FRESH ROMANCE #1
ABOUT THE STORY: “The Ruby Equation” is a story about love in a coffee shop – where barista Ruby is on a mission to help people find love so she doesn’t have to deal with people anymore.
Created by: Sarah Kuhn Sally Jane Thompson Savanna Ganucheau Steve Wands
AVBOUT FRESH ROMANCE: Hot off the heels of one the most buzzed about and successful comic book Kickstarter campaigns, Rosy Press's first issue of FRESH ROMANCE is on sale now. The new digital romance comic magazine from Janelle Asselin, Senior Editor of ComicsAlliance.com and former DC Comics editor, includes more than 40 pages of content for $4.99. Each issue of ROSY PRESS will be available via ComiXology or via the Rosy Press website as a PDF, CBR, or ePub file and will be DRM-free.
Issue 1 of FRESH ROMANCE includes three 10-page comics stories (a high school romance, a Regency romance, and a paranormal coffee shop romance), as well as a relationship advice column by a quartet of divorced writers and behind-the-scenes art coverage.
About the stories:
“School Spirit” is a lighthearted take on classic high school romances with two queer women in the lead. Because Malie and Justine want to keep their romance a secret, they pretend to be competing over the same guy, Miles, but Miles also has a secret.
Created by: Kate Leth Arielle Jovellanos Amanda Scurti Taylor Esposito
“Ruined” is a classic Regency romance, with lots of attention to period details. Catherine and Andrew are getting married – but neither one of them is happy about it.
Created by: Sarah Vaughn Sarah Winifred Searle Ryan Ferrier
“The Ruby Equation” is a story about love in a coffee shop – where barista Ruby is on a mission to help people find love so she doesn’t have to deal with people anymore.
Created by: Sarah Kuhn Sally Jane Thompson Savanna Ganucheau Steve Wands
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Janelle Asselin is the Senior Editor at Comics Alliance and a freelance writer and comics editor. In her ten years as a comics pro, Janelle has also worked for Newsarama, DC Comics, Fangoria Comics, and Disney Publishing Worldwide. At DC Comics, she edited BATMAN, DETECTIVE COMICS, BIRDS OF PREY, and KNIGHT AND SQUIRE. Asselin is also an outspoken advocate for women in comics, and has worked to bring awareness to sexual harassment and discrimination issues in the comics industry. A lifelong scholar, Asselin holds a BA in English Language and Literature from Southern New Hampshire University and an MS in Publishing from Pace University. She lives in Los Angeles with her awesome husband and the best cats in the world. Visit her onine at www.rosypress.com, http://janelleasselin.tumblr.com/ and on Twitter @gimpnelly.
Arielle Jovellanos is an illustrator and comic artist (Five, School Spirit) based in New York. She likes sitcoms, showtunes, and storytelling structure. Also alliteration, apparently.
Kate Leth is a writer and artist best known for her webcomic Kate or Die and her work on the licensed comics Bravest Warriors, Edward Scissorhands and Adventure Time. She has a lot of tattoos and feelings.
Amanda Scurti is an illustrator, cartoonist, and colorist. She is a graduate of SVA and, when not voluntarily drowning herself in comics, enjoys petting dogs.
Sarah Vaughn is the co-creator and co-writer of Alex + Ada with Jonathan Luna, published by Image Comics. She is an avid lover of historical romance novels and vintage romance comics.
Sarah Winifred Searle hails from spooky New England, where she writes and draws comics about relationships, history, and mysteries. You may recognize her work from Smut Peddler,Colonial Comics, Symbolia, or a bunch of other cool things. She is also exceptional at petting cats. Learn more about her work at swinsea.com.
Sarah Kuhn is the author of the forthcoming Heroine Complex trilogy, starring Asian American superheroines, for DAW Books and the geek romantic comedy novella One Con Glory, which is in development as a feature film. Her writing has appeared in Uncanny Magazine, Apex Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, Back Stage, IGN.com, StarTrek.com, Geek Monthly,Creative Screenwriting, and the anthology Chicks Dig Comics.
Sally Jane Thompson is a comic creator based in the UK. Currently drawing 19th c adventure "Red Jack" with writer John Dickinson for children's comics serial The Phoenix, her work includes coming-of-age graphic novel Atomic Sheep (AAM Markosia), and comics and illustration for various publishers including IDW, Soaring Penguin, Imagine Publications and more. Her work focuses on thoughtful stories drawn with organic, expressive lines.
Savanna Ganucheau is a colorist and illustrator currently living in Melbourne, Australia. Originally she’s from New Orleans, Louisiana, and misses it dearly. Honestly, she could really go for some boiled crawfish right now. She loves to make friends and talk to people. Chat with her Twitter – @srganuch anytime!
“Once upon a time, you could get your tales of love in several forms—paperback romances and rom-coms, sure, but also romance comics. While they've fallen out of fashion, one woman wants to bring them back.”--JEZEBEL
“Boasting an exciting line-up of creators including Sarah Vaughn, Arielle Jovellanos, Sarah Winifred Searle, Kate Leth and Sally Jane Thompson, "Fresh Romance" celebrates everything from Regency-era love stories, to queer high school flirtations, along with an advice column, a fashion report and behind-the-scenes details on anthology's stunning artwork.”--CBR
“Stunning.”--AFTER ELLEN
“Romance is alive with FRESH ROMANCE. While I was pretty excited about this new book when the Kickstarter launched, the actual book lives up to the hype and will be a delight for those interested in this genre of comic storytelling. The first issue contains a plethora of incredibly talented creative folks from the industry... Overall, this first issue is a smashing success.”-COMICVINE
“Romance is making a long overdue comeback — in comic books, at least.”--HOLLYWOOD REPORTER/ HEAT VISION
"Three stories each with a unique take on love and romance in different eras and scenarios, but also a variety in characters across the board in race and sexual orientation. Readers have been wanting diversity in both of those, so combining them in Fresh Romance does just that and then some by making a romance comic feel contemporary and gives fans and readers something that feels familiar, but feels so groundbreaking at the same time."-NEWSARAMA
“A wonderful idea.”--PASTE MAGAZINE
“Superheroes are great and all, but sometimes a girl wants a little romance with her beautifully-drawn comic books.”--THE NERDIST
“An awesomely diverse magazine…. Fresh Romance promises to be a sometimes sweet, sometimes spooky, and all around gorgeously written new addition.”--GEEKS WITH WIVES
"Romance comics are coming back—and the world has Janelle Asselin to thank."--ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY