The comic book industry comes together to honor those killed in the Pulse nightclub shooting, which took place on June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Florida. From IDW Publishing, with assistance from DC Entertainment, this oversize comic contains moving and heartfelt material from some of the greatest talents in comics—mourning the victims, supporting the survivors, celebrating the LGBTQ community, and examining love in today's world.
Featuring such diverse characters as Wonder Woman, Superman, Supergirl, Batman, Harry Potter, Will Eisner's The Spirit, Southern Bastards, Batwoman, Archie, Betty, Veronica, Kevin Keller, Hack/Slash, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Alters, Apollo, Midnighter, Green Lantern, and more.
Love is Love is truly one of comics' greatest collaborative efforts, all in the name of inspiring equality and understanding, and in support of a crucial cause.
With contributions from Patton Oswalt, Brad Meltzer, Jim Lee, Grant Morrison, Mark Millar, Matt Bomer, Taran Killam, Patty Jenkins, Marc Andreyko, Paul Dini, Scott Snyder, Jonathan Hickman, Tom King, Kieron Gillen, Brian Michael Bendis, Damon Lindelof, Morgan Spurlock, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Gail Simone, Tom Taylor, Jason Aaron, George Pérez, Cecil Castellucci, James Tynion IV, Mark Buckingham, Ivan Reis, Phil Jimenez, Lilah Sturges, Jason Latour, Mike Carey, Steve Orlando, G. Willow Wilson, Cat Staggs, Joseph Michael Linsner, Tim Seeley, Sina Grace, and many more.
Winner of the 2017 Eisner Award for Best Anthology
Winner of the 2017 Ringo Award for Best Anthology
Winner - 2017 Anthology of the Year at the Diamond Gem Awards
I discovered this comic book in Indigo yesterday. It's a great compilation of comics by a variety of writers and artists to raise funds for the survivors of the Orlando Pulse Shooting in 2016. All the contributors donated their work for free and the result is something that is mostly moving and beautiful. Some of the stories are more personal than others, but they all share the same message - 'love is love.' One quote that stayed with me a little longer than some of the others was from the page written by J.R. Rand:
"Even if you don't agree with other people -- with what they believe, or what they choose, or who they are -- it doesn't mean you should punish them. Race, religion, sexuality, identity, all of it. Love for everyone. Acceptance, tolerance, however you need to think of it. At the very least, just live with each other, and we'll all be in a better world. That's a truth we should all be able to accept."
Maybe if we all lived like this our world would be a better place.
