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Love Is Love

Date	December 2016
No. of issues	1
Publisher	IDW Publishing, DC Comics
Creative team
Writers	See section
Artists	See section
Pencillers	See section
Inkers	See section
Letterers	See section
Colourists	See section
Creators	See section
Editors	See section
ISBN	978-1-63140-939-4

Love Is Love is a 144-page graphic novel released in December 2016 by IDW Publishing in collaboration with DC Entertainment with many characters appearing from other publishers and franchises with explicit permission in tribute to the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting. The comic became a New York Times bestseller and over US$165,000 was raised by the sales, which was donated to the victims.^[1]^[2] The comic was produced with volunteer work by dozens of artists and featured the first official comic based on the Harry Potter media franchise.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Background

On the 12th of June, 2016, Omar Mateen shot and killed 49 people and wounded 53 others at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The nightclub was a gay bar and the perpetrator had decided to commit a mass shooting in response to the United States' airstrike a month prior that killed Abu Waheeb, a leader of the Islamic State in Anbar, Iraq. Although no evidence points to Mateen knowing the Pulse was a gay bar.^[6]

Publication history

Format

Unlike most graphic novels, the book does not contain a cohesive story or several shorter stories spanning several pages but instead a mass anthology^[7]^[8] with one or two-page-long shorts, comic strips or single illustrated pages lacking panels or dialogue bubbles.^[9] IDW Publishing simply referred to it as an "oversize comic",^[10] as did Goodreads,^[11] Geek.com,^[12] and Comic Book Resources.^[13]

List of contributors

The following is a list of contributors listed in the Love is Love comic.^[14]

Writers

Fernando Blanco
Ellie Ann Lang
Jim Zub
Patrick Zircher
Justin Zimmerman
Joshua Yehl
Jennie Wood
G. Willow Wilson
Rob Williams
Christina Weir
Kurtis Weibe
Matt Wagner
Pedro Víllora
Robert Venditti
James Tynion IV
B. Alex Thompson
Teddy Tenenbaum
Tom Taylor
Matthew Sturges
Morgan Spurlock
Scott Snyder
Gail Simone
Liam Sharp
Chris Ryall
Christina Rossetti
Matthew Rosenberg
Ashely Victoria Robinson
James Robinson
Rachel Rickey
Ivan Reis
J.R. Rand
Ben Raab
Dan Parent
Jeff Parker
Patton Oswalt
Steve Orlando
Nyambi Nyambi
Scott Morse
Grant Morrison
Devon T.W. Morales
Chris Miskiewicz
Mark Millar
Brad Meltzer
T. Chick McClure
Mary Jo Smith
Gulliem March
David Macho
Ed Luce
Scott Lope
Damon Lindelof
Tom King
Jeff King
Chuck Kim
Taran Killam
Joe Kelly
Dave Justus
Dan Jurgens
Jeff Jensen
Van Jensen
Paul Jenkins
Jason Inman
Emma Houxbois
Joe Harris
Justin Hall
Marc Guggenheim
Sina Grace
Christian Gossett
Eddie Gorodetsky
Christopher Golden
Kieron Gillen
Sterling Gates
Chris and Ruth Gage
Tee Franklin
Steve Foxe
Greg Fox
Ross Fisher
Joshua Hale Fialkov
Al Ewing
Jay Edidin
Joshua Dysart
Gerry Duggan
Drew Droege
David Drake
Jeff Dixon
Paul Dini
Dan DiDio
Amanda Deibert
Nunzio DeFilippis
Brenna Davis
Dave Crossland
Cecil Castellucci
Mike Carlin
Mike Carey
Jeffrey Burandt
Brian Buccellato
Ivan Brandon
Paige Braddock
John Ross Bowie
Matt Bomer
Marc Bernardin
Marguerite Bennett
Brian Michael Bendis
Tony Bedard
Dan Beals
Mark Badger
Paul Azaceta
David Avallone
James Asmus
Alejandro Arbona
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Jason Aaron
Marc Andreyko

