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Street Noise Books Presents: Changing the World with Comics in Spring 2026

Posted on January 1, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team

Street Noise Books has revealed what it has coming in Spring 2026. Every book is a story that support the publisher’s mission of dissident publishing the raises up marginalized voices.

Ace of Hearts

by cooklin
Purchase: Amazon – Bookshop

Debut author cooklin really pulled me into this autobiographical story about her discovery of her asexuality. This book takes us from her high school experience through college to today as she explores relationships, identity, and self-worth. It’s a personal and thoughtful read.

Chicken Heart

by Morgan Boecher
Purchase: Amazon – Bookshop

We just got a great review from Foreward for this book (yay!) — they called it, “a thoughtful graphic novel in which a trans man finds the strength to accept his own identity.” It also contains: stand-up comedy, communes, and failed attempts at gardening!

War Poems

by Jamie Mustard and Corey Drayton
Purchase: Amazon – Bookshop

In this collection of futuristic poetry that explores the darkest corners of human existence, these short form, cinematic stories bring into sharp relief the point of view of those we most fear, abhor, and cast out. We’re glad to share another incisive reflection on the world today from Jamie Mustard, the author of our fall graphic novel Hybred.

Welcome to Hell

by Mohammad Sabaaneh
Purchase: Bookshop

In October of 2023, Palestinian cartoonist Mohammad Sabaaneh was on an international book tour to promote his latest graphic novel. This autobiographical account chronicles his return to Gaza that month and his life since then on the West Bank — while also sharing the story of his brother, who was locked in an Israeli detention center. This is such a powerful and important book!

Punk Like Me

by JD Glass and Kris Dresen
Purchase: Amazon – Bookshop

This queer coming-of-age graphic novel immerses you in all the ways being a queer teen sucks — family who doesn’t understand, crushes who turn out to be straight, and never knowing if it’s okay to be queer while the world around you is straight straight straight. This historical fiction bildungsroman is so evocative of queer life in the 1980s!

Street Noise Books Presents: Revolution, Resistance, Healing, and Queer Love in Spring 2025!

Posted on November 2, 2024 by Graphic Policy Team

Graphic novel publisher Street Noise Books presents the Spring 2025 list: The Murder Next Door, by Hugh D’Andrade, Eyes on Gaza, by Khaled Beydoun, with art by Mohammad Sabaaneh, You Must Take Part in Revolution, by Melissa Chan and Badiucao, Everything Is Fine, I’ll Just Work Harder, by Cara Gormally, Call Me Emma, by Makee, and Punk Like Me, by JD Glass and Kris Dressen. Street Noise books have a radical, intersectional feminist, queer, and inclusion vision, and provide a platform for the voices of marginalized people.

SPRING 2025 is:

The Murder Next Door, by Hugh D’Andrade (on sale 2/4). When Hugh was ten years old, he walked home from school to find his friends next door crying – they had just come home and discovered their mother’s body. She had been murdered. As an adult, Hugh explores how the trauma of this event changed his life forever.

Eyes on Gaza, by Khaled Beydoun, with art by Mohammad Sabaaneh (on sale 2/18). A powerful and impassioned prose collection of essays on the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, written in real time by a leading scholar of Islamophobia, as the annihilation was being carried out, accompanied by political cartoons from a renowned Palestinian comics creator.

You Must Take Part in Revolution, by Melissa Chan and Badiucao (on sale 3/4). From Emmy-nominated journalist Melissa Chan and esteemed activist artist Badiucao comes a dystopian graphic novel exploring our future with China, about technology, authoritarian government, and the lengths that people will go to in the fight for freedom.

Everything Is Fine, I’ll Just Work Harder, by Cara Gormally (on sale 4/1). One day, during an ordinary early-morning run, Cara’s watch dinged with a Facebook friend request. But when they checked the message, the photo slammed them backward in time and froze them in fear. Their rapist wanted to “friend” them. This graphic novel is the story of one queer person bravely and creatively using therapy to navigate the healing from the trauma of a past sexual assault.

Call Me Emma, by Makee (on sale 5/6). After immigrating from China to New York City, a teenage girl and her family struggle to adjust to the new world they’ve found themselves in. Balancing chaotic school life with her divorcing parents, her sister’s mental illness, and a new crush, Emma must ask herself, “How do I know who I really am?”

Punk Like Me, by JD Glass and Kris Dresen (on sale 6/3). Sixteen-year-old Nina Boyd is into punk rock and comic books. She plays guitar, is a straight-A student, a champion swimmer, and is in love with her best friend. But her best friend Kerri is a girl, and Nina knows her family would never approve. As Nina’s crush grows stronger, she must choose between her family’s dreams for her and her own in this powerful, emotional, queer graphic novel.

