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Lambda Literary Doesn’t Think It’s a “Waste of Time”

// February 2nd, 2012 // // A Waste of Time

There’s a nice writeup of Rick Worley’s A Waste of Time over at Lambda Literary, written by Cathy Camper. She really seems to get, if not necessarily subscribe to, Rick’s take on the seedier, more compulsive aspects of gay sex lives.

The bunny uses his drawing skills as a pick-up trick, meeting young guys, inviting them home to pose, art modeling digressing to sex. It’s odd seeing realistic-looking guys conversing with cartoon animals, even more unnerving seeing them inter-porking. It’s not sexy, but it’s hella funny.

Check out the whole review of A Waste of Time at Lambda Literary’s website!

Image Expo 2012

// January 25th, 2012 // // A Waste of Time, Events, Glamazonia, Teleny and Camille, The Mark of Aeacus, The Power Within

Several Northwest Press creators will be attending the first annual Image Expo in Oakland on February 24th and 25th, including  Jon Macy (Teleny and Camille), Rick Worley (A Waste of Time), Justin Hall (Glamazonia: The Uncanny Super-Tranny) and Charles “Zan” Christensen (The Power Within, The Mark of Aeacus). Look for us on the convention floor!

Last Minute Gift: “Happiness is a Boy Who Swallows” T-shirt!

// December 21st, 2011 // // A Waste of Time

You’ve been holding out for this! Rick Worley’s cute and insatiably affectionate bunny from A Waste of Time proclaims his love of twink dedication on soft and supple black American Apparel shirts. Show that special someone in your life (or that special someone you want in your life) how you like it. Perfect for a night out on the town!

Available in sizes from Small to XXX Large for just $20. Might not make it in time for Christmas, but tell them you saw it and that it reminded you of them, and they’ll forget all about that.

Northwest Press on the iPad… for $5!

// December 16th, 2011 // // A Waste of Time, Glamazonia, Rainy Day Recess, Teleny and Camille

Happy Holidays from Northwest PressHey everyone! We’re going to be lowering the price on all our graphic novels available through Apple’s iBooks for a limited time; for just over a week—from December 21st through December 30th—every title will be priced at just $4.99 in the US and Canada, and 3.99 GBP in the UK. This is a drop of as much as 65% off the regular price!
We’ve had a great year, and we want to celebrate. This special deal will make it easier for people to give Northwest Press ebooks as gifts or try them out for themselves if they’ve been curious. They look great on the iPad, have really great browsing and bookmarking features, and a few even include material not found in the print editions.
(And it would be great if you could take a moment to rate the books and write a little review. :-) The books included in the sale include:

Thanks to everyone who’s made this such a successful first full year for Northwest Press!

A Waste of Time Reviewed in the Bay Area Reporter

// November 22nd, 2011 // // A Waste of Time

Rick Worley’s new book A Waste of Time gets a favorable review from Roberto Friedman of the Bay Area Reporter in the latest issue.

Worley populates his cartoon world with characters we may well recognize from contemporary gay society: there’s a closeted fundamentalist teddy bear with a drug habit, Prester; oversexed sly fox Truckstop; and unlucky-in-love robot Rickets. Somehow having these sometimes naughty characters take the form of cute furry animals (or a robot) takes the sting out of all the waspish social satire.

Check out the whole review of Rick Worley’s A Waste of Time on the Bay Area Reporter.

Northwest Press Goes International!

// October 29th, 2011 // // A Waste of Time, Glamazonia, Rainy Day Recess, Teleny and Camille

What do these countries have in common: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom?

Why, you can buy Northwest Press graphic novels on iTunes in all of these countries, of course! Click the links below to visit iTunes and download previews of these fine books for your iPad (or for your iPhone, if you’ve got excellent eyesight and don’t mind a lot of zooming…):

A Waste of Time: The Reviews Start Coming in…

// October 29th, 2011 // // A Waste of Time

Reviews are starting to come in for Rick Worley’s new book from Northwest Press, A Waste of Time, and we’re pleased as punch with the reception the book is getting.

Andy Speed over at cxPulp: — ”I found this book riveting and hard to put down. It’s very relatable whether you’re gay, straight, or an anthropomorphized rabbit. It’s a little ironic that a comic with so many animal proxies is so very human.”

