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Saturday Morning Cartoons

In a two panel hand drawn black-and-white comic, Scout is up at three in the morning furiously scrolling through Twitter because they cannot stop — even though they know it is bad for them.
Geekery Visual Art

Grease Bats: Doom Scrolling

“I physically don’t know if I can stop!”

By Archie| January 9, 2021 | 5 Comments
A variety people of different races, gender, and ages all wear facemarks in this soft watercolor.
Geekery Visual Art

Baopu #81: The Ache Has No Name

However distant and isolated we feel, we remind each other to remember to breathe.

By Yao Xiao| January 2, 2021 | 2 Comments
Sarai says, "I'm just happy not to be a Dildosaurus Rex anymore."
Geekery

Foolish Child #87: Dildosaurus Rex

“Actually, I know all 100 species of dinosaur and that is not one of them.”

By Dickens| December 30, 2020 | 6 Comments
A two-panel comic, in which a queer human with short black hair has their hands up in a pink circle talks about the abundance of queer television and film in 2020. In the next panel, a blue rectangle, a sketch figure lays on the floor and goes through a movie streaming service.
Geekery Visual Art

Reine #16: Lesbian Media Explosion

This year we got a lot of additions to our lesbian media library, but holiday classics are a tough nut to crack.

By Ren Strapp| December 26, 2020 | 2 Comments
In a two panel comic, Celeste accepts a call from her mother, who is inside Waterview penitentiary.
Geekery Visual Art

The Lakeview Crew #10: Heavy Holidays

The holidays can be hard, but Celeste and their mom always figure it out.

By Emma Rust| December 19, 2020 | 5 Comments
Two hand drawn dinosaurs are asking, why are they in fact dinosaurs? A baby Dino sits on one of their backs making cute noises.
Geekery Visual Art

Foolish Child #86: Dinosaurs

This child wouldn’t allow me to draw in peace unless I was drawing dinosaurs. It’s fine — I’ll just say something queer and relatable.

By Dickens| December 16, 2020 | 20 Comments
In a two panel black-and-white comic, a queer person with short hair and earrings wants to hear about all the "Hot Gos!" Gossip, anything exciting to just help break up the monotony of pandemic life.
Geekery Visual Art

Grease Bats: Gossip

“Drama! Exciting secrets! Rumors! The GOOD stuff!!”

By Archie| December 12, 2020 | 10 Comments
A warm-hued water color of a yellow table, lit in sun rays with pink and orange hues at the edges. On he table is a pink teacup and cup of green tea.
Geekery Visual Art

Baopu #80: Meet Me For Infinite Tea

I have this reoccurring dream, where I run into my grandma while taking a walk. I’m missing the reunions we could have had this year, and looking at this separateness with bitter-sweet intention.

By Yao Xiao| December 5, 2020 | 7 Comments
A two panel comic. In it, a blue haired queer person gets frustrated working from home, yelling "Shut Up!" to their phone. Then their partner, a purple haired queer with glasses, comes in to pick up the cat. They ask, "Long day at the office?"
Geekery Visual Art

Reine #15: Co-workers

When you’re working from home on EXPERT MODE, you have lots of time to chat with your co-workers.

By Ren Strapp| November 28, 2020 | 6 Comments
In a two panel, hand drawn, black-and-white comic, two queer pals sit on the couch to watch "The Bachelorette" and then a third friend overhears it and mocks them.
Geekery Visual Art

Grease Bats: Bachelorette

“Doesn’t that show go against all your values — as queers, as feminists, as people with taste?”

By Archie| November 14, 2020 | 5 Comments
A hand drawn image of colorful dandelions, around each are a set of words defining a "safe space:" "a shout of solidarity," "a word of encouragement," "resources for learning."
Geekery Visual Art

Baopu #79: What is Safe Space?

“Safe spaces were never granted to the marginalized. There’s no freedom without fighting.”

By Yao Xiao| November 7, 2020 | 6 Comments
Geekery Visual Art

Reine #14: New Ways Of Crying

Y’Know what I miss? Crying in public. A human emotion, shared with fellow humans.

By Ren Strapp| October 31, 2020 | 5 Comments
A two-panel drawn comic in blue hues. In int the Lakeview Crew spreads out 6ft apart on a blanket. A queer with vampire teeth takes a microphone and welcomes everyone to the first socially distanced scary costume contest!
Geekery Visual Art

The Lakeview Crew #8: Halloween Spooktacular!

Your first ever socially distanced Halloween party is in the works!

By Emma Rust| October 24, 2020
In a two panel hand-drawn comic, Dickens' next-door-neighbor comes over to ask if Dickens has a plan to vote. Dickens quickly shhhhs them, because they are afraid someone else is listening in.
Geekery Visual Art

Foolish Child #83: Election Anxiety

One can never be too careful in 2020…

By Dickens| October 21, 2020 | 5 Comments
Feature image showing one of the coloring pages -- a person wearing a thong with a heart shaped tattoo on their butt that says "pervert" -- surrounded by colorful peaches and leaves!
Visual Art

Butt Week Coloring Pages!

Coloring pages of God’s greatest gift to humankind: butts!

By Archie| October 17, 2020 | 11 Comments
A person stands covered from head-to-toe in fluffy white balls, almost like snow, against a pink background.
Geekery Visual Art

Baopu #78: One Day, I May Forget You

Letting go of certain past memories is bittersweet, comical, and inevitable all at the same time.

By Yao Xiao| October 10, 2020 | 10 Comments
Dickens and their friends discuss their attraction for a certain child's television star, but who it is remains a mystery... for now.. (Three hand drawn characters of color talking against a green background in a two panel comic)
Geekery Visual Art

Foolish Child #82: It’s the Imaginary Blue Dog for Me

“I know y’all not in here watching Blue’s Clues like it’s porn. Bunch of weirdos.”

By Dickens| October 7, 2020
Two queer humans sit at home. One of them, a masc cutie with a undercut and their hair in a stubby ponytail, scrolls on their phone. Their partner, a femme in short purple shorts and long black hair, looks at them while worrying over their laundry basket.
Geekery Visual Art

Reine #13: Distraction

I need a distraction from the thing that’s distracting me.

By Ren Strapp| October 3, 2020 | 9 Comments
In a two-panel drawn comic, Dickens and a friend sit together on a couch against a green background. The friend asks Dickens, "Can I ask you a highly personal question? Do you consider yourself gay? lesbian? queer?" In response, Dickens jokes "Oh, Thank Helena" in reference to the TV show Warehouse 13.
Geekery Visual Art

Foolish Child #81: Labels

“I don’t know. I can’t keep up with all the rules and definitions and the gatekeep-iness.”

By Dickens| September 30, 2020 | 2 Comments
In a black and white, two-panel comic, Max calls Maya on the phone. Max has short cut curly hair and layered shirts. It's been a hard week — with zoom calls getting the best of them, fires causing environmental distress to their home, and the mourning of Breonna Taylor. More than anything, they just need a friend.
Geekery Visual Art

The Lakeview Crew #7: Hold All The Feels

Sometimes you just need to call your friends, breath together, and feel all the feels. Maya may not always be the best listener, but after a hard week, Max and Maya have a heart to heart.

By Emma Rust| September 26, 2020 | 2 Comments
Yao, with a a short red hair cut and stars in their eyes, is drawn in front of a yellow background that says "You can do it," "Don't Stop,"
Geekery Visual Art

Baopu #77: Internal Soundtrack

Finding the soundtracks that have been there all along, making room for new sounds.

By Yao Xiao| September 12, 2020 | 2 Comments
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