The Infinite Loop is a comic book series consisting of six issues. The limited number of issues allows for a single, contained story with a happy ending that should make romance readers very happy. The last issue was released on September 30th, 2015, so you can get that nice satisfying feeling of eating up all the issues at once, if, like me, you’re a comics binger. The comic is a romance between two women, and … Continue reading The Infinite Loop by Pierrick Colinet and Elsa Charretier →
Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud totally blew my mind. This book is fun and easy to read but so incredibly helpful in showing the reader how comics work. Because the technical aspects of comics work on the reader subconsciously, I was unaware of how much difference can be made by things like the shape and spacing of a panel. This book has enriched my comic book reading life immeasurably. McCloud’s book is a Comics 101 … Continue reading Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud →
I just read Bitch Planet: Extraordinary Machine and now I want to run through the mall shrieking, “NON-COMPLIANT! NON-COMPLIANT!” at the top of my lungs. This comic is a huge rush and I adored it. I love comics, but I prefer to binge them rather than read one issue at a time, so I’m a little late to the Bitch Planet party (I was waiting for the first collected volume, which came out in October). … Continue reading Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro →
So many interesting things to talk about today! There’s a new Kickstarter causing a good amount of interest and excitement: Bea and Lea Koch are aiming to open the first romance exclusive bookstore in Los Angeles, California, and are looking for community support. The Kickstarter page has a lot of details, including how they envision the store layout: We’ve thought long and hard about how to lay out The Ripped Bodice. We want to make … Continue reading Links: Ripped Bodices on Kickstarter, Strong Female Heroines, and Ms. Marvel →
Some of the best love stories I’ve ever read have been in comic books. Comics are full of great romance, but unless you are looking at a graphic novel or a stand-alone story arc, you need to be thinking less “Romance Novel” and more “Soap Opera” because of the lack of closure due to the serial format of the genre. That being said, comic books have been exploring all kinds of romances since they first … Continue reading The Rec League: Romance-Friendly Comics →
