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'''Hazel Newlevant''' is an American [[cartoonist]] and editor known for creating and editing comics about queer history, feminism, and reproductive rights.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lehoczky |first=Etelka |date=2019-09-06 |title=The Graphic Memoir 'No Ivy League' Dares You To Think About Feelings |language=en |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/09/06/754876008/the-graphic-memoir-no-ivy-league-dares-you-to-think-about-feelings |access-date=2022-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Avery |date=2020-04-09 |title=Syndicated Comics |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/queerness-in-comics-take-a-trip-to-sugar-town/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}}</ref> Raised in [[Portland, Oregon]], Newlevant lives in [[Queens|Queens, New York]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Excitement Builds for “No Ivy League,” Graphic Memoir by Portland-raised Talent Hazel Newlevant |url=https://nwbooklovers.org/2019/07/26/excitement-builds-for-no-ivy-league-graphic-memoir-by-portland-raised-talent-hazel-newlevant/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=NW Book Lovers |language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Hazel Newlevant''' is an American [[cartoonist]] and editor known for creating and editing comics about [[LGBT history|queer history]], [[bisexuality]], [[polyamory]], and [[reproductive rights]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lehoczky |first=Etelka |date=2019-09-06 |title=The Graphic Memoir 'No Ivy League' Dares You To Think About Feelings |language=en |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/09/06/754876008/the-graphic-memoir-no-ivy-league-dares-you-to-think-about-feelings |access-date=2022-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Avery |date=2020-04-09 |title=Syndicated Comics |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/queerness-in-comics-take-a-trip-to-sugar-town/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Newlevant |first=Hazel |title=Badass Bisexual Women In History You Should Know |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hazelnewlevant/badass-bisexual-women |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=BuzzFeed News |language=en}}</ref> Raised in [[Portland, Oregon]], Newlevant lives in [[Queens|Queens, New York]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Excitement Builds for “No Ivy League,” Graphic Memoir by Portland-raised Talent Hazel Newlevant |url=https://nwbooklovers.org/2019/07/26/excitement-builds-for-no-ivy-league-graphic-memoir-by-portland-raised-talent-hazel-newlevant/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=NW Book Lovers |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Newlevant's thesis project for the [[School of Visual Arts]] was a comic about [[Harlem Renaissance]] blues singer and drag performer [[Gladys Bentley|Gladys Bently]] called If This Be Sin.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-11-07 |title=Hazel Newlevant Is Here To Draw Cool Comics, Win Prestigious Grants |url=https://www.autostraddle.com/hazel-newlevant-is-here-to-draw-cool-comics-win-prestigious-grants-203855/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Autostraddle |language=en-US}}</ref> The comic won the 2013 Queer Press Grant from [[Prism Comics]] grant to self-publish as the mini-comic ''If This Be Sin''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prism Comics announces Queer Press Grant recipient |url=https://us2.campaign-archive.com/?u=7d201024a06db1268e47e49fc&id=e16409fa1e&e=cea7d8a60d |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=us2.campaign-archive.com}}</ref>
Newlevant's thesis project for the [[School of Visual Arts]] was a comic about [[Harlem Renaissance]] blues singer and drag performer [[Gladys Bentley|Gladys Bently]] called If This Be Sin.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-11-07 |title=Hazel Newlevant Is Here To Draw Cool Comics, Win Prestigious Grants |url=https://www.autostraddle.com/hazel-newlevant-is-here-to-draw-cool-comics-win-prestigious-grants-203855/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Autostraddle |language=en-US}}</ref> The comic won the 2013 Queer Press Grant from [[Prism Comics]] grant to self-publish as the mini-comic ''If This Be Sin''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prism Comics announces Queer Press Grant recipient |url=https://us2.campaign-archive.com/?u=7d201024a06db1268e47e49fc&id=e16409fa1e&e=cea7d8a60d |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=us2.campaign-archive.com}}</ref>


