Ed Luce
| Ed Luce | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Notable works | Wuvable Oaf |
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wuvableoaf | |
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 shortlisted Lambda Literary Award nominee for LGBT Graphic Novel at the 28th Lambda Literary Awards.[7] A second volume titled Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal, focusing on Oaf's life prior to the story told in the original comics, was published in 2016.[8]
Luce lives with his husband Mark in San Francisco,[3] where he teaches at California College of the Arts.[9]
References
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 "Fantagraphics to publish Ed Luce’s ‘Wuvable Oaf': An interview with the author". Comic Book Resources, May 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Wuvable Oaf by Ed Luce Review". Paste, May 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Nominees announced for 13th annual Ignatz Awards". Comic Book Resources, August 24, 2009.
- ↑ "Small Press Expo Announces 2015 Ignatz Award Nominees" Archived 2016-06-24 at the Wayback Machine.. Comics Alliance, 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.
- ↑ "Drawing Distinctions". Portland Mercury, April 9, 2014.