Ed Luce is an American cartoonist, best known for his indie comics series Wuvable Oaf.[1] The series focuses on Oaf Jadwiga, a bearish gay ex-wrestler looking for love.[2] Originally funded by a grant from Prism Comics, it was self-published in five standalone chapters[3] until being compiled in graphic novel form by Fantagraphics Books in 2015.[4]
| Ed Luce | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Luce at the 2012 Stumptown Comics Fest | |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Notable works | Wuvable Oaf |
| wuvableoaf | |
He is a two-time Ignatz Award nominee for the series, garnering nominations in 2009 for Promising New Talent[5] and in 2015 for Outstanding Artist,[6] and was a 2016 Lambda Literary Award nominee for LGBT Graphic Novel,[7] A second volume, Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal, was published in 2016,[8] and won the Award for LGBT Graphic Novel at the 29th Lambda Literary Awards.[9]
Luce lives with his husband Mark in San Francisco,[3] where he teaches at California College of the Arts.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Artist Spotlight: Ed Luce". The Advocate, August 13, 2011.
- ^ "Meet Oaf: A romance comic for bear-lovers and the bears who love them." Slate, August 5, 2015.
- ^ a b "Fantagraphics to publish Ed Luce’s ‘Wuvable Oaf': An interview with the author" Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine. Comic Book Resources, May 10, 2014.
- ^ "Wuvable Oaf by Ed Luce Review". Paste, May 14, 2015.
- ^ "Nominees announced for 13th annual Ignatz Awards" Archived 2016-05-29 at the Wayback Machine. Comic Book Resources, August 24, 2009.
- ^ "Small Press Expo Announces 2015 Ignatz Award Nominees" Archived 2016-06-24 at the Wayback Machine. ComicsAlliance, August 19, 2015.
- ^ "Here come the Lammies". Bay Area Reporter, April 7, 2016.
- ^ "Ed Luce’s Wuvable Oaf Gets A Sequel About His Origin For 2016". Bleeding Cool, February 25, 2016.
- ^ Johnson, William (2017-06-17). "29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
- ^ "Drawing Distinctions". Portland Mercury, April 9, 2014.
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