Super Mega Book Bundle
December 9th, 2009
I’ve put together a super duper mega awesome combo pack of my most popular books and minis.
Individually, each book and the pack of minis costs $10, but the above is just $25 so you save a whole freakin’ $5.
December 9th, 2009 at 10:09 am
From someone who’s had to re-evaluate his sexuality and gender so many times he’s still not sure which way he’s facing, I say good job on following your heart :)
December 9th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
this is the first time i’ve felt the need to comment, but i absolutely love your comic because of your raw honesty. i know it’s embellished a lot of times for effect, but if your sexuality can’t be properly labeled, then it shouldn’t have to be. i’ve been married to a wonderful man for three years, and i’m very attracted to ladies. you just have to follow your heart and/or libido and damn the consequences, and good on you for doing so.
December 9th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
The people you describe in this comic have clearly never read the comic where you describe yourself as a lover of people, regardless of gender or orientation. I don’t know from experience, but I get what you’re trying to communicate, and I agree. Kudos to you and I love the comic!
December 9th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Who are these bigots to say your politics should dictate who you can love? I appreciate that being gay in America is a tough row to hoe, and I understand why people get worked up over it, but if you’re fucking strictly as a political statement, you’re doing it wrong.
Love is what we need, people. Bigotry we got already.
December 9th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
so much of your comic mirrors my own life, and as another professed lesbian who married a man, let me thank you for printing this, and for knowing that love is more important than gender or even the limits of sexual orientation.
p.s. HUGE FAN. <3
December 9th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
I agree, why indeed would you put up with so much sh*t unless you really love someone? It’s a pretty universal argument.
December 9th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
It’s kind of ironic that the gay community argues for their right to love whoever they want but then judge you for falling in love with a man. I think love and hormones all kind of sneak up on you and you don’t really know who they’re going to point you to, man or woman.
December 9th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Fuck’em. There is never a need to explain yourself. Most especially to the bigots of the world. You can never help who you are attracted to. Love the comic, as does my wife
December 9th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
People… ugh. Totally understand this reaction from people. “Bi” people are told to ‘make up their minds’ and then if you end up with someone of the same sex you were ‘gay all along’ or with the opposite sex you ‘aren’t queer at all and are just doing it to hold on to your heterosexual privilege’. Um, no. You fall in love with who you fall in love with regardless of their sexual appendages or lack thereof. Or the politics of the matter. Ugh. And I’m not with anyone so I get the ‘how do you know?’ question all the time too. Ugh people. Ugh. /rant
PS love your strip and its button down, everyday, slight grotesque-ness
PPS yay farts!
December 9th, 2009 at 7:06 pm
well, I guess I don’t need to repeat what these other folks have said; but your critics make me SO ANGRY >:(
next time this comes up you should tell them to look up the kinsey scale of sexuality, I found that one simple and illuminating
December 9th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Just tell ‘em to rent “Chasing Amy”…
December 9th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Thanks, your story is awesome.
December 9th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
“I yam what I yam” — Popeye.
December 9th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
my partner and i have been meaning to tell you for some time… your comic has really made us feel like we are not alone. My partner is quite queer and perhaps overly eager to defend her right to love whomever she chooses…. however, for me, the details about your marriage have really helped me find my way being a man married to a queer person. Thanks.
December 9th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
It’s unfortunate that you’re being berated for loving who you happen to love. Isn’t that one of the freedoms that the gay community is fighting for??
December 10th, 2009 at 12:52 am
Congratulations, and hope you have many many more happy years! You are so right. Good for you.
December 10th, 2009 at 4:54 am
Is it possible to order from Europe?…
December 10th, 2009 at 6:23 am
I’m surprised that so many people who’ve had to deal with the whole questioning one’s sexuality thing can be so judgemental. Isn’t that kind of the point of their main argument? That it shouldn’t be anyone else’s buisness what you like in bed and who you’re allowed to love? They are as bad as the bigots on the other team.
