Ed Luce is an American cartoonist, best known for his indie comics series '' Wuvable Oaf''. The series focuses on Oaf Jadwiga, a

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gay ex-wrestler looking for love. Originally funded by a grant from

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, it was self-published in five standalone chapters"Fantagraphics to publish Ed Luce’s ‘Wuvable Oaf': An interview with the author"
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'', May 10, 2014. until being compiled in

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form by

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in 2015. He is a two-time

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nominee for the series, garnering nominations in 2009 for Promising New Talent and in 2015 for Outstanding Artist, and was a 2016

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nominee for LGBT Graphic Novel, A second volume, ''Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal'', was published in 2016, and won the Award for LGBT Graphic Novel at the

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. Luce lives with his husband Mark in

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, where he teaches at

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."Drawing Distinctions"
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'', April 9, 2014.

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