Pencillers

Fernando Blanco
Patrick Zircher
Leinil Yu
Pete Woods
Judd Winick
Brad Walker
Sean Von Gorman
José Villarrubia
Emma Vieceli
Max Vento
Billy Tucci
Wilfredo Torres
Marcial Toledano
Philip Tan
Cat Staggs
Jon Sommariva
Mary Jo Smith
Emily Smith
Karl Slominski
Liam Sharp
David Sexton
Tim Seeley
Dan Schkade
Victor Santos
Jesus Saiz
Steve Sadowski
P. Craig Russell
Stéphane Roux
Robbi Rodriguez
Pedro Rodriguez
Nick Robles
Elayne and Robin Riggs
Kevin Richardson
Ivan Reis
Paul Reinwald
Steve Pugh
Brandon Peterson
George Pérez
Brent Peeples
Dan Parent
Jeff Parker
Molly Knox Ostertag
Alvar Ortiz
Mike Oeming
Phil Noto
Troy Nixey
Vivian Ng
Amancay Nahuelpan
Scott Morse
Bill Morrison
Rags Morales
Travis Moore
Karl Moline
Guillermo Mogorron
Jesus Merino
Carla Speed McNeil
Mike McKone
Jeff McComsey
T. Chick McClure
Iain McCaig
Shawn Martinbrough
Gulliem March
Francis Manapul
David Mack
Ed Luce
John Lucas
David López
Joseph Michael Linsner
Jim Lee
Iain Laurie
Jason Latour
David Lafuente
Jeff Krell
Piotr Kowalski
Tristan Jones
Mark Simpson 'Jock'
Phil Jimenez
Austin James
Jesus Iglesias
Mike Huddleston
Jonathan Hickman
Cully Hamner
Craig Hamilton
Justin Hall
Robert Hack
Andrew Griffith
Sina Grace
Sarah Gordon
Isaac Goodhart
Mitch Gerads
Alé Garza
Lee Garbett
Simon Fraser
Greg Fox
Sophia Foster-Dimino
Sagar Fornies
Tom Feister
Gary Erskine
Chris Eliopoulos
Kieron Dwyer
Ming Doyle
Mike Dowling
Carlos D’Anda
Dave Crossland
Barry Crain
Matt Clark
Yıldıray Çınar
Vincente Cifuentes
Jim Calafiore
Stephen Byrne
Mark Buckingham
Andrei Bressan
Paige Braddock
Peter Bergting
Gabriel Bautista
Donna Barr
Mark Badger
Paul Azaceta
Alejandro Gutierrez Franco
Aneke
Kaare Andrews
Mirka Andolfo
Jason Shawn Alexander
Rafael Albuquerque
Dave Acosta

Inkers

Fernando Blanco
Patrick Zircher
Leinil Yu
Pete Woods
Judd Winick
Brad Walker
Sean Von Gorman
José Villarrubia
Emma Vieceli
Max Vento
Billy Tucci
Wilfredo Torres
Marcial Toledano
Philip Tan
Cat Staggs
Jon Sommariva
Emily Smith
Karl Slominski
Liam Sharp
Tim Seeley
Dan Schkade
Victor Santos
Jesus Saiz
Steve Sadowski
P. Craig Russell
Stéphane Roux
Robbi Rodriguez
Pedro Rodriguez
Nick Robles
Kevin Richardson
Ivan Reis
Paul Reinwald
Steve Pugh
Brandon Peterson
Brent Peeples
Dan Parent
Jeff Parker
Molly Knox Ostertag
Alvar Ortiz
Mike Oeming
Phil Noto
Troy Nixey
Vivian Ng
Amancay Nahuelpan
Scott Morse
Bill Morrison
Rags Morales
Travis Moore
Karl Moline
Guillermo Mogorron
Carla Speed McNeil
Mike McKone
Jeff McComsey
T. Chick McClure
Mary Jo Smith
Shawn Martinbrough
Jesus Marino
Gulliem March
Francis Manapul
David Mack
Ed Luce
John Lucas
David López
Joseph Michael Linsner
Iain Laurie
Jason Latour
David Lafuente
Jeff Krell
Piotr Kowalski
Karl Kesel
Tristan Jones
Mark Simpson 'Jock'
Phil Jimenez
Austin James
Jesus Iglesias
Mike Huddleston
Jonathan Hickman
Cully Hamner
Craig Hamilton
Justin Hall
Robert Hack
Andrew Griffith
Sarah Gordon
Isaac Goodhart
Mitch Gerads
Alé Garza
Lee Garbett
Simon Fraser
Greg Fox
Sophia Foster-Dimino
Sagar Fornies
Tom Feister
Gary Erskine
Chris Eliopoulos
Kieron Dwyer
Ming Doyle
Mike Dowling
Carlos D’Anda
Dave Crossland
Barry Crain
Matt Clark
Yıldıray Çınar
Vincente Cifuentes
Jim Calafiore
Stephen Byrne
Mark Buckingham
Andrei Bressan
Paige Braddock
Peter Bergting
Gabriel Bautista
Donna Barr
Mark Badger
Paul Azaceta
Alejandro Gutierrez Franco
Aneke
Kaare Andrews
Mirka Andolfo
Jason Shawn Alexander
Rafael Albuquerque
Dave Acosta

