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Love, Pompoms and a Well-Crafted Trans Narrative in Oni’s Cheer Up

Zoe Tunnell5 years ago5 years ago06 mins

There’s a certain expectation for most comics focused on trans narratives. More often than not, they will be very well-intentioned but clunky and clumsy to read as the creative team struggles to balance providing an authentic, thorough telling of the trans experience with the readability and pace of a story. I, of course, still deeply…

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