http://www.erinnations.com/home daily 1.0 2025-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/9c8ae621-0c71-47b8-87a9-c60ed07b5307/Home-Illo.jpg HOME - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.erinnations.com/contact daily 0.75 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1511742701889-3I5XQ5MQPT07BGK2WBU9/Erin-Drawing.jpg ABOUT & CONTACT PHOTO BY DAWN MICHELLE http://www.erinnations.com/eater daily 0.75 2022-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/35e9cd72-9985-4481-8f4a-f73ebafe5319/burger-and-fries.jpg EATER - EATER Editorial lead and spot illustrations for EATER. This was a fun assignment depicting people wearing '80s/early '90s retro apparel while gorging on burgers, nuggets, fries, and cola. The illustrations were featured in a story about the history of "dollar menus" at fast-food restaurants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/b44f61fa-178c-444e-a846-86bab4b15728/Burger-Lead.jpg EATER EATER - "The Enduring Appeal of the Value Menu" by Daniela Galarza http://www.erinnations.com/twins-triplet daily 0.75 2022-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/570b31d1-e9ad-4233-b508-8af4b2c58086/TWINS-TRIPLET-COVER-LOWRES.jpg TWINS-TRIPLET - TWINS-TRIPLET SELF-PUBLISHED, 2014 Twins-Triplet is a comic book about self discovery and growing up as a triplet. It's a story about my transition from childhood to adulthood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/4d8f2d03-a63c-4fe2-9382-0e26fe9bb854/27+RIP+Joe_Page_6_Twins+Triplet.jpg TWINS-TRIPLET The story follows Erin, a shy, reclusive tomboy struggling to break free from society's misconceptions of identical siblings. Born a triplet, she must fight for a separate identity from her identical sister and break free from the dependency they have become accustomed to. While struggling to become an individual, Erin is also presented with new challenges over the years. She is viewed as a spectacle, has incompetent social skills, a speech impediment that makes her susceptible to taunts, and is conflicted with her identity. However, she learns to overcome these obstacles that will later help shape her into the person she becomes and will also aid her through the process of discovering who she is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/b9685c33-037f-4278-8f54-958212b01e70/TT-Painting.jpg TWINS-TRIPLET Some of the pages from Twins-Triplet, and other anecdotal comics about being a triplet appear in my comic book Gumballs. http://www.erinnations.com/stay-gold daily 0.75 2022-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1584839261413-LARU49G3EYCSZS80R3ZL/Stay-Gold-Photo.jpg STAY GOLD - STAY GOLD SELF-PUBLISHED, 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1477178514135-5GXTVD1ZP70X8JUR7360/image-asset.jpeg STAY GOLD Stay Gold is a mini zine dedicated to my infinite love for greaser subculture and S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/38a9fc50-2f2b-453a-b6c5-e66c03915404/OUTSIDERS-BURNING.jpg STAY GOLD - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.erinnations.com/portraits daily 0.75 2022-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/b2ef9c3a-f13d-478b-93ed-c1045523d99c/Portraits-Cover-WEB-2.jpg PORTRAITS - PORTRAITS SELF-PUBLISHED, 2015 Portraits is a mini zine with simple drawings of different faces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1477279920848-3QMA417UOT11ZAI6LJHA/image-asset.jpeg PORTRAITS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/ccc06343-df09-41ae-9fdf-33278299f2ea/Portrait-zine3.jpg PORTRAITS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.erinnations.com/meow daily 0.75 2022-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/ace78d29-f2d3-47a4-a747-285ee9b588f5/Meow-COVERS-EDIT-CROP.jpg MEOW - MEOW: A COLLECTION OF CAT PORTRAITS WITH DESCRIPTIONS SELF-PUBLISHED, 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1477263583462-Q5TMBW4RKK64W4TZ1M3H/image-asset.jpeg MEOW This magazine features 13 gouache-painted cat portraits. A description of the cat's characteristics, likes, dislikes, and odd quirks accompany their portrait. Facts and photos of these felines came from open call submissions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/faf44630-3958-4aef-9bac-9b16dd6e3015/George-Page-Spread.jpg MEOW - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.erinnations.com/introvert daily 0.75 2022-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1477261765638-DLH650E873EJ6IFJKJJF/Introvert+Pic+4.jpg INTROVERT - INTROVERT: SKETCHBOOK COMICS + DRAWINGS SELF-PUBLISHED, 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1477261813309-HQUKB11UWRP92W7JKH2F/Introvert+Pic+2.jpg INTROVERT Introvert features excerpts from various sketchbooks I've drawn, doodled, and written inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1477261915539-53CTX5PHUTTDCJIWOVYB/Introvert+Pic+5.jpg INTROVERT http://www.erinnations.com/vision-quest daily 0.75 2022-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1584746261131-1K7IMOBU4EC6WX2QYAI4/VQ+SPREAD+SHAWDOW.jpg VISION QUEST - VISION QUEST Vision Quest (Issue Ten), Self-Published by Tim Goodyear & Ian Sundahl, Winter 2018 http://www.erinnations.com/gumballs daily 0.75 2024-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/d90691ec-8f8f-45b7-ae87-7db94f20d91d/Bigger-Cover.jpg GUMBALLS - GUMBALLS TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS, 2018 GUMBALLS dispenses an array of bright, candy-colored short comics about Erin's gender transition, anecdotal tales of growing up as a triplet, and fictional stories of a socially inept lovestruck teenager named Tobias. The wide-ranging series is filled with single-page gag cartoons, visual diaries of everyday life, funny faux personal ads, and real-life horror stories from customers at his day job. GUMBALLS offers a variety of flavors that will surely delight anyone with a taste for candid self-reflection and observations of humanity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1584729519962-Y9CR9XBLULMSRZUFK9G9/WEB-GUMBALLS-ISSUES.jpg GUMBALLS GUMBALLS Series, Published by Top Shelf Productions, Winter 2016 - Winter 2017 http://www.erinnations.com/original-plumbing daily 0.75 2022-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1584755464175-XTU2BQS9F5ATVV9CCP5Y/OP_front_cover.jpg ORIGINAL PLUMBING - ORIGINAL PLUMBLING Original Plumbing: The Best of Ten Years of Trans Male Culture, Published by Feminist Press, Summer 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1492986921107-PGQQVLN693R77HWTYM2J/image-asset.jpeg ORIGINAL PLUMBING Original Plumbing: The Hero Issue (Issue 11), Spring 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1492994302299-4OX4KFOBZICXTHON1J04/image-asset.jpeg ORIGINAL PLUMBING Original Plumbing: The Bathroom Issue (Issue 18), Winter 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1492995068611-2AEAHI51U263G72GBCN5/image-asset.jpeg ORIGINAL PLUMBING http://www.erinnations.com/drift daily 0.75 