FULL REACTION: Nimona
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Nimona is a queer web comic/graphic novel created by ND Stevenson. He is a trans man who also created She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (another dope ass queer, mostly sapphic, show on Netflix). ND, also known as Nate, made them back when he identified as a lesbian, but he credits writing a non-binary character, Double Trouble, on She-Ra and Nimona as helping him realize that he is trans. He says Nimona is definitely a trans allegory, even if he didn't realize it at the time, because he was still coming to grips with who he was himself. He tried to infuse that message into the movie more plainly though. I thank all that is holy that Disney dropped producing Nimona, because they would have ruined it, imo. They would've straight-washed this completely or made the queerness invisible. I also have problems with making the queer person/minority the villain when they're a genuine threat or have reason to be mistrusted (one of the reasons I'm not a fan of the movie Zootopia).
Mandi Mateer
2024-04-05 21:34:33 +0000 UTCThe NB/trans representation with Nimona is my fav part. Love how ND Stevenson wrote the script to explain how it feels. Plus the outcast trope is one many can relate to
Michael D
2024-04-05 20:44:58 +0000 UTCP.S. Nimona uses all pronouns and is gender fluid according to ND Stevenson
Luca Schmitt
2024-04-05 18:26:37 +0000 UTCTo answer the question at the end, yes the graphic novel is queer as well. ND Stevenson who wrote the graphic novel is responsible for a lot of queer content for younger audiences including the new She-Ra and the Princesses of Power show and a comic book called Lumberjanes. ND Stevenson is trans masc, but wrote Nimona prior to being out as transgender (still identified as part of the LGBTQ+ community though). His partner Molly Ostertag has also written a bunch of queer graphic novels including The Witch Boy (and illustrated a few pages for the Love is Love comic book which honored the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting). Sorry I'm a big comics fan.
Luca Schmitt
2024-04-05 18:24:48 +0000 UTCEUGENEEEEEE
cowzen
2024-04-05 17:22:33 +0000 UTC
