"Young Bottoms in Love" (Northwest Press)

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From Press Release:

Northwest Press has teamed up with Tim Fish to release a digital edition of Young Bottoms in Love, a collection of the popular gay romance webcomic series from PopImage.com. This 270-page anthology has work from award-winning comics professionals as well as top amateur talent, and features contributions from Howard Cruse (Stuck Rubber Baby), Paige Braddock (Jane's World), Tim Fish (Cavalcade of Boys) and more.

"Amazing!" says New York Times bestselling author Alison Bechdel (Fun Home, Are You My Mother?). "I love Young Bottoms in Love!"

Proceeds from the sale of Young Bottoms in Love will benefit Prism Comics, the nonprofit organization that supports LGBT comics, creators and readers. Among the programs that Prism offers is the annual Queer Press Grant, for which the organization recently announced an extended application deadline of October 1st. The grant recipient will be announced at the Alternative Press Expo in San Francisco the weekend of October 13th and 14th.

Young Bottoms in Love is 270 pages, currently retails for $9.99 and is published by Northwest Press, which publishes graphic novels and comics collections by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender comics creators. The book is available through Apple's iTunes or iBooks and is intended for reading on the iPad, though it can also be viewed on iPod touches and iPhones.