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A review by cobwebshelves
The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics by The Kao, Min Christensen, David Daneman
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
4.0
The Out Side is a collection of short comics made by 29 trans and nonbinary artists. They each present their personal experiences of coming out, both to the public and to themselves. While many stories share similarities – both the difficulties of gaining family's understanding and the discovery of family within their friends and peers – each perspective is unique. The artists are from all over the world, exploring how their social and cultural circumstances influenced their relationship with gender.
With a variety of art styles, it's more than likely that you'll find and artist whose works you'll want to follow in the future. My personal favourites were by Jam Aden, Matteo Montero-Murillo, Snailords, Cyrus, and Nasr Bin Safwan.
While the artists featured on "The Out Side" share some of the struggles they've experienced a long the way, the message at the end is positive and simple – it's not the end, and there's a lot more still left to look forward to. It makes for a great feel-good collection that you can jump into when you want something short and sweet.
Thanks to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the arc.
With a variety of art styles, it's more than likely that you'll find and artist whose works you'll want to follow in the future. My personal favourites were by Jam Aden, Matteo Montero-Murillo, Snailords, Cyrus, and Nasr Bin Safwan.
While the artists featured on "The Out Side" share some of the struggles they've experienced a long the way, the message at the end is positive and simple – it's not the end, and there's a lot more still left to look forward to. It makes for a great feel-good collection that you can jump into when you want something short and sweet.
Thanks to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the arc.
Content Warnings
Minor: Deadnaming and Transphobia