Michael Derry, creator of "Troy," will open his first solo art show, "Groovy, Silly, Sexy, Cute," at Grace Ellay in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles on July 19th. Wilson Cruz, of My So-called Life, Noah's Arc and the upcoming He's Just Not That Into You, will host an opening night party with cocktails from 8-11pm. The show will feature Derry's illustrations and paintings, as well as a few of his favorite "Troy" episodes. Copies of Derry's new hardcover collection, Troy: From 1 to 200, The First Ten Years, will be available for sale at the event as well. The book collects the first 200 "Troy" comic strips. "Groovy, Silly, Sexy, Cute" will run from July 19th through August 21st. Grace Ellay is located at 1615 Silver Lake Blvd in Los Angeles,  [Continue reading...]

In her first appearance since winning Prism Comics’ Queer Press Grant, Justin Hall’s Glamazonia the Uncanny Super Tranny is back in action, this time in her own adventure in the current issue of the San Francisco Bay Guardian as part of it’s special LGBT Pride issue. Glamazonia, being especially full of pride (or is that just shamelessness?), was given a full page of the paper by the vivacious and sassy SFBG editor Marke Bieschke to strut her stuff. Check it out on Justin’s blog or via a panel-by-panel version on SFBG's website page.  [Continue reading...]

Brian Andersen, creator of the indie comic book series So Super Duper—quite possibly the cutest gay comic ever—is pleased as punch to present his latest opus, Unabashedly Billie, as a free webcomic! Aw yeah, you read that right, free! Yay! Unabashedly Billie is a black and white slice-of-life comic loosely based on true events in Andersen's life. This fun-filled story deals with the creator coming terms with his gayness, the first time he dated a boy, and his struggles in accepting himself for who he is - instead being unhappy with himself for everything he isn't. Plus, the inking, letters and the awesome Logo are courtesy of Andersen's long-time boy-toy extraordinaire Preston Nesbit, who is also a character featured in the playful tale. So what are you waiting  [Continue reading...]

Just returned from a great day at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art's annual shindig at the famous Puck Building (well, famous for being the site of Grace Adler's design firm) in New York City. It's a two-day affair, catering to the trendiest, hippest, East Villagy-ist, mutton-choppiest alternative comix people...and us. Well, I guess we're alternative, though when you're who you are, you don't think of yourself as that. Isn't everyone like me? Well, I guess, not really. The weekend festivities kicked off on Friday night (June 6) at a New York comics institution, Jim Hanley's Universe, which hosted an LGBT creator signing organized by Ivan Velez, Jr. (Tales of the Closet), and featuring Jose Villarrubia (Mirror of Love), Jennifer Camper (Juicy Mother 1 & 2,  [Continue reading...]

Prism Comics, which promotes LGBT creators and their comics, will participate with a booth and creator signings at the MoCCA Art Festival, a two-day event being held June 7th and 8th, from 11:00am to 6:00pm each day, at the Puck Building in New York City. In conjunction with the festival, Jim Hanley’s Universe will host an LGBT comics signing event on Friday, June 6th, at 7:30. “The MoCCA Art Festival is a huge event, focusing on the independent, self-published and alternative comics,” says David Stanley, Prism booth coordinator. “It’s the perfect place for Prism to represent LGBT comics creators.” The Prism booth (#S36) at the MoCCA Art Festival will host creator signings with Allan Neuwirth (Chelsea Boys), Jennifer Camper (Juicy Mother 1 & 2, Dangerous Women), Abby Denson  [Continue reading...]

Prism Comics, which promotes LBGT comics and creators, is proud to announce the publication of Prism Comics: Your LGBT Guide to Comics 2008, edited by Jonathan Riggs and featuring a cover by acclaimed artist Jackademus. This year’s Guide is bigger and better than ever, bumping up the original LGBT comics pages from 30 to 100, along with over 20 features, interviews and more. In stores now! "The Prism Guide is bigger than ever in every way--we have more content, more comics, and a new, larger format,” says editor Jonathan Riggs. “We're so proud to pick up where we left off with last year's fantastic guide and--we hope--outdo ourselves in promoting the amazing talent of Prism Comics!" This year’s Prism Guide features a “Prism High” yearbook theme, recounting  [Continue reading...]

Prism is proud to announce a new addition to the Webcomics page! Starting this week, we are featuring the comics of Aaron Frey, with a new comic appearing each week until July 9, 2008. Born in Oklahoma and raised in New England, Aaron has drawn as long as he can remember. After doodling at office jobs for years—instead of actually working—Aaron decided to pursue making comics a fulltime gig. (Whether he continues to doodle instead of seriously drawing remains to be seen). The comics appearing on Prism's Webcomics page are his latest works. The first few one shots, such as "The Incredible Hunk", are parodies of classic comics with a gay spin. The last strip, "Jesus and the Marys", shows the inner workings of a gay bar through Jesus' eyes. Enlightening, to say the  [Continue reading...]

The comics community is mourning the passing of Rory Root, co-founder and longtime sole proprietor of Comic Relief: The Comic Bookstore, in Berkeley, California. He was a much beloved figure in the comics world, turning his customers onto new comics (especially graphic novels), encouraging new creators whose comics he carried before anyone else would such as Roberta Gregory (and the mini-comics of our very own Patty Jeres!), and even inspiring those who worked at his store such as Ed Brubaker. As Scott Morse writes on the Blog@Newsarama, “He was an incredibly kind, generous man, always willing to extend a hand, always, ALWAYS pushing new talent and nurturing guys that were stuck in creative blocks.” Along with acting as a mentor for so many in the comics world, he encouraged the  [Continue reading...]

Prism Comics will be exhibiting at Seattle's Emerald City ComiCon on May 10th and 11th. This is the organization's fourth time attending the show, and the first year it will also be sponsoring an offsite event: a party at the nearby Eagle Bar, 314 E Pike Street, on Saturday at 8pm. "The Emerald City ComiCon is a great show, and it gets bigger and better every year," said Charles "Zan" Christensen, co-creator of the Class Comics series The Mark of Aeacus and co-founder of Prism Comics. "Emerald City's got all the usual fun superhero stuff, but with so many independent artists and publishers in town, it also has a great indie vibe. We've had a great time there the last few years and are glad to be able to come back again!" In addition to its annual resource guide, Prism Comics:  [Continue reading...]

Here's Prism's coverage of, well, everything we were interested in and which we figured our readers would be into--but if we missed something, you'll just have to come to the Con yourself next time, won't you? First off, note that the photos were taken by Jonathyn Stepp and the ones we couldn't fit here are at Flickr (plus even more here). Thanks, Jonathyn! Next, we've got Paul Florez’s report from the mean streets to the con floor (check out his pic--dressed as correspondent and not superhero): "Hey there fellow comic book lovers! This is Paul Florez, newbie to the Prism fold. In case you didn’t get the memo, New York Comic-Con happened this past weekend at the Javits Convention Center. In the past, NYCC hasn’t really had a strong presence in the big scheme of  [Continue reading...]