THE ENIGMA OF ENIGMA WRAPPED IN AN ENIGMA
Color Commentary by Mike Buzzelli, posted September 5th, 2008
In 1993, Peter Milligan and Duncan Fegredo slowly unraveled the tale of the Enigma. In a highly acclaimed comic book from Vertigo, a four color mystery wrapped in a riddle, the creators tackled a several taboos in this landmark series, including homosexuality. The premise is complicated (considering the title is Enigma, it should be expected). When a serial killer strikes Pacific City, Michael Smith, a mild-mannered phone company installer becomes embroiled in the drama. The serial… [More…]

IGAYMER.COM LAUNCHES ONLINE COMMUNITY FOR GAY GEEKS
News posted September 4th, 2008
In the predominantly hetero-male world of on and offline gaming, sci-fi and fantasy, the homosexual gaming and sci-fi enthusiast has often been left to feel ostracized, isolated and even, particularly through the lawless, anonymous world of the internet, victimized by homophobia. iGaymer.com has launched by harnessing the power of social networking to become a safe online haven for both LGBT and LGBT-friendly gamers and geeks to get together, talk, laugh, and interact in a friendly, bigotry-free environment. [More…]

IF I RAN HOLLYWOOD
Queer Eye on Comics by David Stanley, posted August 31st, 2008
Given the fact that the summer’s two biggest films were derived from comic books—The Dark Knight and Iron Man—does this make me a visionary because I caught onto comics 35 years earlier than the general public? While I’d love to claim that it’s because I alone knew from an early age what was cool before everyone else, it’s most likely the accumulation of 70 years of comic book fandom, the increased quality of the movies, and the fact that lots of people now running… [More…]

THE VIRGIN PROJECT
Color Commentary by Roberta Gregory, posted August 28th, 2008
Okay, 'fess up: how many people have you told about the first time you had sex or, by your own definition, lost your virginity? If you're a non-heterosexual person, how do you even define this concept? Would you describe your experiences to someone who was going to turn it into a comic book story? Fortunately for us, 86 courageous individuals chose to bare all, and the result is an immensely enjoyable, thought-provoking and entertaining collection of stories called The Virgin Project.… [More…]

QUIéN ES MAS HOMO? SECRET INVASION O FINAL CRISIS?
Queer Eye on Comics by Kyle Minor, posted August 24th, 2008
I recently saw just the funniest thing on the interweb... it was a video on The You-Tube the kids are all crazy about these days. The short film "Twenty Gay Stereotypes Confirmed" features boys and men of various flavors introducing some of the many stereotypes about gay men, followed by videotaped proof culled from the filmmaker Jason Bolicki's own parents' collection of home movies of himself as a boy. It's wonderful and self-deprecating... and so hilarious in that "it's funny because it's… [More…]

THE QUALITY OF SAPPHO IS NOT HATRED
Color Commentary by Elf Girl, posted August 21st, 2008
Suffering Sappho! It's House of the Muses! House of the Muses is the graphic novel version of the writings of Sappho and Alkaios, which follows a Spartan woman named Dika and her life and loves in one of the earliest lesbian soap operas. Pam Harrison, the writer and illustrator has taken the ancient writings and given them new life. [More…]

JAYSON CREATOR SIGNS NEW BOOK AT A DIFFERENT LIGHT
News by Charles "Zan" Christensen, posted August 19th, 2008
"Jayson" creator Jeff Krell will be onhand at A Different Light bookstore in West Hollywood on Friday, August 29th, signing copies of his new book, Jayson Goes to Hollywood. Jayson: Best of the 80s and Jayson: Best of the 90s collected classic installments of the Jayson strips, but this third volume is an all-new, 96 page Jayson story. [More…]

A HOUSE IS NOT A HERO
Queer Eye on Comics by Mark Phillips, posted August 17th, 2008
Well everyone, this has been an eventful month for yours truly. Having had a change in jobs (read my position was eliminated), I decided to make a move to a new location. I now have a new apartment, new surroundings, and less friends for having forced them to help move me. With my new world in place, I thought this would be time to visit one of the all-time greatest headquarters in the future of mankind...The upside-down rocket headquarters of the Legion of Super-Heroes, or as he is better… [More…]

"GEOGRAPHY LESSONS"
Queer Eye on Comics by Terrance Griep, posted August 10th, 2008
The huggable Ambrose Bierce tells us that war is God's way of teaching Americans geography, but he made that point before the establishment of that realest of reality shows, one that planetwide popular culture is currently slogging through: the Olympic Games. Network producers will cast competitors, teams, and whole countries into the rôles of hero or heavy, weaving tragedy and comedy out of the spool of stylized human toil, and letting Americans have a look at the outside world, despite… [More…]

HIGH MARKS FOR GABRIEL
Color Commentary by Tony Smith, posted August 7th, 2008
When I first heard about Raul Faria’s The Mark of Gabriel, I was terrified it was going to be another cookie-cutter supernatural thriller/detective story. I’m delighted to say that Raul Faria proved me wrong! Tony Smith BIG HEART The Mark of Gabriel [More…]