Web Comics
ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: A Broken Winter Webcomic , By Kale Night
Kale Night has a queer sci fi webcomic you should check out – A Broken Winter. General Auryn Tyrus runs a government slaughterhouse, overseeing the covert execution of political dissidents – victims of an Emperor who claims to have swallowed the sun. When the son of a former lover is sentenced to death, Auryn intervenes, turning his life upside down. A Broken Winter is a science fiction/fantasy webcomic featuring LGBTQ+ characters. The comic is currently on hiatus but a novelization of the webcomic will be published in June by NineStar Press. Release date: April 21, 2019.Length: 281 pagesHeat Level: 3 … Read more
Magical Boy Basil 2 Kickstarter
Magical Boy Basil, a cool queer superhero web comic, is starting its kickstarter for issue two. Join the Kickstarter I did the first one of these – it’s a really cool comic. More about it: Magical Boy Basil is a free-to-read webcomic that updates every Friday. It’s an LGBT+ story about a group of undercover teenage magicians that battle monsters in order to maintain the balance of the universe. Magical Boy Basil is created by Jill Marie Hackett (writer) and Rebeckah Murray (artist). Both Rebeckah and Jill graduated from Ringling College of Art and Design in 2010. Magical Boy is … Read more
Interview: Beckah and Jill – Magical Boy Basil
Last week on M3, a new face stopped by the group – Jill of the comic book writing duo Beckah and Jill. They write Magical Boy Basil, a free webcomic about a group of magical teens. It’s adorable. They also have a Kickstarter to help them put out a print edition of the comic with some great rewards. Thanks, guys, for stopping by for the interview! I’m so glad you guys stumbled upon us on Queer Sci Fi – how did you find the group? JILL: Well, it turns out that Angel Martinez and I will be on a panel … Read more
Eight Great Queer Web Comics
The quest for gay superheroes is steadily growing more insistent. A number of names, like X-Men’s Northstar and Iceman, have come out as gay, but it seems there is a truly big name missing, and nobody seems all too intent on changing it. But while the major publishers lag a little behind when it comes to queer representation in their work, the internet has you covered. There’s a host of talented artists out there, and some of them have decided to take matters into their own hands and create awesome comics putting the LGBTI community center stage, in all its … Read more
Graphic Novel / Web Comic Week: Tommy Roddy
Hey all, The long-awaited second annual graphic novel week is here! Each day we’ll be interviewing a different graphic novel writer, artist or team. Tommy Roddy – Pride High Pride High follows the adventures of a Gay-Straight Alliance at a school for superpowered youth. When one of their friends dies under mysterious circumstances, the kids take matters into their own hands with the investigation. Along the way, they still have to deal with pop quizzes, bullies, and friendships frayed by homophobia. http://www.pridecomics.com Tommy Roddy is the creator and writer of Pride High. The comic was shaped in part by his … Read more
Graphic Novel / Web Comic Week: Jaime Camille and Margot Jane, Kindred Skies – 10/15/16
Hey all, The long-awaited second annual graphic novel week is here! Each day we’ll be interviewing a different graphic novel writer, artist or team. Jaime Camille and Margot Jane – Kindred Skies KINDRED SKIES is about a group of dumb boys doing dumb things (but for money!) Set in a desert wasteland where being a mercenary is often just a good honest living, Rofaryn and his men struggle to make their way in a world of goddesses and sorcerers, drugrunners and warlords. Episodic format; each chapter is a new adventure! http://www.kindredskies.com Margot Jane Co-creator, writer, site runner/mangler, colorist- sure, Margot … Read more
Graphic Novel / Web Comic Week: Day Three – Alex Woolfson and Adam DeKraker
Hey all, The long-awaited second annual graphic novel week is here! Each day we’ll be interviewing a different graphic novel writer, artist or team. Alex Woolfson and Adam DeKraker Alex Woolfson is the writer and Adam DeKraker is the artist for the queer superhero graphic novel, The Young Protectors: Evil can be seductive… Kyle–a closeted, teen superhero who can control fire–has finally summoned up the courage to enter a local gay bar. It’s his very first step towards accepting himself. Unfortunately for him, his very next step out of the bar places him face-to-face with The Annihilator, “the most dangerous … Read more
Graphic Novel / Web Comic Week: Day Two – Dave Davenport
Hey all, The long-awaited second annual graphic novel week is here! Each day we’ll be interviewing a different graphic novel writer, artist or team. Dave Davenport Today: Dave Davenport – author of “Feral and the Ghost Skater”, will join us at Noon Pacific: My comics I am most known for is called “Feral and the Ghost Skater”, it’s an erotic horror story. Originally it was about a gay werewolf that falls for the ghost of a dead skateboarder, but in the second story a character who was the lover of the skater when he was alive came into the story, … Read more