Chapter 1: What are Queer Comics? Introduction Who are we? What is Queer? Comics are Queer Queer in Form Definitionally Resistant Peripheral Art Form Constantly Evolving Queer in Function Sites of Resistance and Subversion Engaging in the politics of representation As an accessible tool to speak back to power Queer Comics: A Summary Chapter 2: Queer Comics Histories Pre-20th Century Histories Queer-Coded Comics and Early Queer Comics Moral Panics and Comic Book Bans Queer Beginnings Establishing Voices Queer Comics go Mainstream Conclusion Chapter 3: Social and Cultural Impacts Technological impacts: Webcomics and Crowdfunding The rise of queer webcomics Crowdfunding Case Study: Ngozi Ukazu's Check, Please! Impacts of these technologies on traditional publishing Smartphones, Market Changes, and Backlash Queer Comics and the impact of Censorship State-Based Censorship and Criminalisation Book Challenges: "Community"-driven Censorship Queer Hearts, Minds, and Bodies Intersex comics Fatness in Queer Comics Disability in Queer Comics Neurodivergance in Queer Comics Aging Queerly in Comics Ace Comics Spirituality and Indigenous Frameworks in Queer Comics Conclusion Chapter 4: Key Texts Moomins and Kake Tom of Finland's Kake Tove Jansson and the Moominverse The Legacy of Laaksonen and Jannson Horror Hospital Unplugged Kari Tarot Yohualli Ehecatl Apsara Engine Conclusion Chapter 5: Critical Questions What are the obstacles facing queer comics? Capitalism Artificial Intelligence Anti-Diversity Campaigns: Comicsgate Homonormativity "Acceptable" Narratives "Unacceptable" Narratives The New Queer Comics Underground Sexually Explicit and Pornographic Comics The Monster and Queer Identity Conclusion References Chapter 1 References Chapter 2 References Chapter 3 References Chapter 4 References Chapter 5 References.