HOWARD CRUSE (1944-2019)
"Gay is Good" * We're Here, We're Queer, Get Used to it!" Together, two gay rights illustrations for unknown publications. Pen and ink on paper. 215x278 mm; 8½x11 inches. Unsigned. Provenance: The Estate of Howard Cruse. The American alternative cartoonist known for the exploration of gay themes in his comics, Cruse first gained attention in the 1970s during the underground comix movement and was the founding editor of Gay Comix in 1980. He created "Wendel," a gay-themed strip during the 1980s but reached a more mainstream audience in 1995 when an imprint of DC Comics published his graphic novel Stuck Rubber Baby.

Together, two gay rights illustrations for unknown publications. Pen and ink on paper. 215x278 mm; 8½x11 inches. Unsigned. Provenance: The Estate of Howard Cruse. The American alternative cartoonist known for the exploration of gay themes in his comics, Cruse first gained attention in the 1970s during the underground comix movement and was the founding editor of Gay Comix in 1980. He created "Wendel," a gay-themed strip during the 1980s but reached a more mainstream audience in 1995 when an imprint of DC Comics published his graphic novel Stuck Rubber Baby.