Results for: be the change
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Drawn to Comics: Talking to Grace Ellis About Queer Fantasy Coffee Shop AU Comic Moonstruck!
“It’s a really queer book. And don’t worry! We’re going to take good care of your spooky babies, even when the going gets rough in the story. They’re in good, safe hands.”
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Drawn to Comics: “My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness” Is an Incredible Examinations of Mental Illness, Sexuality and Shame
It’s about queer identity and finding happiness and purpose in life and living for yourself not for others and yes, loneliness. It’s a coming of age story, but for twenty-somethings dealing with struggles of identity, sexuality and mental health.
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Drawn to Comics Interview: Support Terrific Queer Scifi Comics With the “O Human Star” Kickstarter!
“My favorite thing about making this comic is getting to continually explore these characters … I love how they’ve changed and developed over the course of the story, and … I’m glad my readers have gotten attached to them as well.”
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Drawn to Comics: 15-Year-Old Maggie Thrash Interviews Herself in This Brand New Exclusive “Honor Girl” Excerpt
“After that summer, all I wanted was reassurance — not from other people necessarily, but from myself. I would have loved to talk to my adult self and ask her a million questions: Am I ok? Do I make it out of my teens alive? Who do I turn out to be, in the end?”
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Drawn to Comics: Trans Cartoonist Julia Kaye Makes Cute Comics With Real Life Punch
Even when the realities of being a trans woman get her down, she’s able to look at the positive side of life and hope things will one day be better.
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Drawn to Comics: 6 Terrific Women Immigrants and Refugees From Comics
Obviously real-life immigrants and refugees are way more important than fictional ones ever will be, but here are some characters you can read about if you want to see stories about immigrants and refugees who are kicking bad guys’ butts.
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Drawn to Comics: Jillian Tamaki’s “SuperMutant Magic Academy” Will Change the Way You Look at High School, Mutants, Graphic Novels
In both writing and illustrating this new book, and in doing both masterfully, Tamaki is now poised to take her place as one of the best and most important Graphic Novelists of the modern age.
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Drawn to Comics: The 10 Best Comics of 2016
While the world was burning down, there was still some light in the world, and these comics provided a lot of that light.
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Drawn to Comics: Gifts to Impress Your Queer Comics Crush
In light of this acceptance that I’m attracted to nerds, and with the understanding that there are probably lots of you who are attracted to nerds too, I decided that I’d put together some suggestions for gifts you can get for that special nerdy crush in your life.
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Drawn to Comics: Get Pulled into Orbit By Tillie Walden’s Teen Space Webcomic “On A Sunbeam”
Walden is far and away one of the best cartoonists working today. She crafts such simple stories and images, but they hold in themselves universes of feeling, emotion and meaning. On a Sunbeam has one of the most interesting and compelling future worlds and character rosters of any comic I’m reading right now.
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Drawn to Comics: Six Spooky and Fun Comics Perfect for an All-Ages Queer Halloween
Halloween is a great time for queer people. We get to explore weird stuff, we get to dress however we want, we get to try new things. We also get to tell stories. We get to tell stories that show just how weird and different and, yes, sometimes creepy, our worlds and our lives and our selves are.
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Drawn to Comics: Lumberjanes Reminds Us that All Hardcore Lady Types Are Welcome
This credo has been hammered home in a recent issue where Barney, who was once a Scouting Lad, joins the Lumberjanes and the book starts clearly using they/them pronouns for them.
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Drawn to Comics: I’m Gay For Patsy Walker AKA Hellcat
Reading Patsy Walker, AKA Hellcat feels like being your ideal 14 year old self and going on a super fun adventure with your amazing group of friends during summer vacation.
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Drawn to Comics: Which Eisner-Nominated Comics Should You Check Out?
A handy list of some of the Eisner-nomiated comics I think you’d enjoy!
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Drawn to Comics: Lumberjanes Has Cute Selkies, Scary Whirlpools and Gay Kisses!
When Lumberjanes is at its best, like in these issues, it’s not only one of the best queer comic books out there, but it’s also one of the best fantasy comics, one of the best comedy comics, one of the best adventure comics and definitely one of the best all-ages comics.
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Drawn to Comics: Which DC Rebirth Comics Should You Check Out?
I’m definitely not saying that you should read all these comics, but these are the ones that I think will be your best shots for enjoying your weekly comics haul.
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DC Comics Steps Up Its LGBTQ Representation with Batgirl, Harley and Ivy, Renee Montoya and More!
The Batgirl creative team makes changes to fix their transphobic mistakes, Harley and Ivy are confirmed as a couple, and DC has more queer heroes than ever before!
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Drawn to Comics: Support the Fresh Romance Kickstarter for Cute, Sometimes Queer Romantic Comics
“Fresh Romance is pretty and positive and made with a lot of heart. Having it in print will only let the publication grow and expand, and will allow even more amazing creators the chance to tell their stories!”
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Drawn to Comics: Hourly Comics and New Boom! Comic Jonesy will Make Your Week Better
Every year on Hourly Comics Day we get some wonderful journal comics from some of the best artists on the web. It’s a great way to learn more about the artists you love and see what their art looks like when they’re being casual and just having fun. Also, you’re gonna love Jonesy!
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The Complete History of Transgender Characters in American Comic Books
The most comprehensive and expansive look at trans representation in American comics you’re likely to find.