Queer-themed comics, once solely the domain of the gay press, are breaking into the mainstream. What are the challenges and rewards of producing this work and getting it in front of an audience hungry for the material? How can it be marketed and publicized, both to an LGBT readership and beyond? Should queer cartoonists self-publish or look to established publishers? Moderator
Justin Hall (
Glamazonia, Prism Comics Talent Chair) leads a spirited conversation with a diverse panel of publishing pros:
Brian Andersen (self-publisher,
So Super Duper),
Charles "Zan" Christensen (publisher, Northwest Press),
Jacquelene Cohen (publicist, Fantagraphics),
Shannon O'Leary (comics editor and journalist),
Bob Schreck (editor-in-chief, Legendary Pictures), and
Tony Valenzuela (executive director, Lambda Literary Foundation).
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