Haloumi is cheese made from goat and sheep milk. That’s really the only part of this one I can explain.
Tag: comics
Basil + Gideon #6: A Little Break
Hope everyone had a relaxing break, and if not I hope you can absorb some of the restful vibes from this comic. Besides giving my lads a chance to chill, I was excited about this page because I wanted to make it a bit more explicit that both of them are trans men. As a trans person myself it’s important to me to represent and normalize trans bodies in media, because we exist and we deserve to see reflections of ourselves in the world! Of course, Basil and Gideon aren’t representational of all trans masc people, but they’re a little bit of what I’d like to have seen when I was growing up and figuring out gender.
Basil + Gideon #5: Hamlet
The funny thing about the “To be or not to be” speech (which is the one Basil is supposed to be giving here) is that it’s too iconic. In my Shakespeare class we discussed how it can be difficult to understand this speech as both an actor and as a reader/viewer because it’s so famous, it’s lost its meaning. In a way “to be” has come to stand as an icon for the entire play. However, Oscar Wilde once said that “there are as many Hamlet’s as there are melancholies”. Which I take to mean that you have to take your own experience with melancholy to your reading of Hamlet and then Hamlet becomes more legible because he is part of you.
Basil + Gideon is an ongoing narrative comic, if this is your first time reading check out the first installment here!
Ready for the World: A Part of Good Change
This week, I talked with Sarah Cripsey, a sophomore in SMTD’s Bachelor of Theatre Arts program. She can be found on Instagram @sarahemilycripsey and stars as Lucy in “Vamps,” a new musical from NERDS that will be performing in Lorch Hall 140 on December 6th at 7pm and December 7th at 2pm and 7pm.
Marge Makes Comics #18: Not Quite a Comic But Definitely a Plug for Helicon
This is more of an illustration than a comic, but! Ya know!!! Sometimes you’re cowboy. And sometimes you center your IP (integrative project see here) around cowboys until you become cowboy.
On another note! If you want to see some more cowboy/girl/bug drawings of mine, please come to the Helicon student exhibition “Spilt Milk”! The Helicon student shows are always a super fun way to get involved with the art scene on campus, I’ve been submitting work to their student shows for three years now and it’s always a blast. Come on down to 101 West Liberty st. from 8-11 pm tonight to check out this show!
Trans Awareness Week: Informed Consent (comic)
It’s just been Transgender Week of Awareness, so here’s a comic about something very important to me. My partner Cam is working on helping UHS switch to an informed consent model, and this will give you some information about what that means. Here’s the poster for the upcoming town hall meeting:
If this is something you also think is important, come to the meeting and show your support! If you can’t but you’re interested in this issue, I recommend reading up on informed consent and transgender healthcare, and spreading some awareness to help celebrate this week.
Thanks for reading!
