This book tells the remarkable story of how a preacher’s kid from Birmingham, Alabama became the so-called “Godfather of Gay Comics.” Lavishly illustrated with a broad selection of comics from Howard Cruse’s fifty-year career, this study showcases his critical role as a satirist and commentator on his times.
This book tells the remarkable story of how a preacher’s kid from Birmingham, Alabama became the so-called “Godfather of Gay Comics.” Lavishly illustrated with a broad selection of comics from Howard Cruse’s fifty-year career, this study showcases his critical role as a satirist and commentator on his times.
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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Preface Introduction 1 Critical Biography 2 Autobiographical Fiction/Fictional Autobiography “The Basic Overview” “Jerry Mack” “Unfinished Pictures” “The Guide” “I Always Cry at Movies …” “That Night at Stonewall” “Then There Was Claude” 3 Commentary and Satire “Billy Goes Out” “Dirty Old Lovers” “Safe Sex” “Sometimes I Get So Mad. . .” “The Gay in the Street” “My Life as a TV Pundit” “Some Words from the Guys in Charge” “Death” 4 Parodies “The Other Side of the Coin” “The Nightmares of Little L*l*” “Raising Nancies” “Hubert the Humorless Ghost” “Shearwell in ‘The Prodigal Sheep’” Acknowledgements Notes Works Cited Index
Preface Introduction 1 Critical Biography 2 Autobiographical Fiction/Fictional Autobiography “The Basic Overview” “Jerry Mack” “Unfinished Pictures” “The Guide” “I Always Cry at Movies …” “That Night at Stonewall” “Then There Was Claude” 3 Commentary and Satire “Billy Goes Out” “Dirty Old Lovers” “Safe Sex” “Sometimes I Get So Mad. . .” “The Gay in the Street” “My Life as a TV Pundit” “Some Words from the Guys in Charge” “Death” 4 Parodies “The Other Side of the Coin” “The Nightmares of Little L*l*” “Raising Nancies” “Hubert the Humorless Ghost” “Shearwell in ‘The Prodigal Sheep’” Acknowledgements Notes Works Cited Index
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