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IM SO EXCITEDDD FOR ARTFIGHT OMGGGGG!! Which team will you choose? Miami Dolphins vs Evil Intimidating Horse vs Fake Smile Girl!!!!

For Trans Rights Readathon, here's some of my favorite books with trans and nonbinary characters:

Time and Time Again by Chatham Greenfield

A Gentleman's Gentleman by TJ Alexander

The Key by Jo Morgan Sloan

The Borrow A Boyfriend Club by Page Powars

Beating Heart Baby by Lio Min

And They Were Roommates by Page Powars

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens

Canto Contigo by Jonny Garza Villa

Under the Dragon Moon by Mawce Hanlin

Fire Spells Between Friends by Sarah Wallace and S.O. Callahan

but then I realised that same challenge would be infinitely more funny with folks who have atypical or horror OCs

You have to rest in your own desire to create.

But, because I see statements like this turn into a sort of general notion of “it’s bad to want validation or attention or engagement”, and to me, that’s not what this means.

It’s perfectly valid to want people to like and engage with what you create. In a general sense, when you create anything, you do it to share with other human beings. Art, craft, food, anything you create is a way to connect with others through our shared humanity.

And wanting someone to like you fanart or read your fanfic is part of that.

As you may know, there was recently a DC Comics boycott as a part of the DCSoWhite movement since DC has not had a mainline ongoing solo with a Black lead for over 1200 days. You can read more about this here, here, here, and here. The boycott has been cancelled (link), but that doesn't mean we can't still show support for Black comic creators!

One of the things the movement called for fans to do was to "[Support] Black creators through independent and creator-owned projects." So this post is meant to provide tips on how to do this.

Check out other works of Black creators you're already familiar with

The Black comic creators you're already a fan of who have made comics for DC or Marvel have likely also made comics for other publishers too. You can usually find out about other comics they've worked on through their Wikipedia page, social media pages, and their own website if they have one. And it's a good idea to follow their social media to learn about any of their projects in the future!

Look through indie publisher websites

A great way to find out about indie comics is to check out indie publishers' websites. There will almost always be a page on their websites with all their comics so you can easily look through them and the creators will be listed so you can look into the creators too. This is one way to find out about Black comic creators who you might not already be familiar with.

The publishers that are listed as examples in the webpages linked above are Image Comics, BOOM! Studios, Vault Comics, Ignition Press, and Stranger Comics.

Check out existing lists

There are already lists online that specifically recommend Black creators to check out and comics by Black creators. You can also find recommendations and lists on social media. This is another great way to find out about Black comic creators you're not yet familiar with.

Speaking of lists, I would like to point you to this post by @bimboopo which includes a list of many Black webtoon creators which you can go check out!

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