Coming Home comic 2, sharing LGBTQ+ veterans' stories is on permanent display at Imperial War Museums London & Manchester.

Made with @fightingwithpride.bsky.social Supported by Armed Forces Cov Fund Trust, Veterans Foundation @cgf-uk.bsky.social Arts Council of Wales

Cover by @edfirth.bsky.social

With solid art which vary from stylized to realistic (see the pages below, by Ed Firth and Anna Readman), the life stories of the four people who volunteered to reveal their struggles become well-made comics with feelings.
This comic is available from the publisher, @re-live.bsky.social.
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Coming Home #2, drawn by @edfirth.bsky.social, Anna Readman, Ria Grix and AJ O’Neill.
This moving comic features the stories of four gay, lesbian and trans British soldiers who had to face the gay & lesbian ban in the UK lifted in 2000.
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I'll be speaking on this panel @cartoonmuseum.bsky.social in June, grab yourself a ticket and pop along as we discuss how we made ReLive's new biographical comic anthology Coming Home.

London friends The Cartoon Museum host a panel about LGBTQ+ veterans comic Coming Home #2 on June 26th www.cartoonmuseum.org/whats-on-eve... Guests inc. storytellers from @fightingwithpride.bsky.social + artists @edfirth.bsky.social @sitdownaj.bsky.social & Anna Readman. @cartoonmuseum.bsky.social

Delighted to launch Creating Life Story Theatre: A Guide for Applied Theatre Practitioners published by Bloomsbury (Methuen Drama).
A guide to exploring lived experiences through theatre and the arts & a history of Re-Live's work with under-represented communities.
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/creating-...

Coming Home issue 2, Re-Live's co-created comic sharing true stories of LGBTQ+ veterans is available now through comic shops.

Great to see it in the wild on the shelves of Forbidden Planet, Cardiff. Our storytellers are alongside Spider-Man, Batman, Wonder Woman and all the other superheroes!

Great opportunity for socially engaged arts orgs in the UK & Europe! A new Fellowship to support leaders in the field.

💡 What’s on offer?
➡️ €60,000 grant
➡️ 1:1 mentoring
➡️ A network of brilliant changemakers

Application deadline: Monday 24 February

More info: allianceforsociallyengagedarts.org

We read Coming Home #2 at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social and can confirm it's a fantastic book. We are huge fans of the work that @re-live.bsky.social are doing - the fact that it also produces some compelling comics is a happy side effect. Ask your comic store to order you a copy!

Coming Home #2 – The “Veterans’ Mental Health Stories” Anthology Returns with a Hard-Hitting LGBTQ+ Focus.
www.brokenfrontier.com/coming-home-... #BF6toWatch @re-live.bsky.social @edfirth.bsky.social @grix.bsky.social