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Nino Bulling is an artist and writer from Berlin, Germany. They studied ceramics and graphic design but then fell in love with comics. Part of their spare time is spent co-organizing a comic workers union. Bulling has published a host of short stories and four graphic novels. Their most recent publication to date is the anthology Cutes: Collected queer and trans comics, co-edited with Lebanese comics collective Samandal. Bulling s first fictional work Firebugs was originally released in 2022 as part of their contribution to documenta fifteen in Kassel.
"""The deep queerness at the heart of Firebugs always promised a propulsive and comforting read for me, but I found myself regularly stopped in my tracks, marveling at the beauty of the artwork. Nino Bulling's cartooning is completely masterful."" --Lee Lai, author of Stone Fruit ""Firebugs is absolutely exquisitely drawn, Nino's drawing has a playful looseness that so many people attempt but almost none achieve. I am both jealous and proud. Nino looks at navigating love amidst the confusing amorphous experience of coming into transness within the drug saturated queer party scene. I get something new and exciting out of Firebugs each time I read it."" --Tommi Parrish, author of Men I Trust ""An unusually nuanced story of transition delivered in quietly incandescent dialogue and striking visuals."" --The Paris Review ""A tender, probing exploration of queer identity in a world seemingly on the verge of collapse, brought to life with warmth and grace by Bulling's exceptionally fluid, emotionally evocative linework."" --Library Journal, Starred Review"
