BIOGRAPHIX SC HOWARD CRUSE (C: 0-1-0)(W) Utell, Janine (A) Cruse, HowardUNIVERSITY PRESS OF MISSISSIPPStockID: 65450 SKU: NOV221892Howard Cruse tells the life story of one of the most important figures in LGBTQ+ comics. A preacher's kid from Alabama who became 'the godfather of queer comics-' Cruse (1944-2019) was a groundbreaking underground cartoonist- a wicked satirist- an LGBTQ+ activist- and a mentor to a vast network of queer comics artists. His comic strip Wendel- published in The Advocate throughout the 1980s- is considered a revolutionary moment in the development of LGBTQ+ comics- as is his inaugurating the editorship of Gay Comix with Kitchen Sink Press in 1979- which furthered the careers of important artists like Jennifer Camper and Alison Bechdel. Cruse's graphic novel Stuck Rubber Baby- published in 1995- fictionalizes his own coming out in the context of the civil rights movement in 1960s Birmingham and was a significant forerunner to contemporary graphic novels and memoirs.This is a PRESALE. Release date stated in title. Books will ship after release date. Release dates subject to change without notice. We do not guarantee release dates set by publishers.Items including but not limited to Hardcovers (HC), Trade Paperbacks (TPB/TP), Softcover (SC), Manga, Graphic Novels (GN), box sets are ordered at the time when a customer places an order. They will be shipped after they arrive from the publisher. We do not guarantee ship dates on HC, TPB, SC, GN, Manga or Box Sets. Preorders for these items are not refundable.This listing uses stock images, images may not have final trade dress. Final art may vary and will have trade dress (logos). Virgin covers will be explicitly stated in the title. If the title does not state that the cover is virgin, it will have logos/trade dress. Industry standard is to provide retailers with images prior to release, these images usually do not contain logos but logos will be on the actual product when it is released.Books will be in Near Mint (NM) 9.4 or better condition.Any CGC offerings will ship in approximately 60 - 90 days after the release date. Signed, special or limited edition items usually have later release dates than the initial release. Title may state the release date of the unsigned/non limited item.No returns or refunds.
