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REVIEW: Fruiting Bodies Digs Deep into Botanical Horror

October 14, 2022

Fruiting Bodies is a graphic novella written and drawn by emerging indie artist Ashley Robin Franklin, whose soft and gentle art belies a haunting story about a world that is much stranger – and hungrier – than we like to acknowledge. Franklin’s previous work, That Full Moon Feeling (2021), is ...

Comics, Manga, Reviews

Catch These Hands! is a Sweet, Romantic Treat

October 5, 2022

If you were a Fruits Basket teen and felt that Arisa Uotani should’ve been queer, I’ve got good news for you! Catch These Hands! is here to grant your wish. Catch These Hands! finds Ayako Takebe, a former delinquent, lost in her adulthood. As a teen Takebe was one of the best fighters around, ...

Comics, Manga, Reviews

REVIEW: “To Strip the Flesh” Cuts to the Bone

August 15, 2022

To Strip the Flesh is an anthology by author Oto Toda collecting several of her short works together. It includes several stories of varying length about love and being yourself and features a wonderful headlining story about a transgender character titled “To Strip the Flesh”.

Comics, Indie & Small Press, Reviews

REVIEW: The Greatest Thing Is a Love Letter to Gay Teens and Queer Zines

July 20, 2022

The Greatest Thing by Sarah Winifred Searle (Sincerely, Harriet; Patience and Esther; and a former WWAC contributor!) is a bittersweet story about an aspiring artist who channels her dreams and anxieties into a series of comic zines. With its honest writing and soft pastel art, this graphic ...

Manga, Reviews

REVIEW: Boys Run The Riot Runs The Manga Section

May 18, 2022

Boys Run the Riot is an LGBT manga series with a transmasculine lead written and drawn by Keito Gaku (and team). This introductory volume to the series is a poignant and hilarious romp through gender discrimination, high school, punk philosophy, following your dreams, and how fashion is often a ...

Comics, Indie & Small Press, Reviews

REVIEW: Pixels of You Snaps an AI Romance in High Contrast

March 30, 2022

Pixels of You is a slow-burn, rivals-to-lovers human/AI romance. It’s also a nuanced narrative speculation on how near-future AI will shape human culture and be shaped in turn. This sleek and stylish graphic novel is a collaboration between a superstar indie creative team — writers Yuko ...

Comics, Indie & Small Press, Reviews

REVIEW: Comrade Himbo Embraces the Softer Side of Anti-capitalist Masculinity

March 17, 2022

The himbo, he who is “thicc of thigh and even thiccer of heart,” has enjoyed something of a cultural moment in recent years. Attention has shifted away from snarky genius characters like Tony Stark and Sherlock Holmes and gravitated toward an interest in the types of gentle portrayals of ...

Comics, Indie & Small Press, Reviews

REVIEW: Flung Out of Space Paints a Complex and Brilliant Portrait of Patricia Highsmith

March 15, 2022

I don’t have the right words to prepare you for this comic. At its simplest, Flung Out of Space is about Patricia Highsmith’s quest to escape the drudgery of writing comics and get her novels published, including Carol, considered the first lesbian romance with a happy ending. It’s also about ...

After Dark, Comics, Indie & Small Press, Reviews

REVIEW: Queer History Sparkles in Smut Peddler: Sordid Past

March 10, 2022

All the Smut Peddler comics compile sex-positive, more or less queer- and trans-positive, very NSFW comics. They’re big anthologies, full-color, with glossy production values, and they’ve already got a following, which they very much deserve: this sixth installment in the series hits in every ...

Comics, Indie & Small Press, Reviews

REVIEW: When I Was Me Captures Colorful Snapshots of Queer Joy

February 3, 2022

Trans narratives are filled with accounts of gender dysphoria, the pain of being misgendered. These stories are important, but their cumulative weight can be difficult to carry. This is one of the many reasons why it’s critical to share positive stories of gender affirmation and pride. When I ...

LGBTQ2+

REVIEW: Fruiting Bodies Digs Deep into Botanical Horror

Catch These Hands! is a Sweet, Romantic Treat

REVIEW: “To Strip the Flesh” Cuts to the Bone

REVIEW: The Greatest Thing Is a Love Letter to Gay Teens and Queer Zines

REVIEW: Boys Run The Riot Runs The Manga Section

REVIEW: Pixels of You Snaps an AI Romance in High Contrast

REVIEW: Comrade Himbo Embraces the Softer Side of Anti-capitalist Masculinity

REVIEW: Flung Out of Space Paints a Complex and Brilliant Portrait of Patricia Highsmith

REVIEW: Queer History Sparkles in Smut Peddler: Sordid Past

REVIEW: When I Was Me Captures Colorful Snapshots of Queer Joy

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