The document summarizes the history and progression of queer comics from ancient depictions to modern works. It discusses pioneering queer comic artists like Howard Cruse and Alison Bechdel and their influential works. It also covers the inclusion of LGBTQ characters and themes in mainstream comics like X-Men and Watchmen, as well as genres like yaoi manga and boys' love comics from Japan.

1. Queer Comix presented by Douglas Davey for OOTS 2008

2. What are comics? Print Material Comics Not Comics

3. Visual storytelling What are comics? Tells a story with pictures Tells a story with pictures Jean-Paul Marat was a leading figure in the French Revolution. He was assassinated in his bath by Charlotte Corday. Tells a story

4. Sequential storytelling What are comics? Sequential Non-Sequential

5. Common graphic conventions What are comics? Panels Outlines Speech balloons

6. History of Queer Comics Ancient depictions

7. History of Queer Comics Progression of Queer Comics: Underground > Indies / Imprints > Mainstream

8. Tom of Finland Touko Laaksonen b. 1920, Finland

9. Howard Cruse Founding editor of Gay Comix ( 1979) Wendel in Advocate Stuck Rubber Baby

10. Howard Cruse Gay Comix

11. Howard Cruse Wendel in Advocate (c. 1980’s)

12. Howard Cruse Stuck Rubber Baby (1995)

13. Los Bros Hernandez Gilberto Hernandez b. 1957 Jaime Hernandez b. 1959 Love and Rockets (1980s)

14. Los Bros Hernandez Locas by Jaime Palomar by Gilberto

15. Los Bros Hernandez Hopey and Maggie

16. Alison Bechdel b. 1960 Dykes to Watch Out For (late 1980s +) Fun Home

17. Alison Bechdel Dykes to Watch Out For

18. Alison Bechdel Fun Home (2006)

19. Matt Groening b. 1954 Life in Hell (1980’s) Akbar and Jeff

20. Diane DiMassa b. 1959 Hothead Paisan “Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist”

21. Judd Winick b. 1970 Cast member on MTV’s The Real World Pedro and Me Green Lantern: Hate Crime

22. Judd Winick Pedro and Me (2000) ~ Pedro Zamora

23. Judd Winick Green Lantern: Hate Crime (2001)

24. Boys Love / Yaoi Gei Comi / Yuri Manga Shonen-Ai - Boys Love (BL)- Bishonen Yaoi

25. Mariko Tamaki Skim ( 2008)

26. Gay Superheroes! Northstar (first app. 1979)

27. Queer Superheroes! The Watchmen by Alan Moore Silhouette , Captain Metropolis, Hooded Justice

28. Queer Superheroes! Apollo and Midnighter (The Authority)

29. Queer Superheroes! Also from the pages of the X-Men Karma Anole Destiny Mystique

30. The Advocate , Nov. 2008 Queer Superheroes!

31. Questions?