Sam Orchard is creating Rooster Tails
Celebrating difference with nerdy queer and trans comics
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$102.50
Milestone Goals
Caption All Comics
At $120 per comic I'll be able to go back through all my archives and caption all the comics with a full script and panel description so they'll be accessible to people with visual impairments
Rooster Tails Collected Volume
I'll be able to set aside time each week to work on a Rooster Tails volume to get printed!
About
Sam is a queer transman who's been drawing comics since he was a little girl. He draws an autobio webcomic called Rooster Tails, about him, his genderqueer partner and their cat. He recently published the first three issues of Family Portraits - a collection of short comics about different non-straight/non-cisgender New Zealanders.
Location
New Zealand
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My name's Sam Orchard and I've been drawing comics since I was a little girl.
In 2010 I started a comic called Rooster Tails; it's an autobio webcomic about my life, as a queer transguy, and the things I get up to living in Auckland (New Zealand) with my genderqueer partner and our cat.
I started drawing these comics because when I looked for stories about queer trans guys, I couldn't find any, and that was sad. Well - y'know - there was Boys Don't Cry, but sheesh, that's not really a great movie to watch when you're looking for something that celebrates trans-ness. So I started drawing my own comics.
A lot of the stories in the media show trans people in a really narrow way - stories about how scandalous and freaky it is, stories that often only talk about a "wrong body" narrative (which is a fine enough narrative, but it's not my experience of my body), and stories that concentrate on pain and isolation. My comic doesn't do that. I tell stories about my life, and share my experiences transitioning, being a nerd, the fun stuff, and some of the hard stuff too.
I've recently begun a comic series called "Family Portraits" where I explore and celebrate other people's stories of being Queer, Trans and other letters in the non-straight/non-cisgender world. I have released the first three issues of these comics, and y'all should read them. Part of my reason for setting up this patreon is to have more time/money that I can devote to making more of these comics. So, supporting this patreon will help make sure both Rooster Tails and Family Portraits continue!
Are you new to Patreon and don't really understand what is going on right now?
check out this video with more info about it all: http://youtu.be/wH-IDF809fQ
In 2010 I started a comic called Rooster Tails; it's an autobio webcomic about my life, as a queer transguy, and the things I get up to living in Auckland (New Zealand) with my genderqueer partner and our cat.
I started drawing these comics because when I looked for stories about queer trans guys, I couldn't find any, and that was sad. Well - y'know - there was Boys Don't Cry, but sheesh, that's not really a great movie to watch when you're looking for something that celebrates trans-ness. So I started drawing my own comics.
A lot of the stories in the media show trans people in a really narrow way - stories about how scandalous and freaky it is, stories that often only talk about a "wrong body" narrative (which is a fine enough narrative, but it's not my experience of my body), and stories that concentrate on pain and isolation. My comic doesn't do that. I tell stories about my life, and share my experiences transitioning, being a nerd, the fun stuff, and some of the hard stuff too.
I've recently begun a comic series called "Family Portraits" where I explore and celebrate other people's stories of being Queer, Trans and other letters in the non-straight/non-cisgender world. I have released the first three issues of these comics, and y'all should read them. Part of my reason for setting up this patreon is to have more time/money that I can devote to making more of these comics. So, supporting this patreon will help make sure both Rooster Tails and Family Portraits continue!
Are you new to Patreon and don't really understand what is going on right now?
check out this video with more info about it all: http://youtu.be/wH-IDF809fQ