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New PiQue, Lambda Literary Comic Book Fun, and this “Twitter” thing

New episode of Politically InQueerect is up on Tapastic, in which Archer cannot unsee what he has seen, cannot unsmell what he has smelled.

Only two more pages to go, and then the story shall be complete! At which point, I expect I’ll revert to single pagers and more laff-oriented stuff for a bit. I’m liking this colorization, though. I really think it’s working out well for this story. I don’t think I’ll wind up colorizing absolutely every single PiQue strip, but there are many more yet that could stand to benefit from a broadening of the hues.

Since you presumably like queer comics (you do, right?), you might well be interested in this article over at Lambda Literary, in which a whole bunch of queer cartoonists (myself included!) talk about some of their favorite comics. It’s always fun to watch creators geek out, so get over there and read it, will ya.

Finally, it might interest you to learn that, at long last, I’ve figured out how I want to use Twitter, several months after creating an account and several years after basically everyone else on the planet. By which I mean, I’m actually posting there now. Follow me if you dare: @DylanNDREdwards

Cheers,

Dylan

It’s Wednesday, and that means PIQue of the Week

The latest episode of remastered Politically InQueerect is now up on Tapastic! Dee comes to the end of her quest, only to discover that the princess is in another castle.

What else is going on? Not much to report. I have been working on all sorts of stuff but not a whole lot I can actually show you at the moment. And Comic-Con is fast approaching; I leave for San Diego two weeks from yesterday. I have one panel lined up so far, not sure if there will be others.

And I will, of course, be hangin’ out at the Northwest Press booth, which will once again be rolled up with Prism Comics (booth #2144). So. If yer gonna be at SDCC, do stop by and say hello.

Cheers,

Dylan

The latest PIQue, and a bonus Parallel PIQueverse Archer

Observe this week’s remastered-in-color episode, in which Rand reveals a secret and Dee runs out of beer. We are closing in on the climax of this exciting tale, I tell you what!

One of the comment threads over at Tapastic posited the existence of an alternate universe Archer, who ran off to be a semi-homeless punk kid. I had to find out what this Archer would look like, so I did a li’l sketch.

I think maybe he needs more tattoos and piercings. But his cuts and bruises suggest he is not any easier to get along with than his counterpart. I am sorely tempted to do a one-shot comic of them meeting, but I fear it would wander too much into shark-jumping territory. Perhaps it’s best to savor the thought without ever really following it through.

Cheers,

Dylan

The Weekly PIQue

The latest remastered-in-color Politically InQueerect is up on Tapastic! The party is back together, Dee meets Rand, and Archer continues to be Archer.

I have a nagging feeling there was something else I was supposed to mention in my update today, but WHAT. The coming invasion of the Chickenbears and the world’s subsequent plunge into darkness? No, you already knew about that and have long since prepared, clever reader that you are. Welp, I guess if it comes back to me I’ll just update this here post.

Until whenever,

Dylan

PiQue of the week, and a QU33R update

The latest episode of remastered Politically InQueerect is up on Tapastic! Follow along as Dee continues her quest for answers, but has difficulty focusing on the task at hand for some bizarre reason.

There’s also news on the QU33R front, and another opportunity for a sneak peek at my TransTransformers story. The deadline has arrived, and art is pouring in from the 33 amazing artists that are being featured in this anthology, edited by Rob Kirby. You can check out several pages of previews on the QU33R tumblr page, or you can follow along on the QU33R Facebook page. Brand new stuff from Eric Orner, Diane DiMassa, Ed Luce, MariNaomi, and Howard Cruse, just to name a few. Seriously, this book is gonna kick some ass.

You can check out the finished art for one of the pages from my TransTransformers story right here.

Excitement!

New week, new PIQue

Let’s find out what Todd and Dee are up to, shall we? Dee asks the question you’ve all been harboring, then gets distracted by a cute girl before she can press for an answer. It’s all in this week’s PIQue.

