Ed Luce is an American cartoonist, best known for his indie comics series Wuvable Oaf."Artist Spotlight: Ed Luce". The Advocate, August 13, 2011. The series focuses on Oaf Jadwiga, a bearish gay ex-wrestler looking for love."Meet Oaf: A romance comic for bear-lovers and the bears who love them." Slate, August 5, 2015. Originally funded by a grant from Prism Comics, it was self-published in five standalone chapters"Fantagraphics to publish Ed Luce’s ‘Wuvable Oaf': An interview with the author" . Comic Book Resources, May 10, 2014. until being compiled in graphic novel form by Fantagraphics Books in 2015."Wuvable Oaf by Ed Luce Review". Paste, May 14, 2015.
He is a two-time Ignatz Award nominee for the series, garnering nominations in 2009 for Promising New Talent"Nominees announced for 13th annual Ignatz Awards" . Comic Book Resources, August 24, 2009. and in 2015 for Outstanding Artist,"Small Press Expo Announces 2015 Ignatz Award Nominees" . ComicsAlliance, August 19, 2015. and was a 2016 Lambda Literary Award nominee for LGBT Graphic Novel."Here come the Lammies". Bay Area Reporter, April 7, 2016. A second volume, Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal, was published in 2016"Ed Luce’s Wuvable Oaf Gets A Sequel About His Origin For 2016". Bleeding Cool, February 25, 2016. and won the Award for LGBT Graphic Novel at the 29th Lambda Literary Awards.
Luce lives with his husband Mark in San Francisco, where he teaches at California College of the Arts."Drawing Distinctions". Portland Mercury, April 9, 2014.
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