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Saving queer history from the memory hole

Saving queer history from the memory hole published on
LGBTQ editorial cartoons

From 2004-2005, I did a weekly editorial cartoon on queer topics of the day for the Texas Triangle (later rebranded as TXT Newsmagazine). In 2017 I put together a collected edition of these cartoons, mostly for archival purposes. I didn’t think a book of comics about topical issues from many years ago was going to sell gangbusters, and I was right. It’s by far my worst-selling book. But I still felt like it was important to keep this material available, especially as queer newspapers around the country went into decline and ceased publication altogether.

When I reread these comics as I assembled the collection, I was struck by how much Trumpism was merely a natural progression from Bushism. And so the value of archiving this material increased: a two-year timeline of proto-Trump Republicanism that was never going to be preserved in any fashion if I didn’t preserve it myself.

One thing the right-wing Christians who funded Project 2025 want to do is to label all mention of queer and trans people as pornography so it can be banned as Bad For The Children. These comics are decidedly not pornographic in any way, shape, or form, but it would still be fodder for the wave of censorship that’s coming.

There’s a push now to start archiving queer media as much as possible. This book is currently available both as a digital download and a print book. If you would like to do your own archiving, you can get it here: http://www.studiondr.com/comics/editorial-cartoons/

Cheers,

Dylan

OUT FRONT Magazine – August 2024

OUT FRONT Magazine – August 2024 published on

My comic for the August issue takes a look at the follow-on from Gay Pride (June) and Gay Wrath (July) to explore the joys of Gay Sloth.

I went ahead and posted the whole comic here this time, as it was a bit of a challenge to figure out how to excerpt it. But you can also look at it in the online version if you so desire, where you will find me on page 6: https://www.outfrontmagazine.com/august-2024-all-about-aurora/

This is going to be my last comic for OFM for the foreseeable. I’ve had a good three year run with them, but the time has come for other pursuits! And so I shall pursue. Stay tuned!

Cheers

Dylan

OUT FRONT Magazine – March 2024 – Homo Sweet Homo

OUT FRONT Magazine – March 2024 – Homo Sweet Homo published on

New issue of OUT FRONT Magazine, new comic from me! This one is a queer take on housing, so peep the digital edition of the mag on the OUT FRONT Magazine site and choose your domicile! You’ll find the full comic on page 6.

Cheers,

Dylan

OUT FRONT Magazine – November 2023 issue

OUT FRONT Magazine – November 2023 issue published on

My latest comic for OUT FRONT Magazine contains “jokes” (I use the term in the broadest possible sense) of dubious moral character, and should frankly be eschewed in favor of something wholesome. I’d avoid page 6 if I were you.

Cheers,

Dylan

OUT FRONT Magazine – October 2023 issue – Queer Magic

OUT FRONT Magazine – October 2023 issue – Queer Magic published on
Tarot card illustration: a white man in a business suit glares menacingly and clutches handfuls of dollars. Instead of legs he has several tentacles. Behind him is a rainbow pride flag with a dollar sign on it. Text: THE TENTACLES OF PENTACLES Upright: A corporation will fawn over you to get your queer dollars, but as soon as it comes time to actually defend queer and trans people, they'll cave to the loudmouthed bigots. Reversed: Your queer community will experience an abundance of mutual aid.

My comic for the October issue of OUT FRONT Magazine features queer tarot cards of my own devising! One of them is even worksafe, ha ha, heh.

Hit up the OFM website to read the full comic in their digital edition! You’ll find me on page 6.

Cheers,

Dylan

OUT FRONT Magazine – August 2023 – Disco Divas

OUT FRONT Magazine – August 2023 – Disco Divas published on
Cartoon self-portrait of artist Dylan Edwards, excerpted from one of his comics. He is standing to the left side of the panel, wearing a black hat with metal studs across the front, glasses, and a purple t-shirt featuring The Birthday Massacre band logo. He has a quizzical look, and has a speech balloon that reads: "It's arraigning men ... is that a thing?"

My comic for this month’s issue takes a quick look at the history of the “disco sucks” movement. As someone who is very much into metal and punk and not so much into upbeat dance music, I am certainly guilty of having fallen into the “disco sucks” trap in the past. But, it turns out, “disco sucks” is not actually about whether or not you happen to like that style of music …

Read the whole comic in the online edition here (I’m on page 6).

Cheers,

Dylan

OUT FRONT Magazine – June 2023 Pride issue

OUT FRONT Magazine – June 2023 Pride issue published on

My comic for this month’s edition of OFM takes a look at some of my international encounters with trans people. One thing I’ve definitely found to be the case, especially in our modern internet-enabled era, is that there’s a lot of solidarity amongst trans folks across the globe, even to the point of transcending (pun intended) language barriers.

You can find the comic on page 44 of the online mag!

Cheers,

Dylan

OUT FRONT Magazine – April 2023 issue

OUT FRONT Magazine – April 2023 issue published on

My comic for this month’s OUT FRONT Magazine is, in fact, a bunch of queer fashion weed puns. Like you do. And yeah, I’m barely skating to the finish line, posting this late in the afternoon on 4/20. You can have punctuality, or you can have comics about weed.

Read the whole thing here (I’m on page 6):
https://www.outfrontmagazine.com/april-2023-mile-high-high-tea/
Cheers,

Dylan

OUT FRONT Magazine – March 2023 issue

OUT FRONT Magazine – March 2023 issue published on
The March issue of OUT FRONT Magazine is all about the Gayborhood, so my comic this month is a Scarry parody featuring the various queer animal archetypes. You can see ‘em all on page 6 here:
https://www.outfrontmagazine.com/march-2023-gayborhood/

OUT FRONT Magazine – February 2023 issue

OUT FRONT Magazine – February 2023 issue published on

This time around, I made a comic with some Valenslimes cards featuring various queers from the teevee.

Besides our Jim from OFMD, you’ll find queers from Interview with the Vampire, A League of Their Own, and Severance. Head on over to the OUT FRONT website to see ‘em all! You’ll find me on page 6.

Cheers,

Dylan

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