# Alex Woolfson

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**Alex Woolfson** is an American comics writer and publisher, known for his graphic novels *Artifice* (with illustrator Winona Nelson) and *The Young Protectors* (with Adam DeKraker and Veronica Gandini), and his *Young Protectors Webcomics* site. Woolfson is openly gay.

## Biography

Woolfson grew up in Vermont,[1] and pursued playwriting in college.[2] After moving to the [San Francisco Bay Area](/source/San_Francisco_Bay_Area)[3] and making a short film – he also works as a video editor – he turned his attention to writing comics, as a more practical medium for him to be able to tell the stories he wanted to write. His first comic was titled "A Shot in the Dark", which Woolfson describes as a "magic school rescue story".[2]

His first long-form work was *Artifice*, which he serialized on his blog *Yaoi 911*, before publishing it in print. Illustrated by Winona Nelson, it's the story of an android assassin who falls in love with the young man his owners assign him to kill.[4] The book was a finalist for a [Lambda Literary Award](/source/Lambda_Literary_Award) for LGBT Graphic Novel in 2014.

Woolfson followed up on this in 2012 by beginning *The Young Protectors*, an ongoing superhero story illustrated by [Adam DeKraker](/source/Adam_DeKraker), with colors by Veronica Gandini (a 2011 [Harvey Award](/source/Harvey_Award) nominee).[2] This series is about a teenage, closeted gay superhero (a member of the titular team) who finds himself in a conflicted relationship with a middle-aged gay supervillain.[3] He has published a print collection of the first part of the series as *The Young Protectors: Engaging the Enemy*. As of 2020, three story arcs have been completed: *Engaging the Enemy* with five chapters, *Legendary* with two and *Spooky Jones: Past Sins* with one, with a fourth one (*Double-Cross*) ongoing publication, and a teaser for a fifth one (*Fallen*).

He has financed the publication of print volumes through [Kickstarter](/source/Kickstarter), reaching the funding goal for the first *Young Protectors* volume in less than 24 hours.[5]

## References

1. ["Action Comics Have a New Gay Hero: Deacon"](http://www.out.com/entertainment/popnography/2012/03/23/alex-woolfson-winona-nelson-graphic-novel-artifice-kickstarter). 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2017-02-11.

1. ["Bento Bako Lite: "Artifice" Webcomic Interview with Alex Woolfson"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170211161042/http://comicattack.net/archives/84288). *ComicAttack*. 2012-04-04. Archived from [the original](http://comicattack.net/archives/84288) on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-11.

1. ["Announcement: The Young Protectors: Engaging the Enemy (Kindle), by Alex Woolfson – Queer Sci Fi"](https://queerscifi.com/announcement-the-young-protectors-engaging-the-enemy-kindle-by-alex-woolfson/). *queerscifi.com*. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-11.

1. Berlatsky, Noah. ["The Sci-Fi Comic Book That Portrays Gay Romance as Completely Normal"](https://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/archive/2013/04/the-sci-fi-comic-book-that-portrays-gay-romance-as-completely-normal/275178/). *The Atlantic*. Retrieved 2017-02-11.

1. ["INTERVIEW: Gay Superheroes and Kickstarter Success with Alex Woolfson and Adam DeKraker"](http://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-gay-superheroes-and-kickstarter-success-with-alex-woolfson-and-adam-dekraker/). *The Beat*. 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2017-02-11.

## External links

- *[AMW Comics](https://amwcomics.com)*
- *[Young Protectors Webcomics Welcome Page](https://youngprotectors.com/)*

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