Howard Cruse's Plugs & Links

NOTE: Please let me know if any of these links are no longer working by the time you try them out.

And look for the fun

at the bottom!

The sites that follow are the work of old colleagues and friends from way back, new artists I've discovered via the web or in my real-world travels, and a few with whom I've never exchanged a word but whose drawings I nevertheless admire. There is no hierarchy of perceived talent involved in the order in which they are listed.

The absence of any favorite cartoonist of yours means simply that I haven't yet come across his or her web site.

The presence of any cartoonist onthis links page is not an indication of his or her sexual orientation.

They are all, however, confirmed perverts. (Just kidding, hee hee.)

RECENT ADDITIONS

Business-Inc.Net
http://www.business-inc.net/
An online business directory that includes comic-type businesses in the mix

LONGTIME LINKS

Gerry Alanguilan’s Komikero Comics
http://www.komikero.com/

Lee Marrs Artwork
http://leemarrs.com/
You've gotta grab Lee's long-overdue Pudge collection, folks!

Joan Hilty's Bitter Girl
http://www.joanhilty.com/

Lou Copeland's Moosechoke
http://www.moosechoke.com

Robert Kirby's Curbside
http://robkirbycomics.com/Rob_Kirby_Comics/Home.html

Roberta Gregory's Bitchy Bitch
http://www.robertagregory.com

Murphy's Manor
http://www.kurterichsen.com/
Murphy's Manor is the longest-running gay comic strip ever!

Chelsea Boys
http://www.chelseaboys.com

Erik Craddock
http://www.erikcraddock.com

Queer Nation
http://www.queernation.com/
The gay comic strip by Chris Cooper and John Dennis

David Kelly
http://www.davidkellystudio.com

Kyle's Bed & Breakfast
http://members.aol.com/KylesBnB/index.html

Donna Barr's Desert Peach / A Fine Line Press
http://www.stinz.com/

Hothead Paisan
http://www.hotheadpaisan.com

Carol Lay
http://www.waylay.com

Skip Williamson
http://www.thewilliamsongallery.bizland.com

Scott McCloud
http://www.scottmccloud.com/

Jay Lynch
http://www.mindspring.com/~jaylynch/

Zina Saunders
http://www.zinasaunders.com

Nelson Dewey and his E-Toons
http://www.coastnet.com/home/ndewey/

Gingerillustrations
http://www.gingerillustration.com

Kevin Moore's In Contempt
http://www.incontemptcomics.com/

Mark Martin
http://www.markmartin.net/

Chris Companik's HIV+Me
http://www.hivnme.com/

Zak Kramer's Journey To The West
http://www.journeytothewest.com

Jerry Craft
http://www.mamasboyz.com/

Joven Kerekes's Mireland
http://indigo.ie/~joven

Dan Wild
http://www.danwild.com

Kathy Kotomaimoce
http://www.spotart.net

Alexander Grecian
http://www.alexandergrecian.com

Douglas Pledger
http://www.douglaspledger.com

Mikhaela Reid
http://www.mikhaela.net

Scott Santoro
http://www.scottsantoro.com

Bosch Fawstin
http://www.boschfawstin.com

Tintin Pantoja's Mental Tentacle
http://www.mentaltentacle.com

Revilocartoons.com
http://www.revilocartoons.com/
Oliver Christianson's site is the funniest one I've seen lately

RESOURCES

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
http://www.cbldf.org
Provides legal aid when the comics censors strike

The Gay Comics List
http://gaycomicslist.free.fr/
François Peneaud keeps track of 'em all!

Prism Comics
http://www.prismcomics.org/
A non-profit organization fostering an LGBT presence in comics

Silent Army / Online Division
http://www.silentarmy.com/
Cool cartoonists in Australia strut their stuff

HOMni
http://homni.productionsfirehorse.com/comics.html
Links to just about every comic that's got a gay connection
in the whole damned world!

Wahoo: ComicBookWebsites.com
http://www.comicbookwebsites.com
Links to comics-related sites from thither and yon

Comics Continuum
http://comicscontinuum.com/index.htm
More about comics

Fantagraphics.com
http://www.fantagraphics.com/
Site of Fantagraphics Books,
the famously adventurous Seattle comics outfit.

