in the early 70s, but it can be a little disheartening, too… But occasionally a glimmer of light shows through the gloom. So let us smile and extend a salute to Batwoman. [Source: ComicMix] Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   FROM THE WEB: Dennis O'Neil on Batwoman
Whenever my old employer, DC Comics, reprints some of my ancient work, it’s gratifying, particularly if what’s reprinted is one of the “socially relevant” stories Neal Adams and I did in the early 70s, but it can be a little disheartening, too… But occasionally a glimmer of light shows through the gloom. So let us smile and extend a salute to Batwoman. [Source: ComicMix]]]> OS1925 http://terryblas.com/2012/04/03/emerald-city-comicon2012/ I just exhibited at Emerald City Comicon and it was one of the funnest weekends of my life! A lot of my friends had talked the convention up to me so much that it had quite a but to live up to. It did not disappoint. [Source: Terry Blas] Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   FROM THE WEB: Emerald City Comicon 2012
I just exhibited at Emerald City Comicon and it was one of the funnest weekends of my life! A lot of my friends had talked the convention up to me so much that it had quite a but to live up to. It did not disappoint. [Source: Terry Blas]]]> OS1918 http://www.dallasvoice.com/texas-gsa-network-10105864.html The Texas GSA Network, a program of Austin-based Out Youth, is accepting submissions for a Queer Youth Zine to be published in May. The deadline for submissions is April 20, and they can be made on the website or by mail. [Source: Dallas Voice] Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   FROM THE WEB: Texas GSA Network plans Queer Youth Zine
The Texas GSA Network, a program of Austin-based Out Youth, is accepting submissions for a Queer Youth Zine to be published in May. The deadline for submissions is April 20, and they can be made on the website or by mail. [Source: Dallas Voice]]]> OS1917 http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2082 A Parody of Madonna’s "Vogue" Look around, everywhere you turn there’s mutantsThey’re everywhere that you goYou try everything you can to escapeThe way of life that you know When all else fails and you long to beSomeone different than you are todayI know a place where you can get awayIt's called Xavier’s, and here's what it's for, so Come on, RogueGet your body out to the east coast, hey, hey, heyCome on, RogueLet your powers go with the flow, you know you can do it All you need is… Sun, 01 Apr 2012 01:00:00 MDT   QUEER EYE ON COMICS: "Rogue"
by Edward Beekman-Myers
A Parody of Madonna’s "Vogue" Look around, everywhere you turn there’s mutantsThey’re everywhere that you goYou try everything you can to escapeThe way of life that you know When all else fails and you long to beSomeone different than you are todayI know a place where you can get awayIt's called Xavier’s, and here's what it's for, so Come on, RogueGet your body out to the east coast, hey, hey, heyCome on, RogueLet your powers go with the flow, you know you can do it All you need is…]]> http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2082 http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2081 Prism Comics will be making its eighth appearance at Emerald City Comicon in Seattle, and will be joined at its booth by Jeff Krell (creator of Jayson), Donna Barr (creator of The Desert Peach and Stinz), and by creators from Lambda-Award winning publisher Northwest Press, including David Kelly (Rainy Day Recess: The Complete Steven's Comics), Mark Brill and Charles "Zan" Christensen (The Power Within, The Mark of Aeacus). Emerald City Comicon takes… Tue, 27 Mar 2012 01:00:00 MDT   NEWS: Prism Comics returns to Emerald City Comicon this Weekend!
by Charles "Zan" Christensen
Prism Comics will be making its eighth appearance at Emerald City Comicon in Seattle, and will be joined at its booth by Jeff Krell (creator of Jayson), Donna Barr (creator of The Desert Peach and Stinz), and by creators from Lambda-Award winning publisher Northwest Press, including David Kelly (Rainy Day Recess: The Complete Steven's Comics), Mark Brill and Charles "Zan" Christensen (The Power Within, The Mark of Aeacus). Emerald City Comicon takes…]]> http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2081 http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2079 As someone who considers himself well-rounded, relatively educated, and rather open-minded, I happily agreed to immerse myself in the one realm of comic-dom I had yet to (ahem) expose myself to: gay erotic comics. Class Comics, the bastion of print and digital hardcore comic porn bearing the slogan “Heroes With Hardons,” publishes a number of scintillating sex-filled titles, many of which I’ve recently had the chance to sample. Where to start, though? Tug Harder? Space Cadet? But… Sat, 24 Mar 2012 01:00:00 MDT   COLOR COMMENTARY: The Initiation #2
by Adam Hoak
As someone who considers himself well-rounded, relatively educated, and rather open-minded, I happily agreed to immerse myself in the one realm of comic-dom I had yet to (ahem) expose myself to: gay erotic comics. Class Comics, the bastion of print and digital hardcore comic porn bearing the slogan “Heroes With Hardons,” publishes a number of scintillating sex-filled titles, many of which I’ve recently had the chance to sample. Where to start, though? Tug Harder? Space Cadet? But…]]> http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2079 http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2078 Join us at WonderCon, coming up this weekend, March 16-18. It's moved to Anaheim this year, so we're highlighting LGBT Disney fandom and much more. See you real soon! Read on for all the details on signings, booth parnters, and panels! Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:00:00 MDT   NEWS: Prism Comics Presents LGBT Disney Fandom Panel And More At WonderCon 2012 In Anaheim!
