num_pages: 201
description: Art and story combine powerfully in this lyrical tale of a young man caught in the maelstrom of the civil rights movement and the systematic homophobia of small-town America. Told in flashback, this is the story of Toland Polk, the son of an uneducated white carpenter who has grown up in the Southern town of Clayfield. It is the 1960s, a time of passionate beliefs and violent emotions, and Clayfield's citizens are divided in the fight over segregation. As Toland fights on the side of the civil rights activists, he slowly begins to realize and try to deny that he is gay. With a subtle yet intricate plot, and distinctively evocative illustrations, Stuck Rubber Baby is an unflinchingly honest look at one man's world of fears, dreams and prejudice.
language: English
title: Stuck Rubber Baby
titlecomplete: Stuck Rubber Baby
genres: Fiction, Historical, Queer, Graphic Novels, LGBT, Comix, Historical Fiction, Comics, Graphic Novels Comics, Gay
ratings_count: 5346
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Stonewall Book Award
category: Literature, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Harvey Awards
category: Best Graphic Album of Original Work, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: UK Comic Art Award
category: Best Original Graphic Novel/One-Shot, awardedAt: 1641024000000
name: Prix du Festival d'Angoulême
category: Prix du patrimoine, awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Photography/Visual Arts, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards
category: Best Graphic Album-New & Best Editor, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Grand Prix de la Critique
publisher: Paradox Press