Queer Illustrators And Writers

This January Femina Potens, California, USA, is exploring identity through pop culture, comics and superheroes. Come be a super hero with queer literary legends, zinesters, and graphic artists’ gurus at Femina Potens. Femina Potens is proud to present Cristy Road, who has recently released illustrated novel Bad Habits was just nominated for a Lambda Award! Michelle Tea, author of the graphic novel, Rent Girl, and comic Carrier, will be reading brand new work from her adventures in Paris. MariNaomi, brilliant illustrator and zinester for Etrus Comics, will be sharing her images and reading from her works. Writer and photographer Rhiannon Argo will be reading from her charming zines. Annie Danger, amazing performance artist, video artist and interventionist, will be sharing with us a Premiere performance piece on her envisioning of Queer Superhero Culture.

The event ‘Sizzle! – Superheroes & queer Literary Legends ‘takes place on Friday, January 23, 2009 at 07:00 at the Femina Potens Art Gallery, USA.

Prints by MariNaomi are available exclusively at this San Francisco gallery Artist Xchange, 3169 16th St., San Francisco, California. Also look for MariNaomi’s Estrus Comics, gift cards, buttons and small original artwork here.
MariNaomi’s Estrus Comics is a collection of mostly autobiographical stories by MariNaomi. Since 1997, stories included in Estrus have been featured in the publications such as Action Girl Comics, True Porn, Not My Small Diary, Pet Noir and many more. Her latest comic ‘Estrus 5’ is currently available solely through the artist.