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FROM HEADRACK TO CLAUDE
by Howard Cruse
$9.99 USD, Black & White/Color/Video, 114 pages.
From Headrack to Claude is a compilation of Howard Cruse’s gay-themed comic strips and comic book stories published between 1976 and 2008, with supplementary background material and previously unpublished extras. Some stories originally appeared in adults-only underground comix; for that reason this book carries a “for mature readers” warning.
Also includes the 30-minute video feature about Howard Cruse directed by Sean Wheeler: I Must Be Famous ‘Cause I’m in a Documentary!!
DIARY OF A CATERING WHORE
by Sean Seamus McWhinny
$9.99 USD, Black & White and Color, 141 pages.
For the first time, all 141 pages of the webcomic Diary of a Catering Whore are collected in one volume, along with several bonus episodes that never appeared online. These true stories (or ones inspired by true stories) appeared weekly online and chronicled the author’s time as a catering waiter in San Francisco. While he retired the tux years ago, he offers you the chance to relive those times here.
HAPPINESS IS… T-SHIRT
designed by Rick Worley
$20, American Apparel T
Rick Worley’s cute and insatiably affectionate bunny from A Waste of Time proclaims his love of twink dedication on soft and supple black American Apparel shirts. Show that special someone in your life (or that special someone you want in your life) how you like it.
A WASTE OF TIME
by Rick Worley
$19.99, B&W, 136 pages.
Foul-mouthed, sex-obsessed and misanthropic, Rick is no ordinary cute cartoon rabbit. The strips in this hysterically funny, surprisingly sweet collection range from fantasy tales about a closeted fundamentalist teddy bear, an oversexed fox, and a doomed robot love affair to autobiographical comics that share maybe a little too much information about the author. This first full-length collection of irreverent and sweet comic strips from Rick Worley features a foreword by StevieD and EvilJeff from the Comic Book Queers podcast.
THE POWER WITHIN
by Charles “Zan” Christensen and Mark Brill with special guests
$4.99, Color, 32 pages.
Shannon gets picked on a lot; his dad and teachers think he should just “fit in” more, but that doesn’t help. So Shannon escapes into a super-powered alter-ego whenever he’s in a bad situation. But will the power within be enough to save him? In addition to the main story, the book contains bonus pages by a collection of comics industry heavyweights, including Gail Simone (Wonder Woman, Birds of Prey), Phil Jimenez (New X-Men, Wonder Woman), Greg Rucka (Detective Comics, Gotham Central), Matthew Clark (Outsiders, Wonder Woman), Stephen Sadowski (JSA, Warlord of Mars), Dan Parent (Archie, Kevin Keller), Donna Barr (The Desert Peach), Andy Mangels (Gay Comics, Iron Man: Beneath the Armor) and Carla Speed McNeil (FINDER).
CAVALCADE OF BOYS, VOLUME 1
by Tim Fish
$7.99 USD, Black and White with Color features, 192 pages.
Northwest Press is proud to bring Tim Fish’s Cavalcade of Boys to the iPad in this digital release! Come on a journey into the lives and loves of several young gay men drawn from imagination of artist and author Tim Fish. Each vignette touchingly romps through modern love in this follow up to his coming of age graphic novel, Strugglers.
RAINY DAY RECESS:
THE COMPLETE STEVEN’S COMICS
by David Kelly
$19.99, black-and-white, 120 pages.
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From 1995 to 1998, David Kelly’s “Steven’s Comics” ran in LGBT and alternative newspapers around the country. This comic strip explored the world of a sensitive boy coming of age in the seventies, with all its joys, quirks, and heartbreaks. Rainy Day Recess: The Complete Steven’s Comics collects the entire Xeric-Award-winning series in one volume suitable for young adult and adult readers, with additional material created specially for this collection. The book also includes a foreword by advice columnist and It Gets Better Project founder Dan Savage; Northwest Press will be making a donation to the It Gets Better Project with every copy sold.
TELENY AND CAMILLE
by Jon Macy
$29.99, black and white paperback, 248 pages.
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Winner of the 2010 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Erotica!
Teleny is the haunted musical genius that everyone desires but no one has truly touched… until the fateful night that he senses Camille’s presence in the audience. The wealthy young man is instantly seduced by Teleny’s dark beauty and smoldering melancholy. This groundbreaking and powerful early gay novel, written in secret by Oscar Wilde and his anonymous circle of writers, is now re-interpreted as a graphic novel, in all its lush, pansexual excess.
GLAMAZONIA: THE UNCANNY SUPER-TRANNY
by Justin Hall and friends
$24.99, Full Color, 136 pages.
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Nominee for the 2010 Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction!
Glamazonia the Uncanny Super-Tranny is busting heads and breaking hearts! Watch as our heroine gains her powers from the bite of a radioactive drag queen, has a three-way with Fidel and Che, and tussles with that witch, Power Princess. Comics have never been so fabulous!
GLAMAZONIA: JFKiller
by Justin Hall
$5.99, black and white, 28 pages.
Could it be? Could Glamazonia really have been the one who assassinated John F. Kennedy? What torrid secrets will cub reporter Jimmy Wholesome dig up in his alcohol-soaked interview with America’s most beloved super-tranny?
GLAMAZONIA T-SHIRT
designed by Justin Hall
$20, American Apparel T
You’ll look sensational in this bold orange Glamazonia T-shirt! Printed on soft American Apparel Ts and available in sizes Small through XXXL.
THE MARK OF AEACUS, BOOK ONE
by Charles “Zan” Christensen and Mark Brill
$9, full color, 28 pages.
After a hot, anonymous hookup, a troubled young man finds himself the bearer of an ancient power with a history of brutality. As the bearer of The Mark of Aeacus, Jack goes deeper and deeper into a world of sex, murder and vengeance. Is he losing his identity, or just revealing a darker side of himself? Only time will tell…
THE MARK OF AEACUS, BOOK TWO
by Charles “Zan” Christensen and Mark Brill
$7.99, full color, 28 pages.
Jack’s adventure as the Bearer of The Mark of Aeacus continues. A mysterious stranger appears at the foot of Jack’s bed, tells him the secrets of the mark of power that he bears, then tells him he must die. Can Jack’s mysterious new powers save him… or would we all be better off if they didn’t?
THE MYTH OF AEACUS
by Eric Shanower and Charles “Zan” Christensen
$5.99, black and white, 36 pages.
Tour the Greek myths at the heart of The Mark of Aeacus in this gorgeous minicomic. The classic stories are retold from a modern perspective, with striking full-page illustrations by multiple Eisner Award winner, Eric Shanower.
MARK OF AEACUS T-SHIRT
designed by Mark Brill
$20, American Apparel T
This gorgeous Mark of Aeacus T-shirt is printed on soft American Apparel Ts and available in sizes Small through 4XL. (3XL and 4XL sizes are black shirts and are not Americal Apparel brand.)
(Please note that hunky MYTH creator Sean-Z is not included with your shirt order. Sorry!)
THREE #2
from Robert Kirby
$6.25, 32 color pages