Pride Month 2025
A series of threads discussing representation of various queer identities throughout history, from gender euphoria and yaoi to capitalism in Marvel and DC.
There’s something queer about comics
In their 2018 introduction to a special issue of the journal “American Literature,” Darieck Scott & Ramzi Fawaz argue “there’s something queer about comics.” This queerness permeates the form, history, culture & content of comics. #PrideMonth #ComicsStudies 1/12
You can also jump ahead to specific threads. Here’s a full list of topics:
There’s something queer about comics
Gender Euphoria in The Prince and the Dressmaker
The Power of Visual Metaphors in “Gender Queer”
Form and Meaning in Yaoi Manga
Activism and Capitalism in Marvel and DC’s Pride Month Specials
Jughead and Asexuality