Cartoonist Jeff Krell, creator of the classic gay cartoon series “Jayson”, opens up the vault and shares rare comics, photos and other treasures as he tells the story of how "Jayson" came to be. The comic strip, which takes a lighthearted look at gay life in the big city, debuted in 1983 in the Philadelphia Gay News, then achieved national acclaim in Gay Comix, Meatmen, and in syndication. Join Krell as he takes you through "Jayson's" early years, sees him to the highest heights and into the depths, then celebrates his triumphant return for new adventures. 57 pages, color and black-and-white. Released by Northwest Press, which has been publishing quality LGBT-inclusive comics and graphic novels since 2010.
Jason Smith is a typical eleven-year-old boy – except for one thing. He enjoys keeping a diary of what he calls his ‘DAYS’ rather than his ‘days’: occasions that, for one reason or another, have burned themselves into his memory. The day when a very excited dog found its way into school; the day when he went to school wearing odd socks; the cold winter day when he tried, unsuccessfully, to wriggle out of a swimming lesson – with a surprisingly happy result; the day the nurse came into school with very embarrassing consequences; Sports Day with all the usual chaos that brings. These, and others, are chronicled in Jason’s favourite way – in rhyme. We meet some of Jason’s family and friends: his little sister who is a nuisance and the ways Jason has invented of dealing with her; his older sister, whom he finds impossible to describe; Barney, who Mark – Jason’s best friend – thinks is an alien… It isn’t only the strange or funny days that Jason records, however. Sad days are here too: the loss of a much-loved pet: the day when Gurdip returned to school after losing his mum: the worries about moving to secondary school. Then there are the days when Jason found himself wondering ‘Why?’ Why did Mum’s bunch of roses open during the night rather than the day? Why has he, Jason, got such a boring surname? Why can’t he play football as well as Johnny? The Rhyming Diary of Jason Smith will appeal to a wide range of audiences. Children will recognise Jason’s world, the questions he asks, the embarrassing scrapes he finds himself getting into. Parents will remember their own school days, while teachers will find in The Rhyming Diary of Jason Smith a fund of ideas to stimulate imagination and promote classroom discussion.
Torn from his home in the early 20th Century, John Matson must make a new home and a new life 1,000 years in the future. He is a man much more out of place...he's out of time. But rather than settle down and peacefully surrender the rest of his days to a mundane existence, John embarks on an adventure that will take him into the heart of an interstellar war and beyond the borders of our own galaxy.