In 2016, Newlevant edited and self-published the comics anthology ''Chainmail Bikini,'' which collects experiences of [[Women and video games|female and nonbinary gamers]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johanna |date=2016-06-19 |title=Chainmail Bikini: The Anthology of Women Gamers |url=https://comicsworthreading.com/2016/06/19/chainmail-bikini-the-anthology-of-women-gamers/ |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=Comics Worth Reading |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=avi |title=Silver Sprocket to Distribute Award-Winning Hazel Newlevant Comics |url=https://www.silversprocket.net/2020/09/28/silver-sprocket-to-distribute-award-winning-hazel-newlevant-comics/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Silver Sprocket |language=en-US}}</ref> The name of the collection refers to the "chainmail bikini" trope, criticizing to the over-sexualization of female [[character design]] in video games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Comics Book Review: Chainmail Bikini by Edited by Hazel Newlevant. Alternative (Consortium, dist.), $20 (204p) ISBN 978-1-5136-0012-3 |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-5136-0012-3 |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2017, they co-edited and published [[reproductive rights]] anthology ''Comics For Choice,'' a collection of 42 comics about [[abortion]], gender, and reproductive rights.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-06 |title=A Compendium of Resistance: Comics for Choice Fights for Reproductive Justice |url=https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2018/02/a-compendium-of-resistance-comics-for-choice-fights-for-reproductive-justice/ |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=WWAC |language=en-US}}</ref> Critic Catherine Baker described the collection, which won the 2018 [[Ignatz Awards|Ignatz Award]] for Outstanding Anthology, as "a remarkable set of testimonies that are both collective and personal."
In 2016, Newlevant edited and self-published the comics anthology ''Chainmail Bikini,'' which collects experiences of [[Women and video games|female and nonbinary gamers]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johanna |date=2016-06-19 |title=Chainmail Bikini: The Anthology of Women Gamers |url=https://comicsworthreading.com/2016/06/19/chainmail-bikini-the-anthology-of-women-gamers/ |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=Comics Worth Reading |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=avi |title=Silver Sprocket to Distribute Award-Winning Hazel Newlevant Comics |url=https://www.silversprocket.net/2020/09/28/silver-sprocket-to-distribute-award-winning-hazel-newlevant-comics/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Silver Sprocket |language=en-US}}</ref> The name of the collection refers to the "chainmail bikini" trope, criticizing to the over-sexualization of female [[character design]] in video games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Comics Book Review: Chainmail Bikini by Edited by Hazel Newlevant. Alternative (Consortium, dist.), $20 (204p) ISBN 978-1-5136-0012-3 |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-5136-0012-3 |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2017, they co-edited (with Whit Taylor and OK Fox)[[reproductive rights]] anthology ''Comics For Choice,'' a collection of 42 comics about [[abortion]], gender, and reproductive rights.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-06 |title=A Compendium of Resistance: Comics for Choice Fights for Reproductive Justice |url=https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2018/02/a-compendium-of-resistance-comics-for-choice-fights-for-reproductive-justice/ |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=WWAC |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-17 |title=Review: Comics for Choice Anthology |url=http://graphicpolicy.com/2017/12/17/review-comics-choice-anthology/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Graphic Policy |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Comics for Choice: Illustrated Abortion Stories, History, and Politics |url=https://www.graphicmedicine.org/comic-reviews/comics-for-choice-illustrated-abortion-stories-history-and-politics/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Graphic Medicine |language=en-US}}</ref> Critic Catherine Baker described the collection, which won the 2018 [[Ignatz Awards|Ignatz Award]] for Outstanding Anthology, as "a remarkable set of testimonies that are both collective and personal."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-06 |title=A Compendium of Resistance: Comics for Choice Fights for Reproductive Justice |url=https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2018/02/a-compendium-of-resistance-comics-for-choice-fights-for-reproductive-justice/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=WWAC |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Publishers Weekly]] praised the book, saying, "The book is at once a rallying cry, a tender lament, and song of liberation that will resonate long after the final page is turned."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Comics Book Review: Comics for Choice by Edited by Hazel Newlevant and Whit Taylor. Alternative Comics, $25 (300p) ISBN 978-1-68148-598-0 |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-68148-598-0 |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |language=en}}</ref>


