Interview: Sunmi

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Interview with: Sunmi
Interview conducted by: Remus Jackson, Cathy G. Johnson
Date: 3 February 2024

Description

Remus Jackson and Cathy G. Johnson interview Sunmi about their work and their relationship with comics and comic shows as a trans creator. Sunmi is the creator of Firebird (Harper Collins, 2023) and co-founder and editor of Datura Magazine.

Comics mentioned

  • Ranma 1/2 - Rumiko Takahashi, 1987-1996
  • So Cute It Hurts!! - Gō Ikeyamada, 2012-2015

Also mentioned

  • Shojo Beat - Shojo manga magazine, Viz Media, 2005-2009
  • Shonen Jump - Shonen manga anthology, published by Viz Media and based on Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump, 2002-2012
  • Youth in Decline - San Francisco-based small press
  • Silver Sprocket - San Francisco-based independent publisher
  • Ethiopian Christian art
  • Danmei - Chinese genre of literature featuring gay romance
  • Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl - book, Andrea Lawlor, 2017
  • Water and Dreams - book, Gaston Bachelard, 1983

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