Tag Archives: Howard Cruse

Howard Cruse 1944-2019
Howard Cruse (1944–2019) was a highly influential cartoonist and a pioneer in the world of queer comics. He is best known for his strips Wendel and Barefootz, as well as his book Stuck Rubber Baby. Continue reading

Queers & Comics: The LGBTQ Cartoonists and Comics Conference
A comprehensive report of the events at the historic first Queers & Comics conference, where the crowds were sizeable, intergenerational, and international. Continue reading

Slang and Profanity Illustrated: A Collaboration with My 14-Year-Old Self
The creator of Wendel and Stuck Rubber Baby revisits and illustrates an essay on profanity written by his awakening younger self. Continue reading

The ABCs of Autobio Comix
In 1971 Justin Green’s Binky Brown started a revolution. Here’s what happened next. Continue reading

The Comics Journal No. 182, November 1995
Featuring interviews with Milo Manara, Terry Gilliam and Howard Cruse; Ho Che Anderson and Art Spiegelman featured.

The Comics Journal No. 111, September 1986
Featuring an interview with Howard Cruse; Bill Sherman on Trina Robbins; Gene Phillips on Don McGregor. Continue reading