Wednesday, September 6, 2023

FALLING IN LOVE "I Was a Prisoner of Love!"

It's a new month...and a new topic for the month!
Read the story and see if you can guess what type of tale we'll be presenting for the rest of the month!
(Hint: It ain't what you'll think!)
Did you guess the genre for the month from this never-reprinted, cover-featured story from DC's Falling in Love #71 (1964), illustrated by penciler Mike Sekowsky and inkers Joe Giella and Frank Giacoia?
It ain't show business romance!
(Although that's a whole category perfect for another month!)
It ain't men who use women and then dump them!
It ain't women who let themselves be treated like doormats!
Actually, the answer is purely in the (admittedly-metaphorical) title!
We're doing "Love is a Prison" in September...which will feature one (or both) of the protagonists incarcerated!
Yes, this story is a bit of a cheat, but the tale is so delightfully-overwrought and the cover was sooo kool, that we wanted to find some reason to post it!
And you did enjoy it, didn't you?
Forgive us?
Next Week...
One (or Both) of Our Lovers is Imprisoned!
We Can Guarantee That...
You'll Cry Your Eyes Out If You Miss It!

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Laugh at Love/Beach Read FORBIDDEN BRIDES OF THE FACELESS SLAVES IN THE SECRET HOUSE OF THE NIGHT OF DREAD DESIRE Conclusion

Now that Neil Gaiman himself has seen fit to explain what's going on, let's continue...
We hope you've enjoyed our annual "beach read" book-length gothic romance graphic tale and will join us every week (not just during the summer) for more...
True Love Comics Tales!

Next Week:
We Begin a New Topic, and We Can Assure You That...
You'll Cry Your Eyes Out If You Miss It!
And now a word from our Sponsor...
Please Support True Love Comics Tales
Visit Amazon and Buy...
(An anthology of original Gothic horror prose tales by various authors where the short story the graphic novel is based on first appeared)
and/or
(Prose anthology of Gaiman's work featuring the short story the graphic novel is based on, along with background information)
and/or
(Graphic novel adaptation of the short story)

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Laugh at Love/Beach Read FORBIDDEN BRIDES OF THE FACELESS SLAVES IN THE SECRET HOUSE OF THE NIGHT OF DREAD DESIRE Part 2

...and you experience not only writer's block, but constant distractions, like unexpected relatives dropping in!
Perhaps our Author should take a different approach to this story...

when We Conclude this Terrifying Tale...
TOMORROW!
You'll Cry Your Eyes Out If You Miss It!

And now a word from our Sponsor...
Please Support True Love Comics Tales
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(An anthology of original Gothic horror prose tales by various authors where the short story the graphic novel is based on first appeared)
and/or
(Prose anthology of Gaiman's work featuring the short story the graphic novel is based on, along with background information)
and/or
(Graphic novel adaptation of the short story)

Monday, August 28, 2023

Laugh at Love/Beach Read FORBIDDEN BRIDES OF THE FACELESS SLAVES IN THE SECRET HOUSE OF THE NIGHT OF DREAD DESIRE Part 1

Welcome to our annual "beach read" book-length gothic novel...
...this time, with a twist, as only the amazing Neil Gaiman can deliver it!
Neil Gaiman took his prose short story from the 2005 Scholastic Publishing anthology Gothic! (winning the 2005 Locus Award for Best Short Story), satirizing gothic romance novel tropes and, with artist Shane Oakley, made it into a graphic novel satirizing gothic romance comic books/graphic novels!
You'll note the difference between the harried writer's world (in full color) and the world of the story he's writing (in muted, almost black-and-white tones)!
But there are even more fascinating aspects to this tale, as you shall see...

when We Continue...
TOMORROW!
You'll Cry Your Eyes Out If You Miss It!

And now a word from our Sponsor...
Please Support True Love Comics Tales
Visit Amazon and Buy...
(An anthology of original Gothic horror prose tales by various authors where the short story the graphic novel is based on first appeared)
and/or
(Prose anthology of Gaiman's work featuring the short story the graphic novel is based on, along with background information)
and/or
(Graphic novel adaptation of the short story)