#hunger's bite

[ohcorny]

it turns out i really enjoy making educational posts about the comics making process and ways of thinking. here's another one featuring characters from my graphic novel in a very anachronistic art museum.

[bluedelliquanti]

graphic novels that I'm looking forward to this year

FLIP by Ngozi Ukazu

Bunt! (Ukazu and Mad Rupert) was one of my faves last year and I fully expect a bodyswap romance from the same author to knock it out of the park.

LOW ORBIT by Kazimir Lee

Kazimir collaborated on a comic with me a few years back and I got to sneak a peek at this book about small town teen alienation in progress - I'm so excited it's finally here!

MEAT EATERS by Meredith McClaren

This is a gnarly one in the best way! How do you return to your normal life when you're absolutely, positively undead?

SEA LEGS by Niki Smith & Jules Bakes

A middle grade book that asks, what would it be like to grow up on a sailboat? Out now!

HUNGER'S BITE by Taylor Robin

A suspense story where a cruise ship's long-term residents unravel a supernatural mystery that is out now!

STRANGE BEDFELLOWS by Ariel Slamet Ries

Also out now! If you could turn your dreams into reality, what would your dream boyfriend be prepared to do for you?

Pick up these books - if you can't buy them, request them at your local library or ask that they order them! That's also a huge help to authors.

[dinolich]

I really LOVE your books and I’d LOVE to find more books like HELLAWEEN any suggestions…?👀

I sure do!

Serenity Rose -Aaron Alexovich (which you can read for free on his website, or buy his new series Shock City BOOK 2 IS OUT THIS WEEK!!!) Johnny The Homicidal Maniac (and more importantly I Feel Sick if you can find it) -Jhonen Vasquez Devil's Candy- Rem + Bikkuri (also available online and in print) Beetle and the Hollowbones -Aliza Layne Hunger's Bite -Taylor Robin The Glass Scientists -S.H. Cotugno Honorable mention to— Rodney R Rodney and AWOL666 (currently going!) -Vee Briat

[chiko-akihari-art]

Spent last night reading through Hunger's Bite, i adore all the characters so so much,,

[longlostlorian]

uhuhuhu... I finally finished reading my physical copy of Hunger's Bite by @ohcorny !! The setting in this book is so incredibly fun and I'm very unnormal (positive) about the character arcs. Can't waaiiit for the sequel!!!

[thatfoolinthehat]

To all the people who adore original, imaginative, weird, unapologetically queer shows and cartoons but can't find enough TV shows like this: read comics. Read graphic novels, webcomics, indie comics, maybe even some mainstream comics; you will find what you're looking for. The world of webcomics and graphic novels has so many of the elements I've seen people praise recent cartoons for but dialed up to 11 (story-driven, great art styles, interesting characters, accurate queer portrayals, etc).

Almost all of the best written, best illustrated, and most relatable queer stories I've ever seen have been from graphic novels or webcomics. Some of the most interesting worldbuilding, art styles and narrative structure I've ever seen has been in comics. It's not the same as animation, but a ton of comic creators work in the industry, so a lot of the art and writing styles are similar. You can also usually feel the creator's passion for the story a lot stronger than in animation where there's layers and layers of executives separating you, the art and the artist. Webcomics are so often heartfelt and personal stories that are just so much harder to find in mainstream cartoons.

Also I guarantee you, if you go into your local library or look at webcomic sites (other than Webtoon, Webtoon is weird) there'll be a higher density of well-written queer stories than in most other art forms I've seen. I could probably pick a graphic novel at random from its section at the library and it would have at least one cannonically queer main character. Please, please, please, if you're starving for well-written queer stories that aren't killed off by Big Company for being Too Gay or Too Creative, read comics. You've got queer romances, queer angst, queer people whose queerness is just another part of themself while they go to high school or fight dragons or whatever, queer magical girls, queer superheroes, queer fantasy adventurers - whatever genre, tone, age range, etc, there will be at least one webcomic about it.

Basically I am pushing my pro-webcomics agenda. Comics are cool. Comics are fun. If you want original stories, read comics. If you're sick of the lack of relatable queer characters, read comics. Or if you just already like cartoons and want something similar, read comics.

(By the way, some of my favorite graphic novels and webcomics are The Glass Scientists, Hunter's Bite, Tiger Tiger, Aurora, M is for Monster, Sleepless Domain, Beetle and the Hollowbones, Nimona, Project Nought and Broccoli Soup, to name a few. All of them contain canonically queer characters, and most of them have their queerness be a central part of their character in some way. They are also all excellent, beautiful, well-written, interesting, and 100% their own things.)

[ksantillus]

"Nothing happens without me."

[dangerouscommiesubversive]

My latest office decoration: Wick Farley from Hunger's Bite! Rudo's had this little wooden bat piece for a couple of years now and wasn't ever able to figure out what to do with it, and then a few days ago they were struck by a wave of inspiration and used it to make me a disgruntled gay vampire. (We even still have the book out from the library, so it was easy for them to get some ref.) Now Wick can hang out in front of all my horny actor photobooks! And, uh, directly above my little sunlamp, I'll have to make some kind of shade for his poor bat backside.