Ed Luce

For the British journalist, see Edward Luce.

Ed Luce
Luce at the 2012 Stumptown Comics Fest
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Cartoonist
Notable works	Wuvable Oaf
wuvableoaf.com

Ed Luce is an American cartoonist, best known for his indie comics series Wuvable Oaf.[1] The series focuses on Oaf Jadwiga, a bearish gay ex-wrestler looking for love.[2] Originally funded by a grant from Prism Comics, it was self-published in five standalone chapters[3] until being compiled in graphic novel form by Fantagraphics Books in 2015.[4]

He is a two-time Ignatz Award nominee for the series, garnering nominations in 2009 for Promising New Talent[5] and in 2015 for Outstanding Artist,[6] and was a 2016 Lambda Literary Award nominee for LGBT Graphic Novel,[7] A second volume, Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal, was published in 2016,[8] and won the Award for LGBT Graphic Novel at the 29th Lambda Literary Awards.[9]

Luce lives with his husband Mark in San Francisco,[3] where he teaches at California College of the Arts.[10]

References

1. "Artist Spotlight: Ed Luce". The Advocate, August 13, 2011.
2. "Meet Oaf: A romance comic for bear-lovers and the bears who love them." Slate, August 5, 2015.
3. "Fantagraphics to publish Ed Luce’s ‘Wuvable Oaf': An interview with the author" Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine. Comic Book Resources, May 10, 2014.
4. "Wuvable Oaf by Ed Luce Review". Paste, May 14, 2015.
5. "Nominees announced for 13th annual Ignatz Awards" Archived 2016-05-29 at the Wayback Machine. Comic Book Resources, August 24, 2009.
6. "Small Press Expo Announces 2015 Ignatz Award Nominees" Archived 2016-06-24 at the Wayback Machine. ComicsAlliance, August 19, 2015.
7. "Here come the Lammies". Bay Area Reporter, April 7, 2016.
8. "Ed Luce’s Wuvable Oaf Gets A Sequel About His Origin For 2016". Bleeding Cool, February 25, 2016.
9. Johnson, William (2017-06-17). "29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
10. "Drawing Distinctions". Portland Mercury, April 9, 2014.