Brandon Graham's Blog, page 290

Wait, I'm confused. So a man writing a story about a female character and getting a female to draw the book is a bad thing now? I wholeheartedly agree that there needs to be more diversity but you're making it sound like straight white dudes need not apply

I got a couple messages about this. I think there’s a dramatically different thing in telling whatever stories you wanna tell vs soap-boxing on someone else’s experience without them having a voice. 

When I talk about it in comics it’s about guys who are routinely writing from a strong women character’s experience but never try to get more female voices in the position of power to write their own stuff. When you look at the lack of diversity in comic creators— it’s not because all kinds of people don’t write and draw, it’s all who gets let in. That’s not a quality judgement on how worthwhile the work is. I’m talking about the bigger cultural picture. 

There is no danger of straight white dudes not having a voice. They have had the job/ they will get the job, society has stacked the deck.. sooo really lets not worry about that. straight white dudes will be fine. 

Wait, I'm confused. So a man writing a story about a female character and getting a female to draw the book is a bad thing now? I wholeheartedly agree that there needs to be more diversity but you're making it sound like straight white dudes need not apply

I got a couple messages about this. I think there’s a dramatically different thing in telling whatever stories you wanna tell vs soap-boxing on someone else’s experience without them having a voice. 

When I talk about it in comics it’s about guys who are routinely writing from a strong women character’s experience but never try to get more female voices in the position of power to write their own stuff. When you look at the lack of diversity in comic creators— it’s not because all kinds of people don’t write and draw, it’s all who gets let in. That’s not a quality judgement on how worthwhile the work is. I’m talking about the bigger cultural picture. 

There is no danger of straight white dudes not having a voice. They have had the job/ they will get the job, society has stacked the deck.. sooo really lets not worry about that. straight white dudes will be fine. 

Wait, I'm confused. So a man writing a story about a female character and getting a female to draw the book is a bad thing now? I wholeheartedly agree that there needs to be more diversity but you're making it sound like straight white dudes need not apply

I got a couple messages about this. I think there’s a dramatically different thing in telling whatever stories you wanna tell vs soap-boxing on someone else’s experience without them having a voice. 

When I talk about it in comics it’s about guys who are routinely writing from a strong women character’s experience but never try to get more female voices in the position of power to write their own stuff. When you look at the lack of diversity in comic creators— it’s not because all kinds of people don’t write and draw, it’s all who gets let in. That’s not a quality judgement on how worthwhile the work is. I’m talking about the bigger cultural picture. 

There is no danger of straight white dudes not having a voice. They have had the job/ they will get the job, society has stacked the deck.. sooo really lets not worry about that. straight white dudes will be fine. 

Wait, I'm confused. So a man writing a story about a female character and getting a female to draw the book is a bad thing now? I wholeheartedly agree that there needs to be more diversity but you're making it sound like straight white dudes need not apply

I got a couple messages about this. I think there’s a dramatically different thing in telling whatever stories you wanna tell vs soap-boxing on someone else’s experience without them having a voice. 

When I talk about it in comics it’s about guys who are routinely writing from a strong women character’s experience but never try to get more female voices in the position of power to write their own stuff. When you look at the lack of diversity in comic creators— it’s not because all kinds of people don’t write and draw, it’s all who gets let in. That’s not a quality judgement on how worthwhile the work is. I’m talking about the bigger cultural picture. 

There is no danger of straight white dudes not having a voice. They have had the job/ they will get the job, society has stacked the deck.. sooo really lets not worry about that. straight white dudes will be fine. 

Please explain the Macklemore as eluded to on Inkstuds. I am as much a fan of your politics as I am of your work.

I’m trying to remember the exact context I used it in. but yeah, when I say someone is pulling a Macklemore that’s just speaking for someone else instead of letting them speak for themselves. Getting a lesbian to sing the hook on Same love feels like when comic dudes tell a story about strong women and get a woman to draw it.(it’s something, but it’s not the same thing as someone telling their own story) The goal is to get some eyes on diverse voices not just propping up the same kinds of dudes saying slightly different things. 

It gets complicated because dude obviously means well but there’s something corny in it. like his need to point out how in love with pussy he is right at the start of that song. pssss.. no homo dude!

Anyway, here’s some H.O.M.O.” “Here. On. My. Own.”  — MZ Jonz “Lend me your ear like you’re Holyfield”

orbitaldropkick:For Prophet Strikefile #2, releasing for Image...

orbitaldropkick:

For Prophet Strikefile #2, releasing for Image Comics and written by the glorious Brandon Graham.

Buy it here

This is Tom drawing the Pinwheel warriors that were in Prophet #27 (or whatever Giannis’s first issue was) I’m sooo excited about the art in this issue. 

sheahisself:Researching the Meathaus guys. Peep these wicked...

sheahisself:

Researching the Meathaus guys. Peep these wicked lines.

1. James Jean
2. Farel Dalrymple
3. Ron Wimberly
4. Tomer Hanuka
5. Chris McD
6. Jim Rugg
7. Rebecca Dart
8. Thomas Herpich
9. Corey Lewis
10. Brandon Graham

Meathaus the old NYC comic gang. 

cloudscapecomics:This Sunday, “Wrenchies” book signing at...

cloudscapecomics:

This Sunday, “Wrenchies” book signing at Lucky’s Comics!

This Sunday, be at Lucky’s Comics for 5:00 PM to attend the book signing of Farel Dalrymple’s 

flynnprints:Prophet Strikefile #1 by Joseph Bergin IIIFor...

flynnprints:

Prophet Strikefile #1 by Joseph Bergin III

For those who didn’t make it out to Rose City Comic Con this year, you can now get JB3’s cover illustration to Prophet Strikefile #1 as a limited-editon three-color silkscreen print!

Click HERE to buy!

Some recent sketchbook stuff. I started watching Sons...

Some recent sketchbook stuff. I started watching Sons of anarchy.