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Shirtlifter #1

by: Steve MacIsaac

SHIRTLIFTER is a series of queer-themed short fiction comics from STICKY artist Steve MacIsaac. This first issue features the self-contained story “Unmade Beds.” Set amidst the gay expatriate culture of Tokyo, the comic is a quiet and lyrical examination of cross-cultural adjustment and sexual parity.

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Steve MacIsaac

Steve MacIsaac has been drawing naked men pretty much since he could pick up a pencil. Being somewhat slow on the uptake, he had a hard time figuring out that this tendency might hold some clue to his sexual orientation. He has self-published five issues of his series Shirtlifter.

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Queer Creatures Tote 2017
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Hard to Swallow 2016
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Unsafe for All Ages 2005
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Shirtlifter #5 2015
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Queer Pin-Ups Cards
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Fearful Hunter 2014
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QU33R 2013
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Shirtlifter #4 2013
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Shirtlifter #3 2012
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Shirtlifter #2 2012
Overview

Winner of Prism Comics first annual Queer Press Grant, Shirtlifter is a series of queer-themed short fiction comics from STICKY artist Steve MacIsaac.

This first issue features the self-contained story “Unmade Beds.” Set amidst the gay expatriate culture of Tokyo, the comic is a quiet and lyrical examination of cross-cultural adjustment and sexual parity.

This new edition features re-inked, and in some cases redrawn, artwork and 8 pages of bonus material including alternate pages, sketches, and a feature on the evolution of a comics panel from inspiration to completion.
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Publisher: Drawn, Out Press
Publish Date: 2012
Page Count: 52

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