#Buddy Beaudoin

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Love Me: A Romance Story #1 (Mad Cave, April 2024) preview pages by writer Francesca Perillo, artist Stefano Cardoselli, colorist Lorenzo Scaramella and letterer Buddy Beaudoin.

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Flash Gordon Quarterly #3 preview. An all-new Quarterly special featuring a multiverse of stories! #comics #comicbooks

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2000AD and Warhammer 40,000 writer Alec Worley is writing a weekly webcomic drawn by Pye Parr for the new mech-warrior tabletop skirmish game Zeo Genesis

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Love Me: A Romance Story reads like a delightful mash-up of WALL-E and Taxi Driver, delivering an unpredictable journey across its first several issues. This colorful story introduces Jojo, a taxi-driving robot who smiles in the face of a city in active protest against his very existence, and takes him on a whirlwind ride in search of love.

Love Me: A Romance Story #1 and #2 – written by Francesca Perillo, with art by Stefano Cardoselli – situates Jojo in a hostile futuristic New York, with graffiti and anti-robot slogans plastered on each colorful and chaotic building. Yet, Jojo seems to be content with his routine, pleased to put on some Nina Simone and help his riders get where they're going. The story of Love Me takes off when Jojo meets passenger Gilda, initiating an adventure that has so far embodied a diverse set of influences and genre conventions.

Jojo is Willing to Fight the Mob for Gilda

Love Me: A Romance Story #1 – Written By Francesca Perillo; Art By Stefano Cardoselli, Lorenzo Scaramella and Buddy Beaudoin)

Gilda is a classic-film-and-Nina Simone-loving character, offering Jojo a glimpse of the partnership he craves. When they exchange numbers and make plans to meet that night, the hopeful robot is overwhelmed with joy. Unfortunately, Jojo's brief taste of human connection plunges him into despair when Gilda fails to show up for their movie date. As Frida the cat narrates, Jojo withdraws from the things that typically bring him joy, refraining from work and skipping his daily coffee. Unexpectedly, that is when Gilda reaches back out, asking for help.

The colorful and eclectic artwork of Love Me reflects the beautiful outlook of its hero. The stunning chaos is drawn the way Jojo sees the world – as a kaleidoscope of different people and experiences. It's no surprise, then, that Jojo is so deeply passionate as a character, risking everything for a woman he met once. Further, he continues to pursue her rescue even after he's warned by Wizard of the deadly nature of his situation. Frida may be right that Jojo is too optimistic, but she is wrong to believe he is naive.

As the plot of Love Me progresses, Jojo in turn calls his boss, Wizard, at the taxi depot, looking for more information on Alfio's. The mob restaurant was only detail given to him by his damsel in distress. Wizard lets him in on the drama Gilda has found herself embroiled in, having rejected marriage proposals from the mafioso heir, Carmelo, twice. Ignoring Wizard's warnings, Jojo goes directly to Alfio's in pursuit of Gilda and her cry for help. Overall, so far, the story of Love Me has moved forward as a powerful imperative, a pleading wish.

Each frame overflows with imagery, sometimes literally unable to contain the artwork. The narration and dialogue are both raw and emotional, fraught with questions and opinions deeply colored by the environment of the hostile city. Through it all, Jojo hunts love like a cat, quiet and insistent. Having briefly found the missing piece to his happiness, nothing will stop him from getting it back. As calmly as he pursues his daily life, the besotted robot will cut through the city's underbelly like a knife, asking "Where's Gilda?" in this wild tale reminiscent of Taxi Driver meets WALL-E.

Love Me #1-2 are available now from Mad Cave Studios.

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Wanna read a new short comic ? Here’s SEVEN AGAINST PHILLY. The script was rejected from the Limit Break Down Below anthology last year, but Jimmy went ahead and made it anyway Script: Jimmy Gaspero Lineart: Rae Allen Colors: Harry Saxon (me! @harrysaxonpm) Letters: Buddy Beaudoin

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My media this week (30 Mar - 5 Apr 2025)

Ludwig is absolutely delightful!

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

🥰 Reflections (Indexing #2) (Seanan McGuire, author; Mary Robinette Kowal, narrator) - Henry & her team once again stop fairy tales from destroying reality. I love this series so much. I so wish we had gotten more but grateful we got these two!

🥰 Too Like The Lightning (Travis Beaudoin) - very delicious summer fling/age gap romance that ends up being more

😍 Stellate (ZenaidaMacroura) - absolute banger fic, just wonderful. Medical stucky AU where they're both doctors. Starts with a meet ugly but is warm & wonderful. Fantastic, well-developed supporting characters. 5 star read.

