Comedian jestom on their love for “Achewood,” queer representation in the media, and which character from the comic they relate to most
, tackles themes that overlap with Onstad’s work: sex, death, gender transition, and being alone during the apocalypse. Tom says the webcomic influenced them not only in how the characters saw one another but how they moved. Their small gestures — like the tiniest cock of any eyebrow — had a big impact on Tom and their comedic sensibility. Tom recently discussed their love for “AchewoodI had never heard of “Achewood” before but quickly found it has a passionate fan base.
There’s a character called Roast Beef. We don’t talk about why his name is Roast Beef. His full name is Roast Beef Kazenzakis. He’s Greek, and we don’t know why. It’s totally absurd, but it has its own logic in its own world. It is a training exercise both as a reader, being able to hear characters’ voices when you read them, and as a writer to be able to create characters who have such distinctive voices. It’s kind of a scary comic sometimes.
I think so. I feel very influenced by the way “Achewood” is this very minimalist comic. The art style is extremely minimalist, and a lot of the movements are extremely minimalist, but the writing is lush, full, and particular, and I think that is how my stand-up is or has classically been. I identify with the small font of “Achewood.” The way they express things in a small way — I think that’s how I express myself.
I think this one is so interesting, because it’s 2006 when this comic was posted. It’s just a whole other landscape for queer representation in the media. Not to give a cookie for something really small, but I think it’s a big deal that Pat is gay. He comes out as gay in the series. I don’t think he starts out as gay. He’s just sort of the sourpuss character, then eventually, he comes out as gay, and that contextualizes and textures why he is the way he is.
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