No Straight Lines: Four Decades Of Queer Comics Paperback – August 13, 2013

It's the American competition publication to Markus Pfalzgraf's STRIPPED: A STORY OF GAY COMICS (2012) which is a much 'heavier' book with a lot more text in it - and very different comic authors. Still, I found Justin Hall's NO STRAIGHT LINES in its paper back version the more elegant book, visually. And, truth be told, I really enjoyed reading his intro, short and compact as it is. It basically only deals with the comic scene in San Francisco, at least that was my impression, whereas Pfalzgraf has a much more international approach. But as a book on a specific place and time, Hall's collection is more touching, feels more "united". That said: I didn't get a feeling that these comics come from "Four Decades of Queen Comics", as the subtitle promises. They all look timeless, in a good and in a bad sense. There is more of a time-travel feeling to Pfalzgraf's selection, and there is a lot more explicit sex happening there too. But because they are so very, very different, it's good to have both books. As both are highly enjoyable.

A very ambitious project to attempt to collect "the best of" and provide an introduction to the history of Queer Comics. While devoid of the gratuitous and more obvious "porn" comics, this work still contains a lot of sex and mature themes representative of the plurality of the queer community.

This book was an amazing accidental find. My boyfriend often loves reading LGBTQIA+ comics on the Internet and this book not only provided great comics for him but also some new names to lookup online for more comics. This book is a fantastic idea and a great way to find some LGBTQIA+ comics when you want a break from straight content.

Gorgeous, heartbreakingly tender, hilarious compilation. I love the choice to include the assembled material in chronological order, making this anthology a valuable contribution to LGBTQ history.

Absolutely love this book, I've been after a copy of this for a while. so happy I finally got myself a copy. superb!!!

Good, but explicit; hard to recommend to casual readers. It contains a healthy variety of Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender comics, but there's a distinct lack of Bisexual stories. Worth picking up!

Must Get This if you're at all curious about LGBTQA representations in comics.