Visiting Artist: A. K. Summers

A. K. Summers’ name board drawn by Luke Howard

A. K. Summers is the creator of Pregnant Butch: Nine Long Months Spent in Drag. She also made the comic zine Negativa, and the animated shorts Topless Dickless Clueless and World Without Femmes.

A. K. Summers

Summers was an entertaining speaker. She discussed why she made Pregnant Butch: though she identifies as butch, pregnancy is identified as inherently girly. She wanted to explore that conflict and fictionalized autobio was the perfect medium.

Summers had a blast answering questions

A. K. Summers continued making comics to explore this dichotomy. In early 2015, she published a comic, “Nursing While Butch,” with Mutha Magazine, continuing the story of Pregnant Butch.

Summers and James Sturm in deep conversation

Gorgeous notes about A. K. Summers by Sandra Bartholomew (’17)

Summers is entertained while in discussion with Laura Martin (’17) and other students

Enraptured students Jarad Green (’17), Robyn Smith (’17), and Hedj (’17) along with many more.

A. K.’s fantastic graphic novel

Photos courtesy Abe Olson.