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

[Mike Rhode]

The book has been claimed, thank you.

Mike

On Tue, Nov 30, 2021 at 12:22 PM Mike Rhode <mrhode at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/the-life-and-comics-of-howard-cruse/9781978818859__;!!KGKeukY!n2qGG0iIG4NT_8BuR6dqCXtE4C_vR4m0xlB5mXiQWvSGah6HUNLLubAahXyYV03DKFme6CltbLD-$ >
> 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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