Origins of The N.O.C.: Year One

Believe it or not, today marks the one year anniversary of the official launch of this blog. (While we reposted Bao’s article that inspired the website on August 1, we didn’t officially kick off the site until this post on the 12th.)

A year later, we’ve grown exponentially across our various social media platforms thanks to all of you loyal readers, followers, subscribers, and likers. To mark the occasion, we’re going to look back at the secret origins of all of the NOCs who contributed this past year. Fortunately, our roster continues to grow, so you can keep track of future origin stories by following this tag.

• Jenn: The First Romance of a Casual Fangirl of Color (August 15, 2013)
• James: Why I Read Comics (August 16, 2013)
• Bao: N.O.C. Nerd of Color — Updated (August 19, 2013)
• Claire: (Not An) Origin Story (August 26, 2013)
• William: The Comical Life of Will West: An Origin Tale (August 27, 2013)
• Trish: A Cackling Corpse Convinced Me to Like Comics (August 28, 2013)
• Julie: Fur Suit Pursuit: An Origin Story (August 29, 2013)
• Junko: Junko’s Nerd Emblems: Manga and Sci-Fi (September 4, 2013)
• Nelson: I Blame My Friend Chris (September 7, 2013)
• Raymond: The Ideal and the Infinite Batman, or Why Fractal Narratives Matter (September 9, 2013)
• Jason: All My Role Models Have Pointy Ears (September 10, 2013)
• Shawn T.: My Grandfather Was My Dealer (September 11, 2013)
• Shawn S.: A Series of Carefully Selected Moments Over the Course of 35 Years (September 12, 2013)
• Walidah: The Making of “Spaced Out,” or How I Learned to Subvert Mainstream Sci-Fi to a Beat (September 13, 2013)
• Rodrigo: A Nerd of Color in Peru (September 19, 2013)
• Keith: Searching for Candy and Comics, An Origin (September 20, 2013)
• Tribe: New Kid on the Blog (November 1, 2013)
• Gary: Why I Write (Well, At Least One Reason Why) (December 5, 2013)
• David: I Needed a Hero (December 13, 2013)
• LaShawn: So I Knitted Myself a Totoro Hat (January 26, 2014)
• Daniel: Calling All Mutants: An Open Letter from Professor Mex (February 5, 2014)
• Noah: In Which I Seek My Father (February 20, 2014)
• Alice: A Mutant from Planet Cripton, An Origin (April 3, 2014)
• Eric: Enter the Soya: A Nerd Origin (August 11, 2014)