The first four issues were edited by Cruse issues #5 through #13 were edited by Triptow. Kitchen Sink Press published the first five issues of Gay Comix thereafter it was published by Bob Ross, publisher of the Bay Area Reporter gay newspaper. Lee Marrs and Trina Robbins, two of the original members of the Wimmen’s Comix Collective. Syndrome, Satyr, and the cover of issue #3 'No time to explain, dont worry bout me, am better than you have and always will be, am pro, See ya. Much of the early content was autobiographical, but more diverse themes were explored in later editions. Created by Howard Cruse, Gay Comix featured the work of primarily gay and lesbian cartoonists.
Prior to the Thursday tweets, his most recent post had been on October 22. Posted on AugGay Comix (later spelled Gay Comics) is an underground comics series published from 19801998. On Thursday, Shadman posted on Twitter for the first time since Prejean's arrest. Robert Triptow, editor of issues #5 through 13īurton Clarke, creator of Cy Ross and the S.Q. Per a public booking log, the Glendale Police Department arrested Prejean on October 26. Howard Cruse, editor of the first four issues
Roberta Gregory, who created Dynamite Damsels (1976), the first lesbian underground serial comic book, and the character Bitchy Bitch Mary Wings, creator of the first one-off lesbian book Come Out Comix (1972) and Dyke Shorts (1976)Īlison Bechdel, who created Dykes to Watch Out For and whose graphic novel Fun Home was adapted into a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical All three editors made a deliberate effort to feature work by both women and men.Īrtists producing work for Gay Comix included It is generally less sexually explicit than the similarly-themed (and male-focused) Meatmen series of graphic novels. The contents of Gay Comix were generally about relationships, personal experiences, and humor, rather than sex. Gay Comix also served as a source for information about non-mainstream LGBT-themed comics and events. This content might not be appropriate for people under 18 years old. Autobiographical themes include falling in love, coming out, repression, and sex. Gay Comix (later spelled Gay Comics) is an underground comics series published from 1980–1998.