Fancy a quick dip in the pool surrounded by multiversal demonic hotties? You’re in luck, Pool Boys is here to get you wet with two little tales of romance and intrigue in short shorts. Paul is one of the pool boys at the Solitaire Resort, a Palm Springs getaway for horny warriors who just need... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Prize by Kim E Anderson ★★1/2
In 1943 an argument in the art world between two gay artists spilled over to become a mainstream battle in the Australian press. When William Dobell’s portrait of his lover, fellow artist Joshua Smith, won the prestigious Archibald Prize, it caused an uproar about what the boundaries of portraiture were and the encroaching influence of... Continue Reading →
Author Álex Beltrán on his debut novel Little Rock
The Queer Review meets Spanish author Álex Beltrán, whose debut novel Little Rock was published earlier this year. Growing up in Valencia, Beltrán's love for storytelling took him to Los Angeles and New York to study film, leading to writing and directing the gay shorts, My Friend Jaime (Mi amigo Jaime) in 2013 and Lost... Continue Reading →
Book Review: I Am Ace – Advice on Living Your Best Asexual Life by Cody Daigle-Orians ★★★★★
Known online as "Ace Dad Advice", Cody Daigle-Orians only realized his asexuality later in life, at 42. So when asked about writing a book on asexuality, as he explains in his introduction, he wanted to write the book he needed himself. The result, I Am Ace: Advice On Living Your Best Asexual Life, is the... Continue Reading →
Graphic Novel Review: Chef’s Kiss by Jarrett Melendez & Danica Brine ★★★1/2
Life post-college is hard, full of big choices and bigger disappointments. So when aspiring writer Ben Cook can’t get a job, his life takes a major left turn into the culinary arts. It may not be what he planned, but maybe a hot sous chef and an affinity for flavours will give him the life... Continue Reading →
Graphic Novel Review: Galaxy – The Prettiest Star by Jadzia Axelrod & Jess Taylor ★★★1/2
GLAAD- nominated graphic novel, Galaxy: The Prettiest Star by writer Jadzia Axelrod, artist Jess Taylor, and letterer Ariana Maher, uses the world of superheroes and science fiction as a trans allegory that is bright and full of hope. Taylor Barzelay isn’t like the other kids in school. He feels trapped in a body that’s alien... Continue Reading →
Book Review: A Boy’s Own Story The Graphic Novel ★★★★
Eighties gay-lit classic, A Boy’s Own Story by Edmund White, has been adapted into a gorgeous graphic novel by Michael Carroll, Brian Alessandro, and Igor Karash, that manages to streamline the original book and strike at the heart of White’s autobiographical breakthrough. Opening in the American midwest of the 1950s and jumping forward through time... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Broken Valley by Owen Lach ★★★1/2
Broken Valley, Owen Lach’s follow-up to his sci-fi debut Founder’s Mercy, sees his band of young runaways crossing the country to find freedom and answers while staying one step ahead of the forces hunting them. Roadtrip! I was a big fan of Lach’s first book in the Neskan Chronicles. It blended action, sci-fi world-building, character,... Continue Reading →
Graphic Novel Review: Superman: Son of Kal-El Vol 2 – The Rising by Tom Taylor, Cian Tormey & Bruno Redondo ★★★1/2
Jon Kent, the newer, younger Superman gets to mix it up with the wider DC universe in Superman: Son of Kal-El Vol 2. Aquaman (two versions), Nightwing, Batman, Lex Luthor and more show up, and Jon comes out to his mother, Lois Lane. After the set up of Volume 1, writer Tom Taylor can really... Continue Reading →
Comic Review: Sins of the Black Flamingo by Andrew Wheeler & Travis Moore ★★★★
What if Catwoman was a South Beach twunk? That’s kinda the set up for the very sexy comic book miniseries Sins of the Black Flamingo that just wrapped its five-issue run with Image Comics. Lashings of occult mysteries mix with Miami heat to give us a sultry new “rainbow noir” tale. Sebastian Harlow is the... Continue Reading →