Tag: LGBTQ
INTERVIEW: Kevin Panetta & Savanna Ganucheau Talk BLOOM, Baking, & Music
Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau tell The Beat about their graphic novel.
REVIEW: COYOTES VOL. 2 Deifies Rage & Mythologizes the Power of Young Girls
"It's just us. SO. WE. CANNOT. FAIL."
FLAME CON returns to Times Square in 2019: here’s your ticket and exhibitor info
Flame Con will return to Manhattan and the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel for its fifth year in 2019. The 2018 installment saw a record attendance of over 7,000 people according to Geeks OUT, the organization that has been putting on this inclusive con since its Brooklyn debut in 2015.
SHE-RA’s Queer Rep Might Be Too Subtle
'She-Ra' bites off a lot of angst for its audience to chew, while also leaning hard into queer subtext.
MERRY MEN Capers Into TPB This December
If you need a gift for the Robin Hood enthusiast in your life, look no further than Oni Press' Merry Men.
NYCC ’18: Do Comic-Con Panels Feel Inclusive?
By Amanda Steele
As a woman, and a queer woman at that, I’m always interested in how accepting and welcoming nerd spaces are towards people of color and women, or basically anyone who isn’t a...
NYCC ’18: These Amazing Artists Celebrate Queerness and You Should Check Them Out
by Amanda Steele
When it comes to conventions, large and small, my favorite part is almost always artist alley. While sometimes I come to cons for a guest or for an important panel, most of...
Crowdfunding Watch: RomComs and Melodic Interludes
We're back with three new crowdfunding projects that are sure to set your heart aglow.
INTERVIEW: Justin Hall’s LGBTQ Comics Celebration, NO STRAIGHT LINES, to Become a Full-Length Documentary;...
"I remember the absolute last copy of the first print run, which I sold at Comic-Con. It was to a middle-aged, straight woman who was buying it for her teenage, gay son. She told me that she was getting the book for him because she wanted him to know his history and lineage, and she couldn’t tell that story to him herself. She thanked me for creating the book for the both of them and I promptly burst into tears. Then we hugged it out. It was an incredible moment."
Marvel’s Earliest Gay Characters Introduced in Don McGregor’s Black Panther Comics
While reading the New York Times article on Black Panther over the weekend, I couldn't help but notice the journalist made mention of a number of notable comic writers associated with the character over...
FLAME CON moves to Times Square for 2018
Flame Con, billed as "the world's largest queer comic con," marks its fourth year with a move to Times Square.
SDCC ’17 – The Quiet Introspection of THE LOUD HOUSE
As one of Nickelodeon’s most popular shows on air currently, The Loud House presents viewers with its dichotomous nature right off the bat. While borrowing the aesthetics of a classic fifties comic strip and...