2022-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/f97a296e-2dcc-421d-a81a-eb2c2e12af58/DRIFT-COVER.jpg DRIFT - DRIFT: COMICS ABOUT GENDER AND TRANSITIONING SELF PUBLISHED, 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/49bc633f-0fa3-4c38-b6e8-c23bb93846d8/Boy-or-Girl-WEB.jpg DRIFT Drift features excerpts from various sketchbooks I've drawn, doodled, and written inside. The collection of work includes autobiographical comics on depression, my transition, and musings on gender. http://www.erinnations.com/news-2016 daily 0.75 2025-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552066982654-VKJ8G21NWFO4UHYPPZT9/Erin-Nations-Gumballs-Poster.jpg NEWS 2016 - GUMBALLS (NUMBER ONE) RELEASE PARTY and SIGNING! Stop by Floating World Comics on January 18th and pick up a signed copy of Gumballs. Drinks and refreshments provided! LINKS: FLOATING WORLD COMICS and FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552066897332-MVB8FBETKZWBZRN6DWAB/Miss+Major+Tee.jpg NEWS 2016 - “AN IMPORTANT NEW VOICE” In this new interview, I spoke with Liam Nolan at ComicsVerse about working for Top Shelf, why I chose to make comics, and the importance of trans/non-CIS voices in comics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552066750968-AENDUD8JH04TEGWALYK2/Gumballs+1+Covers.jpg NEWS 2016 - GUMBALLS #1 RELEASED TODAY! Head over to your local comic book shop and pick up GUMBALLS (Number 1) or order now at Top Shelf Productions! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552066642856-6GSSTR1WLQX3HBHNLRDK/Geeks+Out+Pic.jpg NEWS 2016 - “THE COMICS CONFECTIONER BEHIND GUMBALLS” New interview at Geeks OUT! I spoke with Aria Baci about comics, art, binders, and other things. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552066509642-MTZHXPXA2CLDH0CQEJ1V/Euzine+Interview+Pic.jpg NEWS 2016 - EUZINE FEST INTERVIEW Head over to the Official EUZINE Fest website to read an interview I did with them. LINK: EUZINE FEST - INTERVIEW: ERIN NATIONS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552066351275-2784TJI5AC6DUMG9KA8H/OP+18.jpg NEWS 2016 - PRE-ORDER O.P. (ISSUE #18): THE BATHROOM ISSUE Pick up the latest issue of Original Plumbing: Beyond Bathrooms, which features a comic by me about an experience I had in the men's restroom. LINK: ORIGINAL PLUMBING STORE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552066236702-13W6792DKI71H395IKE1/Gumballs+2.jpg NEWS 2016 - PRE-ORDER GUMBALLS #2 GUMBALLS #2 is now available to Pre-Order at Top Shelf Productions! Pick one up HERE! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552066065163-AG6GK47P9V8ZOHMMWWKW/FTM+Mag+Image.jpg NEWS 2016 - SEE HOW ERIN NATIONS USES CARTOONS TO DOCUMENT HIS TRANSITION New interview up at FTM Magazine! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552065708352-I9TRJS9TZ4ZDHMEL8I5D/Comicosity-Gumballs.jpg NEWS 2016 - ERIN NATIONS POPS OUT WITH GUMBALLS Recently, Matt Santori-Griffith at COMICOSITY interviewed me about Gumballs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552065514147-38H607QJIX87MTM2UNBL/Euzine.jpg NEWS 2016 - EUZINE COMICS & ZINE FEST I will be tabling at the First Annual EUZINE Comics & Zine Fest on Saturday 11.12.16 from 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM at the Broadway Commerce Center in Eugene, Oregon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552065052670-LY4D90C2F7YNZIKITRTV/VQ6.jpg NEWS 2016 - VISION QUEST 6 RELEASE PARTY Stop by Stumptown Coffee (Belmont) TONIGHT @ 8 PM for the release ofVision Quest 6! Vision Quest is a free comix paper organized by Tim Goodyear and Ian Sundahl. The paper is printed quarterly and features underground comic artists from Portland, Oregon. Stop in and grab a warm beverage, chill with the cartoonist who have contributed to Vision Quest (including me), and enjoy the latest issue. How can you say no to coffee and free comics? SOCIAL MEDIA LINK: FACEBOOK EVENT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552063363926-BUPDNDO0A1IO759UMD4D/gumballs1.jpg NEWS 2016 - INTRODUCING GUMBALLS! Exciting news today! Top Shelf announced the launch of my new comic book Gumballs (#1). It’ll be released in December, but you can pre-order it now! Check out the NEWS at Top Shelf and pick up a copy! http://www.erinnations.com/news-2017 daily 0.75 2024-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/f3abd45a-e854-4fe6-8992-14b5d62fdc35/Insta-Gumballs.jpg NEWS 2017 - GUMBALLS: ONE OF THE BEST COMIC BOOK SERIES OF 2017 The staff at COMICOSITY listed The Best Series of 2017. GUMBALLS was one of the series to be selected! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/f0117972-adea-41ae-ac99-760acb8ed578/Gumballs+TPB+%282%29+Insta.jpg NEWS 2017 “No comic in 2017 spoke as deeply and personally while entertaining as Gumballs did. A mix of autobiographical comic strips about the author’s journey as a trans man and other socially awkward funnies, Gumballs consistently delivered warmth, optimism in the face of challenge, and one of the finest printed publications around. I don’t know if Top Shelf has any plans past the initial 4 issues, but I implore them to take continuing this series very seriously. A gem in a really tough year for being yourself.” — Matt Santori https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552073381605-1TB0WXIU59EKY0AJ4GP6/GUMBALLS-TPB-WEB.jpg NEWS 2017 - GUMBALLS TRADE PAPERBACK! The first 4 issues in the series will be collected into a trade paperback. The book will also include 32 pages of new content! Publishers Weekly listed Gumballs as one of the Top Ten Comics & Graphic Novels to be released in the Spring of 2018. LINKS: PUBLISHERS WEEKLY and visit TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS to pre-order. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552073290965-C2BO5JIGRGHWRV81DDFX/bathroom-sample.jpg NEWS 2017 - NEW INTERVIEWS! Panels from GUMBALLS (ISSUE 4) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/7d6e663d-38cf-4776-91bb-46d7f58bcaf7/Seattle-Postcard-NEW.jpg NEWS 2017 - SHORT RUN SEATTLE I’ll be in Seattle on Saturday, Nov. 4th for Short Run. If you’re in the area, please stop by and say hello and grab some cool comics and zines. I’ll have every issue of Gumballs, plus a new zine I made! I’m at table Q-97 LINK: SHORT RUN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552072485562-WL7BKRZ2Y47Y1N8XDZ25/GB+4.jpg NEWS 2017 - PRE-ORDER GUMBALLS #4! Issue 4 is scheduled to be released this December! To pre-order it now, click the link below! LINK: TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/3dbb8cbd-03ea-43a0-9931-6deeed1cf624/SPX-PROMO-NEWS.jpg NEWS 2017 - SMALL PRESS EXPO 2017 Hey Friends! I’m gonna be at SPX this weekend (in Bethesda, Maryland) at the Top Shelf booth (#W64-67). I’ll also have a limited number of sticker packs to hand out. See ya soon! LINK: SMALL PRESS EXPO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552072271351-0T2GQ4KUVVWF4X6QCNM1/IMG_2554.jpg NEWS 2017 - GUMBALLS ISSUE NO. 3 Gumballs #3 is in stores today! Pick one up at your