[Comicsstudiessociety] IJOCA book reviewer wanted - The Life and Comics of Howard Cruse (USA only)

[Mike Rhode]

 First person to write directly to me at mrhode at gmail.com can do our
review. USA only due to postage.

Mike
mrhode at gmail.com

*The Life and Comics of Howard Cruse: Taking Risks in the Service of Truth
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by Andrew J. Kunka (Rutgers University Press; publishes December 10,
2021) *tells
the remarkable story of how a 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.

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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