No Straight Lines

No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics
The front cover of the first edition (hardcover)
EditorJustin Hall
LanguageEnglish
GenreAnthology
PublisherFantagraphics Books
Publication date
August 1, 2012
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback and paperback), digital
Pages304
ISBN978-1-60699-718-5

No Straight Lines is an anthology of queer comics covering a 40-year period from the late 1960s to the late 2000s.[1][2][3] It was edited by Justin Hall and published by Fantagraphics Books on August 1, 2012.[1]

The anthology traces the turning points in the history of LGBT comics over the 40-year period, including events such as the AIDS crisis.[4] It features work from established cartoonists such as Alison Bechdel, Howard Cruse, Roberta Gregory, Eric Shanower, and Paige Braddock, as well as then-up-and-coming cartoonists including Ellen Forney, Erika Moen, and Ariel Schrag.[5]

  1. ^ a b "No Straight Lines". Publishers Weekly. September 3, 2012.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference advocate1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Davidson, Heather (May 25, 2016). "Reliving Queer History With No Straight Lines". Book Riot.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference pw2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Dueben, Alex (October 11, 2012). "Justin Hall Celebrates "No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics"". Comic Book Resources.