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The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics by The Kao, Min Christensen, David Daneman
16 reviews
jessereadsthings's review
emotional
fast-paced
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley and Kai Studios for an Arc in exchange for an honest review of this comic collection.
The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics was a really nice short comic collection by various trans and nonbinary creators. As a trans nonbinary person myself I always enjoy reading about other trans people’s experiences. The breath of different experiences was wonderful to read and I enjoyed seeing all of them. Reading about the life experiences of these creators both similar and different to my own journey was a joy. Similarly, I really loved seeing all the different art styles and really appreciated that you were given ways to find more of their art on other platforms. My only negative was that I wish the comics were a bit longer and more in depth. However, this is no huge problem as I am easily able to find more of their other work due to the links in each creators bio. I am really happy I read this and I hope to read a lot more comics about trans people’s journeys in the near future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia, Child abuse, Sexism, Homophobia, Bullying, Dysphoria, and Deadnaming
lilybear3's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for giving me an advanced readers' copy (ARC) in exchange for an honest review.
It's exciting to see a book coming out with so many trans and nonbinary artists sharing their stories. I appreciated so many different perspectives and experiences. There were some stories that I wished were longer, but the author biographies shared other works by the authors and social media handles. Topics included (not limited to) coming out, realizing gender identity, family relationships, self-image, and finding happiness.
This book is for everyone, not just trans and nonbinary people. I hope this book brings LGBTQIA+ people joy and opens the minds and hearts of everyone.
It's exciting to see a book coming out with so many trans and nonbinary artists sharing their stories. I appreciated so many different perspectives and experiences. There were some stories that I wished were longer, but the author biographies shared other works by the authors and social media handles. Topics included (not limited to) coming out, realizing gender identity, family relationships, self-image, and finding happiness.
This book is for everyone, not just trans and nonbinary people. I hope this book brings LGBTQIA+ people joy and opens the minds and hearts of everyone.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dysphoria, Homophobia, Xenophobia, and Bullying
Moderate: Abandonment and Religious bigotry
nerdysread's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
5.0
Thanks to NetGalley, I had the opportunity to read an E-Arc of this book, and I LOVED it. Seeing and reading about so many trans, especially non-binary people (I am enby), just felt amazing.
I just think, it would have been great seeing more trans women
I just think, it would have been great seeing more trans women
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Dysphoria
Moderate: Medical content, Transphobia, and Sexism
Minor: Child abuse and Bullying
remus_reads's review
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
I received this book on netgalley.
I really liked this book and the comics were great. It was amazing that there were so many BIPOC stories. It is beautiful to read about stories similar to mine but I also love hearing from people who have a totally different experience.
I gave it 3.5 stars because like many other trans anthologies it focused a lot on afab, trans masc and trans men. Although there were some amab, trans femme and trans woman comics it felt a bit lacking in that departement. I would’ve loved to see it more balanced. Especially since I’m transmasc myself and lime to learn more about transfemme’s experiences.
I also would’ve loved some intersex representation but maybe that is just me being nitpicky.
All in all I really like it and am always happy to see trans representation. I aldo appreciated the little “artist profile”. It made it easy to find their socials and to know something about the person behind the art.
I really liked this book and the comics were great. It was amazing that there were so many BIPOC stories. It is beautiful to read about stories similar to mine but I also love hearing from people who have a totally different experience.
I gave it 3.5 stars because like many other trans anthologies it focused a lot on afab, trans masc and trans men. Although there were some amab, trans femme and trans woman comics it felt a bit lacking in that departement. I would’ve loved to see it more balanced. Especially since I’m transmasc myself and lime to learn more about transfemme’s experiences.
I also would’ve loved some intersex representation but maybe that is just me being nitpicky.
All in all I really like it and am always happy to see trans representation. I aldo appreciated the little “artist profile”. It made it easy to find their socials and to know something about the person behind the art.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Dysphoria and Transphobia
kpwxx's review
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dysphoria
Moderate: Sexism, Transphobia, Medical content, and Homophobia
Minor: Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, and Death
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