Summary: The Complete Wendel is the groundbreaking comic strip series written and illustrated by Howard Cruse, with a foreword by Alison Bechdel. The author joins Mr. Media for a conversation about the character, the times and his art. An account of a gay man’s life during the Reagan-Bush years, Wendel was more than a comic. It was the first strip to cross over into mainstream pop culture, and made its mark at a time when homosexuality was becoming more widely accepted in society. Cruse presented his characters as people, not stereotypical charactertures, but 'the gays' next door dealing with the same issues as everyone else. The Complete Wendel includes every episode of the series, a foreword by Cruse, and a brand new "where are they now" section created for this book. More Mr. Media interviews!
