'A conversation with Tee Franklin, writer of the next Harley Quinn comic'. Edge of Spider-Verse #4 features Charlotte Webber, aka Sun-Spider, a disabled Spider with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome who uses crutches and a wheelchair as mobility aids. Tee Franklin is credited by Marvel Comics as a writer of Edge of Spider-Verse #4, which was published in September 2022. Tour from the 1991 film Thelma and Louise. Franklin drew inspiration for Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat. Franklin herself is autistic and believes Quinn has ADHD.

įranklin considers Harley Quinn to be an anti-hero and a symbol for domestic abuse survivors. Two Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: Legion of Bats! comics were published in October and November 2022.

Tis The Season To Be Freezin' was released in December 2021 and Harley Quinn: The Real Sidekicks of New Gotham Special #1 was released in August 2022. Tour series published between August 2021 and January 2022. These include six comics in the Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat. DC Comics įranklin is credited by DC Comics as the writer of 10 comics featuring Harley Quinn. Her therapist suggested doing something constructive, after which she began writing about her trauma. Jook Joint was originally written in 2016 following a suicide attempt. The book has been nominated for a GLAAD Media Awards for Outstanding Comic Book and has also won Prism Comics’s 2017 Queer Press Grant. It was kickstarted in 2016, raised $57,000, and was published by Image Comics, selling out before it even hit the shelves. Tee Franklin marked her debut as a writer with her graphic novel Bingo Love. She has been using a mobility aid since, and regularly speaks out about accommodating at conventions. Tee Franklin was in a car accident in 2014 that left her permanently disabled. She is a domestic abuse survivor and has written her miniseries Jook Joint as a therapeutic release. She regularly speaks out against the lack of representation in comics and has gained the respect of several well-known comic creators, who 'peer pressured' her into creating comics. In 2014, she realized how hard it was to find a comic with someone who looked like her in it or on it, so she took it upon herself to start writing those stories. Franklin divorced in 2011 and returned to the comic book world, starting out with reviews of comics, and interviews. She continued to read them until she got married and had kids. She was introduced to comics by a family member who would regularly babysit her. As a black, queer, disabled woman, Franklin is an advocate for representation in comics. Tour and Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: Legion of Bats! (Published by DC Comics), and Edge of Spider-Verse #4 (Published by Marvel Comics). Her work includes Bingo Love (Published by Image Comics, Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat. Tee Franklin is a comic book writer who has worked for Image, Marvel and DC Comics.

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