Lines On Paper
http://www.linesonpaper.com
Alternative and underground comix
get the spotlight here.

Kids On Paper
http://www.kidsonpaper.org
Gary Cifra's kid-oriented companion site to the one above

Drawn and Quarterly Publishing
http://www.drawnandquarterly.com/
Site of Drawn and Quarterly,
the Canadian comics publisher of similar excellence

The Philippine Comics Art Museum Online
http://www.komikero.com/museum/
Gary Alanguilan's showcase for his dazzling Filipino compatriots

QueerLinks.com
http://QueerLinks.com
Links to gay-related sites from yon and thither

The Gay League
http://www.gayleague.com
A resource for gay and lesbian comics fans of all tastes

Gayscape
http://www.gayscape.com/
Another site for tracking down GLBT things

Casmira.com
http://www.casmira.com
The ultimate Punk and Underground Search Engine

Gayellow Pages.com
http://gayellowpages.com/
Finding gay resources nationwide

Partners Web Site
http://www.buddybuddy.com
Resources promoting equal treatment for same-sex couples

Queer Arts Resource Site
http://www.queer-arts.org/
GLBT Artists catalogued

Wagner Bazarin Art Gallery
http://www.bazarin.com
Artists in general on parade

PlanetOut
http://www.planetout.com/
The big "now" site for things queer

TheGayMaleBody.com
http://www.thegaymalebody.com
Resources relating to the whole gay male,
including but not limited to the erotic parts

CREATIVITY UNLEASHED

Nina Paley
http://www.ninapaley.com/
As a print cartoonist, Nina's one funny female,
and don't miss her dazzling animation archived at
Animation Express
http://www.wired.com/animation/collection/nina_paley/bio_page.html

Sheldon
(The Pig Who Can't Stay Put)
http://www.sheldonthepig.com
A totally charming comic strip about piggy doings
by political cartoonist Kevin Moore

PopImage
http://www.popimage.com
Plenty of fun to be had here,
with a special nod going to the sexy gay comic strip
that showcases the work of Tim Fish, Brett Hopkins, and others:
Young Bottoms In Love

Jim Ottaviani
http://www.gt-labs.com
Science as comic book drama? Can it be?
Listen, Jim's latest book about the Manhattan project
had me riveted.

Rick Trembles' Snubdom.com
http://www.snubdom.com
Hilarious comic-strip reviews of movies are just one feature
erupting from the mind of this Montreal menace

Phil Yeh's Cartoonists Across America Site
http://www.ideaship.com/
Phil is not just a terrific cartoonist; he's a visionary and an inspiration

Myke Maldonado's Dreamland
http://www.dreamlandcreations.com
A tattoo-artist pal of mine makes his mark on willing skin

Adam Suerte's Aprendiz
http://www.adamsuerte.com
I'm a tattoo-wuss, but Adam's cool comic about tattooing drew me in

Electric Sheep
http://www.e-sheep.com
An oasis of transcendent, lyrical picture-and-word storytelling

Krazy Kat Theatre Company
http://www.krazykattheatre.co.uk/index.htm
Children's theatre doesn't get any more lively
than the antics perpetrated by these Brighton lads

Blue Vinyl Fonts
http://www.bvfonts.com
Alphabets reimagined and presented to the world for free

Walt Parrish's Cliff Art Site
http://www.thecliffguy.com
Drawings by talented cartoonists that all feature cliffs. No kidding.

Homoeroticon
http://www.homoeroticon.com
A compelling web-zine by a queer artist/provocateur
who may or may not be named Bobby Trandale

Raphael Perez's Gay Paintings Site
http://www.gaypaintings.com
An online gallery featuring Perez's sensual, erotic paintings.
Not for the kiddies!

All American Kink
http://www.allamericankink.com
A kinky gay sex site with class.
Innocents and the faint-of-heart should be wary.

LITERATURE & COMMENTARY

Denny O'Neil Fan Site
http://www.oneilobserver.com
A fan site devoted to a pioneer in mainstream comics
that includes a regular column by the Man Himself

Sequential Tart
http://www.sequentialtart.com
A web-zine about the comics industry created by women

Rational Magic
http://www.rationalmagic.com
A comics-friendly web-zine "of varied and spendid content"