Beschreibung:
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.
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