What I’ve Been Reading: Just So You Know #1

I’ve been a fan of Joey Sayer’s work for a couple of years now, but knew nothing about the creator other than there was a Berkeley address on the minicomics I’d receive from her and that she was whip-smart when it came to her understatedly hilarious webcomic, Thingpart. In fact, that’s one of the things that made me appreciate her work so much; unlike many of her peers, she seemed happy to make comics about something besides herself.

So, when she put together an autobiographical comic about her transition from “Joe” to “Joey” and the how she dealt with her transgendered status and its impact on every detail of her life, I was understandably curious. She does a terrific job here, tackling serious subject matter with aplomb and finding humor in the mundane and macro alike.

Pick up your own copy through her website.