NYCC 11 – Prism Comics Makes a Big Splash at New York Comic-Con October 13-16!

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Brett

Official Press Release

Prism Comics Makes a Big Splash at New York Comic-Con October 13-16

Prism’s “Gay Agenda” includes a “Women in Queer Comics” panel, more than a dozen creator signings, new releases from Outlines Press, Ignite Entertainment, Northwest Press, and more!

New York, NY—Prism Comics, the premier nonprofit supporting LGBT comics, will be “queer central” for both creators and fans at New York Comic-Con from October 13-16. Prism’s double booth (#1058) will host signings with top LGBT comic book creators all weekend. Prism is also proudly hosting the panel “XX: The Women of Queer Comics”, moderated by JD Glass and featuring Paige Braddock, Jennifer Camper, Joan Hilty, Abby Denson, Kris Dresen and Erica Friedman.

“We’re excited to provide a home for the ‘barbarian’ hordes of LGBT fans in the New York area” says David Stanley, Prism’s PR Chair. “We’ll be the only booth to feature a full line of LGBT comics, from best sellers to impossible-to-find favorites.”

Prism will be hosting six featured guests throughout the show: Tony Breed (Finn and Charlie are Hitched), Dylan “NDR” Edwards (Politically InQueerect, Transposes), Jeff Krell (Jayson), Eisner nominee Kris Dresen (She’s In The Trees, gone) and Lambda Literary Award Finalist J.D. Glass (CORE) from Outlines Press, and Charles “Zan” Christensen (The Power Within, The Mark of Aeacus) from Northwest Press. The booth will also host Jennifer Camper, Topher MacDonald, Ivan Velez, Jr., Erica Friedman, Sean McGrath, Sabin Calvert, and more.

“XX: The Women in Queer Comics” takes place on Friday, October 14th, from 7:45-8:45pm. LGBT women and their straight allies are a force to be reckoned with in the comics world. JD Glass moderates a dynamic panel exploring the specific challenges they face in the traditional comics world and the changing digital landscape, as well as the unique perspectives, storytelling aesthetics, and sense of community they bring to the table. Explore the past, present, and future of women in queer comics with Paige Braddock (Jane’s World), Jennifer Camper (Rude Girls and Dangerous Women), Joan Hilty (Bitter Girl), Kris Dresen, Abby Denson (Tough Love: High School Confidential), and Erica Friedman (Yuricon & ALC Publishing).

Kris Dresen’s gone will be making its debut at New York Comic Con, and introduces the first book-length use of Dresen’s lush pencil work. “I am really excited about this,” says Glass. “We’re taking stories and worlds, bringing them to life in new ways.” Adds Dresen, “This work really pushes the boundaries in terms of storytelling and visuals.”

JD Glass will have her new title CORE, which premiered at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con, and is a bold marrying of prose and graphics. gone and CORE are are from the new publishing imprint, Outlines Press, which plans future releases by Golden Crown Finalist Susan Smith, Lambda Literary Award winner Georgia Beers, Andi Marquette, and Susan X Meagher. The company will publish complete single books, serialized stories, and anthologies.

Jeff Krell will be bringing his new translation of Ralf König’s Down to the Bone, the sequel to the blockbuster Killer Condom. Dylan “NDR” Edwards will have preview copies of his forthcoming Transposes, and Tony Breed will have both volumes of his Finn and Charlie are Hitched collections.

Charles “Zan” Christensen will have copies of his anti-bullying comic, The Power Within, which was released this summer, and the latest full-length book from Northwest Press, Rick Worley’s A Waste of Time.

Drop by the Prism Booth for a copy of The Gay Agenda, which lists everything queer happening at New York Comic-Con, or download a copy ahead of time. For more information on Prism Comics, go to prismcomics.org.

New York Comic Con, the East Coast’s biggest popular culture convention, is held at the Javits Center at 655 West 34th Street at 11th Avenue. For more information, go to newyorkcomiccon.com.

Prism Comics is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that promotes LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) creators, characters, themes and readers in the comic book field. Along with convention appearances, Prism awards an annual Queer Press Grant, and maintains a website (prismcomics.org) with LGBT creator listings and features on all that’s queer in comics.

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Web Links:
Prism Comics: http://prismcomics.org
New York Comic-Con: http://newyorkcomiccon.com
Outlines Press: http://www.outlinespress.com
Prism Comics’ “Gay Agenda” PDF: http://www.prismcomics.org/files/NYCC_The_Gay_Agenda_NYCC_2011.pdf

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Prism Comics’ The Gay Agenda for New York Comic Con 2011