In 2017, Newlevant wrote and drew ''Sugar Town'', a [[Polyamory|polyamorous]] queer romance published by [[Alternative Comics]]. The comic received positive reviews for its tender approach to relationships.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-14 |title=Sugar Town Is The Sweetest |url=https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2017/12/sugar-town-is-the-sweetest/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=WWAC |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Avery |date=2020-04-09 |title=Syndicated Comics |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/queerness-in-comics-take-a-trip-to-sugar-town/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Comics Book Review: Sugar Town by Hazel Newlevant. lternative, $10 trade paper (56p) ISBN 978-1-68148-587-4 |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-68148-587-4 |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Kirkus Reviews]] described Sugar Town as a "lushly illustrated comic that explores bisexuality, queer culture, and unconventional sex."<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hazel-newlevant/sugar-town/ |title=SUGAR TOWN {{!}} Kirkus Reviews |language=en}}</ref> Critic Tegan O'Neil of [[The Comics Journal]] reviewed ''Sugar Town'' saying, "Emotional honesty, more than anything else, that elevates ''Sugar Town'' beyond the reader’s expectations. It’s a book that deals frankly with some very tender feelings – deep vulnerability, yes, but also embarrassment, passion, anxiety, and finally genuine love."<ref>{{Cite web |last=January 5 |first=Tegan O'Neil {{!}} |last2=2018 |title=Sugar Town |url=https://www.tcj.com/reviews/sugar-town/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=The Comics Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2017, Newlevant wrote and drew ''Sugar Town'', a [[Polyamory|polyamorous]] queer romance published by [[Alternative Comics]]. The comic received positive reviews for its tender approach to relationships.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-14 |title=Sugar Town Is The Sweetest |url=https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2017/12/sugar-town-is-the-sweetest/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=WWAC |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Avery |date=2020-04-09 |title=Syndicated Comics |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/queerness-in-comics-take-a-trip-to-sugar-town/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Comics Book Review: Sugar Town by Hazel Newlevant. lternative, $10 trade paper (56p) ISBN 978-1-68148-587-4 |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-68148-587-4 |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Kirkus Reviews]] described Sugar Town as a "lushly illustrated comic that explores bisexuality, queer culture, and unconventional sex."<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hazel-newlevant/sugar-town/ |title=SUGAR TOWN {{!}} Kirkus Reviews |language=en}}</ref> Critic Tegan O'Neil of [[The Comics Journal]] reviewed ''Sugar Town'' saying, "Emotional honesty, more than anything else, that elevates ''Sugar Town'' beyond the reader’s expectations. It’s a book that deals frankly with some very tender feelings – deep vulnerability, yes, but also embarrassment, passion, anxiety, and finally genuine love."<ref>{{Cite web |last=January 5 |first=Tegan O'Neil {{!}} |last2=2018 |title=Sugar Town |url=https://www.tcj.com/reviews/sugar-town/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=The Comics Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>
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At [[Oni Press]], Newlevant co-edited the comics anthology ''Puerto Rico Strong'', a collection of comics about Puerto Rican history and identity which raised money for [[Hurricane Maria]] recovery efforts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Editor-in-Chief |first=Barbra Dillon, Fanbase Press |title=Fanbase Press - Fanbase Press Interviews the Creative Team of the Eisner Award-Winning ‘Puerto Rico Strong’ Anthology |url=https://fanbasepress.com/index.php/press/interviews/comics/item/10202-fanbase-press-interviews-the-creative-team-of-the-eisner-award-winning-puerto-rico-strong-anthology |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=fanbasepress.com}}</ref> The book won the 2019 [[Eisner Awards|Eisner Award]] for Best Anthology.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McMillan |first=Graeme |last2=McMillan |first2=Graeme |date=2019-07-20 |title=Eisner Awards: The Complete Winners List |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/2019-eisner-awards-complete-winners-list-1225835/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
At [[Oni Press]], Newlevant co-edited the comics anthology ''Puerto Rico Strong'', a collection of comics about Puerto Rican history and identity which raised money for [[Hurricane Maria]] recovery efforts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Editor-in-Chief |first=Barbra Dillon, Fanbase Press |title=Fanbase Press - Fanbase Press Interviews the Creative Team of the Eisner Award-Winning ‘Puerto Rico Strong’ Anthology |url=https://fanbasepress.com/index.php/press/interviews/comics/item/10202-fanbase-press-interviews-the-creative-team-of-the-eisner-award-winning-puerto-rico-strong-anthology |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=fanbasepress.com}}</ref> The book won the 2019 [[Eisner Awards|Eisner Award]] for Best Anthology.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McMillan |first=Graeme |last2=McMillan |first2=Graeme |date=2019-07-20 |title=Eisner Awards: The Complete Winners List |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/2019-eisner-awards-complete-winners-list-1225835/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>


