Inter-gay-lactic assassins turned goodies-for-hire, Alex and Max are sent on their first non-murdery job, to rescue some kids from political prison. To pull off their mission they’ll need to dodge their ex-lovers, a very angry (and fluffy) monkey, Captain Bieti (whose ship they stole), and try not to start a war when they get there.... Continue Reading →
Film Review: No Straight Lines – The Rise of Queer Comics ★★★1/2
Directed and produced by Peabody Award-winner Vivian Kleiman (a longtime collaborator of filmmaker Marlon Riggs), the beautifully crafted documentary feature No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics, which received its world premiere at last month's Tribeca Film Festival, chronicles the history of queer comics by focusing on five lesbian and gay trailblazing cartoonists, with... Continue Reading →
Doctor Who? Get to know Star Wars’ GLAAD Award winning, queer antihero superstar Dr Aphra
This week GLAAD handed out their annual Media Awards and among this year’s winners was a character that got a few people scratching their heads. You may know Star Wars, but do you know the queer antihero Doctor Aphra? A unique creation of Marvel’s official Star Wars comics in 2015, Doctor Chelli Lona Aphra is... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Crema by Johnnie Christmas & Dante Luiz ★★★★
Ghosts, coffee, arson and love - it’s a funny mix in Crema, a new supernatural graphic novel from writer Johnnie Christmas and PRISM Award nominated illustrator Dante Luiz. Esme is a Brooklyn barista with the uncanny ability to see ghosts when she’s caffeinated to the hilt. When her café is about to be sold to... Continue Reading →