Stuck Rubber Baby

Howard Cruse’s groundbreaking graphic novel, published by DC’s Paradox Press imprint in 1995, is a deeply personal, fictionalized account of coming of age and coming out as a gay man in the racially charged American South of the 1960s. Cruse both wrote and drew this single, monumental work, weaving together the protagonist’s journey of self-discovery with the turbulent backdrop of the civil rights movement. A landmark of LGBTQ+ comics and a powerful example of the medium’s potential for serious, literary storytelling, Stuck Rubber Baby remains a vital and moving testament to a pivotal era.