😍 A Passel of Backhoes (ZenaidaMacroura) - marvelous follow up to the incredible Backhoe - a series of vignettes of the Barnes sisters in adulthood. Just wonderful.

💖💖 +78K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

take a little more (addandsubtract, gigantic) - hockey RPF: dylan strome/multiple, 15K - a very hot gangbang fic

back seat drive (silentwalrus) - MCU: stucky, 9K - ridin' #1 - "Bucky wants a car. Bucky gets a car. Now Bucky wants to blow Steve while he’s driving the car. It’s awful, how Steve just keeps giving him what he wants."

under the hood (silentwalrus) - MCU: stucky, 17K - ridin' #2 - "Steve continues his terrible campaign of giving Bucky things. Bucky continues various terrible campaigns of his own." (feat Daisypuff the chow. iykyk)

Draw Closer (rainbow_nerds) - 9-1-1: buddie, 8K - cute alt meeting

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Doctor Odyssey - s1, e12

Ghosts (US) - s4, e17

Home Town Takeover - s3, e4

Death In Paradise - s14, e7

Happy Sad Confused - Nathan Lane talks MID-CENTURY MODERN, THE BIRDCAGE, THE LION KING, theater work

What Is The Future of Creativity & Empathy? | Jacob Collier Asks Hank Anything

QI - series P, e8-10, 12, 15-16; series Q, e1

Mid-Century Modern - s1, e1-2

Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

D20: The Ravening War - "The Light and the Shadow" (s17, e4)

D20: Adventuring Party - "The Mystic River Episode" (s12, e4)

Ludwig - s1, e1-4

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

What Next: TBD - This Is Your Brain On Ketamine

Rebel Ever After - How readers react when authors talk politics, with Joanna Shupe

Pop Culture Happy Hour - The Studio

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The 6-Day Race

It's Been a Minute - Am I a god?! Why "manifesting" your reality is easier than ever

The Sporkful - All Aboard The Pizza Bus!

Vibe Check - Hey, Sis: featuring Tourmaline

Science Vs - Ghosts: The Science of Spooky Encounters

Short Wave - The Iguanas That Rafted To Fiji

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The Cave Below Minneapolis

Switched on Pop - Chappell Roan is giving country… and hair metal?

Shedunnit Book Club - Raffles (Green Penguin Book Club 8)

Welcome to Night Vale #265 - Labyrinth HQ

99% Invisible - The Great American Pyramid

Vibe Check - Horns Are Made to Be Tooted

Pop Culture Happy Hour - Daredevil: Born Again

Today, Explained - Why young people are getting cancer

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - A Glass Palace in the Arizona Desert

Wild Card - John Green likes being alone and Elizabeth Olsen owns her mistakes

Ologies - Medieval Codicology (WEIRD MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT ART & MEMES & SNAILS)

One Song - The Clash's "London Calling" with Fred Armisen

It's Been a Minute - Oaklee, Cohen, & Mateo: why are these Gen-Alpha's hottest names?

Handsome - Pretty Little Episode #33

Today, Explained - Pray for Hooters

Strong Songs - The Music of the Muppets

You're Dead to Me - History of Coffee: from devil’s brew to our favourite beverage

Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me! - Sterling K. Brown

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Mamma Mia: Original London Cast {1999}

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) {2018}

Käärijä

Dancing Queen [Cher] {2018}

Take a Chance - a Metal Tribute to ABBA [Amberian Dawn] {2022}

Def Leppard

Ricky Nelson

The Clash

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Long Cold Winter, vol. 1

Long Cold Winter, vol. 1, by Francesca Perillo, Stefano Cardoselli, Lorenzo Scaramella, and Buddy Beaudoin In a world where people have to pay for breathable air, wanted ex-soldier Peace Dog agrees to escort robot The Kid to a fabled community in the northern mountains. But rather than offering protection, Peace Dog’s reputation and the bounty on his head just get them both into more…

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SUNDER - TOME #1 review - Creative and original, whimsical and playful! (Comtois, Englert, Beaudoin, Harrington) Mad Cave Studios

Writer and Artist: Pierre-Alexandre ComtoisColorist: Mark EnglertLetterer: Buddy BeaudoinEditor: Christina Harrington Thanks to Mad Cave Studios for the review copy! A new OGN from the creative mind of acclaimed artist Pierre-Alexandre Comtois. When a young monk, Zeek, discovers a mysterious book in the monastery library he’s plunged into a mystery and journey that will lead him on the…

