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'''Melanie Gillman''' is an American queer [[Genderqueer|non-binary]] cartoonist, illustrator, and lecturer, specializing in [[LGBT comics|LGBTQ comics]] for [[Young Adult fiction|Young Adult]] readers, including the webcomic ''As the Crow Flies.''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.autostraddle.com/drawn-to-comics-as-the-crow-flies-helps-you-relive-your-awkward-camp-memories-205289/|title=Drawn to Comics: As The Crow Flies Helps You Relive Your Awkward Camp Memories|date=2013-11-14|work=Autostraddle|access-date=2017-03-11|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="outfront-7sep2016">{{cite magazine|date=September 7, 2016|title=The Empowered (Not Defeated) Queeroes of Melanie Gillman|url=https://www.outfrontmagazine.com/news/empowered-not-defeated-queeroes-melanie-gillman/|magazine=Out Front Magazine| |
'''Melanie Gillman''' is an American queer [[Genderqueer|non-binary]] cartoonist, illustrator, and lecturer, specializing in [[LGBT comics|LGBTQ comics]] for [[Young Adult fiction|Young Adult]] readers, including the webcomic ''As the Crow Flies.''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.autostraddle.com/drawn-to-comics-as-the-crow-flies-helps-you-relive-your-awkward-camp-memories-205289/|title=Drawn to Comics: As The Crow Flies Helps You Relive Your Awkward Camp Memories|date=2013-11-14|work=Autostraddle|access-date=2017-03-11|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="outfront-7sep2016">{{cite magazine|date=September 7, 2016|title=The Empowered (Not Defeated) Queeroes of Melanie Gillman|url=https://www.outfrontmagazine.com/news/empowered-not-defeated-queeroes-melanie-gillman/|magazine=Out Front Magazine|access-date=June 6, 2017}}</ref> Their comics have been published by [[Boom! Studios]],<ref name="stevenuniverse">{{Cite web|url=http://comicsalliance.com/boom-steven-universe-ongoing-melanie-gilman-katy-farina/|title=Boom Launches 'Steven Universe' Ongoing By Gilman and Farina|website=Comics Alliance|date=22 November 2016 |language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref> [[Iron Circus Comics]], [[Lion Forge Comics]], [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/12_panel_pitch/2013/10/_12_panel_pitch_a_pitch_for_a_historical_romance_set_among_the_radium_girls.html|title=Radiant|last=Sturm|first=James|date=2013-10-22|work=Slate|access-date=2017-03-11|language=en-US|issn=1091-2339}}</ref> [[Vice Media|VICE]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/the-best-walk|title=The Best Walk - VICE|website=Vice|date=7 July 2013 |language=en-us|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref> [[Prism Comics]], [[Northwest Press]], and [[The Nib]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thenib.com/witch-camp|title=Witch Camp|last=Gillman|first=Melanie|work=The Nib|access-date=2017-03-11|language=en}}</ref> |
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== Education == |
== Education == |
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Gillman received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] from the [[University of Colorado Boulder]] |
Gillman received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] from the [[University of Colorado Boulder]] and a [[Master of Fine Arts]] from the [[Center for Cartoon Studies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://portal.cca.edu/people/mgillman/|title=Melanie Gillman|publisher=[[California College of the Arts]]|access-date=March 2, 2020}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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⚫ | Gillman's first graphic novel ''Smbitten'' – about lesbians, swing-dancing, fancy hats, and vampires – was produced as part of their Masters thesis at the Center for Cartoon Studies. |
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=== Teaching === |
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⚫ | In 2012 they began ''As the Crow Flies,''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://comicsalliance.com/readers-guide-as-the-crow-flies/ |title=Growing Up Queer: Should You Be Reading 'As the Crow Flies'? |website=Comics Alliance |language=en-US |access-date=2017-03-11 | |
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⚫ | Gillman began teaching Professional Practices at the [[California College of the Arts]] (CCA) in 2015, and was later appointed Senior Lecturer in Comics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Melanie Gillman {{!}} California College of the Arts |url=https://www.cca.edu/academics/faculty/mgillman |access-date=2017-03-11 |website=www.cca.edu}}</ref> They teach courses at the [[Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design]] and the Art Students' League of Denver and have been a writing fellow with the Tulsa Artist Fellowship program since 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Tulsa Artist Fellowship announces 2017 Cohort |language=en |work=The Edmond Sun |url=http://www.edmondsun.com/news/tulsa-artist-fellowship-announces-cohort/article_4b27e066-3349-11e6-8d09-035b67a11861.html |access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref> |
