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 second issue contains ten short autobiographically-themed pieces about gay marriage, passing for straight, safe-sex negotiation, on-line dating, the legality of bi-national relationships, and other topics relevant to contemporary queer life. The expanded digital edition features full-page introductions to each story and 16 bonus pages with alternate versions of some of the finished stories. 113 pages, color.

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. 52 pages, color.

This issue, the first in four years, concludes Steve MacIsaac's "Unpacking" graphic novel. Starting in Shirtlifter #3, "Unpacking" follows Matt, a gay graphic designer living in Vancouver. Newly-single after the sudden dissolution of an eight-year relationship, Matt is living in a new apartment he can't seem to quite move into, and is wary of becoming involved with anyone ever again. His commitment to remaining single is challenged when he begins spending time with Connor, an Australian-ex pat who identifies as straight, is married to a woman, and seems to be the only person capable of cutting through Matt's defenses. Also features new stories from Jon Macy and Eric Kostiuk Williams. 100 pages, color.

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Recipient of Prism Comics first annual Queer Press Grant, SHIRTLIFTER is a series of queer-themed short fiction comics from STICKY artist Steve MacIsaac. The third issue of this award-winning series collects the first three chapters of MacIsaac's online serial "Unpacking", about the development of a relationship between a committment-phobic graphic designer and a corporate executive who isn't quite everything he seems. This third volume also features contributions from Justin Hall (Hard to Swallow) and a new cartoonist named Fuzzbelly. Hall's contribution is an excerpt from his upcoming graphic novel The Liar, while Fuzzbelly's is an autobiographical rumination on eroticism. The expanded digital edition features newly enhanced scenes and bonus artwork. 119 pages, color.