The following questions came from Kristen Radtke in preparation for Draw Naked, her BuzzFeed feature on Female Cartoonists Drawing Their Bodies. With 23 women involved there was only room for a brief quote from each creator, but after publishing my piece on sexuality in autobio comics…
(A) Lucy’s on fire today and you should click through to read the whole thing.
(B) I want to specifically point out this bit, because it’s another moment of “I know some really fucking amazing people who’re doing not only good work that’s enjoyable, but also good work that’s important”:
“I could wax poetic for days about how important I think Erika’s work has been for a new generation of webcomics readers who are finding ways to normalize and embrace sexuality through reading her comics, and I was really honored to be a part of that.”
Is it humblebragging to be all “I KNOW HER”? If so, I’m humblebragging, but in a genuine humble way because I agree with Lucy, I think Erika’s really important and influential in terms of webcomics and inspiring future creators in a way that I don’t think we’ll realize for awhile yet.
So, yeah: awesome people here in Portland. Just saying.