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=== Publications === |
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⚫ | Gillman began teaching Professional Practices at the [[California College of the Arts]] (CCA) in 2015, and was later appointed Senior Lecturer in Comics.<ref>{{Cite web |
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⚫ | In 2012 they began ''As the Crow Flies,''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://comicsalliance.com/readers-guide-as-the-crow-flies/ |title=Growing Up Queer: Should You Be Reading 'As the Crow Flies'? |website=Comics Alliance |language=en-US |access-date=2017-03-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125054454/http://comicsalliance.com/readers-guide-as-the-crow-flies/ |archive-date=2016-01-25 }}</ref> a webcomic about a 13-year-old African American queer girl who finds herself at an all-white Christian backpacking camp. The first volume of ''As the Crow Flies'' was funded through [[Kickstarter]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ironspike/as-the-crow-flies-volume-one?ref=nav_search|title=As the Crow Flies: Volume One!|website=Kickstarter|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-11}}</ref> The Amelia Bloomer Project named it as one of their 2019 top 10 books for readers from birth to age 18.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Yorio|first=Kara|date=March 2019|title=Amelia Bloomer Project's Top 10 of 2019|journal=School Library Journal|volume=65|pages=20|via=EBSCOhost}}</ref> ''As the Crow Flies'' received the [[Stonewall Book Award]] Honor in 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2009-09-09|title=Stonewall Book Awards List|url=http://www.ala.org/rt/rrt/award/stonewall/honored|access-date=2021-05-10|website=Round Tables|language=en}}</ref> was also nominated for the "Best Digital/Webcomic" [[Eisner Award]] in 2014<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://comicvine.gamespot.com/articles/2014-eisner-award-nominees-announced/1100-148535/|title=2014 Eisner Award Nominees Announced|work=Comic Vine|access-date=2017-03-11|language=en}}</ref> and the "Outstanding Comic" [[Ignatz Award]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/09/18/small-press-expo-here-are-your-2016-ignatz-award-winners-including-new-talent-tillie-walden/|title=Small Press Expo: Here are your 2016 Ignatz Award winners, including new talent Tillie Walden|last1=Cavna|first1=Michael|date=2016-09-18|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2017-03-11|last2=Cavna|first2=Michael|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> The [[Society of Illustrators]] awarded Gillman a gold medal for it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.societyillustrators.org/exhibits/comic-and-cartoon-art-annual-short-form-and-digital-media|title=Comic and Cartoon Art Annual Short Form and Digital Media {{!}} Society of Illustrators|website=www.societyillustrators.org|language=en|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Gillman was co-editor and a contributor to ''The Other Side'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://othersideanthology.com/about|title=About|website=othersideanthology.com|language=en|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref> an anthology of queer paranormal romance comics published |
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⚫ | Gillman was co-editor with [[Kori Michele Handwerker]] and a contributor to ''The Other Side'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://othersideanthology.com/about|title=About|website=othersideanthology.com|language=en|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref> an anthology of 19 queer paranormal romance comics published in 2016. In 2016, they began writing an ongoing ''[[Steven Universe]]'' comics series for [[Boom! Studios]].<ref name="stevenuniverse" /> |
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Under Lerner Publishing Group, Gillman published ''Stage Dreams'' in 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Figa |first=Alenka |date=2016-12-01 |title=Melanie Gillman's Stage Dreams: A Story of Queer Romance and Espionage! |url=https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2016/12/melanie-gillman-stage-dreams/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=WWAC |language=en-US}}</ref> The story centers around a female Latinx outlaw and a runaway trans woman in New Mexico during the Civil War.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |url=https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/17888 |title=Stage Dreams |language=en-US}}</ref> Citing their interest in historical fiction and the lack of queer representation in such stories, Gillman aimed to create a story which depicted queer history prior to the Civil Rights movement.<ref name=":0" /> |
