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It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s Gay Webcomics!For many readers, getting a small press comic means identifying desired titles from a catalogue of upcoming comics, asking their comic shop to order it for them, following the weekly list of comics arriving in stores to know when to expect a copy and getting the shop to check up on orders that don’t arrive when they were expected. For those who want to recommend a small, hard-to-find comic to friends, they’re not just telling them to buy a copy at the local comic shop, but to go through a complicated process necessary to obtain a copy of the latest issue. But webcomics are easy to find, sample, and to pass along to friends. “With the Web, a reader has almost unlimited access to a range of material and it's always a thrill to find that ‘gem’ that you can tell your friends about, whether it's a new indie band, author or comic,” Boy Meets Hero’s Garcia noted. Still, for all the promise webcomics hold for gay readers, the overall challenges of creating comics continue. Even without the added onus inherent in printing a comic and getting it onto comic shop shelves, the process of creating and promoting a comic is still a major undertaking. Additionally, creator burnout still happens and webcomic readers have been left frustrated by comics that failed to keep offering new installments or to keep up a dependable schedule. “There is still the question of time,” said Anderson. “For artists specifically, the amount of time put into creating a comic is a really time consuming endeavor for which you may not get any money or even much of a response if your comic doesn’t somehow capture the consciousness of the Web. What I mean by all this is that although ‘publishing’ has become easier, it is still enormously difficult to be read or [become] popular.” Indeed, it’s an undertaking worthy of a superhero.Submitted by on Wed, 2009-01-07 00:58. |
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These two comics are some
These two comics are some of my favorite webcomics ever that have really gotten me into webcomics. Also geekblather.com is one that deals with some of your friendly gay high school boys.
www.friendlyhostility.com
Agreed!
I love Friendly Hostility and Boy Meets Boy. Was really hoping to see them on this list, but I'm glad they made the comments at least.
-Justen
I'm so glad that you guys
friendly hostlity
Comics! Also-
Boy Meets Hero
I spend a fair bit of time
I spend a fair bit of time looking for gay-interest comics, and I've got probably over a hundred gay-interest comics in my bookmarks. Admittedly a large number of them veer towards manga territory and more than a few are what the kids call Boys Love and are definitely written by women, but there are quite a few gems out there. There are two I'd recommend in particular.
http://www.menagea3.net/
Menage a 3: a sexually open and funny comic, Menage's story line starts when Gary comes home from a long day at work to discover his two room mates, Matt and Dillon, doing the nasty on their couch (this is a surprise to Gary, fyi). The two love-birds are set to move out, but Gary needs to more roomies. Enter a French girl named Didi, with enormous breasts, and a punk rock chick named Zii with a love for Yaoi and probably one for Yuri, or at least for Didi.
http://www.khaoskomix.com/
Khaos: is a series of stories that all wind together, about a group of friends discovering themselves, and running the entire spectrum of the G to L to B and T (both f->m and m->f, no less). A wonderful queer-interest webcomic that more people should know about.
Anyways, a nice article, but I'm still waiting for a proper gay comic story where gay isn't a genre choice, it's just part of the story.
Excelsior
Captain Excelsior is hilarious (the series/story is complete). I kept thinking of the Incredibles as I read it even though the characters of the popular film would had to have been on crack to even come close to the Excelsior family. Part of the antics includes a closeted (gay) super powered son and a daughter fighting for the attention of one of the most popular boys in school.
www.captainexcelsior.com
On occasion I've enjoyed Troy http://troycomics.com and Abel Boddy www.abelboddy.com but hadn't heard of Friendly Hostility. I may put it on my list of things to check out for creative inspiration.