Robert Triptow
Robert Triptow (born May 10, 1952 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is a writer and "the last of the underground cartoonists."[1] His 1989 anthology Gay Comics is one of the earliest histories of the subject,[2] and won the first Lambda Literary Award for Humor.
As a cartoonist, Triptow's contributions to Howard Cruse's Gay Comix began with issue #2. He succeeded Cruse as editor of Gay Comix,[3] from issue #5 (1984) through issue #13 (1991).
As a journalist, Triptow has contributed to The Advocate, Bay Area Reporter, Frontiers, The Sentinel, and other West Coast gay publications.[4]
Books
- Gay Comics (ed.). New York: Plume; New American Library, 1989. 120p. ISBN 0452262291
- Strip AIDS U.S.A.: A Collection of Cartoon Art to Benefit People With AIDS. (ed. with Trina Robbins & Bill Sienkiewicz). San Francisco: Last Gasp, 1988. ISBN 9780867193732
Contributions
In addition to Gay Comix, his cartoon work has appeared in:
- Robert Kirby and David Kelly, editors, (2008) The Book of Boy Trouble 2: Born to Trouble, Green Candy Press. ISBN 1931160651.
- Camper, Jennifer, editor (2007) Juicy Mother 2: How They Met Manic D Press. ISBN 978-1-933149-20-2
- Camper, Jennifer, editor (2005) Juicy Mother Soft Skull Press. ISBN 1-932360-70-0
- Gregory, Roberta (2004), Naughty Bits #40, Fantagraphics.
- Gregory, Roberta (1999), Naughty Bits #28, Fantagraphics.
- Gregory, Roberta (1998), Naughty Bits #27, Fantagraphics.
- Kinney, Jay, editor (1993), Young Lust #8, Last Gasp, ISBN 0867192534.
- Bocage, Angela (1993), Real Girl #6, Fantagraphics, ASIN B000IQUH6S.
- Bocage, Angela (1991), Real Girl #2, Fantagraphics.
- Bocage, Angela (1990), Real Girl #1, Fantagraphics, ASIN B000KSA71O.
- Robbins, Trina, editor (1990), Choices: a pro-choice benefit comic anthology for the National Organization for Women, Angry Isis Press, ASIN: B002E5WBKG.
- Leyland, Winston (1986), Meatmen #1, G. S. Press.
Awards
- The first Lambda Literary Award for Humor, for the 1989 anthology Gay Comics.
- Special Achievement Award from the San Diego Comic Con in 1989 for Strip AIDS U.S.A.[5]
Notes
- ^ Christensen's 2008 interview.
- ^ Williams, p. 114: "Information on gays and lesbians in comics lacks proper treatment, but a few items do exist, including Robert Triptow's Gay Comics."
- ^ Cadelago.
- ^ Cruse, Gay Comix #2, "Who We Are."
- ^ Levin: "He got all the gay cartoonists."
References
- Cadelago, Chris (February 22, 2008), "Strip tease: Gay characters find home in comics", San Francisco Chronicle: E–1, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/22/DD0RV4KQH.DTL .
- Christensen, Charles "Zan" (February 23, 2008), Robert Triptow at WonderCon 2008, 1 minute 23 seconds. (Windows Media Player, RealPlayer).
- Cruse, Howard (1981), Gay Comix #2, Kitchen Sink Press
- Levin, Bob (July 11, 2006), "Trimmings: Trina Robbins", The Comics Journal (Fantagraphics) (233), http://archives.tcj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=211&Itemid=48
- Williams, Jeff (August 1999) (pdf), Culture, Theory, and Graphic Fiction, PhD dissertation, Texas Tech University, http://etd.lib.ttu.edu/theses/available/etd-09262008-31295014159130/unrestricted/31295014159130.pdf, retrieved 2009-06-26 .
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