Mayday Trippe

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{{Infobox comics creator | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = American | cartoonist = | write = y | art = | pencil = y | ink = y | edit = | publish = | letter = | color = y | alias = | signature =  | signature_alt = | notable works = ''Butterfly''<br />''Power Lunch''<br />''Comic Book Tattoo'' | awards = | website = http://www.deantrippe.com | }} '''Mayday "Dean" Trippe''' is a United States–based comic book artist and illustrator. Trippe graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a B.F.A. in Sequential Art in 2003.<ref name=ReadersVoice>Sandall, Simon. [http://www.readersvoice.com/interviews/2007/03/comics-artist-dean-trippe-recommends-some-books/ "Comics artist Dean Trippe recommends some books"]. Reader's Voice. March 8, 2007.</ref>

==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 DC Comics' Batgirl.<ref name=DrawnBatgirl>Martz, John. [http://drawn.ca/archive/livejournal-batgirl-meme/ "LiveJournal Batgirl meme"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405191848/http://drawn.ca/archive/livejournal-batgirl-meme/ |date=2012-04-05 }}. Drawn.CA. January 13, 2006.</ref>

With writer Chris Arrant, they co-founded ''Project: Rooftop'', a website devoted to original redesigns of classic American comic book characters.<ref name=MTVHeroesCon>Zalben, Alex. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110609014914/http://geek-news.mtv.com/2011/06/06/heroescon-2011-project-rooftop-panel-highlights-redesigning-the-superhero-costume "HeroesCon 2011: Project Rooftop Panel Highlights Redesigning The Superhero Costume"]. MTV. June 6, 2011.</ref>

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, they made a deal with Iron Circus Comics. The work was distributed by Iron Circus Comics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ironcircus.com/shop/books/50-something-terrible-hardcover.html|title=Something Terrible (hardcover) - Iron Circus Comics|website=ironcircus.com|language=en|access-date=2017-10-27|archive-date=2017-10-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015013326/https://ironcircus.com/shop/books/50-something-terrible-hardcover.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In September 2015, Trippe illustrated the cover of the scientific journal Nature, in which they designed a team of superheroes representing areas of knowledge (economics, psychology, astronomy, quantum mechanics, medicine, computer science, and Evolutionary biology)<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2021-08-15 |title=INTERDISCIPLINARITY |url=https://www.nature.com/nature/volumes/525/issues/7569 |journal=Nature |publication-date=17 September 2015 |volume=525 |issue=7569 |no-pp=y}}</ref> that also is used in an editorial and a special issue.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2015-09-20 |title=Interdisciplinarity : Nature News & Comment |url=http://www.nature.com/news/interdisciplinarity-1.18295 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920050432/http://www.nature.com/news/interdisciplinarity-1.18295 |archive-date=2015-09-20 |access-date=2021-08-15}}</ref> Trippe also illustrated a variant for another article within the issue.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ledford |first=Heidi |date=2015-09-16 |title=How to solve the world's biggest problems |journal=Nature |language=en |volume=525 |issue=7569 |pages=308–311 |doi=10.1038/525308a |pmid=26381968 |bibcode=2015Natur.525..308L |issn=0028-0836|doi-access=free }}</ref>

==Personal life== Trippe came out as non-binary in 2021.<ref>{{Cite instagram |user=maydaytrippe |postid=CRRrUIUMe4I |title=For #NonBinaryAwarenessWeek, I wanted to show you something. |date=2021-07-13}}</ref>

They are a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.<ref>{{cite tweet |number=1248372583390564352 |user=maydaytrippe |title=But yeah, I'm a dues-paying DSA member and I totally want AOC to run in 2024. 👍 |date=9 April 2020 |bot=TweetCiteBot}}</ref>

==Bibliography== * ''Something Terrible'' Comic autobiography of Trippe and their struggles. Self-published. * ''Power Lunch Book 1: First Course'' (with writer J. Torres, Oni Press, 2011, {{ISBN|1-934964-70-0}}) * ''Knock Knock Joke of the book with Paul and Jack'' short story in ''Yo Gabba Gabba: Comic Book Time!'' (Oni Press, 2011) * ''Butterfly'', a superhero parody webcomic * ''Merman'' Short Story in ''Comic Book Tattoo'' (with Jason Horn, Image Comics, 2008, {{ISBN|1-60706-031-0}}) * ''Wake'', a serialized webcomic for Act-i-vate * Butterfly Origin in ''Superior Showcase'' #1 (AdHouse Books, 2006) * Untitled short story in ''You Ain't No Dancer, Vol. 1'' (New Reliable Press, 2005, {{ISBN|0-9738079-0-3}}) * Untitled short story in 2005 ''FLUKE Anthology''

==References== {{Reflist|2}}

==External links== * {{gcdb|type=credit|search=Dean+Trippe|title=Dean Trippe}}

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