Memories of last year’s witty, geeky San Diego Comic-Con counter-protest against The Westboro Baptist Church still fresh in your heart? If you weren’t there, you can get a taste of what went down in the above video and even more tastes here. Then you’re probably already planning your annual visit to San Diego on Thursday, July 21.
The LGBT presence at Comic-Con grows larger every year, currently filling every day with gay artist’s signings, gay-themed panels and events. And the tireless nerds at Prism Comics have just released the schedule—it’s so packed with names and activities that listing them all here would take until the end of the Con.
In fact, the number of new LGBT comics debuting at Comic-Con alone is impressive: The Power Within from Northwest Press, Brian Andersen’s Friend of Dorothy #2 and Adam Fair’s This Gay Existence #3, Ed Luce’s Wuvable Oaf #3 in regular and special editions, Michael Troy’s Going Gaga!, Megan Gedris’s YU+ME: dream books 5 & 6, Tab Kimpton’s Khaos Komix Book 2, Mike Schmidt’s Material Girl, and Jeff Krell’s Jayson Comics #1 – Convention Exclusive.
So here’s the link to everything. You’ll want to print it out.
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Our newsletter is like a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.
PS. Pack a lunch; that school-lunch pizza they sell at the Convention Center gets old really quickly. Also, Voldemort cloak or no Voldemort cloak, wear comfortable shoes.
Josh in OR
I’m really happy to see Khaos Komix getting a shout out here! It’s been one of my favorite webcomics for quite a while now. Good drama, just the right amount of angst tempered with genuine happiness…and lots of gay/lesbian/trans and even bi acknowledgement and celebration.
CB
It is not a church, this is a hate group. Westboro Baptist Church says they hate the Gay-Community. But, they also hate African Americans, Dr. & Mrs. King, Canada, Sweden, the Fire Department of N.Y., victims of 911, other Christian churches, the pope, Judaism, America, our American troops and the list goes on and on.
This group spreads its hate through picketing in our streets, provoking attacks, with abusive language and flag desecration, attempting to create a confrontation. This is not about protesting, freedom, or God. They are in it for the money and the press; this is a family law firm. They are not a “church.” It is a scam. They go after any thing that can get them in the news.
The city of Topeka, the state of Kansas and the U.S. at large, its citizens and their churches, schools and events are all held hostage by this “hate group” and always at the tax payer’s expense.
Mangina
Don’t even get me started on the SDCC 2011 this year. The organization needs to figure out a better ticketing system. After several system crashes and the server being busy, tickets were sold out within the five hour period with geeks like me unable to get a chance to purchase passes. All I can say is Comic Con Can Suck It! I’ll spend my money elsewhere!