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Sam Orchard

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Sam Orchard
Area(s)Cartoonist
Notable works
Rooster Tails

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Sam Orchard is a New Zealand cartoonist, best known for the webcomic Rooster Tails. Sam's work often focusses on queer and LGBT themes. He was drawn to comics because of the availability of webcomics by people like Paige Braddock and Erika Moen. His biggest influence is Alison Bechdel.[1]

Works[edit]

Creative Work[edit]

Rooster Tails is a weekly autobiographical webcomic about being a transgender man transitioning in New Zealand. It began in 2010 and often features Sam's companion Joey and cat Bobby D.

Illustrator of "Bell's Knock Knock Birthday!", written by George Parker, published by Flamingo Rampant.

Advocacy Work[edit]

Sam has often contributed illustrations to projects intended to highlight particular social issues.

Following the controversy after Metiria Turei admitted to benefit fraud[2], Sam co-created and compiled a report entitled We Are Beneficiaries based on the stories of 200 beneficiaries that had been illustrated by New Zealand cartoonists.[3] The report included suggestions for improvements to Ministry of Social Development (New Zealand) culture.[4]

Out Loud Aotearoa is a similar collection of illustrations by LGBTQ+ people to highlight the lack of mental health support. Sam Orchard co-created the project after co-creator Toni Duder learned that none of the panellists on the Mental Health Inquiry Panel identified as LGBTQ+.[5]

References[edit]

  1. "5 minutes with Sam Orchard: Comicfest feature". Wellington City Libraries. 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
  2. Davison, Isaac (2017-07-16). "Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei admits she lied to WINZ, as party announces radical welfare reforms". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  3. Stock, Rob (2018-02-21). "Why it's so expensive to be poor". Stuff. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  4. Bramwell, Chris (2017-12-22). "Stories of beneficiaries' lives delivered to Parliament". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
  5. Singh, Marlene (2018-10-08). "Rainbow community uses art to illustrate frustration over mental health system". Stuff. Retrieved 2019-01-26.

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