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Alienby Comics (Webcomic)
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Alienby Comics is an autobiographical four-panel webcomic by transfeminine non-binary graphic designer and artist Riri Franklin. Initially created by Riri as a way of communicating with their therapist, they began posting them online and gained a substantial following. The comics explores Riri's life as a trans person and the triumphs and challenges that being transgender brings for them. An infrequent but important occuring theme in the comic is religious upbringing, owing to Riri's exvangelical background. | |
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Half-Identical Twins | |
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Half-Identical Twins: Riri discusses being one of these after having grown up looking identical to their twin brother in "Breaking the Set". | |
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Real Dreams are Weirder | |
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Real Dreams are Weirder: Riri has experinced dreams that are this crossed with Dreaming of Things to Come before big milestones in their transition: In this unnamed comic, Riri recounts a vision they had shortly before questioning their gender identity of a "cold, masculine, rigid" stone statue entombing an ethereal dragon spirit trying to break free as cracks appear in the statue. In "Not Human", Riri dreams in freshman year that they are a member of a flying alien race left behind on Earth. They note that at the time they felt like they didn't belong in this world but in their dream they fit right in with the other aliens. In "Refusal of the Call", Riri meets a future version of themself with a more feminine body encouraging them to start HRT. Riri refuses and tells their future self that they are not ready, future Riri tells them to take their time and that there is no wrong path to take. "Futures" is based on a dream Riri had shortly before starting HRT. In the comic they meet an alternate future version of themself who is a cis man and a father. Riri cries tears of joy as their alternate self waves at them before meeting up with a more feminine future self. | |
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Adaptational Gender Identity | |
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Adaptational Gender Identity: "Awakening" is a The Legend of Zelda fanfic in which Zelda is Link's post-transition self. "In Full Swing" is based around the common headcanon that Spider-Gwen in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is a trans woman. "Ready to Stand" imagines Ariel from The Little Mermaid (1989) as not only wanting to go up to the surface, but also wanting to be a human woman as well. | |
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Early-Installment Weirdness | |
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Early-Installment Weirdness: The earlier comics have a more limited colour scheme and less-detailed artwork (see Art Evolution above). | |
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Trans Tribulations | |
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Trans Tribulations: Riri is not afraid to expand on the more difficult parts of their transition journey: In "Going Outside", Riri recounts some examples of casual transphobia they had dealt with in public over a week or two, including one man not-so-subtly taking a photo of Riri without their consent. "Dysphoria" is about Riri struggling with their appearance due to gender dysphoria. "Gendered Interests" is about how Riri initially had trouble with enjoying the things they liked after coming out as transfemme out of fear of not being taken seriously over liking "masculine" things. | |
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Formula-Breaking Episode | |
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Formula-Breaking Episode: The Adaptational Gender Identity comics, "Transfemme Fashion Tips" (Exactly What It Says on the Tin) and "EoE" (about eosinophilic esophagitis, an autoimmune condition affecting the digestive system Riri and their brother have). | |
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Rule of Symbolism | |
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Rule of Symbolism: Riri sometimes uses imagery associated with Christianity as they were raised evangelical. "Self-Creation" (featured above in Creation Myth) is a story about Riri being remade as non-binary by a feminine creator deity. Riri depicts their sense of hope as a basset hound (based on the family pet Gully, whom Riri describes as being "hopeful for treats, pats and attention of any kind") in "Unleashed Hope". In "Balancing Act", Riri as an unsteady acrobat represents their struggle to stop buying feminine underwear that doesn't fit their body type. "Made for Winter" is about how Riri views Vixen's plight in The Year Without a Santa Claus as a metaphor for how trans people thrive in environments they feel safe in. | |
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Transformation Sequence | |
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Transformation Sequence: Parodied in "Transformation" where the trigger for the sequence is Riri's hair dye kicking in with the blow dry. | |
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Creation Myth | |
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Riri sometimes uses imagery associated with Christianity as they were raised evangelical. "Self-Creation" (featured above in Creation Myth) is a story about Riri being remade as non-binary by a feminine creator deity. | |
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Prone to Tears | |
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Prone to Tears: A justified example in "Progress Report" - as a result of HRT increasing their hormone level, Riri reports that they've been crying a lot more but now it's easier to process their emotions. | |
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Vision Quest | |
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Vision Quest: Riri is in the process of going on one in "The Trans Road". | |
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Art Evolution | |
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Art Evolution: The art style becomes more colourful and detailed over the course of the series. Compare the very first comic to a more recent one. | |
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Mental Monster | |
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Mental Monster: In "Inner Demons", Riri pictures their anxiety, depression and gender dysphoria as monsters that torment them but can be overcome through coping mechanisms. | |
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My Future Self and Me | |
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My Future Self and Me: In "Futures", Riri meets two future versions of themself - one who is a cis man and the father of a young daughter and the other is a more feminine, later-in-transition version of Riri. In "Meeting My Past Selves", Riri meets up with their 20-year-old, 13-year-old and 5-year-old selves. | |
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