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Shakina Nayfack Is A Consultant On Scott Lobdell's No World, Including Their New Trans Character

Bleeding Cool pointed to Scott Lobdell's introduction of a new trans woman character for the upcoming superhero team book No World, combining characters from other Aspen Press franchises with new characters.

There has been some concern regarding how Lobdell might handle such a character. He told ComicMix in an interview about the trans people in his life who have inspired the character,

She doesn't have a dead name. Three of my closest trans friends have the same names before and after their transition, and that is part of the experience that I'm drawing from…

Like two of my close friends, I have lots of memories of our lives before their transitions. Hanging out at the county fair, having lunch after a meeting at Disney – those things happened before they changed their pronouns and their gender presentation. I think it would be odd if, in my head, I tried to have different memories because of who they are now. Or if I tried to erase those memories altogether….

There is Shakina Nayfack, a brilliant and beautiful actress/director who is currently lighting up the small screen on Hulu's Difficult People. (Shakina is actually a consultant on No World.)

Christian Beranek, a comic book writer and publisher who does the wildly popular web-series Validation.

Then there is trading card artist without peer, Rhiannon Owens. Emmanuelle, Aryn, Gia … many more. Some people I've known for years and IM with every day, others I only knew in passing but they left an impression.

As for the previous trans character he created for Red Hood And The Outlaws, criticised heavily at the time, he writes,

My friend and colleague Gail Simone introduced a trans roommate for Barbara Gordon in Batgirl – and it took several issues for the character to reveal she was trans and even one of the World's Greatest Detectives was surprised. Suzie Su was introduced, was only ever referenced as a woman, and if I hadn't identified her as trans in interviews no one would ever have known she was trans.

For trans people that get excited about seeing trans roommates represented there is Alysia Yeoh.

For trans people who get excited about seeing trans international crime lord who can go toe to toe with Red Hood and don't. ever. stop. there is Suzie Su.

He also adds that the new trans woman character will first appear in No World #2 – out in May 2017.

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