Gay Shit, Kink Shit, And King Shit

09/09/2023 | 1:00pm – 2:00pm | White Oak Room

This panel will explore queerness and kink in comics, with a specific eye to how yaoi (and other queer comic traditions) have influenced the work of American cartoonists — or not! The discussion will emphasize each of the featured cartoonists’ personal history with yaoi and queer comics, the structural lessons taken from these works, and where they would like to see queer comics go next. Moderator J.A. Micheline will join artists Shannon Wright (Twins), Ngozi Ukazu (Check, Please!), Rebecca Mock (Die Horny), Casey Nowak (Bodyseed), and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell (Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up WIth Me) in the panel.

Panelists: Ngozi Ukazu, Rebecca Mock, Casey Nowak, Rosemary Valero-O'Connell, Shannon Wright