Hair and hair-care is a subject that all of us reckon with every single day. It is universal, and everybody has their own specific experience and relationship to it. And yet it remains an underexplored subject in comics. That’s something that’s been slowly changing, as there have been comics and graphic novels coming out exploring that universal experience in-depth over recent times. Last year alone saw the publication of the terrific Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith and the brilliant Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega and Rose Bousamra.
The trek into that terrain continues this year, as a legion of creators have come together to work on Hairology– a new 56-page Kickstarter anthology. Edited by Kat Calamia , Phil Falco (both coming off the two hit campaigns on the Bi Visibility anthology), and Jamila Rowser of Wash Day Diaries fame, it launches on February 6th.
You can find the press release below:
Lifeline Comics Launches Hairology on Kickstarter!
New York, New York (Jan. 10th) Following the success of Bi Visibility: A Bisexual Anthology, Lifeline Comics launches a new anthology on Kickstarter Feb. 6th – Hairology. A 56-paged comic book all about hair from the creative minds of Kat Calamia (WEBTOON’s Slice of Life), Phil Falco (WEBTOON’s Slice of Life), and Jamila Rowser (Wash Day Diaries).
The 12 stories tackle topics like cancer, natural hair in the work place, balding, transitioning, and locs (just to name a few) through a spectrum of genres including: sci-fi, modern fantasy, post-apocalypse, and even werewolves!
There are 20+ creators with the likes of Sterling Gates (Supergirl, The Flash), Sarah Leuver (Teen Titans Go!), Kenan Halilović (WEBTOON’s Witch Creek Road), Tilly & Susan Bridges (Monster High, Star Trek Adventures), Mary Crispies (WEBTOON’s Angel’s Quest), Erin O’Neill Jones (Reject Squad), Brant Fowler (Last Ember Press), and Salomée Luce-Antoinette (Nubia).
Tiers range from a physical and digital copy of the book, variant covers, a rare Kickstarter metal cover, mystery boxes, and more! You can support the Hairology Kickstarter campaign right here.