local comic book shop or order online at Top Shelf Productions! LINK: TOP SHELF https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552072205843-9NZEH3CQ9A1KA12Q79GW/short+run+2017.jpg NEWS 2017 - SHORT RUN 2017 I'll be tabling at Short Run in Seattle on November 4th, at Fisher Pavilion and The Vera Project at Seattle Center. The show is from 11 AM - 6 PM. It's free and all-ages! LINK: SHORT RUN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552072120769-ZPRPIPHA28HVYBDHQQRI/comics+beat+pic.jpg NEWS 2017 - INTERVIEW I spoke with Alex Dueben at Comics Beat about the conception of Gumballs, the comics/zine scene in Portland, my desire to make comics, and more! LINK: COMICS BEAT: ERIN NATIONS EXPLORES PHONE ANXIETY AND GENDER IDENTITY IN GUMBALLS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/5627aecb-0844-4661-9558-92e5cc09a1a7/VLA.JPG NEWS 2017 - VLA Graphic Novel Diversity Award Winners for 2016 The Diversity & Inclusion Forum of the Virginia Library Association announced the 2016 winners of the VLA Graphic Novel Diversity Award. I'm thrilled that GUMBALLS (Issue 1) was listed in the "Overfloweth Titles", which the committee assigns to work that meet the high standards of quality literature and that they would recommend reading. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/2a10ad93-0e65-4d38-8524-fe7be28cb9ed/Gumballs+1+Cover+Pic.jpg NEWS 2017 Gumballs by Erin Nations. Top shelf Productions. ”Erin rides his bike to work, deals with depression and anxiety, and just goes about his everyday life as a transgender man. Gumballs is a fantastic glimpse into Erin's life as well as getting to know Tobias, and meeting Phillip and Ezra. Gumballs is important because it is a rare autobiographical depiction of being transgender, which greatly impacts public perceptions and visibility.” LINK: VIRGINIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552070764209-6YSU2E0VHXLP2R162BIO/SDCC+Logo.png NEWS 2017 - SAN DIEGO COMIC CON 2017 Stop at the Top Shelf corner of the IDW Booth (#2743) and say hello and get your comics signed! I'll be chilling there all week! I'm also scheduled to sign on Friday, July 21st from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM and on Sunday, July 23rd from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Also, GUMBALLS #3 will be debuting this weekend so pick up your copy before the release date! LINKS: TOP SHELF'S LINEUP @ SDCC 2017 and COMIC - CON INTERNATIONAL: SAN DIEGO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552070364360-V6HDIOBOHLZYTKIWYWH5/SW+1.jpg NEWS 2017 - SOU'WESTER ARTIST RESIDENCY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552070398165-NV4N06QEO45SZLM0DE1F/SW+2.jpg NEWS 2017 The Sou'Wester Lodge is located in Seaview, Washington on the Long Beach Peninsula. It's about 15 miles north of Astoria, Oregon. While guests can book a room in the main lodge or dwell in a cabin, the most alluring place to stay is in one of the vintage trailers and airstreams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552070418301-DU0NEBIGRAONBHS71AO7/SW+3.jpg NEWS 2017 Last week I had the pleasure of staying at the Sou'Wester. During my residency, I resided in a vintage trailer for five days and worked on issue four of my comic book series, Gumballs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552070439704-SQOG4H42H6Y6VQ89UPXE/SW+4.jpg NEWS 2017 Calm and quiet are the best words to describe my time there. It was very peaceful. For the most part, the only sounds I heard came from the podcasts I listened to, the birds chirping outside my window, vinyl records spinning, and two days of solid rain. Overall, it gave me a distraction-free place to work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552070463302-MCOLFBE8OO3HRAEV3ZBD/SW+5.jpg NEWS 2017 Every day I woke up at 5 AM, made coffee, and began working. By 10 PM, I'd put my pen down, and go to bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552070481985-EON3RRPS3JXHMZFUUOWK/SW+6.jpg NEWS 2017 To break up the monotony and avoid cabin fever, I made a couple trips into Long Beach and walked on the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552070509966-3UJJQHZNEZTUS8GWRTEI/SW+7.jpg NEWS 2017 By the end of my visit, I felt a sense of achievement. I was pleased with my output. You can read more about my time at the Sou'wester in Gumballs, Issue 4 (Release Date TBA) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552069896079-8V5CJYU1L6JJNN4LV7CH/GB+2.jpg NEWS 2017 - GUMBALLS #2 - IN STORES TODAY! Head over to your local comic book shop (or order online) and pick up the issue that ComicsVerse is calling “Refreshingly Authentic!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/2f88c217-c6f7-4bd0-9d49-29eae453f4a3/VQ8-NEWS.jpg NEWS 2017 - VISION QUEST #8 RELEASE PARTY Vision Quest #8 just came out in time for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY. The folks who put this thing together will be throwing a party at Floating World Comics for the release. P.S. I have a new Tobias comic in this thing so check it out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552069678035-WYOGL4MQI5O6R2RR7SBN/image-asset.jpeg NEWS 2017 - QUEERER THAN EVER: 30 MORE INDIE TITLES DOING RIGHT BY LGBTQIA+ FANS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/a2d51876-b28c-477d-92bf-c572faab4447/Gumballs.jpg NEWS 2017 For the past 3 years, COMICOSITY has put together a list of 35 indie comic titles that include queer characters or themes. Each title offers significant queer representation that the folks at COMICOSITY recommend you check out. This year, they included 30 more indie comics to wrap up an even 100, and Gumballs was one of the titles listed! "Transforming his comic strip style to a brand new anthology, cartoonist Erin Nations tells a semi-autobiographical tale of his gender transition, depression, and just general awkward life." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552069573544-95KIAKWL7V6LS1QWCSKY/DINK+LOGO.jpg NEWS 2017 - GUMBALLS #1 - DINKY NOMINATION Gumballs (Issue #1) has been nominated for a Dinky Award in the category for Outstanding Work - Diversity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552069361721-EK2RNBVLEOU65KNVIO3P/image-asset.jpeg NEWS 2017 - VISION QUEST 7 RELEASE PARTY “The 7th issue of Vision Quest, Portland Oregon’s FREE comic newspaper, arrives this March! Vision Quest is a collaborative effort, published and distributed by local comix writers and artists. We are excited to host a release party and art exhibit to celebrate the latest issue. Featuring artwork by Sophie Franz, Josh Simmons, Lark Pien, Alex Chiu, Jason Sturgill, Erin Nations and many many more!” — FWC LINKS: FLOATING WORLD COMCS and FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1aa62685-5e13-47db-a5f9-188e94ce25e5/xray-logo-NEWS.jpg NEWS 2017 - XRAY - IN THE MORNING Tune in at 8:45 AM on Tuesday, JAN 31, at 8:45 AM to XRAY.FM. I'll be in studio for a guest radio interview. LINK: XRAY - IN THE MORNING