Joe Palmer at GayLeague.com: — ”…while he cites the auto bio comics work of R. Crumb and Jeffrey Brown for thematic inspiration, Worley has his own voice. Oh dear, the die hard spandex crowd just had a collective wide-eyed stare at those names. Don’t you worry! You can enjoy this book without danger of your superhero-lover card being revoked.”

Rubber Justice at Pink Kryptonite: — ”Take the authenticity of Pekar’s American Splendor, and blend it with classicist artcomix values, and you get an idea of the beauty behind Rick’s book. He even goes so far as to invite all his readers so moved by his work to contact him and be his groupies. Literally fucking with your audience. It’s genius.”

At Starving for Ink: — ”Ultimately, A Waste of Time is just the opposite. Worley has given us a refreshing dose of reality that I believe people will relate to, whether they’re gay, straight, or in between.”

You can pick up A Waste of Time now at your local comic shop! And if you want to join in the reviewing fun, why not post a review to iTunes? or post a review on Amazon?

Lit Crawl: Phase 2 @ Mission: Comics and Art

// October 10th, 2011 // // A Waste of Time, Events, Glamazonia

Two Northwest Press authors will be appearing Saturday, October 15th at Mission: Comics & Art, as part of Lit Crawl San Francisco, to read from their recent graphic novels. Mission has created a Facebook event for the evening.

Justin Hall is an award-winning cartoonist known for Glamazonia: The Uncanny Super-Tranny, True Travel Tales, and Hard to Swallow, plus contributions to Best American Comics.

Rick Worley is the creator of A Waste of Time, autobiographical comics in which, for obtuse reasons, he draws himself as a rabbit.

There will also be readings by Kane Lynch, an East Bay cartoonist and filmmaker and author of the graphic novels The Relics and Aerial Structures, and MariNaomi, the author/illustrator of Kiss & Tell: A Romantic Resume, Ages 0 to 22 (Harper Perennial) and Estrus Comics (self-published).

The San Francisco Lit Crawl takes place as part of Litquake, San Francisco’s Literary Festival, which has been taking place since 2002. You can check out the full schedule for the Lit Crawl at the Litquake website.

APE was a Glorious “Waste of Time”

// October 5th, 2011 // // A Waste of Time, Glamazonia, Teleny and Camille

Northwest Press made its first solo appearance at San Francisco’s Alternative Press Expo over this past weekend, and introduced con-goers to the latest addition to the NWP lineup: Rick Worley’s delightfully inappropriate A Waste of Time.

Rick was on hand to sign copies of the book, do sketches and chat with fans. The response to the book was overwhelmingly positive, and I think it’s bound to get gift-wrapped and put under a lot of Christmas trees later this year.

The Waste of Time release party at Mission: Comics and Art on Saturday night was a lot of fun, too with beer and wine and comic books galore.

In addition, Northwest’s APE table hosted Lambda-Award-winning artist Jon Macy—who signed copies of Teleny and Camille and his new fantasy series Fearful Hunter. We occasionally got visits from neighboring Justin Hall, author of Glamazonia: The Uncanny Super-Tranny, who was tabling across the aisle from us.

Northwest Press publisher Charles “Zan” Christensen was featured on Justin’s Queer Cartoonists panel on Saturday, and engaged in a lively discussion about sex, reaching the right audience, and how to make it all work on a shoestring budget.

Next up, Northwest Press will be making appearances at this weekend’s Geek Girl Con in Seattle—including a panel discussion about how our sexual, gender and race identity influence our comics reading and creation—and the next weekend we will be joining Prism Comics for New York Comic Con!

Alternative Press Expo 2011

// October 1st, 2011 // // A Waste of Time, Events, Glamazonia, Teleny and Camille, The Mark of Aeacus, The Power Within

Northwest Press is proud to be exhibiting at Alternative Press Expo this year, and debuting a brand-new book by Rick Worley called A Waste of Time! Come by the booth, meet Rick and pick up his hilarious, snarky and sweet collection, and meet Jon Macy (Teleny and Camille), Justin Hall (Glamazonia: The Uncanny Super-Tranny) and Charles “Zan” Christensen (The Power Within, The Mark of Aeacus).

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