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May 17, 2010
SHIRTLIFTER #1 Reprint is here!
Picked up the new edition of SHIRTLIFTER from the printers and I must say, it looks fantastic. The printing on the new edition is 400% better than the first go around - better paper, and the second color makes the artwork pop much more than the flat grey I used on the first edition. Spent the evening packing up boxes to send to distributors and customers who preordered–only 1800 copies left to go!
You can order through my website store or through Amazon .
Bear Nation: Documentary
Malcolm Ingram has directed a documentary about the gay bear subculture called, appropriately enough, BEAR NATION. He interviewed me for the film last year and apparently found some usable footage, as I am included in the film.
The film debuted in March at this year's South By Southwest Film Festival and is currently making the rounds of the festival circuit right now. If you're interested in checking out the film, you can see it in the following cities on the following dates:
Saturday, May...
May 7, 2010
TCAF Signing Schedule
Although I do not have a table at TCAF this year, if you are in the area and want to say hi I will be signing in the Beguiling area from 10:00 - 12:00 on Saturday morning. Other than that I will be wandering the floor and attending programming, so the other opportunity to flag me down is at the Queer Artists Mixer Saturday night (see previous post).
TCAF takes place at the Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St., Toronto. Hope to see you there!
May 5, 2010
TCAF Queer Artist Mixer
So I will be in Toronto for TCAF (the Toronto Comics Art Festival) but I do not have a table this year. It was sort of a last minute decision to go - it's basically a pit stop on my way to a conference in Montreal - and I had missed the application deadline. But I'm going anyway, mostly to see what the convention is like on the OTHER side of the table: I always wind up selling books the whole time, and never get to see programming or walk around and talk to other artists. So this is more...
May 3, 2010
Shirtlifter Facebook Page
Though I have been on there personally for years, I just set up a page for the SHIRTLIFTER series. If the idea of signing up for Yahoo for updates is unappealing, you can "Like" me over there and keep up to date on what I'm up to, without having to remember to check out my personal blog.
To connect, click here.
SHIRTLIFTER available in Spain
Sadly there is no Spanish edition of my work (yet), but anyone reading this who lives in Spain should know that SHIRTLIFTER #2 and #3 are now available through the wonderful folks at Libreria Berkana. You can go to their wonderful store in Madrid or order from them online. #1 will be available thorugh them as well after I get copies from the printer.
Other Spanish booksellers interested in carrying my work can get copies through Triangulo Distribution.
Anyone with tips on LGBT friendly...
April 22, 2010
SHIRTLIFTER #1 (Second Edition)
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One of the reasons I have not been so active on this blog is that I have been busy putting the final touches on the reprint/redesign of SHIRTLIFTER #1. Last year on Modern Tales I serialized a colored and somewhat redrawn version of "Unmade Beds", the story that was in that first issue. I have done some further redrawing and recoloring and am finally sending it to the printers again. The "new" cover - really a redesigned version of the old cover focusing only on one of the previous cover's...
February 2, 2010
February Website SALE
As mentioned in the previous post, this year I'm going to press with both a new edition of SHIRTLIFTER #1 and releasing #4. This means I need to get rid of some old books to a) make room for new ones and b) be able to afford my printing bill.
Which brings us to this websites' FIRST EVER SITE WIDE SALE. Everything is 25 - 55% off for the month of February only. Click here for a complete list of sale merchandise.
I won't say quantities are limited, because that would be an outright lie, but I...
No, I am not dead
Been a while since I've posted anything here, but I've been busy working on the rough draft for SHIRTLIFTER #4 (updating at Modern Tales every Monday and Thursday). My ideal target is to have #4 done for this year's Comic-Con; my backup plan will be APE in the Fall '10. So this year, for sure. And hoping to have SHIRTLIFTER #1 available again in the next few months as well.
There's going to be a couple other announcements over the next couple months, both of which I'm excited about. 2010 is ...
November 11, 2009
Review of "I Like It Like That" in XTRA
My story "Amanuensis" got a shout out in this review by Jim Bartley from Canadian queer mag XTRA .
What he said about my piece:
Steve MacIssac's (sic) graphic presentation of a threesome date blew me away with its compact mating of images and resonant storyline. What clinches the success of a great graphic story is the artist's gift for subtly evocative snapshots of faces and body language. MacIssac (sic) had me mesmerized with his tale of a single hunk on the rebound from rejection...
