Gender Slices has made it to 200 pages!
I never thought I’d do this. I didn’t think this little comic about scenes from my life would become anything, but it did! It got bigger than I thought, bigger than I could handle at times.
Thank you for sticking with me this long and reading about my life and experiences with gender, being trans/nonbinary, changing pronouns, all of it. It’s been such a great experience for me. I officially finished the art for Gender Slices in March 2019, so about a year ago now. I needed it all done by TCAF 2019 so I could sell the big Gender Slices book. I worked so hard to get all 200 pages done. I worked Monday-Friday for about three months, drawing these pages in my sketchbooks to have the book done in time. I’ve chosen to end it here.
I picked page 200 because it would be a nice clean end. It’s bittersweet and I wish I could keep it going forever, but it had to end. It just became bigger than I thought, and while I’ve read every single comment – it just got to be a bit too much after a while. I got so many great comments, stories, congratulations, but also a lot of hate and anger towards my comics too. It wore me down for a while. So I decided it was time to say goodbye.
I’m so excited to work on new and better projects, and I hope I can come back to autobio stuff; whether it be as a zine, or a large format book. I hope y’all will stick by me and see what’s coming up next! I think you’ll like it!
Also join me on April 22, 2020 at 6pm EST/3pm PST on twitch.tv/jeypawlik for a special Gender Slices livestream! Check out the news section here on Topaz, or on my twitter for updates on that. Hope to see you there!
So thank you so much, every one of you! You’re all valid and good luck on your own gender adventure ❤
Your friend,
Jey
15 Comments
Thank you for creating this comic. I have been grappling with my own journey and I’ve come around to see myself as gender fluid, but haven’t been ready to take the first steps into being open about it with many people yet. It’s nice to know that I don’t have to have surgery to change myself or knowing that not being constantly dysphoric is still valid.
I was born female and always felt like I had to be like other women with a particular body type, especially my breasts not being big. However, I’ve come to appreciate my body because I can choose how I can appear to other people. I relate to not being enough of either or still liking things of both genders. I truly hope that I can be as confident as you are with who I am.
from one trans artist to another, thanks for the comic! it was a fun read <3
Hello as an young teenager questioning my gender
identity A LOT this really helps me being probably trans is the most scary experience I even went through and this type of content really helps me,it means I’m not the only one who is,will or did went through something like this and really…it helps a lot so thank you
Really
I’m so glad I found this series. I read dead city on smackjeeves back in the day and lost track of lots of creators when the site went down. It’s been a few years since then and I’ve been on my own journey. Mine has been fairly similar to yours and I wish I’d known about gender slices when I was a baby them. However, reading this now that I’m living on my own and going by a different name is so meaningful too! Seeing how you draw your hips and your relationship with transitioning has been so valuable to my appreciation of myself and my own path. Thank you. I hope you’re doing well in whatever you pursue going forward.
Thanks for sharing part of your journey.
I forgot I had already read this all the way through, so I read it again! Thank you again! I think I found my actual name since then, so I’ll use that instead of my internet handle
I just read through these because my wife sent them to me (experiencing gender confusion right now haaaaaa) and I want to thank you so much for everything you say. I feel very validated. “Not nonbinary enough” is a huge worry of mine, and seeing your art is so soothing. Thank you again.
I don’t know if you’ll ever see the comments people have posted after you finished updating, but i wanted to thank you for sharing your experiences with us. I hope you’re doing well during the mess that has been 2020 and 2021 so far. Stay healthy and safe Jey.
Hiya!
I’ve just finished reading Gender Slices on Tapas and wanted to write a comment thanking you for sharing your story.
(I don’t have a Tapas account so found somewhere else I could make a comment.)
Thanks!
Hi Jey, idk if you’ll ever see this but I just found ur comics and the similarities between our experiences as non-binary people are uncanny. You’re comics have made me hopeful for the future. I’m glad society is progressing and things are getting better. I’m glad you feel better, you deserve nothing but happiness.<3
My sis told me about this comic, and I fell in LOVE WITH IT! I’m am also NB, and it’s great to know that someone understands and gets what it’s like. The ups, the downs, everything! Your my inspiration Jey, and I love your comics! Thank you for everything!<3
Thank you for making this comic! I don’t encounter nearly enough stories that I see myself in. So thank you for this one.
I do miss this comics updates so much this week! You are an amazing artist, and you have helped a (cis yet friendly) teacher connect with her noncis students with your sharing of art. But I mourn the comics passing. I hope there will be another thing to fill my occasional afternoon browsing some day. Best of wishes, Jey. And thankyou. You are an excellent person.
Don’t know where to put this, so I’ll put it here:
You are such an amazing artist. You’ve helped me realize my sexuality and gender, and you’ve helped me understand things so much better. Thank you.
I just got here recently, but this comic is amazing. I’ll be sad to see it go, but I wanted you to know that you definitely accomplished those two goals for me. Gender Slices has helped me, and it’s definitely helped me feel less alone. It sucks that you received so much hate, but I can’t wait to see what projects you move onto next. Good luck!