Winner of Prism Comics first annual Queer Press Grant, SHIRTLIFTER is a new 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.

Shirtlifter#1

LGBTQ+ Books

Steve MacIsaac

Literature & Fiction

Drawn, Out Press

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. Recipient of a Spring 2007 Xeric Foundation Award.

Shirtlifter #2

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.

Shirtlifter #3

Winner of Prism Comics first annual Queer Press Grant, SHIRTLIFTER is a new 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 reinked and in some cases redrawn artwork, as well as crisp 2 color printing on superior paper.

Shirtlifter #1

The fourth issue of Steve MacIsaac s SHIRTLIFTER is another stand alone episode of Unpacking , MacIsaac s graphic novel in progress, which he began in issue three. Matt is a Vancouver graphic designer who has begun spending time with a visiting businessman. The catch? The businessman is straight. And married. And their no strings relationship begins to get tangled. This new issue also features work from Justin Hall ( GLAMAZONIA, HARD TO SWALLOW ) and selection of DICK strips from Ilya ( END OF THE CENTURY CLUB ).

Shirtlifter #4

ILYA

Justin Hall

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.

Shirtlifter #5

John Macy

Eric Kostiuk Williams

This issue is a sequel of sorts to the second issue. Like its predecessor, this is a collection of short autobiographical pieces, three of which are a collaboration between MacIsaac and his husband, Todd Brower.

Shirtlifter #6

Todd Brower

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