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Jon Macy

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Born

in I'll never tell. , The United States

Website

http://www.jonmacygraphicnovels.com/

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Gay & Lesbian, Comics & Graphic Novels, Historical Fiction

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P. Craig Russell, Joel-Peter Witkin, Oscar Wilde, Djuna Barnes, Batail ...more

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October 2010

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Jon is the author of Djuna: The Extraordinary Life of Djuna Barnes.(Nominated for two Eisner awards. Best reality based work. Best writer/artist.) His graphic novels include Teleny and Camille, an adaptation of the anonymous novel Teleny, (Lambda 2010) and Fearful Hunter, a Queer fantasy romance that explores sacred sexuality. He is a notorious recluse.

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Review of Gaylord Phoenix by Edie Fake

Gaylord Phoenix by Edie Fake

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

First of all I love the book packaging and the paper weight. It just feels so good in your hand and looks good on the shelf.

The art has a simple slightly primitive style with a lot of Jim Woodring peeking through, but it's not unsophisticated just economical and whimsical in it's doodling. There are some pages where the decorative swirls and Read more of this blog post »

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Published on May 31, 2011 13:08 • Tags: gay, graphic-novel

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	Djuna: The Extraordinary Life of Djuna Barnes 3.99 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Teleny and Camille 3.86 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fearful Hunter 4.32 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ALPHABET: The LGBTQAIU Creators from Prism Comics by Jon Macy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tara Madison Avery (Editor), Vi Cao (contributor) 3.88 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fearful Hunter #1 4.21 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fearful Hunter #2 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Queer Heroes Coloring Book by Jon Macy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tara Madison Avery (Editor) 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fearful Hunter #3 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jon Macy made a comment on Chris’s review of Djuna: The Extraordinary Life of Djuna Barnes " I tried, I really pulled back on the facts as her life was so expansive ir often seemed made up. "
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