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Jey Pawlik (they/them) is a nonbinary comic artist whose goal is to make queer comics for anyone to enjoy! They have been working in comics since 2013 as the artist for Topaz Comics with two completed webcomics “Dead City” and “Gender Slices” under their belt, and is currently a permanent guest artist on Oh Joy Sex Toy. Their specialty is autobio and character-focused short stories. They love tea and sharks. https://jpawlik.com
Black and white comic page. Panel one shows Jey smiling and winking with one hand up in a celebratory pose saying “I’m 6 months on T today! Progress has been slow, but it’s been pleasant!” Panel two, shows a drawn version of an instant photo with the handwritten text “First day on T!” below it. Panel two, shows another drawn version of an instant photo with subtle changes like small amounts of facial hair and a wider face, with the handwritten text “6 months on T!” below it.

HRT Diary – 8

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Just passed my 6 months on a low-dose of T, so I wanted to do a quick celebratory comic for it! I don’t generally do realism for these but a cartoon version didn’t hit the same way since the changes have been so subtle.

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Black and white comic page with five panels. Panel one, Jey is seen from the waist up with their arms up in excitement saying “I’m 2 months on T today!” Panel two, a zoomed out shot of Jey pondering as they say “Not much has changed yet. My mood is up because I’m on T, but I feel the same as I did pre-T. It’s a slow process.” Panel three, zoom back in and Jey is holding up their slightly hairy left arm and hand and they say “I am steadily getting hairier all over.” The text “arm hair!” is outside of any speechbubble and closer to their arm. Panel four, Jey lifts up their right arm to match their left and they look at it curiously saying “My right side is definitely darker than my left.” Panel five, a wide panel of a zoom in of Jey’s mouth and sparse moustache while Jey is pointing to it with both hands while they say “Especially on my moustache!”

HRT Diary – 4

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My 2 months was the other day and while things have been slow, they have been happening! It’s more gradual than I expected, but I’m also not complaining, I’m glad I’m taking it slow.

Really jazzed about getting hairier too! I think I’m in a much better headspace at 33 for this – actually, maybe I’ll do a diary comic about that concept. Stay tuned!

These pages will be going up 2 months early for Patreon folks

Black and white traditionally drawn comic. Panel one, I’m pointing at a calendar that reads November 7th, 1 month on T and I’m saying “I’m one month on T today!” Panel two, similar panel but I’m holding a bottle of Androgel and saying “Not much has happened yet, but I’m trying to be patient. I am on a low dose to start. Panel three, similar panel but shoulder view up and I’ve got my arms crossed with my eyes closed saying “But, despite them already being pretty hairy--”, Panel four, zooms out to show a simplified version of myself in Hobbit clothes looking at my very hairy feet. I’m saying “I think my feet have gotten even hairier! Why there first?!”

HRT Diary – 3

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Another entry in today’s HRT diary, it’s my one month anniversary! I’m not one to do monthly celebrations but this, like top surgery, just feels like such a milestone. Like, I did it! I’m here!

I have a really good support system and wouldn’t be here without my spouse and friends.

I’ll keep anniversaries to a minimum but I wanted to celebrate my hobbit feet!

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Black and white comic page. Panel one shows a young Jey looking down at their first binder with a smile. A narration box reads “After being out as nonbinary since 2015, today on October 7th 2023, I started HRT” with a note next to Jey that reads “age 24”. Panel two shows an older Jey putting gel on their upper arm with a smile. They’re shirtless but wearing pants and you can see some of their top surgery scars. Narration box reads “It was a long journey to get here and I find myself excited and nervous about change.”

HRT Diary – 1

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I just can’t stay away from autobio comics for long. I did this comic when I started my first dose of testosterone gel!! I thought I’d want to journal about my journey but comics just make more sense.

So I guess Gender Slices has been sort of revived for now, maybe I’ll have enough to do another book, maybe not. Who knows! These diary comics will not have a schedule and will just be as changes happen with some potential related stories floating in-between.

I wrote a bit about my decision to not go on hormones in my comic “Gender Slices” which you can read for free here (or it’s also up on Patreon and in purchasable book & pdf form) but things change, I’m more confident now since more information has come out about low-dosing and the gel.

These pages will be going up 2 months early for Patreon folks

Topaz Comics at MCX 2023

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Promotional image showing a map of the Missisauga Comics Expo booths, with 103 being circled and pointing to a greyscale drawing of M. Parker and Jey Pawlik on the left. On the right the information "Living Arts Centre 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga Sun Nov 19 10 am – 4 pm Free Admission!" is written out. Under that on the right are various images of book covers, stickers and prints.
M. Parker and Jey Pawlik (Topaz Comics) will be at MCX this year at booth 103!

Living Arts Centre
4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga
Sun Nov 19
10 am – 4 pm
Free Admission!

We’ll have merch from our shop for sale. A sketch challenge at 11am & an author talk at 1:30pm about running a comics anthology or fanzine!

Come see us!

Comic with three panels, done in black and white with halftones. Panel one floats atop a big open panel. Young Jigen is startled and unsure of himself, he says “N-no…” Panel two is a big open panel with no borders or backgrounds, it shows a confident young Lupin with his hands on his hips and his eyes closed. He says “I mean my grandpa is into guys too, you know. So I know what’s up!” Panel three is a big wide panel with Jigen in the center from the waist up. He’s blushing and looking down and to the left with his shoulders by his ears, still a bit tense, but smiling now. He says “Uhh, yeah. Okay. Cool.”

Coming Out – 3

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Page 3/3 of this little coming out story I’ve been wanting to draw for a while. Hope you enjoyed it!

Really enjoyed using the halftones for this one, I’ve been wanting to find a way to use them for a long time but couldn’t find a set that matched my lines like I’d like. Maybe I’ll do a longer comic with it at some point!

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Comic with four panels, done in black and white with halftones. Panel one shows a young Jigen with his back to the camera and his shoulders tense. He says “So…?” Panel two, a larger panel with a close up shot of his face as he turns around and looks to the right, his expression is pained and there’s a tear in his eye. He yells “Doesn’t that bother you?!” Panel three is a wide panel with young Lupin in the center from the shoulders up. He’s mad as Jigen accuses him. He says “No. Should it?” Panel four is an open panel of the two boys looking at each other from a side view. Jigen is leaning back away, while Lupin leans in closer with a determined and expectant expression.

Coming Out – 2

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Page 2/3 of this little short comic about Jigen. It’s an idea I’ve had for a while, even before Zero, but after Zero came out I thought that’d be the perfect way to present the idea.

 

This page in particular, the dialogue has been floating around in my head for probably well over a year now.

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