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Queer Cartoonists On The Loose

Queer Cartoonists On The Loose

Author: Paige Cohen

July 11, 2013

We know what you’re all thinking, and no, this is not a fabulous Levi’s ad from the early 90s–it is actually a really fantastic moment in comic book history. And as we continue our celebration of the comic book medium, we must pause and appreciate this landmark occasion:

 

 

Queer Cartoonists

From left to right: Jennifer Camper, Diane DiMassa, Alison Bechdel, Robert Kirby, Joan Hilty, and Howard Cruse.

Who: Comic book luminaries Jennifer Camper, Diane DiMassa, Alison Bechdel, Robert Kirby, Joan Hilty, and Howard Cruse

What: Having a time

Where:  OutWrite Convention in Boston

When: 1992 or 1993

Why: Because they’re awesome

 

*Photograph kindly provided by Howard Cruse

 

Paige Cohen photo

About: Paige Cohen

Paige Cohen is a graduate of The New School M.F.A. program. Her writing appears or is forthcoming in PANK Magazine, Berfrois Magazine, Gertrude, BuzzFeed LGBT, T(OUR) Magazine, and Writer's Bloq Quarterly. Her short films have been featured in the San Francisco Frameline, New York NewFest, and Salem Film Festivals. She currently lives in New York City.

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