Love Is Love (comics)
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. The comic was produced with volunteer work by dozens of artists and featured the first official comic based on the "Harry Potter" media franchise. 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 with one or two-page-long shorts, comic strips or single illustrated pages lacking panels or dialogue bubbles. IDW Publishing simply referred to it as an "oversize comic", as did Goodreads, Geek.com, and Comic Book Resources. List of contributors. The following is a list of contributors listed in the "Love is Love" comic. 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 (who are put into a lesbian relationship), Deathstroke, and Wonder Woman. One comic is about a superhero, Rainbow Boy, who uses his powers to fight "Doc Drumpf" and his armies of "Spider Haters". 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. The book was banned in an American school due to "extreme homosexuality".