Mayday "Dean" Trippe is a

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–based

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artist and illustrator. Trippe graduated from the

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with a B.F.A. in Sequential Art in 2003.Sandall, Simon
"Comics artist Dean Trippe recommends some books"
Reader's Voice. March 8, 2007.

Work

Along with Jamie Dee Galey, Trippe was also one of the instigators of the 2005 Batgirl Livejournal Meme, which grew into a phenomenon of over 1000 artists contributing their own unique renditions of

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.Martz, John
"LiveJournal Batgirl meme"
. Drawn.CA. January 13, 2006. With writer Chris Arrant, they co-founded ''Project: Rooftop'', a website devoted to original redesigns of classic American comic book characters.Zalben, Alex
"HeroesCon 2011: Project Rooftop Panel Highlights Redesigning The Superhero Costume"
MTV. June 6, 2011. Trippe started a Kickstarter campaign in 2014 to publish ''Something Terrible'', an autobiographical comic about child abuse and sexual violence. After several months of delays. angry supporters and radio silence from the author, he made a deal with Iron Circus Comics. The work was distributed by Iron Circus Comics. In September 2015, Trippe illustrated the cover of the scientific journal

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, in which they designed a team of superheroes representing areas of knowledge (

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, and

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) that also is used in an editorial and a special issue. Trippe also illustrated a variant for another article within the issue.

Private life

Trippe came out as non-binary in 2021. They are a member of the

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Bibliography

* ''Something Terrible'' Comic autobiography of Dean Trippe and their struggles. Self-published. * ''Power Lunch Book 1: First Course'' (with writer

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, 2011, ) * ''Knock Knock Joke of the book with Paul and Jack'' short story in ''Yo Gabba Gabba: Comic Book Time!'' (

, 2011) * ''Butterfly'', a superhero parody webcomic * ''Merman'' Short Story in ''

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'' (with Jason Horn,

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, 2008, ) * ''Wake'', a serialized webcomic for Act-i-vate * Butterfly Origin in '' Superior Showcase'' #1 (

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, 2006) * Untitled short story in ''You Ain't No Dancer, Vol. 1'' ( New Reliable Press, 2005, ) * Untitled short story in 2005 ''FLUKE Anthology''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trippe, Dean Living people American comics artists American comics writers American webcomic creators LGBTQ comics creators Members of the Democratic Socialists of America American non-binary artists Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American artists 21st-century American writers 21st-century American LGBTQ people Savannah College of Art and Design alumni