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Arcbound #4 Review

Arcbound #4 Dark Horse Comics Written by Scott Snyder and Frank Tieri Art by Ryan Smallman Colors by Frank William Letters by Buddy Beaudoin The Rundown: Kai and his new allies are forced to find a missing colony with the key to a dangerous secret. On Zynitec Prime, the leader assures the people that the production of Kronium will continue. She tells the General that his forces need to…

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GATCHAMAN #2

Writer:

Cullen Bunn

Artist:

Chris Batista

Colorist:

Carlos Lopez

Letterer:

Buddy Beaudoin

Publication Date: August 07, 2024

Cover Artist: Sanford Greene

Diamond Code: JUN241795

Lunar Code: 0624MA450

Rated: Teen

A terrifying mecha has attacked the city of Amegapolis!

The Science Ninja Team are the city’s only savior from total destruction… but their ship is trapped in the monstrosity’s magnetic grasp! Meanwhile, world-renowned scientists are being captured by an unknown entity. With the Ninja Team out of commission and the town in danger, who can Doctor Nambu call on? The second exciting issue in an ongoing series that expands upon the original anime series!

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Pierre-Alexandre Comtois' "Sunder" to be Published by Mad Cave Studios

Pierre-Alexandre Comtois' teen fantasy graphic novel Sunder will be published in 2025 by Mad Cave Studios. Comtois is joined by colorist Mark Englert and letterer Buddy Beaudoin. The comic is inspired by European comics and longform storytelling.

"Great things come from small beginnings! When a mysterious book appears in the library of a young monk named Zeek, he must embark on a quest to find its rightful owner. Unbeknownst to him, another dark figure has been searching for this very book for a very long time, sending his minions across the known planets and using dark magic to find it at all costs. When this evil figure realizes the manuscript has finally resurfaced, it sets events in motion that will send Zeek on an adventure unlike anything he could have ever imagined–leading Zeek to discover his true identity and destiny." (Mad Cave)

Sunder Vol. 1: Small Beginnings goes on sale on May 6, 2025.

(Image via Mad Cave - Cover of Sunder Vol. 1: Small Beginnings)

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Speed Racer from David Pepose and Davide Tinto Kicks off a Larger Universe #comics #comicbooks #speedracer

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This looks great!

Love Me: A Romance Story #1 (Mad Cave, April 2024) preview pages by writer Francesca Perillo, artist Stefano Cardoselli, colorist Lorenzo Scaramella and letterer Buddy Beaudoin.

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Kill Or Be Killed: Scout Comics Announces 'Midnight Western Theater' For March 2021

Kill Or Be Killed: Scout Comics Announces ‘Midnight Western Theater’ For March 2021

  Scout Comics announced a new five piece mini-series Midnight Western Theater, written by Louis Southard, with art by David Hahn, color by Ryan Cody, letters by Buddy Beaudoin, and cover by Kalman Andrasofszky.  ‘Welcome to the Midnight Western Theatre! Our feature presentation is a series of tales spanning across the turbulent 1860’s of the United States of America. It is a time where rights…

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WIP Wednesday

After I went into all that detail about my Fugue writing woes, I figured it might be nice to offer some proof of life of some of those hard-fought words. So here is a snippet of some of the rewritten stuff.

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“What’s wrong with the ship?” Kara asks. Hard to rescue someone from a busted ship when you don’t know what’s busted – and how it got busted.

“Distress call is a generic SOS,” the Nameless Pilot says. “But whatever happened, orbit is decaying, and decaying fast. She’ll go down in about twenty-five minutes." He turns his head to flash them a look like he’s apologizing in advance for delivering bad news.

Don’t worry, buddy, Kara thinks. We’re team bad news.

“I’ve calculated where she’s gonna hit when she lands.” He points to his screen, which highlights a nav point labeled Fargone.  

“How many people are in that colony?” Alenko asks quietly, a few shades paler than usual.

“Just shy of three hundred thousand.”

Alenko looks to Kara. “Is twenty minutes enough time to get the engine back online?”  

The Broken Arrow is an Apollonia class freighter running on a generation two Scylla helium-3 fusion drive. Nothing special or remarkable about it.  

“Yeah, if nothing’s wrong with it. If it’s fucked, just depends on how fucked.”

His face squirms, like he’s swearing again, just not where anyone can hear it. “If Rumoi isn’t on that ship, this might be our only chance to figure out where they’ve taken him. We have to try. Lieutenant Chang, how long can you maintain an airlock connection?”

