Gay comic artists
Sometimes, those things feel incompatible. I mean, how is an exposed stomach and a bra two sizes too small practical superheroing gear? So, how did I get around this obstacle of objectification? Queer women, women of artist, women who understand the importance of intersectional feminism. Marjorie M. Published by Image comics, Liu brings forth a haunted, matriarchal world, inspired by s Gay.
Go treat your eyeballs to this graphic novel immediately. What to read: Monstress vol. I and vol. Ah, Gail Simone. How do I describe Gail Simone? What to read: Secret Six, Birds of Prey vol. Trans heroines, queer scouts and general badassery. Go, go, go! What to read: LumberjanesNimona. Gisele Jobateh is an indie cartoonist based in Canada and the creator of the coolest cast of nonbinary characters you could imagine.
Their comic Star Trip features planet-hopping heroes and adorable aliens. Gay, who is openly bisexual yeah, I snickered at that sentence, toois probably best known for her collection of essays, Bad Feminist. If you thought Black Panther was good, read World of Wakanda. And someone, give this woman the Batgirl movie!
What to read: World of Wakanda. This is only a sample of queer comic book artists who are amazing women changing the face of comics and geek culture.
List of Queer Cartoonists
There are so many awesome, up and coming creators on the web, whose characters are more than just butts and boob-windows. As a once-disheartened comic-book fan, discovering these artists was a big moment, and reminded me that there is indeed a space in geek culture for women like me. Alex K. Thorne graduated from university in Cape Town, South Africa with a healthy love of the classics and a degree in English Literature.
She spent the next few years, teaching across the globe, from Serbia to South Korea, also writing fanfiction, and developing a kimchi addiction. Yeah, we nerd out hard in this here house!