https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552069168579-OCFO3PEK16MEOKP5YLVK/PDX+MONTHLY.jpg NEWS 2017 - PORTLAND MONTHLY I recently spoke with Jason Buehrer from Portland Monthly about Gumballs, identity, and being a trans cartoonist. LINK: PORTLAND MONTHLY http://www.erinnations.com/news-2018 daily 0.75 2024-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552091912624-ZEU9BI746XCRAJFU8CHY/UTR2.jpg NEWS 2018 - UNDER THE RADAR’S HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2018 Still need to buy a gift for someone? Gumballs was listed as a gift recommendation for graphic novel fans in Under The Radar Magazine‘s Holiday Gift Guide 2018. LINK: UNDER THE RADAR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552093705380-PCX3P17HGC8WAUH4OMYN/MBF.jpg NEWS 2018 - MIAMI BOOK FAIR Hey Miami Folks, If you’re gonna be attending Miami Book Fair this weekend, I’ll be on a panel with cartoonists Liana Finck, Maggie Thrash, and Michael Kupperman. See ya in a couple days! LINK: MIAMI BOOK FAIR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552086207153-05L5ELE26T699S2SC5A0/IMG_9673.jpg NEWS 2018 - COZY ZINES - A PZS POP - UP Hey Portland folks, stop by Gallery Nucleus next Sunday (Nov. 11th) and check out Cozy Zines. I'll be apart of the Portland Zine Symposium Pop-Up sale with copies of Gumballs and a small collection of my zines. Hope to see ya there! Click the links below for details including the time and address. LINKS: FACEBOOK and GALLERY NUCLEUS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552086138971-DQWK50T3BJQ9C13C37OW/2018-SR-poster-846x1320.jpg NEWS 2018 - SHORT RUN 2018 Hey Seattle folks, I'm gonna be at Short Run (Comics and Arts Festival) on Saturday (Nov. 3rd). Stop by the Fisher Pavilion and check it out! I'll be at table M:76 with some comics and zines. LINK: SHORT RUN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/ed48a7c7-9dd1-4a27-8ba1-f3e6e3eacb7c/RCCC-NEWS.jpg NEWS 2018 - ROSE CITY COMIC CON 2018 Rose City Comic Con is taking place at The Convention Center this weekend. Stop by the IDW-PDX booth (exhibitor table #1118) and say hello! I’ll be around for a little bit to sign copies of Full Bleed magazine. Bring your copy of Gumballs. I’ll sign those too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552086083237-GX75EN5325T9SN86HR94/MITTE.jpg NEWS 2018 - NEW PODCAST INTERVIEW I had the pleasure of chatting with Dan Berry on his podcast “Make It and Then Tell Everybody”. We talked about making comics, drawing styles, education, and many other things. Click the link below to listen. LINK: MAKE IT THEN TELL EVERYBODY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552085985242-8NYECY0HLS6MKR0USWIW/Ignatz_BiancaXunise.jpg NEWS 2018 - GUMBALLS NOMINATED FOR AN IGNATZ AWARD! Illustration by Bianca Xunise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/ed476b0b-1aeb-4a4c-ae91-682bf157098d/FlameCon-NEW2.jpg NEWS 2018 - FLAME CON 2018 I'm excited to announce that I will be at Flame Con next weekend (AUGUST 18th - 19th)! If you're in New York, come hang out at the largest queer comic con! You can find me at table T153. Also, make sure to stop by the Signing & Selfie table from 3 PM - 4 PM on Sunday so you can meet me and the rest of the creators who contributed to the We're Still Here anthology. We'll be signing copies of the book. LINK: FLAME CON and FACEBOOK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552085842705-23GVMCFMGJ4XC3E3Y7XE/SDCC+Signing.jpg NEWS 2018 - SAN DIEGO COMIC CON 2018 I'm heading to Comic Con tomorrow! Stop by Booth #2743 this week to get your copy of Gumballs signed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552085578803-ABMBT81WL9IYLYXNVVSX/DIY+Res.jpg NEWS 2018 - DIY RESISTANCE “DIY Resistance: 32 Ways To Fight Back” by Anthony Alvarado is in stores now. “DIY Resistance celebrates the power of the individual and shows how the reader can take inspiration from the actions and words of leaders, activists, and historical heroes, how we can learn to take care of ourselves physically and emotionally in troubled times, and do our part to look after the larger community around us. Our fight is not a new one. It has been going on continuously for thousands of years, as individuals and movements have stood up to despots and demagogues. DIY Resistance recalls the successful actions through which people's movements have defeated tyrants throughout history: Defend free speech, look after your community, know your rights, fight racism and misogyny, organize, protest, network, publish. The lessons of successful resistance are rich and they are everywhere around us.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552085549205-WIYJNSEAQAAJ66QSYR7X/Harvey.jpg NEWS 2018 I had the pleasure of contributing this illustration of Harvey Milk. LINK: SEVEN STORIES PRESS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552085456460-1JL72FQ4JP72MDZZE5W4/37080576_10210041410992154_7174057678950367232_o.jpg NEWS 2018 - GUMBALLS IN STORES NOW! Earlier this month, the trade paperback was released in comic book shops. Today, it can be found in book stores too! Also available online at Top Shelf Productions, Penguin Random House, and Amazon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/ad09e602-37b3-4e49-b705-b5e68c52b59d/ERIN-PORTRAIT-NEWS.jpg NEWS 2018 - COMICS ALTERNATIVE INTERVIEW I recently chatted with Derek Royal on the Comics Alternative podcast. You can listen to that now. LINK: COMICS ALTERNATIVE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552077422493-0YT8XXTKHFCA7312XH3F/Gumballs-Flyer.jpg NEWS 2018 - GUMBALLS RELEASE PARTY AND ART EXHIBIT WITH ERIN NATIONS If you’re in Portland on June 7th, please stop by Floating World for the release of the Gumballs trade paperback. I’ll be signing books and there will be an exhibit featuring original art from the book. See ya there! LINKS: FLOATING WORLD COMICS and FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/2b19701f-9b21-4b1e-9142-a78a282299d6/IMG_0993.JPG NEWS 2018 - THE NUCLEAR FAMILY GALLERY OPENING The Nuclear Family is a group art show featuring work inspired by The Simpsons. As someone who was artistically influenced by The Simpsons, I'm delighted to be apart of this show! The show is from 5 PM - 10 PM. Check it out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552075458320-YSS8KMO8WUZW7F7K8PIL/tobias%2Bpanel%2Btemp.jpg NEWS 2018 - VISION QUEST 11 Vision Quest #11 is out now! Pick one up at any comic book shop in Portland (I think they’re located at every shop) and outside Stumptown Coffee on Belmont. