Northwest Press is an American publisher specializing in

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-themed comic books and graphic novels. It was founded in 2010 by Charles "Zan" Christensen. The company publishes in print, as well as through digital channels such as

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and

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's play ''

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'' was only approved after the addition of black bars to cover partial male nudity. The technology company initially permitted the individual issues of

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's ''Fearful Hunter'', but rejected the collected edition, then removed the issues. The satirical ''Al-Qaeda’s Super Secret Weapon'' was rejected outright. In 2016, Northwest published a self-censored version of ''Hard to Swallow'' by

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and Dave Davenport – covering the "objectionable" parts with images of apples – when the original version was rejected due to sexual content.

Awards

The company's publications have won awards. ''Teleny and Camille'' by Jon Macy won the 2011

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for Gay Erotica. ''Anything That Loves'', edited by Christensen, won the 2013 Bisexual Book Award for nonfiction. Rob Kirby's ''QU33R'' received the 2014

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for Outstanding Anthology. ''Unpacking'' by Steve MacIsaac was nominated for the 2019 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Graphic Novels.

Titles

* ''Absolute Power: Tales of Queer Villainy'' (anthology) * ''Al-Qaeda’s Super Secret Weapon'' by Mohammad al-Mohamed Muhammad and Youssef Fakish *''The Big Book of Bisexual Trials and Errors'' by Elizabeth Beier * ''Anything That Loves'' (anthology) edited by Zan Christensen * ''Capitol Hillbillies'' by Chris Lange * ''The Completely Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green'' by

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* ''Dash'' by Dave Ebersole and Delia Gable * ''Fearful Hunter'' by

* ''Hard to Swallow'' by Justin Hall and Dave Davenport * ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' by Tom Bouden (based on the play by

) * ''The Lavender Menace: Tales of Queer Villainy'' (prose anthology) * ''The Legend of Bold Riley'' by Leia Weathington and Jonathon Dalton * ''Mama Tits Saves the World'' by Zan Christensen and Terry Blas * ''The Mark of Aeacus'' by Zan Christensen and Mark Brill * ''Politically InQueerect'' by Dylan Edwards * ''Positive'' by Tom Bouden * ''The Power Within'' by Zan Christensen and Mark Brill * ''QU33R'' (anthology) edited by Rob Kirby * ''Rainy Day Recess: The Complete Steven’s Comics'' by David Kelly * ''Rise: Comics Against Bullying'' (anthology) * ''Teleny and Camille'' by Jon Macy (based on the book attributed to Oscar Wilde) *''13: The Astonishing Lives of the Neuromantics'' by Yves Navant * ''Transposes'' by Dylan Edwards *''Unpacking'' by Steve MacIsaac * ''A Waste of Time'' by Rick Worley

References

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