Robert Triptow

Robert Triptow
Born	Robert James Triptow May 10, 1952 Salt Lake City, Utah
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Cartoonist, Writer, Artist, Editor
Notable works	Gay Comics
Awards	Lambda Award for Humor, 1990 Special Achievement Award, San Diego Comic Con, 1989
http://roberttriptow.com

Robert Triptow (born May 10, 1952 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is a writer and "the last of the underground cartoonists."^[1] His 1989 anthology Gay Comics is one of the earliest histories of the subject,^[2] and won the first Lambda Literary Award for Humor.

As a cartoonist, Triptow's contributions to Howard Cruse's Gay Comix began with issue #2. He succeeded Cruse as editor of Gay Comix,^[3] from issue #5 (1984) through issue #13 (1991).

As a journalist, Triptow has contributed to The Advocate, Bay Area Reporter, Frontiers, The Sentinel, and other West Coast gay publications.^[4]

Books

• Class Photo. Seattle: Fantagraphics, 2015. 64p. ISBN 978-1-60699-886-1
• Gay Comics (ed.). New York: Plume; New American Library, 1989. 120p. ISBN 0-452-26229-1
• Strip AIDS U.S.A.: A Collection of Cartoon Art to Benefit People With AIDS. (ed. with Trina Robbins & Bill Sienkiewicz). San Francisco: Last Gasp, 1988. ISBN 978-0-86719-373-2

Contributions

In addition to Gay Comix, his cartoon work has appeared in:

• Robert Kirby and David Kelly, editors, (2008) The Book of Boy Trouble 2: Born to Trouble, Green Candy Press. ISBN 1-931160-65-1.
• Camper, Jennifer, editor (2007) Juicy Mother 2: How They Met, Manic D Press. ISBN 978-1-933149-20-2
• Camper, Jennifer, editor (2005) Juicy Mother Soft Skull Press. ISBN 1-932360-70-0
• Gregory, Roberta (2004), Naughty Bits #40, Fantagraphics.
• Gregory, Roberta (1999), Naughty Bits #28, Fantagraphics.
• Gregory, Roberta (1998), Naughty Bits #27, Fantagraphics.
• Kinney, Jay, editor (1993), Young Lust #8, Last Gasp, ISBN 0-86719-253-4.
• Bocage, Angela (1993), Real Girl #6, Fantagraphics, ASIN B000IQUH6S.
• Bocage, Angela (1991), Real Girl #2, Fantagraphics.
• Bocage, Angela (1990), Real Girl #1, Fantagraphics, ASIN B000KSA71O.
• Robbins, Trina, editor (1990), Choices: a pro-choice benefit comic anthology for the National Organization for Women, Angry Isis Press, ASIN: B002E5WBKG.
• Leyland, Winston (1986), Meatmen #1, G. S. Press.

Awards

• The first Lambda Literary Award for Humor, in 1990, for the 1989 anthology Gay Comics.
• Special Achievement Award from the San Diego Comic Con in 1989 for Strip AIDS U.S.A.^[5]

Notes

1. Christensen's 2008 interview.
2. Williams, p. 114: "Information on gays and lesbians in comics lacks proper treatment, but a few items do exist, including Robert Triptow's Gay Comics."
3. Cadelago.
4. Cruse, Gay Comix #2, "Who We Are."
5. Levin: "He got all the gay cartoonists."

References

• Cadelago, Chris (February 22, 2008), "Strip tease: Gay characters find home in comics", San Francisco Chronicle, pp. E–1.
• Christensen, Charles "Zan" (February 23, 2008), Robert Triptow at WonderCon 2008 on YouTube, 1 minute 23 seconds. (Windows Media Player, RealPlayer).
• Cruse, Howard (1981), Gay Comix #2, Kitchen Sink Press
• Levin, Bob (July 11, 2006), "Trimmings: Trina Robbins", The Comics Journal (Fantagraphics) (233)
• Williams, Jeff (August 1999), Culture, Theory, and Graphic Fiction (pdf), PhD dissertation, Texas Tech University, retrieved 2009-06-26.

External links

• Official website
• Christensen, Charles "Zan" (March 4, 2009). WonderCon Saturday: Robert Triptow, Brian Andersen & Trina Robbins on YouTube, 7 minutes. (Windows Media Player, RealPlayer).