Be gay do comics

Compiled by The Nib, Edited by Matt Bors, Matt Lubchansky, Sarah Mirk, and Eleri Harris

IDW Publishing

9/1/20, paperback

SKU: 9781684057771

The dream of a lgbtq+ separatist town. The existence of a gay and Jewish Nazi-fighter. A gender reveal party that tears apart reality. These are the just some of the comics you'll detect in this massive gender non-conforming comics anthology from The Nib.

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 lgbtq+ fest. Brimming with resilience, inspiration, and humor, an unreal 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 Hazel Newlevant, Joey Alison Sayers, Maia Kobabe, Matt Lubchansky, Breena Nuñez, Sasha Velour, Shing Yin Khor, Levi Hastings, Mady G, Bianca Xunise, Kazimir Lee, and many, many more!

Reviews:

MariNaomi is an Eisner Award–nominated and SPACE Award–winning cartoonist and the founder and administrator of the Cartoonists of Color, Queer Cartoonists, and Disabled Cartoonists databases. Their graphic novelLosing the Lady was among those banned in the Katy, Tex., university district in 2022. In May, Fieldmouse Press will publish their ninth manual, the graphic memoirI Thought You Loved Me.

These books contain a variety of subjects, themes, moods, and styles, all queer books by queer authors. I’ve mixed it up in command to give an idea of how diverse queer comics can be, through my particular lens—my tastes skew toward mature personal narratives and indie artwork. It is in no way a complete list, just a taste.