Join us at WonderCon, coming up this weekend, March 16-18. It's moved to Anaheim this year, so we're highlighting LGBT Disney fandom and much more. See you real soon! Read on for all the details on signings, booth parnters, and panels!]]> http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2078 http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2077 Wuvable Oaf and crew will be making the trip from San Francisco to take part in WonderCon 2012, March 16-18th at the Anaheim Convention Center (WonderCon)! Visit creator Ed Luce in the Small Press section, booth # SP-031, where he'll be debuting the new Kisses Kerry King / Rawk Gawdz comic and Oaf's Kitty Undies for the first time in SoCal! He'll also be premiering brand new poster prints of his Bob Mould Noise Pop comic (currently up on SPIN Magazine's new site and on… Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:00:00 MDT   NEWS: Wuvable Oaf Devours WonderCon In Anaheim!
Wuvable Oaf and crew will be making the trip from San Francisco to take part in WonderCon 2012, March 16-18th at the Anaheim Convention Center (WonderCon)! Visit creator Ed Luce in the Small Press section, booth # SP-031, where he'll be debuting the new Kisses Kerry King / Rawk Gawdz comic and Oaf's Kitty Undies for the first time in SoCal! He'll also be premiering brand new poster prints of his Bob Mould Noise Pop comic (currently up on SPIN Magazine's new site and on…]]> http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2077 http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2076 For a brief and shining moment, Phyla Vell, daughter of Captain Marvel, donned the Quantum Bands and took on the mantle of Quasar. It was a tumultuous time in the Marvel cosmos. The Annihilation War had ended, and Wendell Vaughn, the sort-of-but-not-quite-original-Quasar was killed in a raid against Annihilus, the big bad bug responsible for the war. Phyla managed to wrest the bands from the bug, wrap them around her wrists, and wield their vast cosmic powers. She even carried a bad-ass sword… Fri, 09 Mar 2012 08:00:00 MST   COLOR COMMENTARY: The Girl Who Loved Dragons
by Mike Buzzelli
For a brief and shining moment, Phyla Vell, daughter of Captain Marvel, donned the Quantum Bands and took on the mantle of Quasar. It was a tumultuous time in the Marvel cosmos. The Annihilation War had ended, and Wendell Vaughn, the sort-of-but-not-quite-original-Quasar was killed in a raid against Annihilus, the big bad bug responsible for the war. Phyla managed to wrest the bands from the bug, wrap them around her wrists, and wield their vast cosmic powers. She even carried a bad-ass sword…]]> http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2076 http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2075 Mansion Media today announced the official launch of its latest project, Dark Spectrum. "We'll soon be doing a superhero anthology comic, Giant-Size Spectrum, and Dark Spectrum is essentially a prose precursor," reports Mansion Media publisher David Watkins. "Dark Spectrum will be exclusive on Kindle until the end of March. As of April 1, Dark Spectrum will be everywhere online." The prose project is, in fact, the perfect predecessor to a super-hero comic… Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:00:00 MST   NEWS: Terrance Griep Contributes To Anthology Dark Spectrum Available Now Exclusively on Kindle! Old-School Pulp-Fiction Thrills!
Mansion Media today announced the official launch of its latest project, Dark Spectrum. "We'll soon be doing a superhero anthology comic, Giant-Size Spectrum, and Dark Spectrum is essentially a prose precursor," reports Mansion Media publisher David Watkins. "Dark Spectrum will be exclusive on Kindle until the end of March. As of April 1, Dark Spectrum will be everywhere online." The prose project is, in fact, the perfect predecessor to a super-hero comic…]]> http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2075 http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2074 The web television show “The Variants,” the award-winning queer comedy series about life in a comic book shop, premieres the final episode of season two, “The Sellouts,” on February 2. In “The Sellouts,” an interested foreign investor and his lawyer (played by Curt Franklin and Chris Haley of the hit web comic “Let’s Be Friends Again”) quiz Zeus Comics employees to determine if the store is worth franchising. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:00:00 MST   NEWS: New "Variants" Episode, "The Sellouts" Now Live
The web television show “The Variants,” the award-winning queer comedy series about life in a comic book shop, premieres the final episode of season two, “The Sellouts,” on February 2. In “The Sellouts,” an interested foreign investor and his lawyer (played by Curt Franklin and Chris Haley of the hit web comic “Let’s Be Friends Again”) quiz Zeus Comics employees to determine if the store is worth franchising.]]> http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2074 http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2073 You know, today I'm feeling old. No, not just old...OLD!!! That's right, I'm all the way into full capital letters with several exclamation points! That's just one step short of "Hand me my walker, sonny, it's time to go to Denny's and have something easy to chew". And why am I feeling old? It's because I've had a part of my long-gone, misspent youth that I had to try and explain to someone... Gold Key Comics. I'm not sure of the average age of the comic fans out there on the other end of… Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:00:00 MST   QUEER EYE ON COMICS: The Key To My Heart
by Mark Phillips
