![]() All this panel’s missing are the shoujo flower screentones - but even still, the message is clear: this is a classic romance, a story of love at first sight. The year is 1963, and Hazel first sets eyes on Mari. The story is narrated by Hazel Johnson, as a kind of retrospective of her life and of the love (both for Mari, her soulmate, and for her children/family) that defined it. From their first meeting in a bingo hall at age 13, to their rejection by society four years later, to their reconciliation after 48 years (again in a bingo hall), this book is about ~fate~ and ~soul mates~ and ~true love~ in a way that sweeps you up while also still managing to feel genuine and approachable and not too cheesy - but it’s still pretty cheesy! It’s supposed to be cheesy! It’s a sweet romance! And, perhaps most importantly, it’s a sweet romance for people who all too often do not get sweet romances. Written by Tee Franklin and illustrated by Jenn St-Onge, Bingo Love is the story of two Black women and their life-long love for each other. ![]() Fittingly, it’s coming to a comics shop near you on Valentine’s Day 2018 (that’s this Wednesday coming up!). ![]() It’s like The Notebook, if Nicholas Sparks weren’t a piece of over-processed, inorganic, white bread soaked in lukewarm milk. ![]()
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