Terry Blas
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Terry Blas is a writer and illustrator. He wrote and illustrated the web comics You Say Latino and You Say Latinx. His work has appeared on comic book covers for Bravest Warriors, Regular Show, The Amazing World of Gumball, Adventure Time with Boom! Studios, and Rick and Morty. His original graphic novels are Dead Weight: Murder at Camp Bloom and Hotel Dare, with Lifetime Passes and Eat Your Heart Out, yet to be published. Blas is represented by Kate McKean of Morhaim Literary.[1]
Biography[edit]
Blas grew up in Boise, Idaho, as well as several places in Mexico including Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, and Querétaro.[2] His family were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). His father is from Idaho and his mother is from Amecameca Mexico, and has Aztec ancestry.[1][3] Blas liked to write and draw as a kid and says he learned how to write from watching television and movies.[4]
He served a Mormon mission in New York City (specifically The Bronx and Sleepy Hollow), but says he no longer considers himself Mormon.[2] He is married and currently lives in West Linn, Oregon with his husband and their dog.
Works[edit]
Terry Blas wrote and illustrated the web series Briar Hollow and the mini comics, Ghetto Swirl and You Say Latino. He illustrated Mama Tits Saves the World which was published by Northwest Press. His cover work includes: Regular Show, The Amazing World of Gumball, Adventure Time, and Rick and Morty.
Dead Weight[edit]
His debut graphic novel, a queer, murder mystery set in a weight loss camp, Dead Weight: Murder At Camp Bloom was published by Oni in 2019 and cowritten with Molly Muldoon and illustrated by Matthew Seely. Dead Weight was named by YALSA as a 2019 Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Readers.[5]
You Say Latino[edit]
Blas wrote a short comic about the terms "hispanic" and "latino" which went viral online in 2016. Blas has stated that growing up he always wrote and drew fictional stories, and that it is ironic an autobiographical nonfiction comic would be the thing that set off his career.[6] The comic was published in the Huffington Post and on NPR, among other publications.[6]
Latter Day Glory[edit]
In 2018 Blas co-created the documentary film Latter Day Glory with Jonathon Levi Powell. The film's description states, "Two gay ex-Mormon missionaries travel across the United States to confront their past and explore their futures while discussing with other gay Mormons about the rejection, oppression and the reality of a growing number of LGBT suicides within the LDS community. The film debuted at the Cinema Diverse: Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival in 2018. It has yet to be widely released. "[2]
Blas has stated they created over 74 hours of raw footage, and not all the interviews made it to the film.[6]
Hotel Dare[edit]
Blas' second graphic novel is Hotel Dare, published by Boom Studios. It is written by Blas with art by Claudia Aguirre. The book is a family based, young adult, fantasy adventure set in a creepy, Mexican hotel that is serves as a gateway to many different worlds. Hotel Dare was named as one of YALSA's 2020 Great Graphic Novels for Teens. Blas has stated he and Claudia would like to do at least three volumes.
Steven Universe: Our Fearful Trip[edit]
Steven Universe: Our Fearful Trip is a paperback book that was released on June 9, 2020. It is published on behalf of KaBOOM! Studios and includes issues 25-28. The book is written by Blas and illustrated by Gabriele Bagnoli. The story centers around the characters of Lars and the Off Colors and what they did while in outer space, trying to reach Earth.
Upcoming work[edit]
On October 3, 2019 it was announced in the New York Times that Abrams was starting a new queer focused graphic novel line called Surely Books. Among those books is Lifetime Passes, written by Terry Blas and Claudia Aguirre. The book is about "friends who make a surprise discovery one summer."
On November 2, 2020 Publisher's Weekly announced that Blas was writing another YA book with co-writer Matty Newton. The book, Eat Your Heart Out, will be illustrated by Lydia Anslow and published by Oni Press. The plot summary is as follows:
"A Latinx girl from Idaho graduates from high school and is pressured by her mother to live the life she's planned out for her. Impulsively, she runs away and finds herself in New York, where she shares adventures with new friends and learns to live a life she loves."
Blas has said the book is a queer and Mexican, modern day re-telling of the fairy tale Snow White.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Terry Blas | Program in Latino/a Studies in the Global South". latinostudies.duke.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Latter Day Glory". Latter Day Glory. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ↑ Blas, Terry (2015-08-19). "The difference between "Latino" and "Hispanic" in one cartoon". Vox. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ↑ "On Television and Understanding". TERRY BLAS. Retrieved 2020-12-29.[self-published]
- ↑ "Dead Weight". Oni Press. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Gay Ex-Mormon Cartoon Network Artist Terry Blas - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
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