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552075176613-EX4SLSNPHYAR2WGGOSZC/WSHcover.jpg NEWS 2018 - WE’RE STILL HERE: AN ALL - TRANS COMICS ANTHOLOGY I was thrilled to be apart of this anthology! The first anthology of its kind, We’re Still Here: An All-Trans Comics Anthology offers dozens of new stories that render trans experiences in comics form: some fiction, some nonfiction, some sad, some thoughtful, some funny, some bizarre, all authentic. Edited by Jeanne Thornton and Tara Avery. (Release Date: July 2018.) LINK TO ORDER: Stacked Deck Press https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552075055205-OQVNB3YF5QLV0LSVQRE9/IMG_7446.jpg NEWS 2018 - NEW GUMBALLS BOOKPLATES! If you’re in Leeds, England during the release of Gumballs (Trade Paperback), make sure to stop in OK COMICS and get this free signed bookplate that comes with your purchase! Limited supply. LINK: OK COMICS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/e7f7ece2-d066-4f93-972d-a79feeb82d4a/ALF-NEW.jpg NEWS 2018 - ARKANSAS LITERARY FESTIVAL I’ve been invited to speak on a panel at the Arkansas Literary Festival. If you’re in Little Rock on Saturday, April 28, stop by the Roberts Library at 4 PM. I’ll be joining Trina Robbins and MK Czerweic on the “Cartoonists” panel. LINK: ARKANSAS LITERARY FESTIVAL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552074917174-8G929IF7OTQG6BF3JO08/DINKY%2BAWARD.jpg NEWS 2018 - 2018 DINKY AWARDS I'm pleased to announce that I won a DINKY last night at the DINKY Awards! I received the award for Outstanding Work Showcasing Diversity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552074862058-UKAHPSVVGBLOFOY1PRWU/DINK%2BWEEKEND.jpg NEWS 2018 - DINK INDEPENDENT COMICS & ART EXPO 2018 Stop by TABLE 225 on the SECOND FLOOR to pick up some comics and zines by me! Also, don't forget to check out the DINKY Awards on Saturday, April 14th, at 7:30 PM. I've been nominated in the Outstanding Work Showcasing Diversity category and Best Floppy Comic. LINK: FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552074788258-OEB1EHP7XXLWR9N1I6QW/image-asset.jpeg NEWS 2018 - FULL BLEED MAGAZINE IN STORES TODAY! Stop in your local comic book shop and pick up the premier issue of Full Bleed magazine. Be sure to check out the new five-page comic I contributed to Full Bleed! LINKS: FULL BLEED KICKSTARTER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/aa9561dd-06cb-412e-a55e-cc2d33d8f5ef/VQ-10-NEWS.jpg NEWS 2018 - VISION QUEST 10 RELEASE PARTY The new issue of Vision Quest comes out today! Vision Quest is a FREE quarterly printed comics newspaper distributed in Portland, Oregon. The paper features local Portland cartoonist (including me). Stop by Floating World Comics tonight (6 PM - 8 PM) to pick up the new issue. LINK: VISION QUEST 10 RELEASE PARTY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/e51c7b85-87fa-4810-b7cf-2444f24b68c5/GUMBALL-MACHINE-2-NEWS.jpg NEWS 2018 - 19 NEW TITLES TO LOOK FORWARD TO THIS YEAR FROM TOP SHELF Entertainment Weekly provided previews of some of the new comic books and graphic novels (from Top Shelf Productions) slated for release this year. One of the 19 titles is the GUMBALLS trade paperback. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/4dfb7845-890c-47ab-aa62-a0701643087f/Gumballs-TPB-Cover-NEWS.jpg NEWS 2018 Gumballs, by Erin Nations “We actually launched Gumballs as a comic book series (very unusual for Top Shelf), and it’s racked up glowing reviews and word-of-mouth love for its unpretentious, wide-ranging take on humanity. A lot of Erin’s comics are autobiographical — he’s not only transgender, he’s part of a set of triplets — so readers will love his firsthand take on issues like single-gender bathrooms and childhood birthday presents. But they’re also interspersed with whimsical character studies and workaday observations, forming a well-rounded portrait of a fascinating creative mind.” — Chris Staros and Leigh Walton http://www.erinnations.com/news daily 0.75 2025-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/46147cea-993b-46a8-a99a-998d30973e31/We-Create-Spread-1.jpg NEWS - SUS MAGAZINE Pick up the latest issue (Vol 2 / ISS 2) of SUS Magazine. I have a feature in the We Create section. You can find a FREE copy at any of the locations listed on the SUS website. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/772ba833-8503-4974-8c13-58ebe823e08a/IMG_1031.jpg NEWS - KITCHEN TABLE NOSE-TO-TAIL Join publisher Brett Warnock and some of the contributors of Kitchen Table Magazine (including me) as we discuss publishing, freelance writing, editing, photography, and illustration. Find out what goes on behind the scenes of Portland’s only local indie food magazine. Also, there will be drinks, snacks, and a garage sale of cookbooks and food magazines. LINKS: KITCHEN TABLE MAGAZINE AND VIVIENNE KITCHEN & PANTRY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/6d22c2d3-41d0-478e-9f56-f1638e42532c/Buckman-Journal-Pic NEWS - BUCKMAN JOURNAL (ISSUE 009) Issue 009 of Buckman Journal is packed full of Portland writers and artists. A panel from a book I’m working on and my short comic “Small Pleasures” are printed in this issue. LINKS: BUCKMAN JOURNAL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/fe382872-6f93-4b72-a121-ce4e7790a504/Stranger-NEWS.jpg NEWS - THE STRANGER I had the pleasure of illustrating a few images for Will Darling’s new sex and dating column featured in The Stranger. Click the link to read the full article and view the other 3 illustrations I created. LINK: DIARY OF A HOLE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/c7a7cf23-8f40-4f87-b48a-150e06f23280/SEQ-SELF-NEWS.jpg NEWS - SEQUENTIAL SELF This exhibition showcases twelve artists whose work illuminates the complexity and intersectionality of gender and identity through autobiographical, historical, and fantastical narratives. Sequential Self: Gender and Identity in Comics will be on-view at Moudy Gallery from September 30 – October 21, 2021. Not only are my comics on display in the exhibit, but I will also be apart of a virtual panel. LINKS: VIRTUAL PANEL ON YOUTUBE AND EVENT DETAILS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/19f064fd-420b-434a-86d4-98bf0e021d2c/Simpsons-NEWS.jpg NEWS - KITCHEN TABLE MAGAZINE #3 2-PAGE SPREAD FROM KITCHEN TABLE MAGAZINE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/54c06c22-c461-48a0-9da5-742d72af9773/PIC-NEWS.jpg NEWS - PORTLAND INDIE CON 2019 ILLUSTRATION BY MATTHEW NIELSEN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1556333261491-6GWIOAAI7BTXKS5A9YTA/GB-Eisner-Nom-NEW.jpg NEWS - GUMBALLS NOMINATED FOR AN EISNER AWARD! I’m thrilled to announce that Gumballs has been nominated for a 2019 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award! I’m honored to be nominated for “Best Publication for Teens (13-17).” LINK: NUMEROUS NODS TO TOP SHELF TALENT AT 2019 EISNER AWARDS! