The Geeks OUT Blog
Enjoy our extensive catalogue of geeky media coverage with an eye towards the LGBTQ+ community. Our editors strive to provide a diverse range of topics, genres, figures, and perspectives just for you.
Interview with Dan Sanat, Creator of A First Time for Everything
Dan Santat is the Caldecott Medal–winning and New York Times–bestselling author and illustrator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend and the road trip/time travel adventure Are We There Yet? His artwork is also featured in numerous picture books,...
Interview with Haley Newsome, Creator of Unfamiliar
Haley Newsome is a comic creator, illustrator, and internet artist with millions of followers across YouTube, Instagram, and Twitch. She loves horror movies, animation, and ghosts. Haley has lived in Idaho, Oregon, Calgary, and Tokyo, and currently resides in Los...
Interview with Jamie Pacton, Author of The Absinthe Underground
Jamie Pacton is an award-nominated young adult and middle grade author, who writes swoony, funny, magical books across genres. When she’s not writing, she’s teaching college English, obsessively reading obscure history, hiking, baking, or playing video games. Her...
Interview with Kellan McDaniel, Author of Till Death
Kellan McDaniel is the author of the young adult novel TILL DEATH (S&S/MTV, 2025), about generations of queer trauma, getting mad, and even kissing a vampire. As K.M. Szpara, he is the author of adult speculative novels FIRST, BECOME ASHES, and DOCILE (Macmillan,...
Interview with Arley Nopra, Illustrator of Claudia and the Bad Joke: A Graphic Novel
Arley Nopra is a Filipina-Canadian illustrator and cartoonist who loves wholesome and funny stories with relatable characters. She previously worked as the colorist for the second and third graphic novels for Daytime Emmy Award winning animated series, The Dragon...
Interview with Ray Stoeve, Author of The Summer Love Strategy
Ray Stoeve is the author of the young adult novel Between Perfect and Real, which received a starred review and was a 2021 Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, and Arden Grey. They also contributed to the young adult anthology Take the Mic:...
DC Pride Anthology 5th Anniversary Announcement
We here at Geeks OUT have been looking forward to DC's annual Pride anthology ever since it was first launched back in 2021. As such, we are happy to share the announcement covering the 5th anniversary of this initiative below. For immediate release: The Award-Winning...
Interview with Bowen (Bones) McCurdy, Creator of Specter Inspectors
Bowen (Bones) McCurdy is a 28-year-old queer cartoonist. She’s been creating comics since she was 13, and very happily made it her career. Her favorite genres to work with are horror and romance, so most of her work is a combination of the two. She has worked with...
More Queer Comics to Recommend
The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All Volume 1 by Sumiko Arai Fashionable and upbeat high schooler Aya loves listening to rock, but no one else seems to share her interest…until she meets a cool, stylish employee at a CD shop. Dressed in black from head to...
Interview with Bree Paulsen, Creator of The Firelight Apprentice
Bree Paulson is a SoCal writer and illustrator who loves spooky monsters, fashion history, and all things autumnal. After graduating from the Laguna College of Art and Design with a BFA in animation, she freelanced on a few independent animation and illustration...