This will be going up in my office come April. You might recognize her from Jem and the Holograms: The Misfits, or one of her variant Faith covers, but do yourself a favor and go look at her variant cover for Jem and the Holograms #26. Cardinal Rae, who’s been lettering for DC, Image, and Darkhorse, keeps everything tight and flowing, no easy task.
This is a story that needed to be told as there is a lack of inclusion out there especially Black Queer older. Bingo Love is 80 pages, full of love, heartbreak, love, marriages, divorces, children, acceptance, tragedy and so much more. They share their first kiss in front of church after another bingo game, but are separated by their parents. When it comes to Bingo Love, I wanted to tell a Queer romance story, but also add tragedy elements to it. Two teenagers, Mari and Hazel, meet at a church bingo game in 1963. Joy San’s colors give everything a warm painterly quality. Bingo Love by Tee Franklin Bingo Love is a sweet romance graphic novel about true love between two Black women. Do you have any idea how tired I am of straight white men trying to tell the stories of women in general and queer women/women of color in particular? Really tired. I am so excited for this book, and full disclosure, I backed it.
This week I stumbled upon a Kickstarter for Bingo Love, an 80 page graphic novella by Tee Franklin, Jenn St-Onge, Joy San, and Cardinal Rae, that tells the love story of two black women, Hazel Johnson and Mari McCray, spanning over sixty years. Plus, you get to see some cool illustrated retro fashion looks. It does have significant historical references to it, which makes it engaging with a love story set in a time where everyone is striving for equality. I’m always on the lookout for queer-centered comics. Bingo Love by Tee Franklin Bingo Love is still one of my favorite queer comics even though it doesn’t have a lot of action in it.
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