Tee Franklin facts for kids
Tee Franklin is a talented comic book writer. She has created stories for big comic companies like Image, Marvel, and DC Comics. Some of her well-known works include Bingo Love, Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour, and Edge of Spider-Verse #4. Tee Franklin strongly believes in showing more different kinds of people in comics.
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About Tee Franklin
Tee Franklin was born on February 11. A family member first introduced her to comics when she was young. She loved reading them for many years.
Why Tee Franklin Writes Comics
After some time away from comics, Tee Franklin returned to the world of superheroes and stories. In 2014, she noticed something important. It was hard to find comic characters who looked like her. So, she decided to start writing her own stories. She wanted to create comics where everyone could see themselves.
Tee Franklin often talks about the need for more diverse characters in comics. Other famous comic creators respect her ideas. They even encouraged her to start making her own comics.
Tee Franklin's Health and Advocacy
Tee Franklin has autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In 2014, she was in a car accident. This accident caused her to have a permanent physical disability. Since then, she has used a mobility aid to help her move around.
She often speaks out about making comic conventions more accessible. This means making sure places are easy to get around for people with disabilities. She lives in New Jersey.
Tee Franklin's Career in Comics
Tee Franklin began her writing career with her graphic novel Bingo Love. This book was funded through Kickstarter in 2016. It raised a lot of money, about $57,000. Image Comics published Bingo Love, and it was so popular that it sold out quickly.
Bingo Love has received important awards. It was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book. It also won the 2017 Queer Press Grant from Prism Comics.
Her miniseries Jook Joint was written in 2016. Tee Franklin used writing this story as a way to deal with difficult feelings. It was a therapeutic release for her.
Tee Franklin's Work with DC Comics
Tee Franklin has written many comics for DC Comics. She is known for writing 10 comics that feature Harley Quinn.
Harley Quinn: The Animated Series
Between August 2021 and January 2022, she wrote six comics in the Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour series. She also wrote Tis The Season To Be Freezin' in December 2021. In August 2022, Harley Quinn: The Real Sidekicks of New Gotham Special #1 was released.
More recently, in October and November 2022, two Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: Legion of Bats! comics were published.
Tee Franklin sees Harley Quinn as an anti-hero. This means Harley Quinn is a character who is not completely good or bad. Franklin believes Harley Quinn is a symbol for people who have overcome tough situations. She also thinks Harley Quinn might have ADHD. Tee Franklin got ideas for Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour from the 1991 movie Thelma and Louise.
Franklin has also mentioned that she wrote Poison Ivy as autistic. However, she thought DC Comics might not want this mentioned in the comics.
Tee Franklin's Work with Marvel Comics
Tee Franklin has also written for Marvel Comics. She is credited as a writer for Edge of Spider-Verse #4. This comic was published in September 2022.
Sun-Spider in Edge of Spider-Verse
Edge of Spider-Verse #4 introduces a new character named Charlotte Webber. She is also known as Sun-Spider. Sun-Spider is a disabled Spider-person. She has Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. Sun-Spider uses crutches and a wheelchair to help her move.
Sun-Spider also made a brief appearance in the 2023 movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. She was voiced by Danielle Perez in the movie.
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In Spanish: Tee Franklin para niños
