Comics have increasingly become a popular format for telling queer stories.
Boys Weekendis basically a fusion of two compelling story ideas.
It’s no mistake that the characters whodon’tget that also fall prey to a monster-worshipping apocalypse cult.
The cover of ‘Boys Weekend’ by Mattie Lubchansky.Mattie Lubchansky
“This is the world we live in.
“It’s all one big monster to me.
If I’m making jokes about one thing, I’m making jokes about all the other stuff too.
Sammie and Betty in ‘Boys Weekend’ by Mattie Lubchansky.Mattie Lubchansky
I’ve always admired the way that people can talk about contemporary issues in speculative fiction.”
But the sci-fi elements are not opposed to the real-life roots ofBoys Weekend.
In fact, they help get at the truth in a different way.
From ‘Boys Weekend’ by Mattie Lubchansky.Mattie Lubchansky
For Sammie, their clone takes the form of their pre-transition self.
“There is a trope at this point in trans fiction where you are talking to your past self.
With that scene, I was trying to convey that what happenedhappened.
Monsters attack in ‘Boys Weekend’ by Mattie Lubchansky.Mattie Lubchansky
From ‘Boys Weekend’ by Mattie Lubchansky.Mattie Lubchansky
