Stuck Rubber Baby - Softcover

Cruse, Howard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060977132 ISBN 13: 9780060977139

Publisher: Perennial, 1996

Synopsis

Art and story combine powerfully in this lyrical tale of a young man caught in the maelstrom of the civil rights movement and the systematic homophobia of small-town America. Told in flashback, this is the story of Toland Polk, the son of an uneducated white carpenter who has grown up in the Southern town of Clayfield. It is the 1960s, a time of passionate beliefs and violent emotions, and Clayfield's citizens are divided in the fight over segregation. As Toland fights on the side of the civil rights activists, he slowly begins to realize and try to deny that he is gay. With a subtle yet intricate plot, and distinctively evocative illustrations, Stuck Rubber Baby is an unflinchingly honest look at one man's world of fears, dreams and prejudice.

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Review:

A truly eye-opening comic. The story is set in the South in the early '60s and deals with homophobia, racism and the gay subculture of that period. The art is absolutely beautiful; Cruse is a master of the cross-hatching technique, which gives a certain "texture" to his art work and brings his pages to life. Stuck Rubber Baby is easily the most important comic book since Art Spiegelman's Maus.

About the Author:

Howard Cruse is the founding editor of Gay Comix. He lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Perennial
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0060977132
• ISBN 13: 9780060977139
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224