A terrifying, time-loop. A bad romance. An unforgettable, genre-bending mashup from boundary-pushing creative duo Tom King and Elsa Charretier!
From multiple Eisner Award winning writer Tom King and up-and-coming artist Elsa Charretier comes the first volume of a thrilling, genre-bending romance/horror mashup
. Joan Peterson discovers that she is trapped in an endless, terrifying cycle of "romance"--a problem to be solved, a man to marry--and every time she falls in love she's torn from her world and thrust into another tear-soaked tale. Her bloody, time-looping journey to freedom and revelation begins in this breathtaking, groundbreaking debut volume. Collects
Love Everlasting #1-5.
Select praise for Love Everlasting: "Romance comics meet
Quantum Leap in this quirky odyssey through time, space, and the heart... King energizes the familiar romance genre with twists and turns that fuse each of Joan's trysts into an intricate puzzle... Charretier's thick-line cartoony character design, reminiscent of Darwyn Cooke, perfectly depicts this genre crossover, and Matt Hollingsworth's colors capture the eeriness, avoiding primary colors with suitably subdued secondary palettes for each chapter. This series launch piles on the thrills and leaves tantalizing questions open. Readers will be eager to see the next volume." --
Publishers Weekly (starred review) "While much of the story is told in a dead-on, entertaining style that pays homage to the romance comics of the 1950s, the elements of mystery and horror that emerge make the book much more than a nostalgic indulgence. The writing is clever and builds tension throughout, while the art is impeccable in its blend of colors, linework, and style, covering settings from World War I era France to the Old West in America well. Rich themes and deep questions underpin Joan's adventures, as about the true nature of love, the need for it, and the desire for independence and self-realization...Love Everlasting Volume 1 is a fascinating romantic horror story about a woman who shifts between lives." --
Foreword Reviews "Elsa and Tom are two of the very most talented creators giving their energy to sequential art, seeing them reinvent the romance genre is bold, inspiring, and a total must read." --
Rick Remender,
Deadly Class, The Scumbag "
Love Everlasting is a perfectly crafted mystery from the brilliant mind of Tom King, like an everlasting episode of
The Twilight Zone where Elsa Charretier shows us all she can draw EVERYTHING and she does it with apparent ease. Just a wonderful book by two of the best creators in comics!" --
Francesco Francavilla "
Love Everlasting keeps the mystery of a good romance story alive even if some characters have to die in the process. You might think you know where the story is going, but love is as unpredictable as it is everlasting." --
Fábio Moon
Charretier, Elsa: - Elsa Charretier is a writer and comic book artist. After debuting on C.O.W.L. at Image Comics, Elsa co-created The Infinite Loop with writer Pierrick Colinet at IDW. She has since worked at DC Comics (Starfire, Bombshells, Harley Quinn...), Marvel Comics (The Unstoppable Wasp) and Random House (Windhaven, written by George R.R. Martin).
She has also written
The Infinite Loop Volume 2 as well as
Superfreaks, and is a regular artist on
Star Wars comi cbooks. Recently, she has started working on a new series of graphic novels for Image Comics,
Love Everlasting.Hollingsworth, Matt: - Matt Hollingsworth has been coloring comics since 1991, having worked on Preacher, Hellboy, Daredevil, Hawkeye, Wytches, Tokyo Ghost, Seven to Eternity, and many others. During a brief detour, he worked on special effects for such movies as Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow and Serenity. Born and raised in California, he now lives in Croatia with his amazing wife, awesome son, and wiggle-tailed dog where he is perhaps more well known as a brewer of beer.
King, Tom: - Tom King is the New York Times best selling author and multiple Eisner Award winning writer of Batman, Superman, Mister Miracle, Vision, The Sheriff of Babylon, Omega Men, Strange Adventures, and many others.
Prior to becoming a writer, King served in the CIA as an operation officer in the Counterterrorism Center. He lives in Washington DC with his wife and three children.