You know, today I'm feeling old. No, not just old...OLD!!! That's right, I'm all the way into full capital letters with several exclamation points! That's just one step short of "Hand me my walker, sonny, it's time to go to Denny's and have something easy to chew". And why am I feeling old? It's because I've had a part of my long-gone, misspent youth that I had to try and explain to someone... Gold Key Comics. I'm not sure of the average age of the comic fans out there on the other end of…]]> http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2073 http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2071 What's it about? French Toast Comix is an autobiographical webcomic by a lady who works as a cruise ship musician.  She's Jewish, gay and draws pretty much anything that happens in her life.  Strips might appear about a coffee shop, her mum, cruise ship culture, new places that she's visited, her art class, anything (also - stealing giant porcelain cows)! It's not as linear as a lot of web comics, in that it mostly reads more like stand alone events.  However, you can buy more… Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:00 MST   COLOR COMMENTARY: French Toast Comix
by Saranga
What's it about? French Toast Comix is an autobiographical webcomic by a lady who works as a cruise ship musician.  She's Jewish, gay and draws pretty much anything that happens in her life.  Strips might appear about a coffee shop, her mum, cruise ship culture, new places that she's visited, her art class, anything (also - stealing giant porcelain cows)! It's not as linear as a lot of web comics, in that it mostly reads more like stand alone events.  However, you can buy more…]]> http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2071 http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2072 Reality TV--that bizarre, animated, audiomated, semi-scripted, overproduced amalgam of schadenfreude and wish fulfillment--inarguably sends echoes throughout this geocentric Petri dish we call popular culture: Jersey Shore Christmas ornaments, five figure Kardashian tweets, and even the name of this very column are just some of the nouns which originate from Reality TV. These nouns must surely be mere side effects of Reality TV. What, then, is the purpose of modern Reality TV? In its… Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:00:00 MST   QUEER EYE ON COMICS: "Keeping It Real"
by Terrance Griep, Jr.
Reality TV--that bizarre, animated, audiomated, semi-scripted, overproduced amalgam of schadenfreude and wish fulfillment--inarguably sends echoes throughout this geocentric Petri dish we call popular culture: Jersey Shore Christmas ornaments, five figure Kardashian tweets, and even the name of this very column are just some of the nouns which originate from Reality TV. These nouns must surely be mere side effects of Reality TV. What, then, is the purpose of modern Reality TV? In its…]]> http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2072 http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2068 Octobriana is one of those comics which make you think “Why isn’t this more famous?”. Because it has everything: an unusual setting, a beautiful and hands-on heroine who’d give Wonder Woman a run for her money, a dangerous opponent—and it’s queer-inclusive. This should have been published as a Vertigo comic, just like Enigma or Chiaroscuro. 
This 88-page, black and white comic, which you can buy here, is written by Steve Orlando, a writer I didn’t know, and… Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:00:00 MST   COLOR COMMENTARY: Octobriana
by François Peneaud
Octobriana is one of those comics which make you think “Why isn’t this more famous?”. Because it has everything: an unusual setting, a beautiful and hands-on heroine who’d give Wonder Woman a run for her money, a dangerous opponent—and it’s queer-inclusive. This should have been published as a Vertigo comic, just like Enigma or Chiaroscuro. 
This 88-page, black and white comic, which you can buy here, is written by Steve Orlando, a writer I didn’t know, and…]]> http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2068 http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2070 Perfection doesn’t come around often in comics. Ever since the medium started to be taken seriously over two decades ago, there have been only a handful of works that can be seen as truly perfect. Most of them are pretty obvious and very popular, but others are not-as-well-known, tucked away in the corners of comic book-dom. One of these underrated corner dwellers is Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer. Granted, it probably isn’t as overlooked as some, yet it’s not one that immediately… Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:00:00 MST   QUEER EYE ON COMICS: “A Boost for the Rocket Man”
by Edward Beekman-Myers
Perfection doesn’t come around often in comics. Ever since the medium started to be taken seriously over two decades ago, there have been only a handful of works that can be seen as truly perfect. Most of them are pretty obvious and very popular, but others are not-as-well-known, tucked away in the corners of comic book-dom. One of these underrated corner dwellers is Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer. Granted, it probably isn’t as overlooked as some, yet it’s not one that immediately…]]> http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2070 http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2069 In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. - Martin Luther King Jr I didn’t think it was possible for the storytellers behind the Kevin Keller miniseries to top the first two issues of the four part miniseries (namely issue #2), and yet, somehow, they did so with the power and fury of a 1000 suns. This is definitely one of those times where I don’t mind standing corrected. Issue #3 is pretty light-hearted and enjoyable in a typical… Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:00:00 MST   COLOR COMMENTARY: Kevin Keller #3-4
by Neo-Prodigy
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. - Martin Luther King Jr I didn’t think it was possible for the storytellers behind the Kevin Keller miniseries to top the first two issues of the four part miniseries (namely issue #2), and yet, somehow, they did so with the power and fury of a 1000 suns. This is definitely one of those times where I don’t mind standing corrected. Issue #3 is pretty light-hearted and enjoyable in a typical…]]> http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=2069