Robert Triptow
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Robert Triptow is a writer and "the last of the underground cartoonists
." His 1989 anthology Gay Comics is one of the earliest histories of the subject, 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
, 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.
Underground comix
Underground comix are small press or self-published comic books which are often socially relevant or satirical in nature. They differ from mainstream comics in depicting content forbidden to mainstream publications by the Comics Code Authority, including explicit drug use, sexuality and violence...
." His 1989 anthology Gay Comics is one of the earliest histories of the subject, and won the first Lambda Literary Award
Lambda Literary Award
Lambda Literary Awards are awarded yearly by the US-based Lambda Literary Foundation to published works which celebrate or explore LGBT themes. Categories include Humor, Romance and Biography. To qualify, a book must have been published in the United States in the year current to the award...
for Humor.
As a cartoonist, Triptow's contributions to Howard Cruse
Howard Cruse
Howard Cruse is an American alternative cartoonist known for the exploration of gay themes in his comics.Cruse was raised in Springville, Alabama, the son of a preacher and a homemaker. His earliest published cartoons were in The Baptist Student when he was in high school. His work later appeared...
's Gay Comix began with issue #2. He succeeded Cruse as editor of Gay Comix
Gay Comix
Gay Comix was an underground comics series published from 1980–1998. Created by Howard Cruse, Gay Comix featured the work of gay, lesbian, and transsexual artists. Much of the early content was autobiographical, but more diverse themes were explored in later editions...
, from issue #5 (1984) through issue #13 (1991).
As a journalist, Triptow has contributed to The Advocate
The Advocate
The Advocate is an American LGBT-interest magazine, printed monthly and available by subscription. The Advocate brand also includes a web site. Both magazine and web site have an editorial focus on news, politics, opinion, and arts and entertainment of interest to LGBT people...
, Bay Area Reporter
Bay Area Reporter
The Bay Area Reporter is a free weekly newspaper serving the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered communities in the San Francisco Bay Area; it is the oldest-continuously published, and one of the largest LGBT newspapers in the United States....
, Frontiers, The Sentinel, and other West Coast gay publications.
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 RobbinsTrina RobbinsTrina Robbins is an American comics artist and writer. She was an early and influential participant in the underground comix movement, and one of the few female artists in underground comix when she started. Both as a cartoonist and historian, Robbins has long been involved in creating outlets for...
& Bill SienkiewiczBill SienkiewiczBoleslav Felix Robert "Bill" Sienkiewicz [pronounced sin-KEV-itch] is an Eisner Award-winning American artist and writer best known for his comic book work, primarily for Marvel Comics' The New Mutants and Elektra: Assassin...
). San Francisco: Last Gasp, 1988. ISBN 9780867193732
Contributions
In addition to Gay Comix, his cartoon work has appeared in:- Robert KirbyRobert Kirby (comics artist)Robert Kirby is the creator of the syndicated comic Curbside.Curbside is the story of two young men, Drew, an aspiring writer, and Nathan, an aspiring musician, who meet and eventually form a tumultuous relationship...
and David Kelly, editors, (2008) The Book of Boy Trouble 2: Born to Trouble, Green Candy Press. ISBN 1931160651. - Camper, JenniferJennifer CamperJennifer Camper is an American comics artist, graphic artist and editor residing in Brooklyn, New York.Camper, who is openly lesbian, has been producing comics since the 1980s. Her work has appeared in many publications including The Village Voice, San Francisco Bay Times, Ms...
, editor (2007) Juicy Mother 2: How They Met Manic D PressManic D PressManic D Press is an American literary press based in San Francisco, California publishing fiction , poetry, cultural studies, art, narrative-oriented comix, and alternative travel trade paperbacks...
. ISBN 978-1-933149-20-2 - Camper, Jennifer, editor (2005) Juicy Mother Soft Skull PressSoft Skull PressSoft Skull Press is an independent publisher founded by Sander Hicks in 1992, and run by Richard Eoin Nash from 2001 to 2009. In 2007, Nash sold Soft Skull to Counterpoint LLC, where it continues to function as a division of the press...
. ISBN 1-932360-70-0 - Gregory, Roberta (2004), Naughty Bits #40, Fantagraphics.
- Gregory, Roberta (1999), Naughty Bits #28, Fantagraphics.
- Gregory, RobertaRoberta GregoryRoberta Gregory is an American comic book writer and artist best known for her character Bitchy Bitch from her Fantagraphics Books series Naughty Bits.Gregory's father was Disney comics artist Bob Gregory...
(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, TrinaTrina RobbinsTrina Robbins is an American comics artist and writer. She was an early and influential participant in the underground comix movement, and one of the few female artists in underground comix when she started. Both as a cartoonist and historian, Robbins has long been involved in creating outlets for...
, 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 AwardLambda Literary AwardLambda Literary Awards are awarded yearly by the US-based Lambda Literary Foundation to published works which celebrate or explore LGBT themes. Categories include Humor, Romance and Biography. To qualify, a book must have been published in the United States in the year current to the 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.
External links
- Christensen, Charles "Zan" (March 4, 2009). WonderCon Saturday: Robert Triptow, Brian Andersen & Trina Robbins, 7 minutes. (Windows Media PlayerWindows Media PlayerWindows Media Player is a media player and media library application developed by Microsoft that is used for playing audio, video and viewing images on personal computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system, as well as on Pocket PC and Windows Mobile-based devices...
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