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Ethan: Exposed |
Ethan and his lover Doug consider buying a house and moving in together. Etienne sends a friend to retrieve the drugs he’s hidden in Ethan’s apartment. Doug can’t keep a hard on, Lucy has hairballs, and the office holiday party is a disaster.
No, this is not a conversation overheard during happy hour at Pearl’s. Nor is it an all-gay episode of General Hospital. Rather, these woes are just some of the daily trials and tribulations that comic strip artist and storyteller Eric Orner hilariously addresses in his new book Ethan: Exposed.
The book’s protagonist is Ethan Green, a gay man “doing his best to cope with life, lovers, pets, employers, and love handles.” In the book, Orner introduces readers to Ethan’s lesbian neighbor, Charlotte, his best friend, Bucky, his HIV-positive lover, Doug, his carefree cat, Lucy, and Ethan’s “glamorous super-diva aunties,” the Hat Sisters. (Yes, P-Town fans, those Hat Sisters).
Ethan: Exposed is a compilation of Orner’s regular comic strip “The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green.” In this collection of works, Orner cleverly – and not inaccurately – deals with office politics, ex-lovers, monogamy, holiday visits home, dog walking etiquette, and gay fashion.
Along with any Alison Bechdel Dykes to Watch Out For cartoon compilation, Ethan: Exposed is a great and mandatory addition to any gay and lesbian library.