Sainted Love Vol. 1: A Time to Fight by Steve Orlando is about a gay couple who time travels to fight an evil force that is against their union. Malcolm “Mac” Irina is one of the greatest inventors of his time. Unfortunately, no one has ever heard of him. His partner, John Wolf, is the toughest bare-knuckle boxer in the city. Mac is almost finished with his greatest invention, the Chronocorridor. He wants to travel to a time where he and John can live and love together freely. Before he can complete his invention, a detective named Felt raids Mac’s lab, and the couple dives through the power-up portal to escape capture by Detective Felt. The pair end up in a different timeline but find they are being hunted by an organization that is determined to end gay love. Will Mac and John be able to find a place where they can be themselves?
I didn’t like this graphic novel. I did finish it, but I found that the animation style and story were a bit too graphic for my reading preferences. I didn’t like the artwork and it seemed every few pages, there was an orgy. I found the story and the characters to be one-dimensional and boring. They just seemed to be bickering about random things that didn’t add anything to the storyline. I don’t think I would continue reading the rest of the series.
**Disclosure - I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest opinion**
About The Book:
Authors: Steve
Orlando & Giopota (Illustrator)
Pub. Date: August 20, 2024
Publisher: Vault Comics
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 144
Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/SAINTED-LOVE-Vol-1-A-Time-to-Fight
THE TIME MACHINE meets MIDNIGHTER & APOLLO in SAINTED
LOVE Vol. 1: A Time to Fight - a steamy, genre-blending gay, science
fiction, era-spanning, adventure-packed graphic novel!
A SEXY, TIME TRAVEL ROMANCE TOO POWERFUL TO BE CONTAINED IN A SINGLE ERA!
New York City, 1907.
Malcolm “Mac” Irina is the greatest inventor the world’s never heard of, and
his lover, John Wolf, is the toughest bare-knuckle boxer in the city. Irina’s
crowning invention, the Chronocorridor, is nearly complete. He dreams of
whisking himself and Wolf away to a time when they can live and love freely.
But when crazed Detective Felt raids Irina’s lab, the couple dive into the
freshly powered-up portal to escape capture.
Sainted Love is a steamy time-traveling adventure series,
equal parts romance and science fiction as two heroes fight for their love
while journeying across centuries of history. It’s sexy, it’s exciting, it’s
fast-paced. It’s a gay romance that sees queer heroes become legends themselves
as they explore and adventure through iconic times in queer history, from the
passion of gay saints Sergius and Bacchusto to the Lavender Mafia of the 1970s,
and in between. Irina and Wolf first think they need to return home, but they
soon realize that their real calling is elsewhere in time, to places where
they’re free to love and exists as who they are and eras that desperately need
their help.
Steve Orlando (Eisner and GLAAD Award nominated writer of Scarlet
Witch, Spider-Man 2099, Wonder Woman) and Giopota (artist+creator of
beloved webcomic Mothersea) hurl you across time with Irina and
Wolf, as they encounter famous queer people throughout history and fight back
against all who would see their names and love erased!
SAINTED LOVE Vol. 1: A Time to Fight collects issues #1-3 of
the acclaimed series and successfully-funded Kickstarter!
For fans and readers of: Doctor Who, Black Mirror, Quantum
Leap, The Time Machine (H.G. Wells), The Star
Rover (Jack London), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s
Court (Mark Twain), Check, Please! (Ngozi
Ukazu), Paper Girls (Brian K. Vaugh/Cliff Chiang), Moonstruck (Grace
Ellis, Kate Leth, Shae Beagle), The Prince & The Dress Maker (Jen
Wang), Bingo Love (Tee Franklin, Jenn St. Onge, Joy San,
Genevieve FT) Sunstone (Stjepan Sejic), Money Shot (Tim
Seeley), Midnighter and Apollo (Steve Orlando)
PRAISE FOR SAINTED LOVE:
"...a giddy mashup of sci-fi adventure and queer romance." -- Publishers
Weekly
"This is slick comics storytelling and lots of fun." -- Publishers
Weekly
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About Steve Orlando:
Steve Orlando has written for every major American comic book publisher.
He’s received Eisner Award Nominations for OUTLAW TERRITORY (Image
Comics) and RAINBOW BRIDGE (AfterShock Comics), as well as
participating in the Eisner-Winning LOVE IS LOVE (IDW
Publishing). He’s received a Ringo Award Nomination for RAINBOW BRIDGE (AfterShock
Comics), and wrote for the Ringo-Winning DC PRIDE (DC Comics).
As well, his MIDNIGHTER and MIDNIGHTER AND APOLLO were
both nominated for GLAAD Media Awards. As a localizer, Orlando contributed
to SWEET PAPRIKA, winner of a 2022 Harvey Award.
At DC Comics, he’s written for titles including BATMAN, JUSTICE LEAGUE
OF AMERICA, DOOM PATROL: MILK WARS, SUPERGIRL, MARVIN THE MARTIAN/MARTIAN
MANHUNTER, WONDER WOMAN, DETECTIVE COMICS, NIGHTWING, BATMAN/THE SHADOW, and MARTIAN
MANHUNTER, its first issue named one of Tor’s Best Single Issues of 2018.
At Marvel Comics, he’s written for STAR WARS: LIFE DAY, X-MEN GREEN,
MARVEL VOICES: PRIDE, MAGNETO AND THE MUTANT FORCE, MARAUDERS, EXTREME CARNAGE, CURSE
OF THE MAN-THING, and SCARLET WITCH.
At Image Comics, he’s written and edited UNDERTOW, VIRGIL, CRUDE,
LOADED BIBLE: BLOOD OF MY BLOOD, and COMMANDERS IN CRISIS. In
addition for Image, he’s localized the best-selling UNNATURAL, MERCY,
and DEEP BEYOND, as well as UN/SACRED for
Ablaze Publishing.
At AfterShock, Orlando additionally wrote DEAD KINGS, KILL A MAN,
SEARCH FOR HU, PARTY AND PREY, and PROJECT PATRON.
Additionally, he wrote THE SHADOW/BATMAN for Dynamite
Entertainment, NAMESAKE for BOOM! Studios, THE PULL for
TKO Studios, TRANSFORMERS: KING GRIMLOCK for IDW Publishing,
as well as STARWARD at Heavy Metal Magazine. Also at Heavy
Metal, he wrote and edited for the BOULET BROTHERS HEAVY METAL
HALLOWEEN TAKEOVER.
Outside of comics publishing, Orlando has written for and been featured in
Epicurious, HELLO MR, as well as NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC magazine.
In animation, he worked with Man of Action Studios on the fourth season
of BEN 10.
Steve is based in the Boston, MA area
Keep up with Steve Orlando:
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GIOPOTA is a queer cartoonist of fantasy and body positive
comics, known for his original work Mothersea and the Cornucopia self
published collection. Sainted Love is his very first comic
published for US audiences.
Gio is based in Bologna, Italy.
Keep up with Giopota:
Website
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Giveaway Details:
2 winners
will receive finished copies of SAINTED LOVE Vol. 1: A Time to Fight, US Only.
Ends September 3rd, midnight EST.
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