Any Diverse Novels/Comics? Promote here!

Black_Conscious 2021-03-04 00:03:42 UTC #10

Here is a thread of people showing their Diversity in their Novels/Comics in this thread here

HippieGhost 2021-03-04 00:05:03 UTC #11

All of my stories do!

Finding work - POC main cast, features a dark-skinned woman from the desert looking for work in Dravensprot. Deals with systemic racism.

The Shopkeeper - Main character is nonbinary

Brooders - This story's main plot is a character discovering she's trans

Lady Forista - Forista is VERY gay for her big buff lady mercenary.

All of these stories can be found below!

Freemints30 2021-03-04 00:05:07 UTC #12

Well that's kinda my forte. I mean POC and LGBT main leads and casts is what I usually do by default at this point so. Yeah those threads are good places to look through for stuff that fits what you're looking for

wh_vigo 2021-03-04 00:05:29 UTC #13

Loved the first chapter! Subscribed!

Freemints30 2021-03-04 00:07:42 UTC #14

Oh yeah... I still remember a thread asking to bring it back as a permeant feature and people complained on that thread as it apparently made white creators feel left out or something about it being rascist smh. Some people

foxnflames 2021-03-04 00:09:34 UTC #15

WELL

(Also @alexlcuri07 I was already about to plug myself haha)

If you want some literature featuring BIPOC, then I’m your fox. You get black leads, a queer cast, historical realness, and some spooks. This story is gothic horror with some twists.

If you’re also in the mood for some more historical vibes, this is my other story, an all indigenous cast.

KillianRain 2021-03-04 00:10:44 UTC #16

Hello there!

Well, I think my recent work can fill some of these topics:

We're from outside North America, our main characters are LGBTQIA+ and they do have some disabilities.

Genre: Fantasy, Action, LGBTQIA+, Adventure, BL

It's still at the beginning, but I hope it suits your liking.

MimSS 2021-03-04 00:11:29 UTC #17

Oh I love this idea!

I love writing diversity and intersectionality so this threat is right up my alley

I've got:

Korean characters in Korea
Korean-Nigerian character
Korean-American character
Autism/Neurodiversity rep!
and, LGBTQA+ rep (though gender in omegaverse makes it a bit different)

starless 2021-03-04 00:13:12 UTC #18

My sci-fi webcomic series is set in the future West Asia-ish land (It's a fictional place :D). Hence, majority of my characters are African, West Asian and multiracial. It's not revealed yet in the story though there are queer characters too.

And yes! Diversity is with us. It's not something shown occasionally. We need to make it more visible because that's really how the world looks like!

wh_vigo 2021-03-04 00:15:06 UTC #19

Thanks, didn't know about this one! Subscribed!

wh_vigo 2021-03-04 00:15:54 UTC #20

Thanks for sharing this link!

LWriter 2021-03-04 00:16:04 UTC #21

Oh please allow me to jump in! I have a very diverse cast of characters in my stories! Let me walk you through them! First of all, my biggest thing has been Frontier-0! It's a fun sci-fi space opera a la Mass Effect meets Star Wars, if you will lol. The lead character is Captain Lily (Also Korean name Eun Nari), a bisexual Korean bounty hunter with a sword! Her second mate is Astor Roy, a Latino man with a shady past (and a monster girlfriend lol)! We explore their origins, as well as the other main characters in my Origins comic (which is completed) and you can read it here! Also, there's also a short exploring Calavera (a badass Mexican hunter who has a crush on Lily and it's super cute ^^

And Lily's story continues in the spin off novella I'm writing right now, also available here on Tapas, exploring her first major gig with her crew of bounty hunters! Including her familial drama and her rivalry with the only only other space pirate with a sword lol.

And finally, if I may interest in my latest work, just finished the firs issue of my new fantasy comic, Santa Fae! It's Batman meets Lord Of The Rings! As two elvish knights (one gay the other Latina) have to solve a murder and stop a conspiracy of villains with bigger plans for the magical city of Santa Fae! ^^ I hope any of those grab your attention ^^

P.S: There's an animated pilot for Frontier-0 on my website you can watch for free if it interest you all. If you read it, you'll probably want to know what happens so just in case, here's the link ^^

www.wickedsuitproductions.com

Black_Conscious 2021-03-04 00:18:10 UTC #22

I am very amazed that you are able to type that fast
I am intrigue of your series I shall check em out later

LWriter 2021-03-04 00:20:00 UTC #23

Well, I am writer so I try to type fast lol

DasIstWunderblyat 2021-03-04 00:20:51 UTC #24

Tapas did feature black creators as a part of Black History Month which just ended, although the words around it is not really hyped. Last year I think Tapas also features Hispanic creators.

I do not know if my series qualify because it is fantasy and set in another world, surely the racial and sociopolitical dynamic is very different. However, I took many influences from supernatural mythologies of my own cultures and incorporated them in this.

carloswebcomic 2021-03-04 00:21:11 UTC #25

I'd say that comics not made in North America is hardly an unrepresented group. I think it's more likely that you've come across them but have not noticed.

Here are some comics that I hope you'll enjoy...

My own comic - Australia.
It has some romance between two girls but it's not meant as an LGBT vehicle.

Apricot Cookie(s) - UK

Brother Complex - Chile

alexlcuri07 2021-03-04 00:27:31 UTC #26

Well, I've been effectively called out, lol.

Lacuna has a BIPOC and an LGBT cast in an action / light fantasy setting, with a heavy focus on people with mental disabilities as well. I'm still not sure it's what you're looking for, but maybe it is.

wh_vigo 2021-03-04 00:29:03 UTC #27

Dear god, do I ever love the colours in your art. How you portray so many different skintones is amazing! I read the first one or two chapters of each--subscribed to all of them!

Ninjaniksel 2021-03-04 00:34:19 UTC #28

Hello there! I'm from Europe (the Netherlands). I have two novels right now, one sci-fi that starts out in NA but doesn't really stay there for long and one BL set partly in France and the UK that I'm writing mostly as a more fun project but touches lightly on a few heavier subjects. I try to keep it light most of the time tho.

wh_vigo 2021-03-04 00:46:05 UTC #29

@carloswebcomic - you're right, non-North American works are probably fairly common on here. That's why I made sure to try and make this clear in the first two sentences of my post by calling them "diverse", and made a distinction between them and marginalized groups (I belong to a marginalized group). Plus, as you've correctly pointed out, it's not always so obvious who is from where on Tapas. So I created this post to see what's out there and let some of those creators shine.