“We wanted to have queer characters but not oversexualize them,” says Shannon Watters, an editor at Boom! Studios and a creator of Lumberjanes, adding that she wants to represent regular children at an age when they are figuring out who they are.
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Published by an imprint of Boom! Studios, Lumberjanes is a series about the summer camp experiences of five girls, two of whom have a crush on each other. The trend to portray true-to-life gay characters in works intended for a wider audience extends to comic books aimed at younger readers, too.
“It was a cultural decision and business decision,” Mr. “It was crystal clear that Archie was not diverse,” he said, so he introduced Kevin Keller, a gay character, in 2010, eventually giving Kevin his own series. Jon Goldwater felt the need to modernize Archie Comics when he came aboard as publisher. Adapted for the stage, “Fun Home” won five Tony Awards in June, including one for best musical. The book, about a lesbian cartoonist and her closeted gay father, has been a best seller since its release in 2007, he said. “A good story is enjoyable to everybody,” he said, pointing to the steady sales for Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir “Fun Home” as an example. “It’s all universal.”ĭiverse storytelling benefits all readers, gay or straight, Mr. “They are all about love and loss and adventure and danger,” he said. Northwest’s publisher, Charles Christensen, who goes by Zan, said Northwest was dedicated to publishing queer-themed graphic novels and that he wanted to get them into the hands of all readers.