The Life and Comics of Howard Cruse: Taking Risks in the Service of Truth by Kunka, Andrew J.

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...
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Author: Andrew J. Kunka
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Language: English
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The Life and Comics of Howard Cruse: Taking Risks in the Service of Truth by Kunka, Andrew J.

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

Dhs. 199.67

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

Dhs. 199.67
Author: Andrew J. Kunka
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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.

Author: Andrew J. Kunka
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 12/10/2021
Pages: 196
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781978818859

About the Author
ANDREW J. KUNKA is a professor of English and division chair at the University of South Carolina Sumter. He is the author of the book Autobiographical Comics and has also published articles and book chapters on Will Eisner, Kyle Baker, Doug Moench, Jack Katz, and Dell Comics.

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