Queer and Trans Comics by Dylan Edwards
I am super-excited that Transposes was featured in this Publishers Weekly list of 13 Great LGBTQ Comics. Check it out, there’s a lot of great stuff in there, including two anthologies I’m in, No Straight Lines and QU33R.
It’s very gratifying to be on a short list with the likes of Alison Bechdel and Howard Cruse.
Anyway, go give it a look and check out all these awesome queer comics!
Cheers,
Dylan
Valley of the Silk Sky: The Long Run page 19 is here:
Be on the alert for giant bioluminescent mushrooms, giant monotreme spider things, giant other stuff, carnivorous this and that. You know, the usual.
In further VoSS news, I’ve finished thumbnailing chapter 4, which means it’s very close to ready to draw. I’m giving it a few days to percolate before I dive in. But chapter 3 will keep us covered for awhile yet.
I also am working on an anthology piece that’s due at the end of July, so comics are just all over the place.
Oh, and if you missed it, there’s a public post up on my Patreon with a bit of world-building info about how Harcos bath time goes down. Features a rather exciting illustration as well.
Anyhow. See you next week for the continuance of Ch. 3!
Cheers,
Dylan
I expect I’ll finish up the art for the final page of chapter 3 today, which means the whole dang thing will be in the can prior to the start date of June 3. HECK YEAH.
As per usual, I’ve scheduled a mid-chapter break where I do a bunch of world-building posts over on the Valley of the Silk Sky website. These are not essential homework for following the story; they’re just there for people (like me) who enjoy the finer details of all this made-up stuff. Where can you find them? Why, just over here.
I have two more to post this week (on Daraz writing systems, and on the nature of human interaction with the Daraz).
Oh, also, I’ve added another show to the convention schedule. I’ll be at the Queer Comics Expo in San Francisco next month, June 20-21. It’ll be held at the Cartoon Art Museum. More deets on that as it approaches.
See you next week for the start of chapter 3!
Cheers,
Dylan
The conclusion to chapter 2 awaits you at these locations:
AND SO. Chapter 3 will begin on June 3 (or June 1 if you’re a $1+ Patron). I’m excited for this, because it has taken every ounce of my willpower not to spoilerize the crap out of Chapter 3. It’s Just Gonna Be Like That.
Next week will be your regularly-scheduled between-chapters worldbuilding extravaganza over at the VoSS website. So follow along over there if you’re burning to know more about Daraz technology and social order.
And yes, I will be at Denver Comic Con this weekend, May 22-24, 2015!
You can find me at the Northwest Press booth, which I believe is #953.
I’ll also be speaking on the Trans and Genderqueer Representation in Comics panel – Sunday 2:05 – 2:55 – Room 505.
SEE YOU THERE.
Cheers,
Dylan
VoSS: The Long Run page 17 is up! It was last spotted in these locations:
Come to think of it, the whole “you’re getting warmer/colder” idiom for directing someone to a hidden object would work well for the Daraz.
In other VoSS news, I’m plowing through coloring the pages for chapter 3 (everything is penciled and inked, so it’s all about the finishing). Right now it’s looking like chapter 3 will start on June 3, so that should be easy enough to remember.
The Queers & Comics Conference this past weekend was truly an amazing experience. I wrote about it a little here. I really hope this event continues, because damn. A conference hall full of queer cartoonists is a beautiful sight indeed.
Cheers,
Dylan
It was very difficult not to post this page immediately after (or, indeed, before) I finished it. BUT IT IS HERE NOW:
Speaking of being places, I’ll be at the Queers & Comics Conference in New York this week, May 7-8.
I’m on three panels: May 7 it’s Queer Memoir from 9:00 – 10:45 AM, and Trans/Genderqueer Character Design from 2:15 – 4:00 PM. Then I’ll be signing at the Prism Comics booth from 4:00 – 5:00 PM.
May 8 I’ll be signing from 3:00 – 4:00 PM, then speaking on the Queer Male Identity in Comics panel from 4:15 – 6:00 PM.
On Saturday, May 9, I’ll be at the School of Visual Arts (133-141 W. 21 St., Rm 101C), along with 30-odd other comix folk, to do a big ol’ queer comics reading. The event goes from 1:30 – 3:30.
See you there!
Cheers,
Dylan
A couple more reviews for the new PiQue collection from Northwest Press have come in:
The Lambda Literary Review says it’s “an insightful, humorous and unique comic.”
Over at Panel Patter, they declare it to be “a fun, clever story, somewhat akin to a drawing room comedy.”
And don’t forget the Queers & Comics Conference, which is nearly upon us. It’s this Thursday and Friday, May 7-8, at CLAGS: Center for LGBTQ Studies, 365 Fifth Avenue, Room 7115, New York, New York 10016.
I’m on three panels: May 7 it’s Queer Memoir from 9:00 – 10:45 AM, and Trans/Genderqueer Character Design from 2:15 – 4:00 PM. Then I’ll be signing at the Prism Comics booth from 4:00 – 5:00 PM.
May 8 I’ll be signing from 3:00 – 4:00 PM, then speaking on the Queer Male Identity in Comics panel from 4:15 – 6:00 PM.
On Saturday, May 9, you can hear me read some excerpts from PiQue. I’ll be at the School of Visual Arts (133-141 W. 21 St., Rm 101C), along with 30-odd other comix folk, to do a big ol’ queer comics reading. The event goes from 1:30 – 3:30. Details here.
See you soon, New York!
Cheers,
Dylan
Chapter 2 of Valley of the Silk Sky begins! These creatures are Daraz (species) Harcos (warrior/hunter caste). Harcos are non-reproducing members of the species. Read the new page here:
I’ve already got a couple of appendix posts up about the Daraz, if you’re in a world-building mood:
In other news, the Queers & Comics Conference in NYC is fast approaching! May 7-8 you’ll be able to sit in on jillions of panels about QUEER COMICS.
I’ll be on three panels (Queer Memoir, and Trans/GQ Character Design on May 7, Queer Male Identity on May 8). Check out the full schedule for all the awesomeness.
In other other news, I have a page and a half left to ink on VoSS chapter 3, and then it’s on to painting. EXCITE.
Cheers,
Dylan
Yes, indeed. The final page of chapter 1 of The Long Run is here:
Now might be a good time to read the whole thing through in one sitting, yeah? If you want pagination, here’s page 1 on the Tumbs, and on Studio NDR. If you prefer endless scrolling, head over to Tapastic.
Next week is going to consist of a series of informational world-building posts, which I’ll be adding to the VoSS website and indexing there. I won’t be posting them here because there’s enough chaos in these parts already, but I will put up a reminder.
Chapter 2 will start on April 29, 2015.
In other VoSS news, I finished penciling page 28 last night. Gotta keep that buffer shored up!
Oh, and don’t forget to back the Beyond Anthology Kickstarter! JUST OVER A DAY LEFT. Let’s get this thing to 2,345 backers.
Cheers,
Dylan
I completely forgot to upload this here until just now, because I’m a terrible person I guess. (I’m sure jillions of people noticed but were too polite to say anything.)
ANYWAY.
Here is a new Taxonomically Unbound.
I’m late in posting this because I’ve been too busy penciling chapter 3 of Valley of the Silk Sky. I just finished pencils on page 27. I’m VERY SERIOUS about trying to stay ahead on this so there are no unplanned interruptions.
So. There you have it. My solid gold excuse.
Cheers,
Dylan