Lee Knox Ostertag

Creator Context

Summary

Lee Knox Ostertag (previously published and credited as Molly Knox Ostertag) is a transgender cartoonist, graphic novelist, and animation writer. He publicly transitioned and now uses he/him pronouns. His body of work is heavily centered on themes of gender identity, queer romance, self-discovery, and magic, including the acclaimed middle-grade graphic novel series The Witch Boy, The Hidden Witch, and The Midwinter Witch, as well as The Girl From the Sea. He has won Prism and Ignatz awards tied to LGBTQ+ comics work and maintains a Substack sharing comics and thoughts on these topics. He is married to fellow creator ND Stevenson (known for queer-focused animation). His creative output and public persona show a consistent, front-and-center focus on identity and queer themes.