Name: The Life and Comics of Howard Cruse: Taking Risks in the Service of Truth
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Author: Kunka, Andrew J.
ISBN: 9781978818866

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The Life and Comics of Howard Cruse: Taking Risks in the Service of Truth

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Physical Book

Author

Andrew J. Kunka

Publisher

Rutgers University Press

Language

English

Pages

196

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.6 x 15.5 x 1.8 cm

Weight

0.41 kg.

ISBN13

9781978818866

Synopsis "The Life and Comics of Howard Cruse: Taking Risks in the Service of Truth"

Nominated for the 2022 Eisner Award - Best Academic/Scholarly Work The Life and Comics of Howard Cruse tells the remarkable story of how a self-described "preacher's kid" from Birmingham, Alabama, became the so-called "Godfather of Gay Comics." This study showcases a remarkable fifty-year career that included working in the 1970s underground comics scene, becoming founding editor of the groundbreaking anthology series Gay Comix, and publishing the graphic novel Stuck Rubber Baby, partially based on his own experience of coming of age in the Civil Rights era. Through his exploration of Cruse's life and work, Andrew J. Kunka also chronicles the dramatic ways that gay culture changed over the course of Cruse's lifetime, from Cold War-era homophobia to the gay liberation movement to the AIDS crisis to the legalization of gay marriage. Highlighting Cruse's skills as a trenchant satirist and social commentator, Kunka explores how he cast a queer look at American politics, mainstream comics culture, and the gay community's own norms. Lavishly illustrated with a broad selection of comics from Cruse's career, this study serves as a perfect introduction to this pioneering cartoonist, as well as an insightful read for fans who already love how his work sketched a new vision of gay life.

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