Interviews, Reviews, and Articles Featuring My Work
The Best Kids’ Books About Mental Health of 2025 | The Child’s Mind Institute | 2025
Review: Absolutely Everything by Damian Alexander | Book Crushin | 2025
Best New Books for Kids, Teens, and Teachers in September | We Are Teachers | 2025
Q&A With Damian Alexander | Deborah Kalb | 2025
Damian Alexander on Finding Oneself in Absolutely Everything | Freak Sugar | 2025
GVN Talking Comics Interview: Creator Damian Alexander For The Graphic Universe Book, ‘Absolutely Everything’ | Geek Vibes Nation | 2025
Absolutely Everything Explores the Perils of Middle School and ADHD | IGN | 2025
Absolutely Everything – A Funny and Thoughtful New Comic Book About Growing Up With ADHD | Girl Talk HQ | 2025
Preview: ‘Absolutely Everything’ is a Funny, Heartfelt Look at Growing up with ADHD | AIPT | 2025
An Exclusive Look at Absolutely Everything | The Comic Book Yeti | 2025
Fanbase Press Interviews Damian Alexander on the Upcoming Release of the Graphic Novel, ‘Absolutely Everything,’ with Lerner’s Graphic Universe | Fanbase Press | 2025
ComicBuzz Chats with Damian Alexander | ComicBuzz | 2025
Absolutely Everything Review | School Library Journal | 2025
An Exclusive Look at Absolutely Everything | The Comic Yeti | 2025
Exclusive: Damian Alexander’s Absolutely Everything Explores Growing Up with ADHD | The Comics Beat | 2025
Fall 2025 Children’s Preview | Publishers Weekly | 2025
★ Absolutely Everything Starred Review | Kirkus | 2025
Absolutely Everything Review | Youth Services Book Review | 2025
We Are ALL Readers, Visiting Author | North Kingstown, RI | 2024
Absolutely Everything, a New MG Graphic Novel By Damian Alexander | Bleeding Cool | 2023
Rainbow Book List: Other Boys | American Library Association | 2023
Best Children’s Books of the Year: Other Boys | Bank Street College | 2023
YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens: Other Boys | American Library Association | 2023
Top 10 Graphic Novels for Young Adults: Other Boys 2022 | Booklist | 2022
Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List 2022: Other Boys | Texas Library Association | 2022
Read with Pride: Graphic Novels for Middle Grade Readers: Other Boys | Boston Public Library | 2021
101 Great Books for Kids: Other Boys | Evanston Public Library | 2021
Best of the Best 2021: Other Boys | Chicago Public Library | 2021
Three Transatlantic Authors Make 101 Great Books for Kids List of 2021 | Transatlantic Agency | 2021
Behind the Panels | First Second | 2021
Other Boys Review | School Library Journal | 2021
A Graphic Novel on Every Shelf! | Mom Read It | 2021
Graphic Gifts Children Will Adore | Book Page | 2021
LGBTQ Books for Children, Teens, and Young Adults | Lambda Literary | 2021
Interview with Cartoonist Damian Alexander | Geeks Out | 2021
This Boys Life, Told Through Comics | Kirkus | 2021
★ Other Boys Starred Review | Kirkus | 2021
★ Other Boys Starred Review | Booklist | 2021
Other Boys is a Poignant and Earnest Memoir of Childhood | AIPT | 2021
#ReadWithPride: Other Boys | The Nerd Daily | 2021
Most Anticipated LGBTQA Middle Grade 2021 | LGBTQ Reads | 2021
8 Comic Books in Honor of Pride | New York Times | 2021
10 Middle Grade Graphic Novels to Look Forward to In Fall 2021 | Book Riot | 2021
How to Be an Ally to Transgender and Non-Binary People | Forbes | 2020
Article About “Girl Heroes” Comic / Translated to Greek | 10% | 2020
‘Trevor Project Releases Guide to Being a Trans & Nonbinary Youth Ally‘ | Advocate | 2020
Article About “Girl Heroes” Comic / Translated to German | Watson | 2019
‘Illustrator Shows How Boys Develop Sexism Through Small Interactions With Adults’ | Demilked | 2019
Coraline 10th Anniversary T-Shirt Design | Hot Topic | 2019
Comic Shows Why Boys Develop Sexism From Early Age By Interactions With Adults | Femalista | 2019
Article About “Girl Heroes” Comic / Translated to French | Pause Cafe In | 2019
Guy Illustrates How Boys Develop Sexism From Seemingly Small Interactions With Adults | Bored Panda | 2019
22 LGBTQ Instagram Accounts You Should Definitely Be Following | Romper | 2019
A Comic For Anyone Who Misses Their Partner | HuffPost Life | 2019
This Comic Will Hit Home If You’re Constantly Falling Asleep | HuffPost Life | 2018
A Comic For People Who Look To Their S.O. For Outfit Advice And Get None | Huffpost Life | 2018
Rights Report: OTHER BOYS Announced | Publisher’s Weekly | 2018
This Guy Perfectly Illustrates Why Boys Need Women Role Models Too | Distractify | 2018
These Drawings Defy Society’s ‘That’s For Girls’ Mentality | A Plus | 2018
Why Can’t Boys Look Up to Female Characters? | Heroic Girls | 2018
John Locher Award 2017 Winner Announced | Locher Award | 2017
ESSAYS I’ve written
The Action Figures That Made Me Gay | Into | 2018
“Lilo & Stitch Meant the World to My Gay, Parentless 10-Year-Old Self | Teen Vogue | 2017
Get With the Program: The Coming Out of Children’s Cartoons | Pacific Standard | 2015 [referenced on Lambda Literary, and quoted in Bustle]
