Hey everyone! I'm very, very happy to announce that I've fulfilled one of my longtime goals of illustrating for Bitch! This comic is the first in a series of monthly diary comics that will be posted on Bitch Mag's website.
Via Flickr:
Featured in Bitch Magazine, 4/8/2013. bitchmagazine.org/post/comic-im-a-sexual-assault-survivor
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Starting a comic series at Bitch Magazine
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Friday, February 1, 2013
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Friday, November 16, 2012
"American Appropriation" (for Rookie Mag, 11/16/2012)
Drawn for "Something Borrowed," an article/discussion about cultural appropriation at Rookie Mag.
The Best Song Ever! #1
The first installment of my monthly comic for Rookie Mag, posted October 2012. Enjoy!
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Riot Grrrl Problems #12: "Steady Diet of Nothing"
It was originally intended for Halloween, but Hurricane Sandy left me stuck in Florida without a scanner. Whoops.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Golden Grrrlz
A thing I drew for the Willie Mae Rock Camp zine in 2009. Don't even ask about Blanche's hair, it has a mind of its own.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Riot Grrrl Problems #10: Kool Thing
Introducing a new character, Nia! She's an Afro Latina punk girl who rides the bus home with Katie and occasionally checks her on her shit. Enjoy!
Monday, August 6, 2012
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Friday, May 11, 2012
My friends host a party every month in which they write letters of solidarity to political prisoners. This month is CeCe McDonald’s birthday, so I made her this birthday card. If you haven't heard about her case, CeCe is a black transwoman who survived a hate crime by white supremacists, during which she actually stabbed and killed her attacker. (Click through the photo to read more.) Stay strong, stay beautiful CeCe. <3
Monday, February 13, 2012
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Big Cartel account!
So after fighting with PayPal over payments made for my zines-- apparently they need ebay to confirm that I am in fact sending you the zines before they give me the $$$-- I made a Big Cartel account! Here you can buy RGP and other hard copies of my comics. I might do posters soon, too.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Riot Grrrl Problems: the zine
I was getting a lot of questions about RGP from people interested in purchasing it-- and it did so well at my art show that I figured I would print more and sell them online for $4. If you're interested in buying it, please leave me a comment with your email and I'll get back to you. Payments can made via Paypal through the "Donate" button on the right side of my blog. This is first issue of what I hope will be many more to come!
Love,
Suzy X
Monday, August 8, 2011
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011
The yente
Having a facebook is seriously the most annoying thing ever. Everyone in my family has one, they’ve found me, and they’ve pressured me to add relatives I don’t even like. Recently, my Nana’s Jewish best friend/casino buddy in Miami— aka the “yente” who sends me chain letters with sparkly kitten gifs— found me on facebook and got upset that I didn’t add her.
Why don't I just get rid of my internet presence and just keep my cartoon alias quietly on Blogger and Tumblr? Yeah, that's it. I'll do just that.
Friday, June 10, 2011
I love really posi fan mail from really posi folks.
A wonderful person sent me this email today about my wonky paypal button, but really made me feel incredibly giddy:
paypal link on your blog not working?
it may just be my poor excuse for a laptop playing up but i am unable to click through to your paypal account via the link on your blogspot. what's the e-mail address it's linked to? i cannot pledge much but wanted to send what little i have (which will otherwise be squandered on a badly recorded hardcore band's tape or keychain depending on where the internet takes me next).
i hang out with my best friend's 12 year old sister regularly and, at her request, have slowly been exposing her to bands that have helped shape my character and explaining the reasons why.
i find, when talking about riot grrrl bands especially, your comics are a great tool to go alongside with this without confusing her with theory and big words, leaving room for her to draw her own conclusions and have fun while doing so (comics are cool!). so thank you for that. i'm bring her along to her first march tomorrow (slutwalk) and she has printed out your victim blaming comic and stuck it onto her banner :)
My response:
Hi ___!
Your message actually had me tear up a bit. I'm really, really happy that you think my work has made a difference. I am a big fan of making feminism more accessible, especially to young folks. I hope that both of you have a fuckin' rad time at Slutwalk, and I totally appreciate any kind of help you can offer! I realize the donate button on my site was actually locked, but I unlocked it and tested it so it should work now.
Thank you so much for your kind words. They really mean a lot to me. <3
In solidarity,
Suzy X
paypal link on your blog not working?
it may just be my poor excuse for a laptop playing up but i am unable to click through to your paypal account via the link on your blogspot. what's the e-mail address it's linked to? i cannot pledge much but wanted to send what little i have (which will otherwise be squandered on a badly recorded hardcore band's tape or keychain depending on where the internet takes me next).
i hang out with my best friend's 12 year old sister regularly and, at her request, have slowly been exposing her to bands that have helped shape my character and explaining the reasons why.
i find, when talking about riot grrrl bands especially, your comics are a great tool to go alongside with this without confusing her with theory and big words, leaving room for her to draw her own conclusions and have fun while doing so (comics are cool!). so thank you for that. i'm bring her along to her first march tomorrow (slutwalk) and she has printed out your victim blaming comic and stuck it onto her banner :)
My response:
Hi ___!
