Tim Barela
Encyclopedia
Tim Barela is an acclaimed gay
cartoonist, best known for his creation of the comic strip
, Leonard & Larry. The Leonard & Larry characters first appeared in a 1984 issue of Gay Comix
, then were later featured in The Advocate
and Frontiers magazines. The comic series is collected in four volumes published by Palliard Press
.
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
cartoonist, best known for his creation of the comic strip
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
, Leonard & Larry. The Leonard & Larry characters first appeared in a 1984 issue 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...
, then were later featured in 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...
and Frontiers magazines. The comic series is collected in four volumes published by Palliard Press
Palliard Press
Palliard Press was a small, independent comic book publishing house co-founded by Phil Foglio, illustrator of such titles as Buck Godot, Girl Genius, and Robert Asprin's MythAdventures, and Greg Ketter, owner of DreamHaven Books in Minneapolis, Minnesota....
.
Books
- Domesticity Isn't Pretty (1993)
- Kurt Cobain & Mozart Are Both Dead (1996)
- Excerpts from the Ring Cycle in Royal Albert Hall (2000)
- How Real Men Do It (2003)