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In 2019, Gillman received the opportunity to create a compilation of queer fairy tales from Random House Graphic after the success of a series of queer fairy-tale comics Gillman published online garnered widespread popularity. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Knight |first=Rosie |date=2022-10-04 |title=Other Ever Afters makes fairy tales subversive, kinder, and a whole lot queerer |url=https://www.polygon.com/23365082/other-ever-afters-queer-comics-fairy-tales-mel-gillman-interview |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref> The opportunity led to the publication of ''Other Ever Afters'' in 2022. <ref name=":2" /> Gillman noted following a Western European fairytale format of storytelling to reinterpret old stories in a more modern point of view. <ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Lauer |first=Emily |date=2022-09-20 |title=INTERVIEW: Melanie Gillman Chats About Craving Queer Community in Other Ever Afters |url=https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2022/09/interview-melanie-gillman-chats-about-craving-queer-community-in-other-ever-afters/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=WWAC |language=en-US}}</ref> Gillman's intent behind the stories of ''Other Ever Afters'' was to provoke readers into thinking about how women and girls are treated within traditional tales and stories. <ref name=":3" /> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Gillman lives in [[Columbus, Ohio]]. Gillman is [[non-binary]] and uses [[Singular they|they/them]] pronouns.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.melaniegillman.com/?page_id=14|title=As the Crow Flies - About|website=www.melaniegillman.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-08-04}}</ref> |
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== Bibliography == |
== Bibliography == |
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''Steven Universe: Punching Up'' (2018) |
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''Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales (2022)'' |
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* [https://www.patreon.com/mgillman Patreon] |
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Melanie Gillman | |
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Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Notable works | As the Crow Flies |
Awards | Society of Illustrators gold medal |
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Melanie Gillman is an American queer non-binary cartoonist, illustrator, and lecturer, specializing in LGBTQ comics for Young Adult readers, including the webcomic As the Crow Flies.[1][2] Their comics have been published by Boom! Studios,[3] Iron Circus Comics, Lion Forge Comics, Slate,[4] VICE,[5] Prism Comics, Northwest Press, and The Nib.[6]
Education
[edit]Gillman received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Colorado Boulder and a Master of Fine Arts from the Center for Cartoon Studies.[7]
Career
[edit]Teaching
[edit]Gillman began teaching Professional Practices at the California College of the Arts (CCA) in 2015, and was later appointed Senior Lecturer in Comics.[8] They teach courses at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design and the Art Students' League of Denver and have been a writing fellow with the Tulsa Artist Fellowship program since 2017.[9]
Publications
[edit]Gillman's first graphic novel Smbitten – about lesbians, swing-dancing, fancy hats, and vampires – was produced as part of their Masters thesis at the Center for Cartoon Studies.[10]
In 2012 they began As the Crow Flies,[11] a webcomic about a 13-year-old African American queer girl who finds herself at an all-white Christian backpacking camp. The first volume of As the Crow Flies was funded through Kickstarter.[12] The Amelia Bloomer Project named it as one of their 2019 top 10 books for readers from birth to age 18.[13] As the Crow Flies received the Stonewall Book Award Honor in 2018,[14] was also nominated for the "Best Digital/Webcomic" Eisner Award in 2014[15] and the "Outstanding Comic" Ignatz Award in 2016.[16] The Society of Illustrators awarded Gillman a gold medal for it.[17]
Gillman was co-editor with Kori Michele Handwerker and a contributor to The Other Side,[18] an anthology of 19 queer paranormal romance comics published in 2016. In 2016, they began writing an ongoing Steven Universe comics series for Boom! Studios.[3]