Your message actually had me tear up a bit. I'm really, really happy that you think my work has made a difference. I am a big fan of making feminism more accessible, especially to young folks. I hope that both of you have a fuckin' rad time at Slutwalk, and I totally appreciate any kind of help you can offer! I realize the donate button on my site was actually locked, but I unlocked it and tested it so it should work now.
Thank you so much for your kind words. They really mean a lot to me. <3
In solidarity,
Suzy X
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
MY THESIS IS DONE
Leave me a message if you want access to the download-- I'm being uber-selective about who gets to see it.
At last, I get my life back. Well, at least after my three final papers. Graduation can't come soon enough.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
The New School Take Back the Night 2011
It went exceedingly well this year.
Also, just in time for the march-- our new and *improved* sexual assault policy has been approved by the Board of Trustees. Thank you SAFER and Feminist Collective for making it happen!
In solidarity,
Suzy
Friday, April 1, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
A gem from last summer
I miss the summer. I drew sillier cartoons then.
And sometimes drew things like this.
This was my feminist reading group's commemoration of the 4th of July. You can find this drawing somewhere on the 2nd floor of 538 Johnson. If you ever go to a show there, keep an eye out.
Monday, March 21, 2011
AFTER THE REV
One of the most painful parts about writing my thesis on feminist activism, is documenting all the idiotic things people have said. Namely, my leftie ex-boyfriends. Also known as MANARCHISTS.
You know, because actually confronting your own white male privilege is a whole lot easier after the revolution. Until then, you can just convieniently jot it down at the bottom of your to-do list.
You know, because actually confronting your own white male privilege is a whole lot easier after the revolution. Until then, you can just convieniently jot it down at the bottom of your to-do list.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
RADICAL CHEERLEADER #1: "But You're A Cheerleader"
From The League of Extraordinary Feminists Series. Click the image to view/download the PDF!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
The League of Extraordinary Feminists
Is a project I'm starting with my partner (in crime) Kim-- you can see her comics here
Anyway, it's a series we have going about several different feminist characters that illustrate stereotypes within feminist culture. For example: the Riot Grrrl, the liberal feminist Mega Mom, the college professor known as Wonder Womanist, the radical lesbian Lavender Menace, the Radical Cheerleader, and even the postmodern androgynous person known as Po-Mo. They're even better illustrated.
So in the meantime, look out for some of these. As if I'm not already superbusy with my senior thesis, I can't help but try and turn feminist theory into comedy whenever I have time to spare.
Anyway, it's a series we have going about several different feminist characters that illustrate stereotypes within feminist culture. For example: the Riot Grrrl, the liberal feminist Mega Mom, the college professor known as Wonder Womanist, the radical lesbian Lavender Menace, the Radical Cheerleader, and even the postmodern androgynous person known as Po-Mo. They're even better illustrated.
So in the meantime, look out for some of these. As if I'm not already superbusy with my senior thesis, I can't help but try and turn feminist theory into comedy whenever I have time to spare.
Victim Blaming cartoon for SAFER
Blaming a victim of rape is somewhat like blaming the victim of any other violent crime. This is not to trivialize it, or to even make the parallel of women’s bodies=property. But think about how absurd it would be to so many people if we started holding property owners accountable for property theft. Property is serious to so many people. They would be up in arms about it, right? Well, we should be up in arms about victim blaming too. Our bodies should be taken seriously, in fact more serious than any material object. Survivors deserve much better than this.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Interning at SAFER (Students Active For Ending Rape)
I spent the last 6 months interning for an anti-rape organization called SAFER, based in NYC. They work closely with student groups to help further the cause of better policies and educational programs regarding sexual assault. Seeing as sexual assault is much more likely to occur in college campuses, the people at SAFER make it a point to target such a demographic and work as allies with students who oppose sexual assault. I've created two animated videos for them regarding activist etiquette and policy reform, which you can find below:
RECRUITMENT & RETENTION: The SAFER Way to Building A Movement
WHY POLICY?
I'm so incredibly grateful to have worked with such a positive organization. They have not only given me an outlet for my political and artistic expression, but they have helped me and other organizers at my school tackle institutional problems with confidence. Thank you, SAFER!
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Winter Break 2011: California
I went to Big Sur with my BFFLz for a couple of days.
I had a great time.
...Too much of a great time.
I had a great time.
...Too much of a great time.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Anna, Alexander
My final for a class on the Russian Revolution is an illustrated short story, based on poems exchanged between legendary Russian poets Anna Akhmatova and Alexander Blok. Click on the image to read the PDF version on Scribd.
Now that school’s out, I feel like drawing a whole series on early 20th Century Russian Poets. Nerrrrrd.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
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