In this day and age, when few people wear hats, perhaps a toaster would be a more useful companion. Or a bungalow.In 2020, Appleby has stated, "I dress as a woman, but I’m not doing drag. If anything, I’m trans…I think. I’m really just trying to be myself." A reviewer has speculated that Appleby's 2020 graphic novel Dragman "mirrors the struggles of Appleby himself." In 2021, Appleby stated that she is "relaxed about pronouns," going by both "Steven" & "he" and "Nancy" & "she." Selected bibliography Normal Sex, 1994, Men: The Truth, 1995, Happy Families, 1996, The Secret Thoughts of Babies, 1996, The Secret Thoughts of Cats, 1996, The Secret Thoughts of Dogs, 1996, The Secret Thoughts of Men, 1996, The Secret Thoughts of Women, 1996, Antmen Carry Away My Thoughts as Soon as I Think Them, 1996, The Secret Thoughts, 1997, Alien Invasion:Steven Appleby's Guide to Having Children, 1999, Encyclopedia of Personal Problems, 2000, The Truth About Love, 2000, Steven Appleby's Normal Life, 2001 ISBN, 0-7475-5614-8 Mr Concerned's Book of Home Therapy, 2002, A Book of Machinese Whispers, 2006, The Nine Lives of a Dysfunctional Cat, 2003, ABC of Childhood, 2005, ISBN, 0-7475-7604-1 The Little Book of Farts, 2006, The Captain Star Omnibus, 2008, The Coffee Table Book Of Doom, 2011, Guide to Life, 2013, Dragman, 2020, Writing credits See also Captain Star References External links Steven Appleby's website Captain Star comic strip collection 1956 births British cartoonists Canadian cartoonists Canadian comics artists Canadian comics writers English comics writers English comics artists British comic strip cartoonists Canadian comic strip cartoonists Living people Alumni of Northumbria University LGBT comics creators Transgender writers Transgender artists People from Wooler