Dylan Edwards (cartoonist)
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Dylan Edwards, who signs under the pseudonyms NDR and Ender, is an American illustrator and comics creator, active since 1995. His work has been published in outlets such as The Boston Phoenix, Express Gay News, Sojourner, FTM International Newsletter, and the Antioch Record.[1] Among his most recognized works are Transposes and Valley Of The Silk Sky.[2]
Early life
Dylan became interested in art and storytelling at an early age, and from a young age began reading various comic books and comic strips, many of which were unofficial comic strips based on Peanuts. Additionally, his grandmother was a ceramicist, which led him to learn how to mold clay in his childhood.[3]
He later studied at the University of Texas at Austin, and since they did not offer specific training in comics, he studied figure drawing. While studying, he also worked at a comic book store.[4]
Career
Dylan Edwards began making comics as an amateur in 1995,[1] and around the year 2000 he started dedicating himself professionally to the medium, also sending some of his early comics to Alison Bechdel, with whom he has maintained a friendship ever since. Later, Edwards became known for his work Politically InQueerect, a humorous title featuring gay Republicans,[5] which began as a mini-comic, evolved into a comic strip, and finally made the leap to digital as a webcomic. Furthermore, as of 2009, he had been contributing political cartoons to TXT Newsmagazine for several years, and regularly published his comic The Outfield on Outsports.com.[6] In 2012, he published the comic Transposes, about people who identify within transmasculinity,[7] in which he narrated 6 stories of 7 gay trans men[4] (two of them a couple), also featuring a foreword written by Alison Bechdel. Although all the subjects were real people, Edwards used fictional names to protect their identity.[8]
In 2015, he began publishing the science fiction webcomic Valley of the Silk Sky,[9] which features numerous asexual, queer, and trans characters.[3] In a 2019 interview with Melanie Gillman, Edwards stated that with Valley of the Silk Sky he sought to create an escapist science fiction story that had trans characters at the center of the action but was not forced to develop complex gender themes, after having worked on many pieces that addressed precisely those issues.[10] In 2018, he participated in the Dark Horse Comics anthology The Secret Loves of Geeks, a spiritual successor to the successful anthology The Secret Loves of Geek Girls. In it, Dylan published alongside renowned creators such as Vita Ayala, Amy Chu, Gabby Rivera, and MariNaomi, and it was published on Valentine's Day of that same year.[11]
Throughout his career, he has also collaborated in various LGBT comic anthologies, including No Straight Lines, QU33R, and Beyond: The Queer Sci-Fi & Fantasy Comic Anthology.[12]
Works
Solo works:
- Politically InQueerect[1]
- Tranny Toons[1]
- Matzo the Kosher Cat[1]
- The OutField[1]
- Enderstated[1]
- Transposes[12] (2012)[8]
- Valley Of The Silk Sky[2] (2015)[9]
Anthologies:
- No Straight Lines (2012)[12]
- QU33R (2013)[12]
- Beyond: The Queer Sci-Fi & Fantasy Comic Anthology (2015)[12]
- The Secret Loves of Geeks (2018)[11]
Awards and recognition
Dylan was a contributor to the 2012 LGBT comic anthology No Straight Lines, which won the Lambda Literary Award. In 2013, he was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Non-Fiction for his comic Transposes. That same year, he also participated in the anthology QU33R, which won the Ignatz Award.[12]
In 2016, the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) awarded him the Award for Outstanding Coverage of Transgender Issues.[7]
Personal life
Dylan is on the asexual spectrum, and has described himself as "homoromantic". He is also a trans man. He has expressed feeling uncomfortable at times within LGBT spaces due to the assumptions made about his sexuality, and has expressed rejection of the idea that asexual people do not belong to the queer community.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Ender, Dylan Edwards". Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dylan Edwards: Day Four". The Comics Journal. 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Interview: Dylan Edwards". Asexual Artists. 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The Illuminated Lives of Gay Trans Men". Good Men Project. 2012-12-23. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
- ↑ "INQ: Dead and Not Loving It In "The Valley of the Silk Sky"". Northwest Press. 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
- ↑ "A Quartet of Comics Creators". OutSmart Magazine. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Dylan Edwards". PEN America. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Transposing to the Key of Queer". OutSmart Magazine. 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Valley of the Silk Sky (2015)". Queer Comics Database. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
- ↑ "LGBTQ Speculative Fiction: A Creative Roundtable". The Comics Journal. 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "THE SECRET LOVES OF GEEKS BRINGS DIVERSE STORYTELLING TO THE PAGE". 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 "Dylan Edwards". Goodreads. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
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