Transition Hacks For Ye Old Mascs
Please know that it is practically causing me physical pain to not be typing “ye olde” every time. No, I don’t know why I’m like this either. Leo had several zines at SPACE that looked interesting, but since they were a bit on the pricey side and since I got to his table late, I was only able to get one of them. Still, there’s a lot to love about this one. As the title implies, it has a couple of stories that involve hacks for people going through transition, with the slight practical problem being that they’re both older fairy tales. One is from 14th century Portugal, and the other is from a Romanian folk tale. The first story deals with a young woman who’s promised to a pagan king, so she… well, look at the sample image below. She’s given a beard, which gives her a striking resemblance to another religious figure, and her father takes the likeness maybe a bit too far. The second story deals with the daughter of an emperor who has disguised herself as a man to become a warrior. The king sent her on three missions, and she had no trouble with the first two. But the last mission involved stealing holy water from nuns that never slept, so once they found out what this warrior had done they put a curse on her. Little did they know that that curse was exactly what that warrior wanted, but hey, no spoilers (although you might be able to figure it out by the general theme of the comic). Funny, informative and with the some striking black and white art, it’s well worth checking out. Next time I’m going to try to find his table earlier, because my life will not be complete until I get his comic “Women Be Shopping.” $10