Colourists

Fernando Blanco
Yel Zamor
Leinil Yu
Pete Woods
Judd Winick
Michael Wiggam
Brennan Wagner
José Villarrubia
Max Vento
Priscilla Tramontano
Marcial Toledano
Christina Strain
Robert Stanley
Cat Staggs
Chris Sotomayor
Taki Soma
Karl Slominski
Brad Simpson
Dan Shadian
Harry Saxon
Victor Santos
Elmer Santos
K. Michael Russell
Stéphane Roux
Robbi Rodriguez
Pedro Rodriguez
Nick Robles
Elayne and Robin Riggs
Ivan Reis
Paul Reinwald
Brandon Peterson
Dan Parent
Jeff Parker
Molly Knox Ostertag
Alvar Ortiz
Phil Noto
Vivian Ng
Paul Mounts
Scott Morse
Karl Moline
Guillermo Mogorron
Carla Speed McNeil
Mike McKone
Jeff McComsey
T. Chick McClure
Mary Jo Smith
Iain McCaig
Jesus Merino
Gulliem March
Francis Manapul
David Mack
Ed Luce
Adriano Lucas
David López
Joseph Michael Linsner
Jason Latour
David Lafuente
Jeff Krell
Lovern Kindzierski
Mark Simpson 'Jock'
Austin James
Leonardo Ito
Jesus Iglesias
Mike Huddleston
Jonathan Hickman
Justin Hall
Sina Grace
Sarah Gordon
Mitch Gerads
Michael Garland
Simon Fraser
Greg Fox
Sophia Foster-Dimino
Sagar Fornies
Tom Feister
Antonio Fabela
Mark Englert
Chris Eliopoulos
Kieron Dwyer
Ming Doyle
Mike Dowling
Carlos D’Anda
Andrew Dalhouse
Dave Crossland
Yıldıray Çınar
Vincente Cifuentes
Gabriel Cassata
Stephen Byrne
Mark Buckingham
Giuilia Brusco
Andrei Bressan
Bo Bradshaw
Paige Braddock
Jordan Boyd
Tyler Boss
Tamra Bonvillian
Fernando Blanco
Peter Bergting
Gabriel Bautista
Donna Barr
Mark Badger
Paul Azaceta
Mike Atiyeh
Alejandro Gutierrez Franco
Aneke
Mirka Andolfo
Laura Allred
Jason Shawn Alexander
Rafael Albuquerque
Dave Acosta
Hi-Fi (program created by colorist Brian Miller)

Letterers

Jim Zub
Patrick Zircher
John Workman
Russ Wooton
Steve Wands
Sean Von Gorman
Max Vento
Marcial Toledano
Saida Temofonte
Karl Slominski
Dmyko Sienty
Willie Schubert
Victor Santos
Jesus Saiz
JG Roshell
Pedro Rodriguez
Ivan Reis
Paul Reinwald
Brandon Peterson
Dan Parent
Jeff Parker
Molly Knox Ostertag
Alvar Ortiz
Phil Noto
Chris Mowry
Scott Morse
Travis Moore
Guillermo Mogorron
Carla Speed McNeil
Jeff McComsey
T. Chick McClure
Mary Jo Smith
Gulliem March
Carlos Manguel
Ed Luce
Jason Latour
Dave Lanphear
Travis Lanham
David Lafuente
Todd Klein
Austin James
Jesus Iglesias
Mike Heisler
Craig Hamilton
Justin Hall
Sina Grace
Simon Fraser
Greg Fox
Sophia Foster-Dimino
Sagar Fornies
Jared K. Fletcher
Ryan Ferrier
Taylor Esposito
Kieron Dwyer
Dave Crossland
Joshua Cozine
Elisa M. Coletti
Sal Cipriano
Janice Chiang
Stephen Byrne
Ed Brisson
Corey Breen
Paige Braddock
Peter Bergting
Deron Bennett
Gabriel Bautista
Donna Barr
Neal Bailey
Mark Badger
Alejandro Gutierrez Franco
Jason Shawn Alexander
Dave Acosta