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1554249737039-FYMPLAZY4BN2WWJSEBRH/PDX+Comic+Book+Month.jpg NEWS - PORTLAND COMIC BOOK MONTH CELEBRATION POSTER BY SOPHIE FRANZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/e6ea461d-0f09-46b5-b867-bbfd67323451/Sequential_Self_PR_Poster_2019_SP.jpg NEWS - SEQUENTIAL SELF I’m excited to be apart of this show and have a few of my original comics on display! “The Galleries at Eastfield College present Sequential Self: Female, Non-Binary, Trans, and Queer Voices in Comics and Zines, an exhibition focusing on underrepresented artists in the genre of comics and zines ... This exhibition illuminates some of the powerful voices and innovative stories in the contemporary age of comics.” LINK: FACEBOOK EVENT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552086410312-TWZVLR3KHL1RBED5FIIX/BUCKMAN+JOURNAL.jpg NEWS - BUCKMAN JOURNAL (ISSUE 002) LAUNCH PARTY COVER ILLUSTRATION BY JOHN GOURLEY. PHOTO BY HATTIE WATSON. CREATIVE DIRECTION BY RAECHEL WOLFE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1585326043895-32BG07C30GA1UYE4X6JM/BUCKMAN-JOUNAL-SCAN.jpg NEWS PHOTO BY HATTIE WATSON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552088933794-D56DFGG7QUJFSINV6ESW/KITCHEN+TABLE+MAG.jpg NEWS - KITCHEN TABLE MAGAZINE #1 COVER ART BY KATE BLAIRSTONE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1552088151480-JY4PVHXVTPIM5NB7Q7Q4/CAKE+2019.png NEWS - EXHIBITING AT CAKE 2019 ART BY MARNIE GALLOWAY http://www.erinnations.com/kitchen-table daily 0.75 2022-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/ff4b9daa-8d52-4090-bde6-69ddcaaadc15/City-Of-Donuts.jpg KITCHEN TABLE - KITCHEN TABLE MAGAZINE #1 Kitchen Table (Issue #1), Published by Brett Warnock, Winter 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/b35cad14-6cbc-4250-88aa-3b7758f9b2b6/Donut4.jpg KITCHEN TABLE Sample Page of “City of Donuts” review. http://www.erinnations.com/were-still-here daily 0.75 2022-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1584741126591-ZTVDPHNNYVZQV0TM9MCE/WSHcover.jpg WERE STILL HERE - WE’RE STILL HERE: AN ALL TRANS COMICS ANTHOLOGY We’re Still Here: An All-Trans Comics Anthology, Published by Stacked Deck Press, Summer 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/7ddfb7d4-21aa-4cee-b851-a14dca813e6c/SWIM-Page2.jpg WERE STILL HERE My short comic "Swim" is included in the anthology. The comic is about two young transgender men discussing the dysphoria and insecurities that can arise when one does not see themself or feel represented in the media or popular culture. http://www.erinnations.com/how-to-wait daily 0.75 2022-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1584744810755-B6E0W9OY23QIU6VDS0T0/How+To+Wait-Shadow.jpg HOW TO WAIT - HOW TO WAIT: AN ANTHOLOGY OF TRANSITION How To Wait, Self-Published by Sage Persing, Spring 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1659656468605-986AHT9O4PQTK1XMOT8Q/Waiting-PG1.jpg HOW TO WAIT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1659656470242-WUBAG2RO49TUB2EWOWRM/Waiting-PG2.jpg HOW TO WAIT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1659656479638-5ADZBI348RFAWLY00BXL/Waiting-PG3.jpg HOW TO WAIT http://www.erinnations.com/zines daily 0.75 2024-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1584836411600-EELG0W7U0NMEO804OBF5/drift-thumb.jpg ZINES - DRIFT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1584836463952-25PUSO4GQ9TQB5E5HVDH/tiny-zine-thumb.jpg ZINES - TINY SKETCHBOOK ZINE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1584836434702-JBUWR3LS3SD0MN4GKZXM/Introvert-Thumb.jpg ZINES - INTROVERT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1584836691919-4NFT79PXG1EISI08ZRDD/Meow-THUMB.jpg ZINES - MEOW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1584836592559-YKSVTTJW0FRFPBHDBAUV/Stay-Gold-Thumb.jpg ZINES - STAY GOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1584836582665-C45V4M7MRUUQB2X5SLI2/PP-Thumb.jpg ZINES - PLEASANT PEOPLE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1584836570570-YLURUO0QVDTBJL1X1K58/Portraits-Thumb.jpg ZINES - PORTRAITS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1584836557844-CF7C2TBT39HVSSX1Z4IS/PA-Thumb.jpg ZINES - PERSONAL ADS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1584837828634-OC7JFQ58BMYU7B3SBKJN/TT-thumb.jpg ZINES - TWINS-TRIPLET https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1584836540382-JMTJIZN2OF1EXPEBB18R/NK3-Thumb.jpg ZINES - NOVELTY KNEES #3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1584836488114-00S7YI0LSS40PNJ0XQIN/NK2-Thumb.jpg ZINES - NOVELTY KNEES #2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1584836480127-O0M3ZTH43N5JT30R2NNU/NK1-Thumbs.jpg ZINES - NOVELTY KNEES #1 http://www.erinnations.com/diy daily 0.75 2022-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/a79b0f81-11a6-4be0-b9a2-7c9e29abeb85/Harvey_Milk_Illustration.jpg DIY - DIY Resistance: 36 Ways to Fight Back! DIY Resistance: 36 Ways to Fight Back!, Published by Seven Stories Press, Summer 2018 http://www.erinnations.com/prism daily 0.75 2022-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/62ec9bc3-831a-4203-a41f-f2134e1822ab/PRISM-PAGES-BW.jpg PRISM HEALTH - PRISM HEALTH Prism Health, Oregon’s first LGBTQ+ primary health clinic in Portland, reached out and asked if I’d like to collaborate with them on some new materials for their clients and community members. Together, we created new handouts on HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) that inform patients of the effects and expected time course of HRT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/bdb68b13-cb94-4244-99e1-cb6952dc1ac3/PRISM-PAGES-COLOR.jpg PRISM HEALTH Prism had a vision of informing their patients with something thoughtful, approachable, and in the format of a comic. The staff and providers at Prism and myself revised the language in the previous form to make it more inclusive. Next, I took the information from a table and converted it into panels in a comic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/e9973bda-e8bb-4903-9211-5430a5acdab1/PRISM-Excerpt.jpg PRISM HEALTH Two versions of each comic were created. One version was rendered in gray tones, designed to print, and hand out to patients. The second version was colored using the palette from Prism’s style guidelines. This version was designed for their website. http://www.erinnations.com/books-other-publications daily 0.75 2024-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1659396138959-UI6ASD1X5TKSD0UZJ3L1/Gumballs-Thumbnail.jpg BOOKS + OTHER PUBLICATIONS - GUMBALLS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1659396152971-DA212PGXD7TZCR1PXLBT/Waiting-Thumbnail.jpg BOOKS + OTHER PUBLICATIONS - HOW TO WAIT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1659396170402-517ALEXXPYUL00J7LM0Y/Swim-Thumbnail.jpg BOOKS + OTHER PUBLICATIONS - WE’RE STILL HERE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1659396199090-DH3K4ONFT9PJOOJ0RHGA/Home-Thumbnail.jpg BOOKS + OTHER PUBLICATIONS - FULL BLEED - VOL 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1659396206181-DP05DA0NUXRIZBI6KBAY/Teenage-Boy-Thumbnail.jpg BOOKS + OTHER PUBLICATIONS - FULL BLEED - VOL 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1659396221679-G18JRE5X375Y7OI1Y19D/OP-Thumbnail.jpg BOOKS + OTHER PUBLICATIONS - ORIGINAL PLUMBING https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1659396230823-TY00HNXLID8FNVJ4CST5/Vision-Quest-Thumbnail.jpg BOOKS + OTHER PUBLICATIONS - VISION QUEST