Stuck Rubber Baby

Howard Cruse’s Stuck Rubber Baby is a landmark graphic novel originally published by DC’s Paradox Press imprint, following its 2010 reissue. A deeply personal, semi-autobiographical work, it explores the life of a young gay man coming of age in the American South during the civil rights movement. Cruse’s intricate, emotionally resonant artwork and unflinching storytelling make this a seminal work in LGBTQ+ comics and a powerful meditation on identity and social change.