December 10th, 2009 at 8:35 am
I’ve been in love with a girl before, despite my gayness. I didn’t bother to question why, I just knew it was how I felt and accepted it quietly. You don’t owe society or any elitist group a single, damn thing. After all, Love conquers all boundaries.
December 10th, 2009 at 10:17 am
Love your comic. Hate that you have to deal with that level of ignorance and intolerance. It just makes me really sad. The heart wants what the heart wants and good for you for being with the person you love. Maybe some of your detractors will actually see themselves in this comic and lighten up. (but probably not since that isn’t really human nature)
December 10th, 2009 at 10:54 am
Everyone else’s comments mirror my sentiments…but I’ll say it anyway.
It’s really about loving. I am in an incredible relationship me, a gay woman, and my fiancé, a open, warm man who is reevaluating his own sexuality. We take solace in the support the other provides and can imagine finding anyone else just because we’ve slept with different people in the past.
Your comics mean so much to us and I appreciate how willing you are to share.
December 10th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
Wow, thar really sucks. I myself have peeked interest in the “lesbianism” in me, but never really found women sexually attractive beyond just being real close friends. I’m in a relationship with a man who calls himself “personality sexual” which i think is what i would call your sexuality…but whatevs with the labels– i just wanted to say — real bummer to hear your get this kind of treatment from people. But also, congrats on your new found love and husband — who i find quite hilarious and charming, way to go!!– I hope my future has you two in it, I’m collecting every penny i can to see you at one of your conventions. Chances are, I’ll be wearing a poorly written wifebeater saying “Gay for Erica Moen” on it. XD
Anyhow, back to the comic, you rock, they suck, keep on lovin’.
December 10th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
So, I figure I’ll say something different. I subscribe to the concepts put forth by Kinsey- we’re all bi, really. I don’t care about terms or recognition, but I feel pity for those who can’t realize the full realm of romantic possibilities. You obviously never had this problem, no matter what you call yourself. For that, I am happy for you.
December 10th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
I love your comic, Erika, but I’m gonna play devil’s advocate for a second. When you make the (very brave!) choice to widely distribute a comic that deals heavily in questions of sexual and gender identity, it seems like part of your life as an artist will necessarily entail the expectation of critical response to your own identity. While I would never suggest that you have the obligation to feel beholden to anyone in the ways you either live your life or depict it, I’m not sure I’m entairly unconvinced that as an (increasingly successful) artist you don’t have some kind of obligation to consider the ways in which your choices (of langauge, or content, etc…) impact the contexts in which they’re recieved. What *does* it mean to use the word queer, rather than bisexual? To you? To others? I think I would have been more interested in your thoughts on that than in critique of the people who are asking you to consider those questions. (Though I do see that they are not exactly raising them in a way that’s condusive to productive conversation…)
Anyway, those are just some thoughts. Kudos to you on your work and bravery – being an artist in the public sphere is not for the faint of heart!
December 10th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
You keep right on what you’re doing! All those jealous/disappointed/bigoted pinheaded bastards can go to hell! There are other comics out there to read if this one upsets them so much; make room for those who enjoy it and for others that will enjoy it as they find it.
December 10th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
Anana,
“I think I would have been more interested in your thoughts on that than in critique of the people who are asking you to consider those questions.”
- http://www.darcomic.org/2006/08/01/lastsevenmonths/
- http://erikamoen.com/comics/ilikeboys/boys1flat-revised.jpg and http://erikamoen.com/comics/ilikeboys/boys2flat-revised.jpg
- http://www.darcomic.org/2007/12/11/dykewithboyfriend/
- http://www.darcomic.org/2008/11/11/titles/
- http://www.darcomic.org/2009/06/23/identity/
I appreciate everyone else’s kind messages, but this is a post about my book order not the comment section for my latest comic <:) I am turning off comments now, but thank you again.
December 14th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
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