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The first Pride in Panels: SF Queer Comics Festival was a groundbreaking, inaugural showcase of LGBTQIA+ queer comics creators from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond on February 18th 2024 at the Main Branch of the San Francisco Public Library. It celebrated the remarkable vitality of the queer comics scene through riveting panels, maker workshops, and an exhibition hall of over 100 LGBTQIA+ cartoonists in an event that was 100% free for everyone.
Comix Remix 2024: Queer Comix Reading
We kicked off the Pride in Panels: SF Queer Comics Festival 2024 with a Queer Comics Reading hosted by Laura Gao at the Silver Sprocket store! Comics readings, with their projected visuals and interactive elements, are hands-down the best kind of readings, and the diverse, dynamic line-up of amazing storytellers will electrify the crowds! The readers for the event were: Ann Chen, Cam Marshall, Caroline Cash, DesignNurd / Diego Gomez, DRY (Daniel Zhou, Raul Higuera, Yasmeen Abedifard), Eddy Atoms, Elle Lim-Chan, and Malcolm Johnson.
Panels: 2024
Think Of The Children: Queer All-Age Comics
From Webtoons to manga to graphic novels, comics have exploded in the children’s lit scene in recent years. How do these stories reflect the joys and trials of queer kids today? How are queer creators inspired by their childhood favorites, like The Babysitters Club and Naruto? Join moderator Laura Gao (Messy Roots) and panelists Amanda Castillo (Mapmakers), Samadrita Ghosh (Night Owls & Summer Skies), Ajuan Mance (What Do Brothas Do All Day?), Kyla Aiko (Foxlight), as they discuss their comic journeys, and how you’re never too young to make your own webcomic!
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Sickening! Queer Horror Comics
Horror comics can be disturbing, downright terrifying… or even a bit of campy fun! From psychological to gore to monsters, from cute to creepy, what is the range of possibilities represented by queer horror comics? How can the horror genre uncover the fears, fantasies, and fabulousness of the queer psyche? Join moderator William O. Tyler (Theater of Terror) and panelists Robyn Adams (Homozone), Dave Davenport (Feral), Diego Gomez (1963), and Malcolm Johnson (Tales of Hoodoo Horror) as they dissect the rotting corpse of queer horror.
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Out In The World: Publishing Queer Comics
There are more ways than ever to get queer comics out into the world, from self-publishing to the indie presses to the mainstream book and comics publishers. This plethora of options, both on the web and in print, can be bewildering and comes with its share of pitfalls. Join moderator Avi Ehrlich (SIlver Sprocket) and panelists Yasmeen Abedifard (D.R.Y.), Tara Madison Avery (Stacked Deck Press), Caspar Cendre (A.B.O. Comix), Breena Nuñez (Laneha House) as they break down the myriad challenges and opportunities of the modern publishing landscape.
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Graphic Content: Queer Erotic Comics
How have queer comics handled sex, sexuality, and desire, both in erotic stories and ones that simply include graphic content? Why and how are we making this work, and who is it for? Join moderator Justin Hall (Hard to Swallow) and panelists Trinidad Escobar (Arrive in My Hands), Jon Macy (Fearful Hunter), MariNaomi (I Thought You Loved Me), and Leah Spears (Polyamory Coloring Book) as they discuss the challenges and opportunities of representing sex in their work, how far representation has come in erotica, and where it’s all headed. This panel will contain graphic language and imagery.
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