Ed Luce Explained

Nationality:American
Cartoonist:y
Notable Works:Wuvable Oaf

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/art/artist-spotlight/2011/08/13/artist-spotlight-ed-luce "Artist Spotlight: Ed Luce"
  2. http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2015/08/ed_luce_s_gay_romance_comic_wuvable_oaf_reviewed.html "Meet Oaf: A romance comic for bear-lovers and the bears who love them."
  3. http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2014/05/interview-with-ed-luce/ "Fantagraphics to publish Ed Luce’s ‘Wuvable Oaf': An interview with the author"
  4. http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/05/wuvable-oaf-review.html "Wuvable Oaf by Ed Luce Review"
  5. http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/08/nominees-announced-for-13th-annual-ignatz-awards/ "Nominees announced for 13th annual Ignatz Awards"
  6. http://comicsalliance.com/spx-2015-ignatz-nominees/ "Small Press Expo Announces 2015 Ignatz Award Nominees"
  7. http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=books&article=1021 "Here come the Lammies"
  8. http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/02/25/ed-luces-wuvable-oaf-gets-a-sequel-about-his-origin-for-2016/ "Ed Luce’s Wuvable Oaf Gets A Sequel About His Origin For 2016"
  9. Web site: 29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners. Johnson. William. 2017-06-17. Lambda Literary. 2019-02-04.
  10. http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/drawing-distinctions/Content?oid=12173848 "Drawing Distinctions"

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