Top Surgery Recovery Series:

This series of comic illustrations use Samuel’s continued theme of space exploration, as seen in How to be a Gender Explorer (2017), but now address his lived experience of recovering from ‘top surgery’, a double mastectomy and chest masculinisation surgery.

Samuel continues to document his gender transition through autobiographical comic illustrations, paired with creative writing to critically reflect on his journey so far.

These illustrations also reference previous scenes, items, and imagery from How to be a Gender Explorer, adding depth to the ongoing narrative and special insight into Samuel’s history.