Lammy update: Transposes did not win (sad trombone), but No Straight Lines scooped up the Lammy for best anthology. So yay for that, huge props to Justin for putting together such an amazing anthology, and big grats to all the contributors (myself included, hem hem). Oh, and for those of you who have not yet snagged your own copy of No Straight Lines and have been frustrated in trying to find a copy on account of the print run selling out, you will be pleased to learn that a second printing is in the works. This will be a softcover, so it’ll be cheaper to boot. Looks like Fantagraphics is taking pre-orders, so go throw some dollars at ‘em.

Cheers,

Dylan

PIQue, a Podcast, and Plambda Pliterary Pawards

First off, it being Wednesday, I have for you the latest episode of the remastered-in-color Politically InQueerect. Click on through to see it as you’ve never seen it before! Bonus points if you can spot Rand’s movie quote paraphrase.

Next up, as I mentioned last week, I did a podcast interview with Comic Book Queers, wherein we discuss Transposes, the Chicago bathhouse scene (for some reason), and other highly inappropriate things. It was a great deal of fun, and you should ought give it a listen.

Finally, this very Monday is the Lambda Literary Awards. As you may recall, Transposes is a finalist in the Transgender Non-Fiction category, and No Straight Lines (in which I have three cartoons) is nominated for Best Anthology (full list of finalists is here). I’m heading off to New York to partake in the festivities. Should be exciting, and if nothing else I have an excuse to spend a few days in NYC. We shall see what transpires!

Cheers,

Dylan

Wednesday PIQue madness ensues!

Onward with our freshly colorized story. I think this part of the story in particular benefits from being in color, since otherwise the club sequence is a lot of dark in front of a lot of other dark. Also, we get to see more clearly that Todd is at least trying to play along by wearing a black outfit, whereas Archer is having none of it and is going in civilian clothes as a form of protest. View the results at this very link.

Meanwhile, I’m coloring away on my TransTransformers short story for QU33R. Haven’t scanned anything yet, so I don’t have anything to show you at this very moment, but I’m hoping to finish it up by the weekend. So. With any luck, next week I can give you a little sneak preview of a finished page.

I also just yesterday was interviewed about Transposes for the Comic Book Queers podcast. The episode isn’t up yet, but when it is I shall let you know. Now, back to work!

Cheers,

Dylan

It’s Wednesday, it’s PIQue time

The Politically InQueerect remastering project proceeds apace! Longtime readers will note that I changed a tiny bit of dialogue in this one: the Hip-Top is now an iDrone.

I have decided it’s a mistake to mention any kind of specific, real-life technology in your story if your goal is to convey the state-of-the-artness of said tech. Unless you’re trying to recreate a bygone era, e.g., “Whoa, check out the awesome graphics on this Amiga!” to emphasize that a story is set in the mid-1980s. Of course, in due time even the iDrone will seem dated, as the tech it references is replaced by newer and shinier. It’s possible that for the eventual book collection I’ll revert to the original Hip-Top; the main reason I changed the name of the device at all is because many people are discovering this comic for the first time via the Tapastic postings, and there are probably readers who were born after the Hip-Top became obsolete. But I think most people will get what an “iDrone” is supposed to be even after its referents fade into oblivion, whereas the Hip-Top/Sidekick never really had that level of name recognition, so its mention in the story will just draw a befuddled, “Huh?”

Even so, the fact that Todd does not already have an iDrone 5 (to replace his 12 previous iterations of iDrone and his brief fling with the Windoze phone) is out of character for him, and thus far I have not managed to fabricate a decent explanation for the inconsistency. Maybe if I just don’t tell anyone, no one will notice!

New PiQues, and Denver Lambda reading for Transposes this Friday

I guess I totally failed to update here last week, for which you can blame my cross-country move and resultant lack of internet. I did, however, continue to upload remastered Politically InQueerect comics to Tapastic, so get yerself over here to get caught up:

Also, if you’re in the Denver area, you should totally come to the Lambda Literary Award Finalist Readings this Friday, May 10, at 6:30 PM. There’s a Facebook invite here with deets, or you can just head to the Belmar Public Library at 555 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood, CO 80226. There will be six authors reading altogether, and it’s free to attend, so really you have no excuse. I’ll be reading from Transposes (Henry’s chapter), and will also be showering the attendees with free PiQue bookmarks. So! See you Friday, yeah?

Cheers,

Dylan