The cover of Kim & Kim #1 |
The word semi-autobiographical would be probably the last
one used to describe a comic about intergalactic queer female bounty
hunters, but there is clearly a great deal of personal experience infused in
the first issue of Black Mask Studios’ Kim
& Kim written by Magdalene “Mags” Visaggio and drawn by Eva Cabrera,
with letters by Zakk Saam and colors by Claudia Aguirre. That these elements
are in a sci-fi story with clear debts to two very famous animes is a testament
to the power of representation in media and genre storytelling.