Bio: Ed Luce's first comic book project, Wuvable Oaf, is a "fairy" tale chronicling one big, scary lookin' dude's search for romance in a city that looks suspiciously like San Francisco.

Ed and Oaf had the very great honor of being named co-recipient of Prism Comics 2010 Queer Press Grant (thanks guys)! They have also been nominated for a 2009 Ignatz Award in the "Promising New Talent" category.

The very first exhibition of original Wuvable Oaf art and prints runs from January 14 - April 10, 2011 at BOVEN Gallery in the heart of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The show features paintings, original pages and limited edition prints from nearly three years worth of Wuvable Oaf comics, along with a large assortment of shirts and comics. Check out the BOVEN site for more info!

Wuvable Oaf has also made appearances in Prism Comics: Your Guide to Comics 2008 and 2009/2010 editions, 100% BEEF magazine, BEAR Magazine, Pride Magazine '09, The San Francisco Bay Guardian, The Book of Boy Trouble 2, UK's Gay Times magazine, Italy's PISSZINE, Instinct magazine, and White Crane Journal. He can also be fleetingly glimpsed on the chests of hunky dudes n' sassy lasses all over the world, in the form of his very own t-shirts.

In May 2009, the flagship "Wuvable Oaf Boutique" (featuring all manner of Oaf-related merchandise) opened in Goteblüd, a vintage zine store in the heart of San Francisco's Mission District. Check out goteblud.com for store hours!

While currently pouring his energy into the comics world, Ed also leaves a lengthy trail of art debris behind him, including published features in Bearflavoured artists' catalog and LA gay men's health magazine Corpus. His paintings have been exhibited in galleries, museums, store windows and bathrooms from San Diego to Buffalo to Paris.

RECENT PRISM COMICS FEATURES

PRISM ANNOUNCES RECIPIENTS FOR 2012 QUEER PRESS GRANT! IT’S A TIE BETWEEN BLUE DELLIQUANTI AND CHRISTINE SMITH!
[News, Posted 10/17/12]
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — At the Alternative Press Expo (APE), Prism Comics announced the recipients of the 2012 Queer Press Grant (QPG) on October 13th during the Queer Cartoonists Panel moderated by Justin Hall. For this year's recipients, it's a tie between Blue Delliquanti for O Human Star and Christine Smith for The Princess. Prism Comics, which supports LGBT comics, creators and readers, established the Queer Press Grant in 2005 to encourage the publication of LGBT-themed…

PRISM GOES APE IN SAN FRANCISCO THIS WEEKEND OCT 13-14! QUEER PRESS GRANT TO BE ANNOUNCED!
[News, Posted 10/9/12]
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Prism Comics will appear this weekend at the Alternative Comics Expo (APE) in San Francisco, on Saturday, October 13 (11am-7pm) and Sunday, October 14 (11am-6pm). Along with tabling at the convention, Prism’s own Justin Hall (No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics) is once again moderating his Queer Cartoonists Panel. Prism’s table is #801. Come by for the latest in queer comics and meet your favorite queer creators. Close by and spread throughout the…

PRISM COMICS' QUEER PRESS GRANT 2012 IS ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS! DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 1ST!
[News, Posted 8/10/12]
Prism Comics is accepting submissions for this year’s Queer Press Grant (QPG)! The QPG is the only grant today that is specifically awarded to independent comic book creators. The grant was established by Prism to assist in the publication and promotion of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) comics. "The Queer Press Grant is a significant resource to help promote LGBT themes in independent comics, and to support up-and-coming cartoonists bringing their projects into the world. Every…

QUEER NERD WRAP-UP OF SD COMIC-CON 2012! ANDY GETS INKPOT! PRISM PRESENTS NORTHSTAR PANEL! AND MORE!
[News, Posted 7/16/12]
Another Comic-Con comes to an end! It goes by in a rush, with me feeling like a salmon swimming upstream. Sometimes I’m able to stand still long enough to Twitter and other times I'm sweating, desperately running from one side of the convention center to another. This time, so much was going on that I couldn't catch it all, so apologies if I don't have any pictures of your appearance/signing/panel/party. It's a testament to the increasing visibility and interest in LGBTQI comics and…

QUEER NERD BLOG: FIRST PRISM COMICS REPORT FROM SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2012!
[News, Posted 7/12/12]
Back at Comic-Con! And gayer than ever. With Alan Scott, Northstar, Tom Cruise, I mean, it’s been a really queer year. Got here on Wednesday, before the Con was open. Had heard that a fan had died the day before. It was a Twilight fan, but that does not matter and I don't care what some bitchy people have said. It was very sad. Inside the hall, it was lots of hydraulics and forklifts and sweaty nerdfolk setting up their booths. Here's a behind the scenes pic--very rare and CON…

RECENT OFFSITE FEATURES

HENRY & GLENN FOREVER & EVER RELEASE PARTY: APRIL 27 AT FLOATING WORLD COMICS IN PORTLAND, OR
[Source: Floating World Comics, Added: 4/23/12]
It’s the moment the world has been waiting for: the return of everyone’s favorite musclebound punk/metal romantic odd couple, Henry and Glenn. Over the course of three short stories, our metaldude...

QUEER COMICS
[Source: Arnold Zwicky, Added: 1/26/12]
Now playing at the San Francisco Cartoon Art Museum (655 Mission St.), under the auspices of the California College of the Arts, a show (which opened December 17th) on queer comics — a combination...

QUEER COMIC ARTISTS ENGAGE A "NEW" WRITING GENRE
[Source: California College of the Arts, Added: 1/26/12]
CCA is no stranger to branching out in various genres when it comes to the arts. The colleges undergraduate Writing and Literature curriculum is no exception. The ENGAGE: Queer Comics Project courses...

SMALL PRESS SPOTLIGHT ON LGBTQ CARTOONISTS
[Source: Cartoon Art Museum, Added: 12/22/11]
Beginning on December 10, 2011 and ending March 4th, 2012, the Cartoon Art Museum’s ongoing Small Press Spotlight will feature the art of ten Bay Area LGBTQ cartoonists.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA SCENE REPORT
[Source: The Comics Journal, Added: 12/10/11]
Recapping Ed Luce's comics creation classes at Isotope, Jon Macy, Justin Hall and others appearing at LitQuake events, and more…