Bingo Love Volume 1: Jackpot Edition

by Tee Franklin

Paperback, 2018

LCC

PN6728.B4968 F73

Status

Available

Call number

PN6728.B4968 F73

Publication

Image Comics (2018), Edition: Illustrated, 160 pages

Description

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 reunite decades later at a church bingo hall-and what these grandmothers do next takes absolute strength and courage. This Jackpot Edition contains over FIFTY PAGES of bonus material, including the talents of MARGUERITE BENNETT (Batwoman) and newcomer BEVERLY JOHNSON, SHAWN PRYOR (Cash and Carrie) and PAULINA GANUCHEAU (Zodiac Starforce), award-winning historical romance author ALYSSA COLE's comics writing debut with CARA McGEE (Over The Garden Wall), and GAIL SIMONE (CROSSWIND) with illustrations from SARA ALFAGEEH and ARIELA KRISTANTINA (InSeXts). Plus a sneak peek of BINGO LOVE, VOL. 2: DEAR DIARY, with an afterword from GABBY RIVERA (America).… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member villemezbrown
I read the original edition of Bingo Love, and stand by my assessment of that: a bittersweet - though heavy on the sweet - romance that succeeds in spite of some odd and unnecessary sci-fi elements...

The story was worth a re-read, and I was glad to see the side stories frustratingly mentioned but
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not included in the original edition. They don't add a lot, but their presence still makes this is a better package.
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LibraryThing member lydia1879
this was beautiful!!

i loved the art and the story had a real strength to it, but the pacing was a little bit off. some of the characters actions were a little bit unbelievable or there was SO much family drama i was dying lol. i enjoyed it thoroughly and really cheered for the characters. the art,
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again, was totally gorgeous and had a style all of its own! i just wish the story were fleshed out a lil more.

// i also feel like there was some not-so-favourable things said about the author a while ago on twitter, but i can't find any sources at all beyond stray blog posts so WHO knows what happened, twitter is a minefield.
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LibraryThing member livingtech
This was very sweet. Many happy endings.
LibraryThing member caedocyon
The extra vignettes at the end are essential, complicating and filling in the parts of the main story that were too smooth and too brief. I wish they were better incorporated. Taken as a whole, this was lovely and sweet, definitely recommend!

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

10.1 inches

ISBN

153431024X / 9781534310247
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