In the world of comics in general, it is very difficult to find a good series that tries to be funny about religion. Some go overboard trying to be shocking and offensive, and they market it as 'daring', snarling defiantly at anyone who might criticise them. Others languish in mediocrity, never really crossing or even approaching any lines of controversy. Either way it is somehow very difficult for most creators to make humour out of religion, whatever it might be.

However, in Jesus & The Marys, that's exactly what's happened. It's funny, it's a refreshing viewpoint, and it's total fantasy yet immediately accessible. It's an outlandish premise that manages to be something the reader buys into because he wants to buy into it. It isn't garish or over-the-top when it could easily be, and instead the art -- reminiscent of classic comics from the 60s and underground comix that still exist today -- remains familiar while keeping its most dynamic qualities.

Although it's really only just peeked out of its crib, there is a great deal of potential for Jesus & The Marys, and it's a title well worth watching, well worth looking into. This has the capacity to make a statement. And that statement is, 'religious humour can be funny'. You have the outrageous setting, the hilarious Lotta, and the straight man -- no pun intended -- Jesus. Some creators couldn't make something like this work, but Frey has done an ideal job with it.

In fact, he's done a faaaabulous job with it.

I can't wait for more!

I've spent hours upon hours browsing through Laura Seabrook's works, and I've never failed to find her work fascinating, thought-provoking, and informative.

She's also one of the wisest people I've ever spoken with.  In Seabrook's "Queer Stuff" she writes on a number of important topics such as Queer Stories, In & Out, In and Out - Part 2 and 3, Mental Health - Suicide, Depression and Drugs.

Her Apocryphal Tales are stories with a moral ending, which quite honestly makes her a modern Aesop. I also like her drawing style.  She would say it's not refined, but I think it meshes perfectly with the stories she tells and keeps readers of all backgrounds interested.

For today's questioning youth, "Queer Stuff: Ideas and Theories" is a highly recommended read!

I felt a twinge of longing and recognition while reading this short story. Z longs to be accepted but instead faces cruel indifference from his/her family and friends. After a period of trying to fit in and adjust to his/her parents' vision of the ideal son, Z realizes the only way things can work out is if they escape to a place where he/she will be understood and valued as an individual. The last panel brings a sense of hope, as Z stares out at the city in the distance and seems to see possibilities