Queer and Trans Comics by Dylan Edwards
I have a new comic in the latest issue of OUT FRONT Magazine, and it is a very fine comic if I do say so myself.
Pick up a free copy in the Denver metro area at one of their drop locations, or read the issue online here: https://www.outfrontmagazine.com/october-2021-power/
Cheers,
Dylan
Why yes, there IS a new issue of Out Front Magazine, and it is all about nerdy stuff! Inside you shall find my latest cartoon offering, plus an interview with me in which I yammer on about comics.
Available in print in the Denver area, or online here: https://www.outfrontmagazine.com/september-2021-for-the-nerds/
Cheers,
Dylan
Craving some alphabet soup? Then point your eyeballs to the latest issue of OUT FRONT, why don’t ya, and peep my newest autobio comic.
You can read it online here (I’m on page 51): https://outfrontmagazine.com/ofm-august-2021-aurora-community-pride/
Cheers,
Dylan
At last it can be revealed!
My minicomic, QAT Person #3, is a finalist for the Prism Award for Best Short Form Comic!
You can acquire QAT Person #3 from my Gumroad store.
Winners will be announced later in the summer (the actual date is TBD). So! More news then, but for now, let us bask in the glory.
Cheers,
Dylan
I’ve been posting a series of sketch diary comics over on my Patreon to mark my 20th anniversary of transitioning, or my Tranniversary, if you will:
I don’t usually post sketch diary comics here on the ol’ homepage because, I guess, I generally prefer to stick with finished, professional material for Studio NDR. Hence the Patreon and the Tumblr at this time.
Anyway, today is Trans Day of Visibility, a day about which I have very mixed feelings (see page 3).
Trans Day of Visibility did not exist when I first came out, but I have to suspect it would have helped me if it had been a thing 20 years ago. Simply knowing transness was an option would have been an improvement over “something about me is wrong, but I don’t know what.”
Unfortunately, a lot of people have confused “people getting the information they need at a younger age than previous generations were able to” with “trendy badness that is bad,” so visibility is not sufficient in and of itself.
Anyway, I am definitely a trans elder now, as demonstrated by the fact that I am excited-about-a-salad-spinner years old.
Cheers,
Dylan
The new anthology of LGBTQIA+ comics from The Nib and IDW publishing is officially out, and has already snagged some honors!
Read the starred review in Kirkus
BGDC wins Ignatz Award for Outstanding Anthology
Be Gay, Do Comics is filled with dozens of comics about LGBTQIA experiences, ranging from personal stories to queer history to cutting satire about pronoun panic and brands desperate to co-opt pride. Brimming with resilience, inspiration, and humor, an incredible lineup of top indie cartoonists takes you from the American Revolution through Stonewall to today’s fights for equality and representation.
Featuring more than 30 cartoonists, including yours truly!
How can you acquire this fine comics volume? Simply buy it from your preferred bookseller, or snag a copy from The Nib’s online store!
Cheers,
Dylan
Back in the Beforetimes, I was planning to debut the newest issue of my autobio minicomic series at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival in May.
TCAF is canceled, of course, but I decided to go ahead and put the comic together anyway. I’ve arbitrarily set a release date of May 1, and have set up a preorder listing for the book, should you desire such a thing.
QAT Person #3 collects the latest batch of my autobio comics on queer, asexual, and trans identity.
“Ace Pilot” posits an asexual headcanon for Luke Skywalker. “Two’s Cabin” recounts the author’s adventure at a trans guy bar in Tokyo. “Banned Books” takes a look at censorship of queer media (and Alison Bechdel’s FUN HOME in particular). “Trans Potty” offers a humorous take on bathroom troubles for trans guys.
Snag yourself a copy right here:
Cheers,
Dylan
The exciting tale of my journey to a trans bar is Tokyo is now complete! Page 6 is to be found here on Studio NDR and here on Patreon.
If you’re looking to read the whole thing in one swell foop, here is the link for you.
I’ll also be posting the whole story to Tumblr soon, but not right at this second. Once it’s up, I’ll post a link here.
As for what’s next on the comics docket, Valley of the Silk Sky: The Long Run Chapter 11 is finished and ready to go. I’ll start posting pages for public consumption on January 16, 2020. Patrons who pledge $1 or more per month will, as is the custom, get early access to pages, so for those folks it’ll start on January 13.
See you then!
Dylan
Yes indeed, the saga of my visit to a Japanese trans bar proceeds apace. In this week’s installment, we encounter some of Google Translate’s limitations around trans terminology.
You can read the new page here on Studio NDR, or here on Patreon.
The trans guy magazine referenced in the first panel was published by Grammy Tokyo, a queer/trans dance party for whom Masaki is a DJ. They run events a couple of times a year, so if you’re planning a trip and want to go clubbing, keep an eye on their calendar. I wasn’t there at the right time to attend one of their events, but perhaps you could be!
Cheers,
Dylan
The second installment of my autobio comic detailing my adventure to a trans bar in Tokyo has arrived, and you can read it here on Studio NDR or here on Patreon.
There was a small restaurant on the same floor as Two’s Cabin (the カレー店, a.k.a. Curry Shop), which had a few people waiting in line outside the door. I think when he first showed up, Masaki (owner and founder of Two’s Cabin) assumed I was waiting to be seated at the restaurant and not for Two’s Cabin to open, because he was a little surprised when I poked my head in the door.
I was glad I’d followed his Instagram prior to my journey, since I at least knew from the photos that I was in the right place.
See you next week for … PAGE THREE.
Cheers,
Dylan