http://www.erinnations.com/illustrations daily 0.75 2025-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1742594957438-Y4LJOA3WWT4IIY1MEOR5/NY-Mag-Thumb.jpg ILLUSTRATIONS - NEW YORK MAGAZINE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1659398591574-70NQ78LLPGO5PM14E2BX/Prism-Thumbnail.jpg ILLUSTRATIONS - PRISM HEALTH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1659398596511-5ZHX7XBV18FTNZV56FFO/The-Stranger-Thumbnail.jpg ILLUSTRATIONS - THE STRANGER - DIARY OF A HOLE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1659398590582-5XKBQR9WTHAH8G6JRHV9/Netflix-Thumbnail.jpg ILLUSTRATIONS - NETFLIX - PALETTE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1659398594253-RAUDGLJOU8K0CS09B63Q/Xbox-Thumbnail.jpg ILLUSTRATIONS - XBOX - G4E https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1659398587543-I1EXQQY399EOIM3L36OM/Eater-Thumbnail.jpg ILLUSTRATIONS - EATER - VALUE MENU https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1659398590296-82CHVOR03L5X3C4YYRA0/Kitchen-Table-2-Thumbnail.jpg ILLUSTRATIONS - KITCHEN TABLE MAGAZINE #3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1659398586687-BN6DIPMKO8UCZV35BA8U/DIY.jpg ILLUSTRATIONS - DIY RESISTANCE: 36 WAYS TO FIGHT BACK! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1659398588021-4ZBMZZU8MSKKANW0255O/Kitchen-Table-1-Thumbnail.jpg ILLUSTRATIONS - KITCHEN TABLE MAGAZINE #1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/1659911525484-65SGCG7Z160CTH8PODQI/SELF-MADE-MEN-Thumbnail.jpg ILLUSTRATIONS - SPAN PRODUCTIONS - SELF-MADE MEN http://www.erinnations.com/netflix-pride daily 0.75 2022-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/66de6f65-d8bd-4a3b-b00f-edb10a5f5d45/NETFLIX-PRIDE-BOOK.jpg NETFLIX - PRIDE BOOK - PALETTE To celebrate and commemorate the LGBTQ+ community at Netflix, the Pride Planning Committee commissioned LGBTQ+ artists to create art pieces based on Netflix employees. The art was later collected and published in a book titled Palette. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/8e5085e8-d413-4cf1-9457-cbb0487e94b0/NETFLIX-PRIDE-PHOTO.JPG NETFLIX - PRIDE BOOK I created an illustration for B. Pagels-Minor. We spoke about what Pride means to them and how they celebrate. A gathering of friends and family centered around food and conversations were things that stood out to B. http://www.erinnations.com/xbox-g4e daily 0.75 2022-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/97637ce4-1ea2-4e1f-9143-e2ac0c42e46c/G4E_LGBTQIA.jpg XBOX - G4E - XBOX G4E Microsoft Xbox’s “Gaming for Everyone” initiative focuses on inclusivity. To celebrate and reflect the gaming experiences within marginalized communities, artists who represent those communities were selected to create the art. I created a large format illustration for the LGBTQIA+ gaming community intended to be on posters, their internal websites, print materials, and swag. http://www.erinnations.com/stranger daily 0.75 2022-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/05af1fe2-5343-45b1-b09e-9d91e3e28d2c/Stranger-1.jpg THE STRANGER - DIARY OF A HOLE A set of 4 illustrations to run alongside a memoir piece by writer Will Darling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/f0c27487-f153-4869-b6e2-af1c2359fb54/Stranger-Images.jpg THE STRANGER Darling created a new sex and dating column in Seattle’s The Stranger called “Trans In The City.” In “Diary of A Hole,” the illustrations reflect some of the frustrations he has experienced as a trans man dating in Seattle. http://www.erinnations.com/kitchen-table-3 daily 0.75 2022-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/cde4d5e3-e339-4b44-a8af-4cd8b383027d/Simpsons-Dining-Room.jpg KITCHEN TABLE ISSUE 3 - KITCHEN TABLE MAGAZINE #3 I created a full-page splash and spot illustration to accompany Laurel Randolph’s article “Supper with the Simpsons.” Randolph, a food writer and cookbook author, recreates recipes from Simpsons episodes and shares them on her blog “The Joy of Cooking Milhouse.” Her Simpsons recipes also appear in The Unofficial Simpsons Cookbook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/c882e8e6-1022-4bf7-b7b2-76284aff2449/Simpsons-Sketches.jpg KITCHEN TABLE ISSUE 3 Considering The Simpsons influenced and inspired my interest in cartooning, I was thrilled to collaborate with Laurel and Kitchen Table Magazine. I was hesitant to draw copyrighted characters, so I focused on the dinner table. Founder and publisher Brett Warnock helped with art direction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/268ee5e2-dd52-4263-9bec-051aec0ff9b9/Simpsons-Spread.jpg KITCHEN TABLE ISSUE 3 We decided to draw a messy dinner theme, incorporating iconic Simpsons food and beverages (donuts, Marge’s Pork Chops, and Duff beer cans.) The color was an obvious choice. We stuck with the show’s flat candy-colored palette. http://www.erinnations.com/reviews daily 0.75 2022-08-04 http://www.erinnations.com/articles daily 0.75 2022-08-05 http://www.erinnations.com/interviews daily 0.75 2022-08-05 http://www.erinnations.com/full-bleed-vol-1 daily 0.75 2022-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/df30767b-bc68-4f0b-9040-fcc78c9b34a4/Full+Bleed+1.jpg FULL BLEED VOL 1 - FULL BLEED VOL 1 IDW, WINTER 2018 Full Bleed is a quarterly, 200-page, hardcover magazine curated and edited by IDW Publishing’s Dirk Wood and Ted Adams. The magazine tackles all aspects of the creative culture, and beyond — comics, music, film, tv, fine art, photography, design, politics and more. Volume One includes a comic by me titled “Teenage Boy.” The comic is about when I started hormone replacement therapy and experienced a second puberty at age 32. “Teenage Boy” also appears in the Gumballs. Below is a single page excerpt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/728dfe8e-5d20-4fc4-9273-81f86a435e93/TEEN-BOY.jpg FULL BLEED VOL 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.erinnations.com/full-bleed-vol-3 daily 0.75 2022-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/092f6fff-5935-447f-9717-f92802fabf03/FullBleed_03.jpg FULL BLEED VOL 3 - FULL BLEED VOL 3 IDW, SPRING 2019 Full Bleed is a quarterly, 200-page, hardcover magazine curated and edited by IDW Publishing’s Dirk Wood and Ted Adams. The magazine tackles all aspects of the creative culture, and beyond — comics, music, film, tv, fine art, photography, design, politics and more.Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. Vol. 3 includes my comic "Home." “Home” explores the fears I felt about traveling to a conservative small town. After an interaction with a flight passenger, I learned a lesson on making assumptions. Below is an excerpt from the comic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/d05b5e80-ff87-4fca-a745-449bc5cf6972/Home-Page1.jpg FULL BLEED VOL 3 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.erinnations.com/selfmade-men daily 0.75 2022-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/c054699d-b3b1-42b1-8439-983b4612d0bf/Self-Made-Men-1.jpg SELF-MADE MEN - SELF-MADE MEN After creating an illustration of Amos Mac and Rocco Kayiatos for their crowdsourcing campaign in 2013, director/producer Amy Goldstein contacted me to draw additional illustration work for a proposed TV series she was working on called Self-Made Men. The series followed Amos and Rocco, the entrepreneurial duo behind the groundbreaking transmedia platform Original Plumbing (OP). