Intersecting Identities
28 October 2026
Join us to explore how the intersection of Asian diasporic identity and queerness is explored in sequential storytelling.
This panel conversation will share insight into the nuances and commonalities of diasporic Asian experience and queer identity as explored through the medium of comics and graphic novels.
Host Shazleen Khan (Author-Illustrator of award winning comic BUUZA!!) will be sharing the stage with Adeline Kon (Just Between Us) and Dominique Duong (upcoming The Threads that Bind Us), to discuss their journeys as illustrators and comic creators working across both the small press scene and traditional publishing, representation in comics and bringing characters with these intersecting identities to the forefront
This is an unmissable conversation for illustrators, comic creators, students and those engaging with perspectives on identity in sequential storytelling.
The conversation will be followed by a Q&A and book signing and the launch of Heaven Lies Beneath (BUUZA!! Vol. 2), with books and small press works available for purchase and signing on the night.
Dominique Duong is an illustrator and comic artist who creates queer fantasy, horror, autobio and romance comics. At the core of her work, she is most interested in character study stories about damaged people. Her work has been published by SelfMadeHero, Discord Comics and Quindrie Press, among others and her comic The Dog & The Cat was nominated for an Ignatz Award. Her debut graphic novel, The Threads That Bind Us, is set to be published by Jonathan Cape.
Adeline Kon is a lesbian cartoonist and designer from Miami. They are the co-creator of Glimm*r Magazine, a sapphic comic anthology series. They are passionate about creating messy, queer romances about women and love watching competitive figure skating. Their debut graphic novel Just Between Us, a sapphic figure skating graphic novel about love, talent, and the golden Olympic dream, is now available.
Shazleen Khan is a queer Bangladeshi Muslim Illustrator and Author based in London. Shazleen began self-publishing their comics as a teenager and has since gone on to achieve a degree in Illustration and a Master's in Children's Book and Graphic Novels. Their notable works include Ignatz award winning webcomic BUUZA!! and Eisner and Harvey nominated middle grade graphic novel Saving Sunshine (written by Saadia Faruqi). Their webcomic BUUZA!! is now available published by Abrams.
Join in person at Quentin Blake Centre on the night, or choose a ticket to access an event recording after the event, available for a limited period.
Please arrive to our Myddelton Gate entrance from 6pm. Make sure to arrive when the doors open to grab a drink from our sponsors El Rayo Tequila.
The exhibition spaces will be closed for the evening. The Shop will be open and purchases can be made, including books for the signing.
We want our events to be inclusive and accessible. If you have any accessibility requests or questions, please email events@qbcentre.org.uk or phone 020 4524 2657.
You can find out more about Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration’s facilities and accessibility here:
If purchasing an ‘Event Recording’ ticket, please note this will provide access to a recording after the event. You will have access to the recording for a limited period of two weeks following the date of the event.
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