In 2019, [[Lion Forge Comics|Lion Forge]] published Newlevant's memoir ''No Ivy League'', a coming-of-age story that examines queer identity, [[male privilege]], and [[white privilege]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Avery |date=2019-07-10 |title=Syndicated Comics |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/hazel-newlevant-interview-no-ivy-league/ |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Seven |first=John |date=2019-08-26 |title=Syndicated Comics |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/indie-view-no-ivy-league/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-04 |title=Hazel Newlevant's No Ivy League is a Challenging Read |url=https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2019/09/no-ivy-league-review/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=WWAC |language=en-US}}</ref> Critics noted Newlevant's "sensitive brushwork and attention to body language" and their ability to combine "sheer talent with the supple versatility of an adroit graphical storyteller."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lehoczky |first=Etelka |date=2019-09-06 |title=The Graphic Memoir 'No Ivy League' Dares You To Think About Feelings |language=en |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/09/06/754876008/the-graphic-memoir-no-ivy-league-dares-you-to-think-about-feelings |access-date=2022-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Clough |first=Rob |date=2020-01-27 |title=The Examined Life: Hazel Newlevant's No Ivy League |url=https://solrad.co/review-hazel-newlevant-no-ivy-league |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=SOLRAD |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2019, [[Lion Forge Comics|Lion Forge]] published Newlevant's memoir ''No Ivy League'', a coming-of-age story that examines queer identity, [[male privilege]], and [[white privilege]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Avery |date=2019-07-10 |title=Syndicated Comics |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/hazel-newlevant-interview-no-ivy-league/ |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Seven |first=John |date=2019-08-26 |title=Syndicated Comics |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/indie-view-no-ivy-league/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-04 |title=Hazel Newlevant's No Ivy League is a Challenging Read |url=https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2019/09/no-ivy-league-review/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=WWAC |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Alverson |first=Brigid |date=2015-09-28 |title=Interview {{!}} Hazel Newlevant on 'No Ivy League' |url=http://blogs.slj.com/goodcomicsforkids/2015/09/28/interview-hazel-newlevant-on-no-ivy-league/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Good Comics for Kids |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-19 |title=The Hidden Fortress: No Ivy League and Legacies of Whiteness |url=https://themiddlespaces.com/2019/11/19/the-hidden-fortress/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=The Middle Spaces |language=en}}</ref> Critics noted Newlevant's "sensitive brushwork and attention to body language" and their ability to combine "sheer talent with the supple versatility of an adroit graphical storyteller."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lehoczky |first=Etelka |date=2019-09-06 |title=The Graphic Memoir 'No Ivy League' Dares You To Think About Feelings |language=en |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/09/06/754876008/the-graphic-memoir-no-ivy-league-dares-you-to-think-about-feelings |access-date=2022-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Clough |first=Rob |date=2020-01-27 |title=The Examined Life: Hazel Newlevant's No Ivy League |url=https://solrad.co/review-hazel-newlevant-no-ivy-league |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=SOLRAD |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Recognition and awards ==
== Recognition and awards ==
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* [[Ignatz Awards|2018 Ignatz Award]] "Outstanding Anthology" for ''Comics for Choice''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shannon |first=Hannah Means |date=2018-09-16 |title=The Ignatz Awards 2018 Winners In Full |url=https://www.comicon.com/2018/09/16/the-ignatz-awards-2018-winners-in-full/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=COMICON |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Ignatz Awards|2018 Ignatz Award]] "Outstanding Anthology" for ''Comics for Choice''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shannon |first=Hannah Means |date=2018-09-16 |title=The Ignatz Awards 2018 Winners In Full |url=https://www.comicon.com/2018/09/16/the-ignatz-awards-2018-winners-in-full/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=COMICON |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2017 [[Ignatz Awards|Ignatz Award]] "Outstanding Mini-Comic" for ''Tender''-''Hearted''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johanna |date=2017-09-17 |title=2017 Ignatz Award Winners |url=https://comicsworthreading.com/2017/09/16/2017-ignatz-award-winners/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Comics Worth Reading |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2017 [[Ignatz Awards|Ignatz Award]] "Outstanding Mini-Comic" for ''Tender''-''Hearted''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johanna |date=2017-09-17 |title=2017 Ignatz Award Winners |url=https://comicsworthreading.com/2017/09/16/2017-ignatz-award-winners/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Comics Worth Reading |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2013 [[Prism Comics]] Queer Press Grant for ''If This Be Sin''
* 2013 [[Prism Comics]] Queer Press Grant for ''If This Be Sin''<ref>{{Cite web |title=QUEER PRESS GRANT {{!}} Prism Comics |url=https://www.prismcomics.org/grant/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2012 [[Xeric Foundation|Xeric Grant]] for ''Ci Vediamo''
* 2012 [[Xeric Foundation|Xeric Grant]] for ''Ci Vediamo''<ref>{{Cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Heidi |date=2012-07-05 |title=Syndicated Comics |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/final-xeric-grant-winners-announced/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Citations ==
== Citations ==

