Tag: LGBTQ
Jen Bartel Announces FlameCon 2019 Mentorship Program for 2 Selected Artists
Applications are due by March 20.
Sina Grace Reveals That DARKVEIL Is Here to Stay
Darkveil is the drag queen formerly known as Shade.
INDIE VIEW: The challenges of being a team player in ‘The Breakaways’ and ‘Chronin’
John Seven reviews The Breakaways by Cathy G. Johnson and Chronin Volume 1 by Alison Wilgus
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...
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...
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."

















