Into comics? Free tonight? There’s a very cool panel discussion at the Center tonight at 7:00 Drawing Closer: Queer Representations and the Comics:
Off Center and the Gay League present what promises to be an exciting, raucous forum on the queering of comics with many of the artists at the epicenter of this growing phenomenon. From Wonder Woman to the Riot Grrls, these bold and brash icons do much more than empower our youth. They forge queer identity and influence our aesthetics well beyond adolescence. You’re invited to this interactive forum with an eclectic group of artists including: cartoonist Jennifer Camper, creator of subGURLZ; Howard Cruse, creator of Stuck Rubbery Baby; Joan Hilty, editor at DC Comics; Phil Jimenez, writer and artist for Wonder Woman; and Ariel Schrag, artist of Potential and Likewise. $5 suggested donation.
Come check it out. It sounds nifty. Off Center is an ongoing series of events that my friend John has been putting together since the summer (“Off Center seeks to provide a forum for a variety of controversial ideas, opinions and experiences exploring what it means to be LBGT today.”), and they’ve been doing all kinds of good stuff like this that would be worth keeping an eye out for. If, you know, you like to think and stuff.