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Carl Vaughn Frick
Carl Vaughn Frick – often credited as Vaughn Frick or simply Vaughn – is an alternative cartoonist known for the exploration of gay, environmental, HIV/AIDS awareness, and radical political themes in his comics. His ''Watch Out! Comix'' #1 (1986) was an influential gay-themed comic, one of the first by an openly gay male cartoonist. His work was also included in issues of ''Gay Comix,'' '' Meatmen'', '' Strip AIDS'', ''No Straight Lines'', and ''So Fey,'' a collection of Radical Faerie fiction. Personal life Vaughn is primarily known for being outspoken in his works, often focusing on activism within various communities. Although he is primarily associated with the romance and erotica genre due to his works within queer publications, Vaughn is also versed in writing for the sci-fi, horror, and supernatural genres. It is known that Vaughn pursued acting as a career in the 1980s while simultaneously writing for ''Gay Comix #3.''''Gay Comix #3.'' Edited by Howard Cruse. Princet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radical Faeries
The Radical Faeries are a loosely affiliated worldwide network and Counterculture, countercultural movement seeking to redefine queer consciousness through secular spirituality. Sometimes deemed a form of modern Paganism, the movement also adopts elements from anarchism and environmentalism. Rejecting Heteronormativity, hetero-Identification (psychology), imitation, the Radical Faerie LGBT social movements, movement began during the 1970s sexual revolution among homosexuality, gay men in the United States. The movement has expanded in tandem with the larger gay rights movement, challenging pink capitalism, commercialization and patriarchal aspects of modern LGBT, LGBTQ+ life while celebrating New Age, eclectic constructs and rituals. Faeries tend to be fiercely independent, anti-establishment, and community-focused. The Radical Faerie movement was founded in California in 1979 by gay activists Harry Hay and Don Kilhefner Influenced by the legacy of the counterculture of the 1960s, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strip AIDS USA
''Strip AIDS'' and ''Strip AIDS U.S.A.'' are comics anthology volumes published in 1987 in the UK, and 1988 in the US (respectively). They combined short comics with educational and sometimes comedic themes, to educate readers about HIV disease and safer sex, and to raise funds for the care of people with AIDS. ''Strip AIDS'' Strip AIDS was edited by Don Melia, and published by Willyprods/Small Time Ink. Proceeds of the project went to London Lighthouse, England's first residential and day-care facility for people with AIDS. It was 56 pages. The book was released in conjunction with an art exhibition in London, which brought the number of artists involved to nearly 90. Contributors include Steven Appleby, Bill Belcher, Steve Bell, Mark Buckingham, Daniel Clowes, Richard Coles, Alan Davis, Kim Deitch, Frank Dickens, Hunt Emerson, Melinda Gebbie, Dave Gibbons, David Hine, Rian Hughes, Gray Joliffe, Raymond Jackson, Nick Kamen, Larry Marder, Jay Lynch, Peter Milligan, Alan M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
