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[[File:WuvableOaf.png|frame|Cover of ''Wuvable oaf'' by Ed Luce]]
[[File:WuvableOaf.png|frame|Cover of ''Wuvable oaf'' by Ed Luce]]
He is a two-time [[Ignatz Award]] nominee for the series, garnering nominations in 2009 for Promising New Talent<ref>[http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/08/nominees-announced-for-13th-annual-ignatz-awards/ "Nominees announced for 13th annual Ignatz Awards"]. ''[[Comic Book Resources]]'', August 24, 2009.</ref> and in 2015 for Outstanding Artist,<ref>[http://comicsalliance.com/spx-2015-ignatz-nominees/ "Small Press Expo Announces 2015 Ignatz Award Nominees"]. ''[[Comics Alliance]]'', August 19, 2015.</ref> and was a shortlisted [[Lambda Literary Award]] nominee for LGBT Graphic Novel at the [[28th Lambda Literary Awards]].<ref>[http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=books&article=1021 "Here come the Lammies"]. ''[[Bay Area Reporter]]'', April 7, 2016.</ref> A second volume titled ''Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal'', focusing on Oaf's life prior to the story told in the original comics, was published in 2016.<ref>[http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/02/25/ed-luces-wuvable-oaf-gets-a-sequel-about-his-origin-for-2016/ "Ed Luce’s Wuvable Oaf Gets A Sequel About His Origin For 2016"]. ''[[Bleeding Cool]]'', February 25, 2016.</ref>
He is a two-time [[Ignatz Award]] nominee for the series, garnering nominations in 2009 for Promising New Talent<ref>[http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/08/nominees-announced-for-13th-annual-ignatz-awards/ "Nominees announced for 13th annual Ignatz Awards"]. ''[[Comic Book Resources]]'', August 24, 2009.</ref> and in 2015 for Outstanding Artist,<ref>[http://comicsalliance.com/spx-2015-ignatz-nominees/ "Small Press Expo Announces 2015 Ignatz Award Nominees"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624075733/http://comicsalliance.com/spx-2015-ignatz-nominees/ |date=2016-06-24 }}. ''[[Comics Alliance]]'', August 19, 2015.</ref> and was a shortlisted [[Lambda Literary Award]] nominee for LGBT Graphic Novel at the [[28th Lambda Literary Awards]].<ref>[http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=books&article=1021 "Here come the Lammies"]. ''[[Bay Area Reporter]]'', April 7, 2016.</ref> A second volume titled ''Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal'', focusing on Oaf's life prior to the story told in the original comics, was published in 2016.<ref>[http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/02/25/ed-luces-wuvable-oaf-gets-a-sequel-about-his-origin-for-2016/ "Ed Luce’s Wuvable Oaf Gets A Sequel About His Origin For 2016"]. ''[[Bleeding Cool]]'', February 25, 2016.</ref>


Luce lives with his husband Mark in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]],<ref name=fantagraphics/> where he teaches at [[California College of the Arts]].<ref>[http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/drawing-distinctions/Content?oid=12173848 "Drawing Distinctions"]. ''[[Portland Mercury]]'', April 9, 2014.</ref>
Luce lives with his husband Mark in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]],<ref name=fantagraphics/> where he teaches at [[California College of the Arts]].<ref>[http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/drawing-distinctions/Content?oid=12173848 "Drawing Distinctions"]. ''[[Portland Mercury]]'', April 9, 2014.</ref>

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For the British journalist, see Edward Luce.
Ed Luce
NationalityAmerican
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]

Cover of Wuvable oaf by Ed Luce

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 shortlisted Lambda Literary Award nominee for LGBT Graphic Novel at the 28th Lambda Literary Awards.[7] A second volume titled Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal, focusing on Oaf's life prior to the story told in the original comics, was published in 2016.[8]

Luce lives with his husband Mark in San Francisco,[3] where he teaches at California College of the Arts.[9]

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. ^ a b "Fantagraphics to publish Ed Luce’s ‘Wuvable Oaf': An interview with the author". 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". Comic Book Resources, August 24, 2009.
  6. ^ "Small Press Expo Announces 2015 Ignatz Award Nominees" Archived 2016-06-24 at the Wayback Machine. Comics Alliance, 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. ^ "Drawing Distinctions". Portland Mercury, April 9, 2014.
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