Media release — Tee Franklin made waves this weekend at the American library Association’s (ALA) annual conference when The Hollywood reporter dropped the news of forthcoming BINGO LOVE, VOL. 1: JACKPOT edition in trade paperback and hardcover. The expanded editions will hit stores this November from image Comics.
“The two reward stories that were in the original Bingo Love—Bingo Love: secrets by Shawn Pryor and Paulina Ganucheau and Bingo Love: Honeymoon by Marguerite Bennett and Beverly Johnson—were only meant to be for the Kickstarter backers. I made a decision to create this Jackpot edition so everyone would have access to the reward stories that were noted inside of Bingo Love,” said Franklin. “As an added benefit, readers will also be getting three a lot more short stories about Hazel and Mari… including a peek inside of Bingo Love, Vol. 2: Dear Diary. I had no idea when I wrote this story, people would be so welcoming to a story about two Black Queer grandmas. So, thank you all!”

BINGO LOVE, VOL. 1: JACKPOT edition will feature cover artwork by Paulina Ganucheau and will consist of over 50 pages of reward material, including stories from Marguerite Bennett (Batwoman, InSEXts) and newcomer Beverly Johnson, Shawn Pryor (Cash and Carrie, F.O.R.C.E.) and Paulina Ganucheau (Zodiac Starforce) and Gail Simone (CROSSWIND, Domino), with illustrations from Sara Alfageeh (Star Wars: women of the Galaxy) and Ariela Kristantina (InSEXts, Mata Hari). plus a sneak peek of BINGO LOVE, VOL 2: DEAR DIARY, with an afterword from Gabby Rivera (America, Juliet Takes a Breath).

BINGO love is an original graphic novel created and written by Tee Franklin, with art by Jenn St-Onge, and colors by happiness San and follows the love story of two Queer, Black women and the love between them that spans decades.

When Hazel Johnson and Mari McCray met at church bingo in 1963, it was love at first sight. forced apart by their families and society, Hazel and Mari both married young men and had families. decades later, now in their mid-’60s, Hazel and Mari reunite again at a church bingo hall. Realizing their love for each other is still alive, what these grandmothers do next takes absolute strength and courage.

Franklin is a Black, Queer, disabled woman, known in the comics industry as an activist and advocate for creators of color, LGBTQ, and disabled communities. She is credited for starting the popular hashtag: #BlackComicsMonth, which aims to make comic book fans a lot more aware of talented Black comic creators and their inclusive comic book characters and superheroes that already exist in the industry.

Franklin’s original edition of the BINGO love title won the 2017 Queer press grant and raised nearly $60k by means of Kickstarter. It gained traction in mainstream media for its progressive, LGBTQ-positive narrative.

BINGO love explores the issues of coming out at an older age and how that decision affects their families’ lives.

BINGO LOVE, VOL. 1: JACKPOT edition (ISBN: 978-1534309838) will be available in comic book stores on Wednesday, November 7th and in bookstores on Tuesday, November 13th. It can be pre-ordered now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, IndieBound, and Indigo.

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