Wuvable Oaf: Blood & Metal

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Hardcover

English language

Published 2016 by Fantagraphics.

ISBN:
978-1-60699-972-1
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OCLC Number:
940362232

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3 stars (1 review)

There are metal-heads, cat lovers, and bears (oh my!) in Luce’s sequel to his successful graphic novel debut. Oaf, a wuvable Bay Area bear, searches for love in the local metal and wrestling scenes in Blood and Metal, which collects a number of short stories. Featuring tales of Oaf’s formative childhood years, and much more! Full-color illustrations throughout.

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Review of 'Wuvable Oaf: Blood & Metal' on 'Storygraph'

3 stars

James Sime did not sufficiently warn me about this book. It was described as "an adorable book about a man who is incredibly sweet and loves kittehs."

Which is true, but this is a book about a gay man, a "bear" and his friends, and their love lives. Which involve everything up to golden showers, a band called "Ejaculoid" that performs sets while moshing in a paddle pool full of mud, and... well... there's a Titangiasaur. Yes. No, I'm not explaining. In that respect, it's a bit like Sex Criminals or the Filth, if all the protagonists were exclusively gay.

While the art is lovely and all the kittehs are very adorable, it's also more explicit than Sex Criminals. We're talking Omaha the Cat Dancer or Black Hole here. It makes a great read, but you can't really read this in public.

Subjects

  • Bands (Music)
  • Gay men
  • Comic books, strips

Places

  • San Francisco (Calif.)