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Natalie Nourigat signing my copy of her debut graphic novel, Between Gears, at her book release party held at Bridge City Comics, here in Portland.

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Natalie Nourigat is the fuckin’ shit and you should all come to her book release party for her first creator-owned book, Between Gears, here in Portland, OR!

WHAT: Between Gears Release Party w/ Natalie Nourigat!
WHEN: Friday, February 24 from 6pm - 9pm
WHERE: 3725 N. Mississippi Ave.
RSVP on Facebook!

(PS, I took that photo :D)

tally-art:

Some Christmas cards I made for friends!  Click the image for 2 more.

Heehee, I snapped a quick shot of Tally making these!

periscopestudio:

Multiversity Comics profiles Natalie Nourigat in ‘Creators to Watch For in 2012’!

ladiesmakingcomics:

Multiversity Comics named Natalie Nourigat as one of their creators to watch in 2012!

Nourigat has a lot going on in 2012, with her diary comic Between Gears coming out in February from Image Comics as well as a slew of other secret (as of now) projects that we’ll hopefully see from her this year. For those that don’t know her, Nourigat is one of the more talented lesser known creators in the industry, with energetic art that is very effective at storytelling as well. Plus, she is an absolute killer at commissions. I highly recommend checking out her work if you haven’t yet. Even if you don’t, I think it’s highly likely you’ll be seeing a lot more from her in 2012.

You want to learn about a classy bitch? Here, I reblogged this for you.

ALL THE BOOTS.

tally-art:

New comic (click through to read): ‘That Time I Inappropriately Touched Joss Whedon in an Elevator’, the second of two comics I made for Comics Underground.

Fuckit, this is just TELL TUMBLR ABOUT AWESOME COMICS Day!

This great comic had my BURSTING out laughing. Tally is the fuckin’ best.

periscopestudio:

Periscope Studio is offering a bunch of original sketches to benefit comics publisher Dylan Williams who is undergoing cancer treatment. More about Dylan and his terrific line of books here.

Natalie Nourigat has graphic novels coming up from Oni Press and Lerner, and the collected edition of her acclaimed webcomic Between Gears is coming from Image later this year. And she draws a Wonder Woman we’d all like to read more about.

This original drawing is 8 1/2 by 11, india ink on good quality drawing paper.  Click through for the ebay auction.

tally-art:

7 new Between Gears pages!  Click the image to read them all.

How great is that last panel? Just flippin’ gorgeous.

tally-art:

Thanks, Kaebel. :>

If I may add: “Be the change you want to see in the world” and smile yourself—people are more than likely to return it genuinely.

arashikami:

To summarize: I am mad. | by Natalie Nourigat » Natalie Nourigat is a comic book writer/artist and member of Periscope Studios in Portland Oregon. She just posted this image today on her Twitter account, as a response to a stranger’s actions. Based on the reactions that followed, this is not an uncommon occurrence for Nourigat, or for women in general.

I commend Natalie on her approach to this issue. Instead of lashing out, she created art that has connected/is connecting to other women who have also felt this way, giving their collective frustration a voice, and allowing them to address the issue in a productive way.

That issue, from my perspective, is this: Men who believe that Women are here solely for their own edification/gratification. With this mentality as a basis, you get behavior that ranges from the benign (i.e. telling a woman you don’t know to smile) to the misogynistic (i.e. frequently referring to women as sluts, whores, etc.), on up to the violent (i.e. rape) and the abhorrent (i.e. mutilation and/or murder of women who are considered property). Of course the behavior depends on the individual, but the underlying problem is the same. Women DON’T BELONG to Men, nor do Men belong to Women.

MEN: If you see a woman (or anyone, for that matter) standing on a street corner, not smiling, and your impulse is to tell her to smile, STOP. Ask yourself, why do you care if she smiles?

Do you think she’s pretty? Then just say “Hi”. That’s how most conversations start.

Do you think she’s sad? Then be kind. Offer help, and be gracious if it isn’t wanted.

Do you think that people should smile, because smiling people make you happy? Then learn stand-up and get an audience, and leave the person on the street corner alone.

In essence, don’t be that man that insists on imposing his worldview on everyone else, especially Women. Be the better Man that doesn’t behave this way. Be the Man that recognizes this behavior in other men and calls them out on it. And don’t confuse this with “coming to the damsel’s rescue”, because that’s just the flipside of the same coin. Don’t let PEOPLE treat other PEOPLE as PROPERTY.

Look, I’m not perfect. I don’t always practice what I preach, but I try. I wrote this as a reminder and challenge to myself as much as to anyone else that reads it. Just try. That’s all.

As a final note, I have seen Natalie smile. She has a great one, and it comes out when she, and she alone, wants it to. Just like everybody else.

Love Tally’s comic, love Kaebel’s essay. Love what they’ve both made.