Reine #11: Heat Wave

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A cartoon with the palette of peachy-pink, sky blue, and tangerine orange. The comic depicts a fictional week in Portland known as "The Hottest Week of Summer 2020." Queers in the service industry are forced to serve customers without masks, there's a vigil for black lives who have been murdered by the police, the Portland protests continue, fans continue to blow around hot air in record high temperatures, and a cat sleeps on an ice pack.

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Ren Strapp

Ren Strapp is a comic artist, designer, and gender nonconforming lesbian werewolf. Her work is inspired by risograph printing and American traditional tattooing. She loves weight lifting and hiking. Support her work on Patreon.

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7 Comments

  1. Love the style! Very good to read too – I often struggle with reading comics because there’s so much going on, but it works well here.

  6. I’m in Portland too, and this is such an accurate representation of what it’s been like here! Thank you! <3

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