The Color of Always – Queer Comics Database

Creators: Alex Putprush, Alina Wahab, Ariana Maher, Brent Fisher, Brittany "Briggsy" Gonzalez, Christa Harader, Christie Porter, Elisa Romboli, Elizabeth Malette, Gab Contreras, Gabe Martini, Jão Canola, Jazzlyn Stone, Jenny Fleming, Joamette Gil, Julia Paiewonsky, Kaj E Kunstmann, Katie Hicks, Laura Helsby, Liana Kangas, Lillian Hochwender, Mario Candelaria, Michele Abounader, Nathan Long, Priya Saxena, Rachel Distler, Richard Fairgray, Scott Ewen, Susan Bridges, Tench (Aleksandra Orekhova), Tilly Bridges

Audience: adult

Genre: anthology, coming of age, fiction, romance, slice of life

Series Type: available in print, complete, stand-alone

Tone: inspirational, sweet

Art Style: full-color, stylized

Queer Representation: bisexual or pansexual male, nonbinary or genderqueer, queer female, queer male, trans

Other Tags: coming out, f/f relationship, m/m relationship, queer asian character, queer black character

Languages: English

Content Warnings: homophobia, transphobia

Synopsis

The flutter of first dates, the thrill of a text-back, the heart-stopping seconds before coming out, and the rush when finally discovering who you truly are – all of these life-changing moments across the full spectrum of LGBTQIA+ experience are ready to explore in this bright and inspiring comics anthology! The Color of Always is a collection of personal stories, testimonies, heirlooms, evocations, and evangelisms for queer creators and readers that celebrates feeling good about who you are, and coming into your own at last.

From: A Wave Blue World

Notes on This Title

This is an anthology title. The stories contained and the queer representation they feature are as follows:

“The Color of Always” depicts a queer female couple, one of whom is visually coded as Black. It also briefly depicts homophobic protestors.
“Cladagh” features a queer female couple.
“Tethered” features a couple, one of whom uses they/them pronouns.
“Sea Chang”” focuses on a nonbinary character.
“Letting it Fall” depicts a coming out, and features a queer female couple, one of whom is South Asian.
“Long Away” depicts a trans woman.
“All That Glitters” shows a character who is some degree of gender-nonconforming, and who experiences transphobia.
“Hollow Wolf” depicts a queer male couple, one of whom has dark skin.
“Extra Pages” shows a queer male couple.
“Leaves” features an AFAB character who is some sort of queer and/or trans.
“Ever More Myself” depicts a bi man and a nonbinary person who are in a relationship.
“Both Sides” features two queer women, one of whom is visually coded as Black, and another of whom is visually coded as Asian.
“Drawing Lines||Posting Signs” depicts a queer character who was raised Mormon.

Awards

None.

Reviews

“Economic storytelling paired with youthful ambiance offer an enjoyable and high-quality sampler plate of queer graphic fiction.” (Source: Publishers Weekly)

“The Color of Always would make a great entry point into the medium for the reluctant comics reader with an interest in queer fiction.” (Source: Broken Frontier)

“The Color of Always belongs on library shelves because it adds to the growing body of work by and about LGBTQIA+ people. It primarily portrays gay, lesbian, nonbinary, and transgender characters although it falls short on POC representation.” (Source: No Flying No Tights)

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