Julia Kaye
Julia Kaye | |
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| Born | June 15, 1988 |
| Occupations | Artist, illustrator, voice actress |
| Years active | 2013–present |
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| Website | www |
Julia Evelyn Kaye (born June 15, 1988)[1][2] is an American artist, illustrator, and voice actress. Kaye currently works as a storyboard artist and revisionist at Disney Television Animation,[3] and is the creator of the webcomic Up and Out.[4] She has also done work for Maxim, Cosmopolitan, BuzzFeed, GoComics, College Humor, along with other graphic design work.[5] She provided the voice of Snapdragon in the animated series High Guardian Spice.[6]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Kaye is transgender and was raised in San Jose, California. She is currently based in Los Angeles.[7] She is Jewish.[citation needed]
Recognition
[edit | edit source]Julia Kaye was nominated for Outstanding Collection by IGNATZ in 2018 for Up and Out.[8]
Works
[edit | edit source]Up and Out
[edit | edit source]Up and Out was started in May 2013,[9] but it wasn't until October 2016[10] that her comic series began to focus on experiences specific to her transition. She originally intended for her autobiographical comics to remain unreleased, but she saw her online following for gag comic strips as a chance to raise awareness about the experience of transgender individuals.[5] Her comics also aim to provide content for transgender individuals and others questioning their gender identity to connect with.[11] The comics share her major milestones as a trans woman, while also documenting her moments of insecurity and self-doubt.[12][13] The three-panel comics cover a variety of topics, such as the experience of being misgendered and undergoing hormone replacement therapy, while utilizing a range of tones from comedic to serious.[10]
Kaye's comic is updated every Thursday on her website and various social media accounts that include Tumblr, Instagram, and Twitter. She originally started posting the comic on her Twitter in July 2016. The comic was first posted on Instagram in October 2016.[14]
Super Late Bloomer: My Early Days in Transition
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Kaye's first collection of comics was released on May 1, 2018.[15][16] The comics tell her story through her first year on hormone replacement therapy and her social, physical, and mental changes during that time.[16]
Publishers Weekly called it "blunt yet precise; straightforward but nuanced; simple but beautiful. ... Kaye skillfully and effectively relates the daily indignities borne by trans women and the triumphs and quiet joys as well. Her tenacity in this hopeful story will be resonant for readers going through personal transitions of many kinds."[16]
My Life in Transition: A Super Late Bloomer Collection
[edit | edit source]Kaye's second collection of comics was released on February 1, 2021.[17] They follow Julia's life now three years into her transition journey.[16]
Television credits
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Credited Role |
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| 2018–2022 | Big City Greens | Storyboard revisionist, Storyboard artist on "Chipwrecked" |
| 2021 | High Guardian Spice | Voice Actor, as Snapdragon |
| 2024 | Jellystone! | Storyboard artist |
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External links
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American Jews
- 21st-century American LGBTQ people
- 21st-century American memoirists
- American female comics artists
- American illustrators
- American storyboard artists
- American transgender artists
- American transgender writers
- American webcomic creators
- American women illustrators
- American women memoirists
- Artists from Los Angeles
- Artists from San Jose, California
- Jewish American illustrators
- Jewish American comics artists
- Jewish American comics writers
- Jewish American memoirists
- American memoirists
- Jewish illustrators
- LGBTQ comics creators
- Transgender Jews
- Transgender women artists
- Transgender women writers
- Walt Disney Animation Studios people