The comic book LOVE IS LOVE industry comes A comic book INCLUDES WORK BY anthology to benefit together to support PHIL JIMENEZ the survivors of the CAT STAGGS Orlando Pulse shooting the survivors and STEVE ORLANDO GAIL SIMONE MATT BOMER honor those killed at PAUL DINI MORGAN SPURLOCK the Pulse nightclub MING DOYLE JOE KELLY in Orlando, Florida, JAY EDIDIN JONATHAN HICKMAN on June 12, 2016. BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS MARC BERNARDIN Writers and artists from across the MARGUERITE BENNETT A comic book anthology to benefit the Equality Florida Institute ED LUCE globe have created exclusive new MATT WAGNER material expressing their sorrow, JASON AARON JASON LATOUR compassion, frustration, and hope, JAMES ASMUS all inspired by the tragic events. MARK MILLAR In doing so, they celebrate the PAUL JENKINS SINA GRACE victims, survivors, and their PHILIP TAN families while also spreading a G. WILLOW WILSON JOSÉ VILLARRUBIA message of peace and inclusion. TARAN KILLAM JIM LEE ANEKE JUDD WINICK MIKE CAREY P. CRAIG RUSSELL Organized by Marc Andreyko and BRAD MELTZER IDW Publishing with assistance from PATTON OSWALT DONNA BARR LOVE IS LOVE DC Comics, also CARLA SPEED MCNEIL includes many beloved characters AND MANY MORE from across the comics field, including EDITORIAL AND RELATED Supergirl, Hack/Slash, Will Eisner’s The SERVICES PROVIDED BY Spirit, Southern Bastards, Batwoman, Archie Comics’ Kevin Keller, Alters, and Harley Quinn, to name a few.
INTRODUCTION BY All proceeds from PATTY JENKINS this book will be (DIRECTOR OF MONSTER AND WONDER WOMAN) going to the victims, survivors, and Cover by Elsa Charretier their families via with Jordie Bellaire
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$9.99 USA ISBN: 978-1-63140-939-4 Suggested for mature readers. Printed and bound in Canada. idwpublishing.com dccomics.com www.eqfl.org ARCHIE characters created by John L. Goldwater. The likenesses of the original Archie characters were created by Bob Montana. SABRINA was originally conceived by George Gladir and drawn by Dan DeCarlo. “Archie” and the individual characters’ names and likenesses are the exclusive trade- marks of Archie Comic Publications, Inc. Copyright ©2016 Archie Comic Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. The Spirit and all characters are ™ & © Will Eisner Studios, Inc. and used with permission of Dynamite Entertainment. Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Supergirl based on the characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Superboy created by Jerry Siegel. By special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel family. Project originated by Marc Andreyko Alters is ™ and © Paul Jenkins, 2016. All Rights Reserved. Logo created by Steve Cook of DC Comics Southern Bastards created by Jason Aaron and Jason Latour Southern Bastards is © 2016 Golgonooza, Inc. and Jason Latour. All rights reserved. Edited by IDW Publishing’s Sarah Gaydos Jayson created by Jeff Krell. and DC Comics’ Jamie S. Rich Jayson is ™ and © Ignite! Entertainment 2016. All Rights Reserved. Hack/Slash created by Tim Seeley and Stefano Caselli. Assistant-edited by Maggie Howell Hack/Slash is ™ and © Hack/Slash Inc. of DC Comics Kyle’s Bed and Breakfast created by Greg Fox Kyle’s Bed and Breakfast is ™ and © Greg Fox 2016. All Rights Reserved. Design by Amie Brockway-Metcalf Jane’s World created by Paige Braddock. of DC Comics Jane’s World ™ Paige Braddock 2016. All Rights Reserved. Harry Potter publishing rights © J. K. Rowling. IDW PUBLISHING TED ADAMS CEO & Publisher Wuvable Oaf created by Ed Luce. Wuvable Oaf is ™ and © Ed Luce 2016. All Rights Reserved. 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