Rain (webcomic)

Rain is a webcomic first published in November 2010 by Jocelyn Samara DiDomenick. It follows a teenage trans girl named Rain Flaherty as she attends a private Catholic high school and interacts with the community around her. In 2013, volume one of Rain was published in a book format.
Plot.
Rain Flaherty, a trans girl, moves away from her hometown and enrolls at St. Hallvard High School with the assistance of her aunt, Fara Bryer, who is a teacher at the school. Rain is finally ready to present solely femme in public; however, she encounters childhood friend Gavin Kurz, who knew her when she was still presenting masculine. To further complicate matters, she meets siblings Maria and Rudy Strongwell, the latter of whom accidentally discovers she is trans.
Release.
In December 2015, Jocelyn Samara DiDomenick hosted a holiday illustration featuring Rain and trans protagonists of many other webcomics, like Zoë in "Venus Envy", Jess & Seb in "2punk4you", Carrie & Allison in "Closetspace", Jesska in "Manic Pixie Nightmare Girls" and Stephie in "Assigned Male".
On March 20th, 2021, Samara announced an official French translation, by Mia Sadoch. It is updated weekly, and available for free, much like the original.
Animated series.
In December 2020, Samara linked to a teaser trailer for an animated series of "Rain", announcing that one was in production. Larissa Logan Robin Frost, also known by their handle LariUmbreon, announced that she would be voicing Rain in a post on Reddit. The official YouTube channel for the series describes it as a "story for boys, girls, and everyone in between."
Reception.
In "TRANSforming Spaces: Transgender Webcomics as a Model for Transgender Empowerment and Representation within Library and Archive Spaces," Nami K. R. Hatfield (2015) argues that "Rain" derives its effectiveness from its "informed and sympathetic portrayal of transgender experiences", and notes that DiDomenick uses "the participatory methods of organized fandom" in order to interact with "Rain"'s readers and fanbase. Participatory culture (a new media theory concept developed by scholar Henry Jenkins) in the Internet age, Hatfield contends, is precisely what makes "Rain" a reality - it enables smaller-scale works centred around non-mainstream experiences such as the trans experience to be shared easily. However, some were more critical, with a publication, "Yes Homo", saying that the webcomic "Venus Envy" was better at "making a joke that isn’t based in transphobia." 
The Boston Public Library ranks "Rain" at number 22 on a list of 31 comics to binge whilst stuck at home. Michele Kirichanskaya of ComicsVerse ranks it at number 2 on their list of 10 must-read LGBTQIA+ webcomics, praising its chibi art style whilst noting its initial lack of racial diversity. Librarian and folkorist Charlie McNabb described "Rain" as a "slice-of-life webcomic about a trans girl" and noted that the comic has a genderfluid character.