Under Lerner Publishing Group, Gillman published Stage Dreams in 2019.[19] The story centers around a female Latinx outlaw and a runaway trans woman in New Mexico during the Civil War.[20] Citing their interest in historical fiction and the lack of queer representation in such stories, Gillman aimed to create a story which depicted queer history prior to the Civil Rights movement.[19]
In 2019, Gillman received the opportunity to create a compilation of queer fairy tales from Random House Graphic after the success of a series of queer fairy-tale comics Gillman published online garnered widespread popularity. [21] The opportunity led to the publication of Other Ever Afters in 2022. [22] Gillman noted following a Western European fairytale format of storytelling to reinterpret old stories in a more modern point of view. [23] Gillman's intent behind the stories of Other Ever Afters was to provoke readers into thinking about how women and girls are treated within traditional tales and stories. [23]
Personal life
[edit]Gillman lives in Columbus, Ohio. Gillman is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.[22]
Bibliography
[edit]Books
[edit]As the Crow Flies (2017)
Care Bears Volume 1: Rainbow River Rescue (2016)
The Other Side: An Anthology of Queer Paranormal Romance (2016)
Steven Universe #1 (2017)
Steven Universe #2 (2017)
Steven Universe #3 (2017)
Steven Universe #4 (2017)
Steven Universe #8 (2017)
Steven Universe: Warp Tour (2017)
Steven Universe: Punching Up (2018)
Stage Dreams (2019)
Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales (2022)
References
[edit]- ^ "Drawn to Comics: As The Crow Flies Helps You Relive Your Awkward Camp Memories". Autostraddle. November 14, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ "The Empowered (Not Defeated) Queeroes of Melanie Gillman". Out Front Magazine. September 7, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ a b "Boom Launches 'Steven Universe' Ongoing By Gilman and Farina". Comics Alliance. November 22, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ Sturm, James (October 22, 2013). "Radiant". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ "The Best Walk - VICE". Vice. July 7, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ Gillman, Melanie. "Witch Camp". The Nib. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ "Melanie Gillman". California College of the Arts. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ^ "Melanie Gillman | California College of the Arts". www.cca.edu. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ "Tulsa Artist Fellowship announces 2017 Cohort". The Edmond Sun. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ "Smbitten". Gumroad. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- ^ "Growing Up Queer: Should You Be Reading 'As the Crow Flies'?". Comics Alliance. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ "As the Crow Flies: Volume One!". Kickstarter. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ Yorio, Kara (March 2019). "Amelia Bloomer Project's Top 10 of 2019". School Library Journal. 65: 20 – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ admin (September 9, 2009). "Stonewall Book Awards List". Round Tables. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ "2014 Eisner Award Nominees Announced". Comic Vine. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ Cavna, Michael; Cavna, Michael (September 18, 2016). "Small Press Expo: Here are your 2016 Ignatz Award winners, including new talent Tillie Walden". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ "Comic and Cartoon Art Annual Short Form and Digital Media | Society of Illustrators". www.societyillustrators.org. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ "About". othersideanthology.com. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ a b Figa, Alenka (December 1, 2016). "Melanie Gillman's Stage Dreams: A Story of Queer Romance and Espionage!". WWAC. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ Stage Dreams.
- ^ Knight, Rosie (October 4, 2022). "Other Ever Afters makes fairy tales subversive, kinder, and a whole lot queerer". Polygon. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ a b "As the Crow Flies - About". www.melaniegillman.com. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
- ^ a b Lauer, Emily (September 20, 2022). "INTERVIEW: Melanie Gillman Chats About Craving Queer Community in Other Ever Afters". WWAC. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
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[edit]- Living people
- American cartoonists
- American webcomic creators
- American non-binary artists
- American non-binary writers
- LGBTQ comics creators
- LGBTQ people from Oklahoma
- Artists from Tulsa, Oklahoma
- American queer artists
- American queer writers
- University of Colorado Boulder alumni
- Artists from Oklahoma
- Writers from Oklahoma
- 21st-century American artists
- 21st-century American writers
- 21st-century American LGBTQ people