Revision as of 03:55, 13 March 2022

Hazel Newlevant is an American cartoonist and editor known for creating and editing comics about queer history, bisexuality, polyamory, and reproductive rights.[1][2][3] Raised in Portland, Oregon, Newlevant lives in Queens, New York.[4]

Career

Newlevant's thesis project for the School of Visual Arts was a comic about Harlem Renaissance blues singer and drag performer Gladys Bently called If This Be Sin.[5] The comic won the 2013 Queer Press Grant from Prism Comics grant to self-publish as the mini-comic If This Be Sin.[6]

In 2016, Newlevant edited and self-published the comics anthology Chainmail Bikini, which collects experiences of female and nonbinary gamers.[7][8] The name of the collection refers to the "chainmail bikini" trope, criticizing to the over-sexualization of female character design in video games.[9] In 2017, they co-edited (with Whit Taylor and OK Fox)reproductive rights anthology Comics For Choice, a collection of 42 comics about abortion, gender, and reproductive rights.[10][11][12] Critic Catherine Baker described the collection, which won the 2018 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Anthology, as "a remarkable set of testimonies that are both collective and personal."[13] Publishers Weekly praised the book, saying, "The book is at once a rallying cry, a tender lament, and song of liberation that will resonate long after the final page is turned."[14]

In 2017, Newlevant wrote and drew Sugar Town, a polyamorous queer romance published by Alternative Comics. The comic received positive reviews for its tender approach to relationships.[15][16][17] Kirkus Reviews described Sugar Town as a "lushly illustrated comic that explores bisexuality, queer culture, and unconventional sex."[18] Critic Tegan O'Neil of The Comics Journal reviewed Sugar Town saying, "Emotional honesty, more than anything else, that elevates Sugar Town beyond the reader’s expectations. It’s a book that deals frankly with some very tender feelings – deep vulnerability, yes, but also embarrassment, passion, anxiety, and finally genuine love."[19]

At Oni Press, Newlevant co-edited the comics anthology Puerto Rico Strong, a collection of comics about Puerto Rican history and identity which raised money for Hurricane Maria recovery efforts.[20] The book won the 2019 Eisner Award for Best Anthology.[21]

In 2019, Lion Forge published Newlevant's memoir No Ivy League, a coming-of-age story that examines queer identity, male privilege, and white privilege.[22][23][24][25][26] Critics noted Newlevant's "sensitive brushwork and attention to body language" and their ability to combine "sheer talent with the supple versatility of an adroit graphical storyteller."[27][28]

Recognition and awards

Citations

  1. ^ Lehoczky, Etelka (2019-09-06). "The Graphic Memoir 'No Ivy League' Dares You To Think About Feelings". NPR. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  2. ^ Kaplan, Avery (2020-04-09). "Syndicated Comics". The Beat. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  3. ^ Newlevant, Hazel. "Badass Bisexual Women In History You Should Know". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  4. ^ "Excitement Builds for "No Ivy League," Graphic Memoir by Portland-raised Talent Hazel Newlevant". NW Book Lovers. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  5. ^ "Hazel Newlevant Is Here To Draw Cool Comics, Win Prestigious Grants". Autostraddle. 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  6. ^ "Prism Comics announces Queer Press Grant recipient". us2.campaign-archive.com. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  7. ^ Johanna (2016-06-19). "Chainmail Bikini: The Anthology of Women Gamers". Comics Worth Reading. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  8. ^ avi. "Silver Sprocket to Distribute Award-Winning Hazel Newlevant Comics". Silver Sprocket. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  9. ^ "Comics Book Review: Chainmail Bikini by Edited by Hazel Newlevant. Alternative (Consortium, dist.), $20 (204p) ISBN 978-1-5136-0012-3". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  10. ^ "A Compendium of Resistance: Comics for Choice Fights for Reproductive Justice". WWAC. 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  11. ^ "Review: Comics for Choice Anthology". Graphic Policy. 2017-12-17. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  12. ^ "Comics for Choice: Illustrated Abortion Stories, History, and Politics". Graphic Medicine. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  13. ^ "A Compendium of Resistance: Comics for Choice Fights for Reproductive Justice". WWAC. 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
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