As feminists and allies, it’s absolutely important that we listen to the voices of trans people and support the works they create. This article marks the first in a new bi-monthly column here at Women Write About Comics called Trans Voices. This column is for trans and non-binary creators to showcase their works through interviews….
Trans Voices: A Sit Down with Transformers Lost Light’s Rachel Stevens
It was a warm summer morning, and I had woken up with a burst of excitement when I remembered that issue #8 of James Robert’s Lost Light was at long last released. When I had read the cover, I saw a name I didn’t recognize credited as a story consultant: Rachel Stevens. I found that…
Whit Taylor’s Handpicked Hauntings
I really like ghost stories. I think they’re an important part of how we express ourselves, how we interact with the things we don’t understand, with the things that might be a bit beyond us. It’s funny, because while I’m hit or miss on horror, I’m always in for a good ghost story. I see…
Webcomic Wonders: Keezy Young
Curious about webcomics and where to start? Get insight from those on the ground floor. Now a significant focal point in terms of queer comics and readership, webcomics have flourished over the last few years as a diverse community. Interested in creators’ perspectives, our intrepid reporter interviewed several at Flame Con 2017, Brooklyn’s annual LGBTQ…
Recovering Things Forgotten With Ivy Noelle Weir and Steenz
Archival Quality Ivy Noelle Weir (writer), Steenz (artist) Oni Press March 2018 Archival Quality is a story with surprising depth and nuance. The premise of the story, that of a twenty-something who begins working at a haunted library, was enough to get me to read it. In addition to the premise, I wanted to read…
Webcomic Wonders: Natalie Riess
Curious about webcomics and where to start? Get insight from those on the ground floor. Now a significant focal point in terms of queer comics and readership, webcomics have flourished over the last few years as a diverse community. Curious about the creators’ perspectives, our intrepid reporter interviewed several at Flame Con 2017, Brooklyn’s annual…
I Spoke to Aleš Kot for a Month About Creating Days of Hate.
Interviewing Aleš Kot is something akin to reading one of their books. It’s a wholly immersive experience, one that’s quite unlike any other interview I’ve ever done. Over a month we exchanged emails about their new book Days of Hate, which will be coming out through Image later this year. The first issue is visceral…
Making a Spectacle with Megan Rose Gedris
Megan Rose Gedris (handle: Rosalarian) has been doing this comics thing for a long time—her first webcomic, YU+ME: dream, debuted in 2004, and she’s been creating ever since then, with the sadly now offline pulp comic I Was Kidnapped by Lesbian Pirates from Outer Space, erotic tales like Darlin’ It’s Betta Down Where It’s Wetta on Filthy Figments, and a…
Ed Piskor’s Grand Design for the X-Men
The first 30 years of the X-Men, including Chris Claremont’s record-setting run, is legendary. With almost two decades and 200 issues within Claremont’s tapestry alone, it’s hard to imagine how all of that could be condensed into a mere six books. For someone to even think of doing so, they would have to be either…
Women Making Comics: Tillie Walden Talks Process and Creation
Tillie Walden is one of the most exciting cartoonists alive. From her beautiful brutally honest diary comics which ran for almost a year on her Patreon, through her small press comics about queer teens, to her epic sci-fi webcomic On a Sunbeam, Walden has staked her name as a creative force to reckoned with. To…
Paradiso is a Post-Apocalyptic Breath of Fresh Air
Paradiso Aditya Bidikar (letterer), Dearbhla Kelly (colorist), Devmalya Pramanik (writer), Alex Sollazzo (colorist), Ram V (writer) Image Comics December 6, 2017 Inspired by a road trip, writer Ram V and his architect friend Rajiv Bhakat set off to see historic cities across India. The result is Paradiso, a comic unlike any other. Set in a…
Comics Has An Abuse Problem: Taneka Stotts Opens Up About Her Assault At SDCC
Comics has long been an industry rife with abuse, exploitation, and seriously problematic behavior from creators and publishers alike. But despite the apparently inevitable, many of us strive to make the space better, to excommunicate those who harm others, and to create authentic work that speaks to our lived experience whilst navigating the often racist,…