Editors

Marc Andreyko
Sarah Gaydos
Robert 'Bob' Harras
David Hedgecock
Maggie Howell
Jamie S. Rich
Chris Ryall

Cover artists

Other creators

Patty Jenkins (introduction)
J.K. Rowling (loaned out characters and text from her novels)
Marc Andreyko (afterword)
Steven Cook (logo design)
Lou Prand (layouts)
David Drake (adaption)
Dennis Calero^[15]
Olivier Coipel
Amanda Conner
Andrew Constant
Denys Cowan
Crank!
Arvind Ethan David
Vito Delsante
Shannon Eric Denton
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Javier Grillo-Marxuach
Michael Hoeweler
Douglas Holgate
Rantz Hoseley
Kike Infame
Shawn Lee
Vince Locke
Julian Lopez
Kevin Mellon
Richard Ortiz
Greg Pak
Livio Ramondelli
Kelsey Shannon
Scott Shaw
Frank Tieri
Jill Thompson
Josh Trujillo
Zeb Wells

Stories

Many of the stories featured in Love is Love revolve around LGBT-related relationships and discrimination, and they sometimes utilize pop culture icons such as Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, Deathstroke, and Wonder Woman. One tale is about a forgotten Golden Age superhero, Rainbow Boy, who uses his powers to fight "Doc Drumpf" and his armies of "Spider Haters".^[16]

Reception

Love is Love won the 2017 Eisner Award for Best Anthology. The book holds an average rating of 9.6 by five professional critics on the review aggregation website Comic Book Roundup.^[17]

The book was banned in a Texas school due to "extreme homosexuality".^[18]

References

^ Gustines, George Gene (20 September 2016). "Comic Book Artists Create Publication to Honor Orlando Victims". The New York Times.
^ Newsarama staff (28 March 2017). "IDW & DC's LOVE IS LOVE Raises $165k For Charity, Gets 5th Printing". Newsarama. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
^ Molloy, Parker (20 December 2016). "J.K. Rowling approved the first-ever 'Harry Potter' comic — for a great reason". Upworthy.
^ Diaz, Eric (23 December 2016). "HARRY POTTER Makes His Comic Book Debut For LOVE IS LOVE Benefit Special". The Nerdist. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
^ Marston, George (19 December 2016). "JIM LEE Brings HARRY POTTER to Comic Books - With J.K. ROWLING's Blessing". Newsarama.
^ Goldman, Adam (15 July 2016). "FBI has found no evidence that Orlando shooter targeted Pulse because it was a gay club". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016. The FBI, however, has been unable to verify that Mateen used gay dating apps and instead has found evidence that Mateen was cheating on his wife with other women. Officials said there is nothing to suggest that he attempted to cover up his tracks by deleting files. They also added he did not make gay slurs during the shooting spree inside the club, based on witnesses.
^ Weldon, Glen (29 December 2016). "'Love Is Love' Comics Anthology Offers Raw Expressions of Grief, Rage — And Defiance". NPR.
^ Brown, Tracy (19 December 2016). "Exclusive reveal of 'The Spirit' comic from the 'Love Is Love' anthology". LA Times.
^ Brown, Tracy (21 September 2016). "Comic book creators unite for 'Love Is Love' to honor victims of Orlando attack". LA Times.
^ Love is Love – IDW Publishing. IDW Publishing.
^ "Love Is Love". Goodreads.
^ "Buy This Comic: Love Is Love #1 - Geek.com". 28 December 2016. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
^ CBR staff (27 December 2016). "Love is Love". Comic Book Resources.
^ "LOVE IS LOVE – IDW Publishing". www.idwpublishing.com. IDW Publishing. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017.
^ "Here's 311 Creators Participating in the Love is Love Comics Anthology for Pulse Nightclub Victims". 22 December 2016.
^ JerWrites
^ "LOVE IS LOVE". Comic Book Roundup. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
^ "School bans book on Pulse shooting over 'extreme homosexuality'". 15 July 2019.

External links

Love Is Love at the Comic Book DB

v t e Pulse nightclub shooting
Terrorism in the United States List of Islamist terrorist attacks
General topics	Pulse (nightclub) (location) Omar Mateen (perpetrator)
Aftermath	Chris Murphy gun control filibuster U.S. House of Representatives sit-in
Tributes	Broadway for Orlando "Change" "God Control" "Hands" "Love Make the World Go Round" "Swerlk" "The Greatest" Our Happy Hours Love Is Love Pulse Memorial and Museum
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