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Graphic Novel Week Day Four: Really Graphic Novels

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Stripped

Hey all, The long-awaited graphic novel week is here! Today’s topic – Really Graphic Novels: We’ve talked about Yaoi and Yuri and Superheroes so far in this Graphic Novel Week. But what about the comics we’ve had for decades – the erotic (and sometimes much more than erotic) graphic novels that explored LGBT sexuality decades before marriage equality? Are they still relevant? Do you read them, and if so, do you have a favorite? Bonus points for any of these that alsy cross over into speculative fiction. Join the discussion. We have a great line up this week, including six … Read more

Graphic Novel Week Day Three: Yuri

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Graphic Novel Week

Hey all, The long-awaited graphic novel week is here! Today’s topic – Yuri: Yuri is the yin to Yaoi’s yang… or is it the other way around? From Wikipedia: As of 2009, the term yuri is used in Japan to mean the depiction of attraction between women (whether sexual or romantic; explicit or implied) in manga, anime, and related entertainment media, as well as the genre of stories primarily dealing with this content. The wasei-eigo construction “Girls Love”, occasionally spelled “Girl’s Love” or “Girls’ Love”, or abbreviated as “GL”, is also used with this meaning. Yuri is generally a form … Read more

Graphic Novel Week Day Two: Superheroes

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Graphic Novel Week

Hey all, The long-awaited graphic novel week is here! Today’s topic – Superheroes: Superheroes were long solely the province of (mostly white) heterosexuals. But that’s slowly beginning to change. Queer as Folk (the US version) famously featured Rage and JT. Saturday Night Live spoofed them with the Ambiguously Gay Duo. And we’ve had a number of other characters come out in the Marvel and DC universes. But now we’ve got some of our own, including The Young Protectors, a great LGBT series done by the fabulous Alex Woolfson and the great illustrator Adam DeKraker – we’ll have both of them … Read more

Graphic Novel Week Day One: Yaoi

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Graphic Novel Week

Hey all, The long-awaited graphic novel week is here! Today’s topic – Yaoi: Yaoi (properly [ja.o.i], informally /jaʊi/), also known as Boys’ Love (BL), is a Japanese genre of fictional media focusing on romantic or sexual relationships between male characters, typically aimed at a female audience and usually created by female authors. Are you a Yaoi fan or a Yaoi writer? Come talk with us about your favorite books, the rules and expectations of the genre, and where it may go from here. Join the discussion. Tam Ames will be moderating. We have a great line up this week, including … Read more

Announcement: Parliament of Twilight Episode 2, by Dani Hermit and Nevi Star

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Parliament of Twilight Episode 2

QSFers Dani Hermit and Nevi Star have a new paranormal book out: When faced with terror and assassination attempts, the men of the Parliament of Twilight must show what they are made of. Will Brodie be able to save himself from the very real horrors of a haunted house on the fake ghost hunting show? What about the wheelchair bound assassin known as Night Owl? What is he going to do with this new partner and a mission that could prove to be impossible? Can Julian find a way to feed his demanding nature that doesn’t involve Marius smuggling prostitutes … Read more

Help Us Come Up With Questions for Graphic Novel Week

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Graphic Novel Week

Our First Annual Graphic Novel Week is coming up soon: 8/25: Yaoi 8/26: Superheroes 8/27: Yuri 8/28: Really Graphic Graphic Novels 8/29: Breaking Into Graphic Novels 8/30: Adapting My Story to Graphic Novel Format As part of the week, we have four special events planned, and some of these folks are also planning special offers on their works for QSF folks only – please RSVP if you plan to come: 8/25: 2-4 PM EDT/11 AM-1 PM PDT From Guilty Pleasure to Grand Ambition: Interview with Dani Hermitt & Nevi Star The creators of the Parliament of Twilight series will be … Read more

Announcement: Pact Arcanum, by Arshad Ahsanuddin

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Pact Arcanum

QSFer Arshad Ahsanuddin has a new paranormal graphic novel coming out on 8/31: For millennia, the Sentinels have hunted the vampires with steel and magic… Alexandria, Egypt, 2008. Antonio is the Wind of Fire, the strongest Sentinel of that element, the most powerful spellcaster of his generation. Edgar is a capable Fire Sentinel in his own right, and serves as Antonio’s lieutenant. Together, the two of them were chosen for a very special mission: to scout out the vampires’ greatest citadel in preparation for the Sentinels’ final assault. Their actions that night will set in motion a destructive chain of … Read more

Television: First African-American Gay Superhero Joins Arrow

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First African-American Gay Superhero Joins Arrow Arrow, the popular CW series that follows DC’s Green Arrow, has cast Echo Kellum as Mr. Terrific and announced the show’s version of the superhero will be gay, Variety confirms… …Executive producer Greg Berlanti told Out magazine last year that he plans to continue to explore new ways of introducing gay characters to this series and The Flash, which has also featured gay heroes and villains, such as David Singh (Patrick Sabongui) and the Pied Piper (Andy Mientus). See the article here

Discussion: The Future of Music

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Future Music

Every now and then here at QSF, we like to dust off our time machines, pull out our crystal balls, and make a bit of loose leaf tea to see if we can divine future trends. After all, that’s what being a sci fi writer is all about, right? So to follow up on yesterday’s post about spec fic music for Rainbow Con, I’d like to ask you to forecast where music might go in the next 20, 50, or 100 years. Will past trends be recycled? Will something entirely new arise? Will we even recognize what our descendants will … Read more

Article: Celebrate Marriage Equality with these 12 Beloved LGBT Characters from Geek Culture

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Family and Reflection

Article: Celebrate Marriage Equality with these 12 Beloved LGBT Characters from Geek Culture Sci-fi tends to explore themes of identity, tolerance of differences, and true expression of the self, so many stories have served as allegories for the oppression of homosexuals in society, most notably X-Men. But in spite of this, geek culture hasn’t historically been the most diverse, with sci-fi TV and comics just recently taking some baby steps towards representation (there are no sci-fi movie franchises on this list). And the real world is catching up, as SCOTUS just ruled that gay marriage is legal in all 50 … Read more