Gay comic artists

For your project, you will choose one of the following cartoonists from Gay Comix milieu and s queer comics that want better representation on Wikipedia. This work is key because of the artists listed in Gay Comics #25 ()&#;s history of contributors, only 47—that is, 45%—have biographies on Wikipedia.

Once you locate works by your artist, you may need to request them through Interlibrary Loan. Here are some resources to help you with result information about your chosen artists:

• Roz Warren, ed. Dyke Strippers (on reserve)&#;profiles 35 lesbian cartoonists
• Robert Triptow, Gay Comics (on reserve)&#;writes a contemporary history of LGB cartoonists
• Justin Hall, ed. No Straight Lines (on reserve)&#;surveys four decades of homosexual comics
• Andy Mangels, ed. Gay Comics #25 (on Canvas in syllabus folder)&#;gives a biography for every contributor to Gay Comix over its run
• Women in Comics Wikia, 
• Lambiek Comiclopedia, 
• Comic Vine, 
• Grand Comics Database, 
• The Comic Book Database, 
• LGBT Life with Full Message (database accessible through UF)
• Reveal Digital&#;s Inde

  'No Straight Lines' unearths the hidden history of homosexual comic books

  Decades before Iceman came out as male lover or Robin first kissed his boyfriend, LGBTQ artists were creating queer comics in the s and ‘80s. They weren’t active for Marvel or DC, though: They were making underground comic books, strips and zines out of their homes, DIY-style.

  Premiering Monday on PBS, the documentary “No Straight Lines: The Rise of Lgbtq+ Comics” shines a spotlight on some of these trailblazers, including Alison Bechdel (“Dykes to Watch Out For”), Howard Cruse (“Wendel,” “Stuck Rubber Baby”), Jennifer Camper (“Rude Girls and Dangerous Women”) and Rupert Kinnard (“B.B. and the Diva,” “Cathartic Comics”). 

  “No Linear Lines” also profiles Mary Wings, who is credited with publishing the first known queer comic novel, “Come Out Comics,” in

  “There’s a history of erotic illustrations, like Tom of Finland, and gag strips in the Advocate, but ‘Come Out Comix’ was the first ‘literary’ queer comic,” said Justin Hall, who produced “No Straight Lines” and is chair of the graduate comics program at

  Celebrate PRIDE All Year with These LGBTQ Comics Creators

  Pride Month may be coming to an terminate, but you can keep the celebration going all year with these groundbreaking LGBTQ creators!

  1. Alison Bechdel

  From her epic alt-weekly strip Dykes to Watch Out For to a blockbuster Broadway musical and a MacArthur Genius Grant, Alison Bechdel has transformed all comics and brought LGBTQ stories into the mainstream. Fun Home, a memoir of her complicated relationship with her father, received universal critical praise and has made its way into the post-secondary canon &#; where it also became a frequent target of would-be censors.

  2. Ariel Schrag

  Before Ariel Schrag had even finished high school, she had already published three volumes of her High Educational facility Comic Chronicles series. Her ambitious and confessional work has been widely celebrated, drawing comparisons to notables such as Alison Bechdel, Judy Blume, and R. Crumb. Her perform honestly confronts coming of age, sexual awakening, and sexual identity, often with sharp and mesmerizing humor. She edited and contributed to t
  
  

  LGBTQ Writers and Illustrators of Comic Books

  Writers and illustrators of comic books are multi-talented individuals who both tell a story and illustrate it.

  Many comic manual writers and illustrators who spot as LGBTQ use that individuality in the production of their work. This can be by way of cartoon fantasy (depicting a tolerant and accepting nature, for example). It can also be as a means of entertainment for the LGBTQ people. Some artists have used the medium as a form of activism on several issues. Others contribute their artwork to writers of novels or magazine articles. Several have had a significant impact on the creation of LGBTQ characters in mainstream comics, such as DC Comics or Marvel Comics. In Japan, the art of comic book illustrating is known as manga, and gay Gengoroh Tagame is the most prominent contemporary illustrator in the country.

  Several LGBTQ comic book artists and writers are household names. They are recipients of awards in the industry, including Lambda Literary Awards and specialized comic book awards including Eisner Awards. A number of