Creating Comics About Trans Women

Sat, Apr 18 2020
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Virtual

comics Cool Work x Interesting People humanities and art LGBTQ Virtual Programming

In this workshop, cartoonist Emma Jayne leads you through drawing a four panel comic about trans women! She'll talk you through the process of writing and drawing characters of your own: what tropes to avoid, things that transgender characters written by cisgender creators often lack, and the nuance of visually portraying transgender bodies in a faithful manner.

The only materials you need are a pen/pencil and some paper.

Participants must register and a Zoom link to join the program will be emailed in advance. You will not need to log in to Zoom or have a Zoom account.

Emma Jayne is an Ignatz Award-winning cartoonist and creator of books Trans Girls Hit the Town and Dreameater. She's a trans woman passionate about making comics about trans folks with smatterings of punk rock and horror thrown in for good measure.

This event is part of the ongoing series, Cool Work x Interesting People.

Image credit: Emma Jayne

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