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/d744a20b-d9ed-4658-aefe-7ea6f6f409ee/Self-Made-Men-Drawings.jpg SELF-MADE MEN Several single illustrations were animated using motion graphics. The animated illustrations appeared in the episodes “Beg of You” and “What’s in the Cards.” http://www.erinnations.com/tiny-sketchbook-zine daily 0.75 2022-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/9d8bda3f-87f6-46f7-b747-abb29893347c/TINY-ZINE-WEB-2.jpg TINY SKETCHBOOK ZINE - TINY SKETCH-BOOK ZINE SELF-PUBLISHED, 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/6a0ed07e-541c-4f4a-93d2-8af4cc88515d/TINY-ZINE-INTERIOR.jpg TINY SKETCHBOOK ZINE All drawings and paintings in this zine came from a tiny Moleskine sketchbook that I began to fill with pencil sketches, ink drawings, and gouache paintings in Fall 2016. http://www.erinnations.com/pleasant-people daily 0.75 2022-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/3702ca9f-114f-434b-b061-8caf6ee91544/PP-COVER-WEB-LOWRES.jpg PLEASANT PEOPLE - PLEASANT PEOPLE: REAL CUSTOMERS I’VE ENGAGED WITH IN RETAIL SELF-PUBLISHED, 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/6cfc9213-b841-4552-a38e-066ce373e1a2/THE-DEVIL.jpg PLEASANT PEOPLE Pleasant People captured real-life interactions I had with customers at work. Later, Top Shelf Productions published this collection of work in my comic book Gumballs. http://www.erinnations.com/personal-ads daily 0.75 2022-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/501f3a0a-cbe7-4f44-8697-89b633127584/PERSONAL-ADS-COVER-WEB.jpg PERSONAL ADS - PERSONAL ADS: PEOPLE SEEKING PEOPLE SELF-PUBLISHED, 2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/3205aaaa-f258-4a66-bd87-003770ffda23/Phillip-WEB.jpg PERSONAL ADS Personal Ads is a zine inspired by the personals I read online and in the back of The Portland Mercury. All the ads in the zine are fictitious. Most of the ads can be read in my comic book Gumballs. http://www.erinnations.com/nk3 daily 0.75 2022-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/6f006feb-b923-43e7-aee2-9945a941e133/NK3-Zines.jpg NK3 - NOVELTY KNEES ISSUE #3 SELF-PUBLISHED, 2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/8e8a24cb-46c0-45b8-852b-239182c345e3/Good-Lookin.jpg NK3 Novelty Knees is a peculiar name derived from a nickname a friend gave me. It refers to my knee size. He said my knees were so tiny they were “novelty size.” It was a bizarre observation that made me laugh. I figured the nickname could work as the title of my first zine too. When I began making zines, I wasn’t making too many comics. Back then, I filled sketchbooks with random drawings. The zines I bought were by artists like Travis Millard and Jay Howell. People you’d read about in Juxtapose magazine and Fecal Face/FFDG. Inspired by the content these artists put in their zines, Novelty Knees became a zine of drawings and photos. http://www.erinnations.com/nk2 daily 0.75 2022-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/0c7b6ef4-0a26-461c-b7e8-30b30d80a8c4/NK2-WEB.jpg NK2 - NOVELTY KNEES ISSUE #2 SELF-PUBLISHED, 2014 Novelty Knees is a peculiar name derived from a nickname a friend gave me. It refers to my knee size. He said my knees were so tiny they were “novelty size.” It was a bizarre observation that made me laugh. I figured the nickname could work as the title of my first zine too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/0339df59-4557-4d3a-be92-54456d3cfedb/keith-WEB.jpg NK2 When I began making zines, I wasn’t making too many comics. Back then, I filled sketchbooks with random drawings. The zines I bought were by artists like Travis Millard and Jay Howell. People you’d read about in Juxtapose magazine and Fecal Face/FFDG. Inspired by the content these artists put in their zines, Novelty Knees became a zine of drawings and photos. http://www.erinnations.com/nk1 daily 0.75 2022-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/78d3bcea-c393-4d49-8cef-fd3715d3a3f2/NK1.jpg NK1 - NOVELTY KNEES ISSUE #1 SELF-PUBLISHED, 2014 Novelty Knees is a peculiar name derived from a nickname a friend gave me. It refers to my knee size. He said my knees were so tiny they were “novelty size.” It was a bizarre observation that made me laugh. I figured the nickname could work as the title of my first zine too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/8becce86-c2b1-45b0-a885-304db5f504bf/Polaroid-Girl-WEB.jpg NK1 When I began making zines, I wasn’t making too many comics. Back then, I filled sketchbooks with random drawings. The zines I bought were by artists like Travis Millard and Jay Howell. People you’d read about in Juxtapose magazine and Fecal Face/FFDG. Inspired by the content these artists put in their zines, Novelty Knees became a zine of drawings and photos. http://www.erinnations.com/small-pleasures daily 0.75 2022-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/2c65005e-ce74-41bc-a816-f9a5216fa277/Small+Pleasures-Print+Scan.jpg Small Pleasures - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.erinnations.com/we-create daily 0.75 2025-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/8a394c16-34ee-4044-bd4d-557c6316022e/We-Create-Spread-1.jpg We Create - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.erinnations.com/new-york-magazine daily 0.75 2025-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/b869be74-b7c4-4ede-8928-38bbbfbda6be/NY+Mag+Photo-2.jpg NEW YORK MAGAZINE - NEW YORK MAGAZINE PUBLISHED: June 22, 2023 I was thrilled to work on this assignment for New York magazine, and it was a pleasure to work with an art director and editors who were equally enthusiastic about the project. The publication assembled a guide for trans youth and their parents titled "The Transgender Family Handbook." The handbook provided 14 pages of information on coming out, gender-affirming care, navigating schools, and so much more. As cited on New York's website, this article was also "a National Magazine Award finalist for excellence in service journalism." The article remains updated "so it continues to be a resource for transgender kids and their families." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e840a3356fb022e5964391/369124b5-5380-4e19-b3d6-571ca40376e0/Erin-Shaving-Cream-Illo-2.jpg NEW YORK MAGAZINE I created an illustration for the title page and five additional illos for each chapter within the guide. The piece ran in printed copies of New York magazine and online at The Cut. The senior art director asked me to draw images that evoked the same sentiment as my comics, which are drawn from my personal experience as a trans man.