by Howard Cruse A truly eye-opening comic. The story is set in the South in the early \'60s and deals with homophobia, racism and the gay subculture of that period. The art is absolutely beautiful; Cruse is a master of the cross-hatching technique, which gives a certain \'texture\' to his art work and brings his pages to life. Stuck Rubber Baby is easily the most important comic book since Art Spiegelman\'s Maus.