My parents were able to work out an agreement where sessions could take place in either of our apartments. This caused a lot of tantrums on my end and stress on my parents’ end.Ī speech therapist lived in our building, just two floors above us. Compared to a lot of two and three-year-olds, I was considered speech delayed. If I do accumulate more therapists and receive a dollar for each one, I’d be excited to have enough for even more relatively decent meals. Whether the number of therapists I accumulate continues to increase or not, I’m so excited to see how I continue to evolve and measure myself. I’m purely doing this at the expense of, well, myself.Įach of us are walking anthologies. Sexuality is a wide range of complex feelings and experiences. Obviously, there is no such thing as being “more queer” - queerness isn’t a metric system. One day, I thought it’d be pretty funny to use all the therapists I’ve had as a measuring tool for my queerness. They were either for speech or mental health. So, of course, I’m sharing it with strangers on a public platform. More than I can share in a casual, one-on-one conversation with a co-worker. It doesn’t seem like a lot, but it’s more than I want to admit. Or maybe enough money for a thing or two off the McDonald’s menu. If I had a dollar for every therapist I’ve had, I’d probably have enough money to buy a relatively decent meal at a nearby bodega. The 200 Best Lesbian, Bisexual & Queer Movies Of All Timeįeature image by Malte Mueller via Getty ImagesĪuthor’s Note: The following essay contains mentions of suicide and self-harm.LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now.
In suggesting alternative means of purchase, Vaughan and Staples note in their release: “Download the issue directly through sites like or on your non-Apple smartphone or tablet.” The comic is also being previewed on CBR.Īnd Staples notes of her publisher: “Image has been wonderfully supportive of their creators, as always. (Starting Wednesday, though, comiXology users will be able to buy the new ‘SAGA’ book on its website and synch it to their devices, including Apple products.) The digital provider ComiXology told Comic Riffs that it could not comment on the matter because of its business relationship with Apple. “I haven't heard from Apple, and I still haven't read up on what exactly their content guidelines are,” Staples tells Comic Riffs, “but I suspect we've quietly been in violation of them since issue No.-1.”
And I guess I didn't think anyone outside our readership would notice or care.”Īpple did not return a call seeking comment about its decision. After everything we've thrown at them in issues No.-1 through 11, I knew they wouldn't be fazed by a couple of tiny porno images on a robot's face-screen. Of the two images explicitly depicting sex in the new issue, Staples says: “I knew it wouldn't be an issue for ‘SAGA’ readers. The acclaimed hit comic, which Image launched last year, has routinely featured mature content, including some NSFW panels. I knew Apple had fairly strict content guidelines - although I hadn't studied up on the specifics - and ‘SAGA’ is frequently pretty explicit,” the Canadian creator says.
“But I don't think about that kind of thing when I'm working on the book I'm pretty much just focused on the task at hand. “If I had any foresight at all, I would’ve seen it coming!” Staples tells Comic Riffs. The Shuster Award-winning artist didn’t anticipate the ban - but it didn’t catch her off-guard, either. “Eric Stephenson e-mailed Brian and I about the issue night - he offered us the chance to do a censored version, but none of us really felt that was the way to go,” Staples tells us. “It would be equally inappropriate for us to censor their vision.”įiona Staples tells Comic Riffs she felt supported by Image during a Monday discussion.
Vaughan and Fiona Staples own their work 100-percent and they call the shots on ‘SAGA.’ “ Image Publisher Eric Stephenson continues.
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“We regret that Apple won’t allow us to sell ‘SAGA’ #12 on the Image Comics app, but that is Apple’s decision and it would be inappropriate for us to tell another company how to run its business,” Image Comics says Tuesday in a statement.