In the previous part of this horror exploration series, I mentioned how art-horror was something different from other kinds of horror, i.e. being scared from a work designed to terrify was different than being scared in the real world by a snake or anything else. While I previously engaged with New Mutants and Demon Bear…
First Look: JOOK JOINT #1
PORTLAND, OR, 09/24/2018 — Image Comics is pleased to reveal a chilling preview excerpt from the forthcoming JOOK JOINT by Tee Franklin (BINGO LOVE) and Alitha E. Martinez (Black Panther: World of Wakanda)—a dark horror series, filled with blood and revenge, hitting stores this October. JOOK JOINT drops readers in the Deep South and introduces Mahalia, who runs the hottest spot in…
Image Expo 2018 Announcements Include BLACKBIRD, DEAD GUY FAN CLUB and More
PORTLAND, OR, 02/21/2018 — The Image Expo keynote address, given by Publisher Eric Stephenson, reflected upon soaring sales increases over the course of 2017 for Image Comics and revealed the following new creator-owned project announcements for 2018. The keynote and announcements streamed live for the first time on Twitch.tv/ImageComics. BLACKBIRD by Sam Humphries & Jen Bartel…
Image Sends BINGO LOVE Back To Print
PORTLAND, OR, 01/22/2018 — BINGO LOVE—the original graphic novel created and written by Tee Franklin, with art by Jenn St-Onge, colors by Joy San, and cover art by Genevieve FT—is being rushed back to print by Image Comics to keep up with overwhelming support from fans and retailers. Franklin first made waves when the title won the 2017…
Advance Review: BINGO LOVE
BINGO LOVE Written by Tee Franklin Art by Jenn St-Onge, Joy San, and Cardinal Rae Published by Image Comics/Inclusive Press Release Date: February 14, 2018 Imagine living most of your life, knowing what true love is, and not being able to have it. And then it returns to you in an instant. And it turns…
Image Comics to Publish BINGO LOVE
NEW YORK, NY, 10/05/2017 — Image Comics is pleased to announce BINGO LOVE, an original graphic novel created and written by Tee Franklin, with art by Jenn St-Onge, and colors by Joy San. BINGO LOVE is about two Queer, Black women and the love between them that spans decades. Their story also explores the complications of coming out…
Tee Franklin’s BINGO LOVE Announced As Prism Comics Queer Press Grant Winner
PRISM COMICS ANNOUNCES 2017 QUEER PRESS GRANT WINNER ANAHEIM, CA – The recipient of the 2017 Prism Comics Queer Press Grant was announced at the Queers, Comics & Social Justice panel by Prism Comics Queer Press Grant chair Elizabeth Beier, at Wondercon. This year’s winner is Tee Franklin for Bingo Love. “You’d be hardpressed to…
Queer Visibility Interview: Tee Franklin Kickstarts BINGO LOVE
There’s an exciting new Kickstarter out there for you to check out! I talked with Tee “Vixen” Franklin, #BlackComicsMonth advocate and rising comic book writer, about her new project Bingo Love! Mexi Gremillion: Tee, what brought you to writing Bingo Love? What inspired you to create this novella? Tee Franklin: I was watching TV and…
Franklin, St-Onge & San Kickstart BINGO LOVE
New York, NY—March 15th, 2017 — An encounter in a church bingo hall in 1963 begins the lifelong romance in Bingo Love, a graphic novel by writer Tee “Vixen” Franklin (Love is Love), artist Jenn St-Onge (Jem and The Misfits), colorist Joy San (Rumble for Toronto Comix), and letterer Cardinal Rae (DC, Image, Papercutz), to…
Review: NAILBITER #27: THE OUTFIT
NAILBITER #27: THE OUTFIT Written by Tee “Vixen” Franklin Art by Juan Ferreyra Published by Image Comics Release Date: December 7, 2016 I haven’t been keeping up with Nailbiter (or dozens of other titles in the cascading piles that have become my office these days), so it would have been easy for me to miss…