User:Prosperosity/TWoA/Sam Orchard

Sam Orchard
Born40–41[1]
NationalityNew Zealander
Area(s)Cartoonist, illustrator, comic creator
Notable works
Rooster Tails
https://www.thesamorchard.com/

Sam Orchard is a New Zealand cartoonist, comics artist, illustrator and writer, best known for his ongoing webcomic Rooster Tails. Since 2021, Orchard has been the Assistant Curator of Cartoons and Comics at the Alexander Turnbull Library.

Life

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Work

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https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/saturday/audio/2018808237/sam-orchard-archiving-new-zealand-s-cartoons-and-comics https://www.goethe.de/ins/nz/en/kul/sup/cpp.html https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/money/101241277/why-its-so-expensive-to-be-poor https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/01-11-2018/an-afternoon-spent-plastering-the-streets-with-trans-love https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/changing-it https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/auckland-city-harbour-news/96780528/panel-of-comic-artists-to-share-their-expertise https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2018732947/samesame-but-different-celebrating-lgbtqi-writers

-Since 2021, Orchard has been the Assistant Curator of Cartoons and Comics at the Alexander Turnbull Library, and a co-curator of ComicFest held at Wellington City Libraries.[2][3]

Orchard is currently working on his first full-length graphic novel.[3]

Personal life

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Orchard is a queer transman.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Street, Danielle (28 November 2012). "Fauxstache does its bit". Central Leader. Stuff. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ Orchard, Sam (19 October 2022). "Showcasing 30 years of the Cartoon and Comics Archive". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b Ligia (4 August 2021). "5 minutes with Sam Orchard". Wellington City Libraries. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  4. ^ "AUTHOR: SAM ORCHARD". Samesame but Different LGBTQIA+ Writers and Readers Festival. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
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Category:1980s births Category:LGBTQ comics creators Category:New Zealand LGBTQ people Category:Living people Category:New Zealand cartoonists Category:Transgender men