2019, Texas Library Association's Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List Amazon Book Review's Best Comics & Graphic Novels of 2018NPR's Best Books of 2018Newsweek's Best Comic Books of 2018The Advocate's Best LGBTQ Graphic Novels of 2018Book Riot's Best Comics of 2018Autostraddle's 50 of the Best LGBT Books of 2018When Hazel Johnson and Mari McCray met at church bingo in 1963, it was love at first sight. Forced apart by their families and society, Hazel and Mari both married young men and had families. Decades later, now in their mid-'60s, Hazel and Mari reunite again at a church bingo hall. Realizing their love for each other is still alive, what these grandmothers do next takes absolute strength and courage. This Jackpot Edition contains over SIXTY PAGES of bonus material, including the talents of MARGUERITE BENNETT (Batwoman) and newcomer BEVERLY JOHNSON, SHAWN PRYOR (Cash and Carrie) and PAULINA GANUCHEAU (Zodiac Starforce), award-winning historical romance author ALYSSA COLE's comics writing debut with SHAE BEAGLE (MOONSTRUCK), GAIL SIMONE (CROSSWIND) and MARGAUX SALTEL (Superfreaks), and AMANDA DEIBERT (Wonder Woman '77) and CAT STAGGS (CROSSWIND), with illustrations from MEGAN HUTCHINSON (ROCKSTARS) and ARIELA KRISTANTINA (InSeXts). Plus a sneak peek of BINGO LOVE, VOL. 2: DEAR DIARY, with an afterword from GABBY RIVERA (America).

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 13-16 years.

There are 160 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2018 by Image Comics .

A Gambit Weekly Top 40 Under 40 achiever, Alexander Brian McConduit is an entrepreneur and author known for his work in education and equality. His youth program, W. R. I. T. E. (Write, Read, and Illustrate to Educate), helps students publish their own books. The founder of the New Orleans-focused crowdfunding platform FundDat, McConduit was chosen as an honorary board member of First Book Greater New Orleans, which provides books to children in need. McConduit lives in his hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana. Paulina Ganucheau earned her bachelor of fine arts degree from Savannah College of Art and Design, where she graduated magna cum laude. An experienced designer, Ganucheau is a freelance artist with clients such as Dirty Coast, Boom! Studios, and New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation. She is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, where she resides. Gabby Rivera is a Bronx-born queer Latinx babe on a mission to create the wildest, most fun stories ever. She's the first Latina to write for Marvel comics, penning the solo series AMERICA about America Chavez, a portal-punching queer Latina powerhouse. In 2017, Gabby was named one of the top comic creators by the SyFy network, and one of NBC's #Pride30 Innovators. Gail Simone is an award-winning author of comics and animation who has written acclaimed comic book runs on characters like Batgirl, Wonder Woman, and Deadpool, as well as animation as diverse as Justice League Unlimited and My Little Pony . She is a fierce advocate for diversity in media.