Ah, Chang is the pilot’s name.

Chang narrows his eyes, fingers walking over his haptic panel. “About another fifteen minutes or so. Might be able to stretch it a little, but if you aren’t back on board, you better hope you can fix those engines because I can’t get you.”

Alenko nods, brow furrowed, fingers pressed tight against the helmet still crooked in his arm.

In the old days, it would be a walk in the park. Shepard lived for shit like this. A problem to solve and no time to solve it gave him the kind of adrenaline rush that, according to Beaudoin, most people got from sex. The colonists themselves probably wouldn’t even cross Shepard's mind. He had Alenko for that. Even better, he had the old Alenko. The old Alenko who never hesitated to walk into bullshit because Shepard went first, and where Shepard went, they went.  

But the Alenko they’ve got now stares at the hulk of the Broken Arrow leering at them through the front shutter, wasting precious seconds before exhaling a long breath that shakes.

“Ok.” He nods to Kara and Aslany. “Let’s go.”

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Episode 291

June 2021 Solicitations

Comic Reviews:

Justice League 59 by Brian Michael Bendis, David Marquez, Tamra Bonvillain

Nightwing 78 by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, Adriano Lucas

Superman: Red and Blue 1 by John Ridley, Clayton Henry, Jordie Bellaire, Brandon Easton, Steve Lieber, Ron Chan, Wes Craig, Dan Watters, Dani, Marguerite Bennett, Jill Thompson

Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade 1 by Si Spurrier, Sergio Davila, Sean Parsons, Arif Prianto

King in Black: Spider-Man by Jed MacKay, Michele Bandini, Elisabetta D'Amico, Erick Arciniega, Alberto Alburquerque, Rachelle Rosenberg

Captain America Anniversary Tribute

Trials of Ultraman 1 by Kyle Higgins, Mat Groom, Francesco Manna, Espen Grundetjern

Ultramega by James Harren

Orphan and the Five Beasts 1 by James Stokoe

Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Tricksters 1

BeQuest 1 by Tim Seeley, Freddie E. Williams II, Jeremy Colwell

Eros/Psyche 1 by Maria Llovet

Count GN by Ibrahim Moustafa, Brad Simpson

Martian Ghost Centaur GN by Mat Heagerty, Stephanie Mided

Midnight Western Theater 1 by Louis Southard, David Hahn, Ryan Cody, Buddy Beaudoin

99 Cent Theatre

Border Post 0 by Sergey Lukianenko, Abylai Kusainov

2020 1 by Nicolas Brondo

Crow Creek 1 by John Terrell Freeman, Michael Yakutis

Gunbreed: Dead Draw 1 by Angel Fuentes, Nahuel SB

Hunt Leviathans 1 by Angel Fuentes, Ivonne Falcon, Daniel Irizarri, Guillermo Martinez, AC Osorio

Kyu Shin 1 by Mitch Hyman, Ivonna Falcon, AC Osorio

Little Sally 1 by Joshua Len Estes

Supercult by NUGHOST

Azure 1 by Samuel Pettit

Renegade Rule by Ben Kahn, Rachel Silverstein, Sam Beck

Additional Reviews: Falcon and Winter Soldier ep1, Coming 2 America, House of Secrets Omni vol 2, Snyder cut, It's a Sin

News: The Oscars, Ahoy and Scout move away from Diamond, Immortal Hulk spin-off, FCBD, Omninews, Image acquires Lady Mechanika, Liefeld reboots The Shield for Archie, Naomi casting, EVS, Boys spinoff casting, Batwoman spoilers, Zatanna movie screenwriter announced, Coates finishing run on Cap, Echo series in development at Disney+

Comics Countdown:

Ultramega 1 by James Harren

Snow Angels 2 by Jeff Lemire, Jock

Thor 13 by Donny Cates, Nic Klain, Matt Wilson

Superman: Red and Blue 1 by John Ridley, Clayton Henry, Jordie Bellaire, Brandon Easton, Steve Lieber, Ron Chan, Wes Craig, Dan Watters, Dani, Marguerite Bennett, Jill Thompson

Martian Ghost Centaur by Mat Heagerty, Stephanie Mided

Radiant Black 2 by Kyle Higgins, Marcelo Costa, Becca Carey

Nightwing 78 by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, Adriano Lucas

Head Lopper 15 by Andrew MacLean, Jordie Bellaire

Captain Marvel 27 by Kelly Thompson, David Lopez, Triona Farrell

S.W.O.R.D. 4 by Al Ewing, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia

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