No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics #[nn]

"Tim Barela’s 'Gayer Than Strange' is a sharp, intimate look at intimacy and ego in a quietly devastating short from *No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics* (2012). In a story written, drawn, inked, and lettered by Barela himself, Larry and Leonard navigate the messy aftermath of a secret affair, their emotional missteps leading to a night of isolation and a reluctant return to each other. The cover by Maurice Vellekoop captures the story’s bittersweet tension with subtle, moody detail."