THE SECRET LOVES OF GEEKS GLOBAL SIGNING EVENT!
Geek Out With the Creators of “The Secret Loves of Geeks” Feb. 21!
On February 14, 2018, Dark Horse Comics will release The Secret Loves of Geeks, the follow up to last year’s hit anthology The Secret Loves of Geek Girls, edited by Hope Nicholson. The upcoming anthology features comic and prose stories from writers, cartoonists, and professional geeks of all gender identities and sexual orientations about their most intimate, heartbreaking, humorous, and inspiring tales of love, sex, and dating.
<[Interview] Hope Nicholson of “Secret Loves of Geek Girls” from Dark Horse Comics>
On Wednesday, February 21, 2018, we are celebrating the release of this book by hosting a simultaneous signing by The Secret Loves of Geeks contributors around the world. Writers and comic creators from Finland, Scotland, and across USA and Canada will be appearing in local comic shops to sign copies of the books and chat with fans in this unprecedented mega-event.
THE SECRET LOVES OF GEEKS
Writers: Margaret Atwood, Gerard Way, Valentine del Landro, Amy Chu, Patrick Rothfuss, Dana Simpson, Gabby Rivera, Hope Larson, Cecil Castellucci, Marley Zarcone
Artists: Gabby Rivera, Marley Zarcone
Cover Artist: Becky Cloonan
Gerard Way, Becky Cloonan, and more!
The follow-up to the smash-hit The Secret Loves of Geek Girls,this brand new anthology features comic and prose stories from cartoonists and professional geeks about their most intimate, heartbreaking, and inspiring tales of love, sex, and dating. This volume includes creators of diverse genders, orientations, and cultural backgrounds.
Featuring work by Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid’s Tale), Gerard Way (Umbrella Academy), Patrick Rothfuss (The Name of the Wind), Dana Simpson (Phoebe and Her Unicorn), Gabby Rivera (America), Hope Larson, (Batgirl), Cecil Castellucci (Soupy Leaves Home), Valentine del Landro (Bitch Planet), Marley Zarcone (Shade), Sfe R. Monster (Beyond: A queer comics anthology), Amy Chu (Wonder Woman), cover art by Becky Cloonan (Demo), and more!
THE SECRET LOVES OF GEEKS can be pre-ordered from the links below
and available at your local comic shop and online retailers Wednesday, February 14th!
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Toronto, Ontario – Page & Panel
(@TorontoComics)
789 Yonge St
Toronto, ON, Canada
M4W 2G8
Phone: +1 416-323-9212
Contributors: Diana McCallum, Saadia Muzaffar, JP Larocque
Winnipeg, Manitoba – Galaxy Comics
(@GoGalaxyComics)
200-1109 Henderson Hwy,
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
R2G 1L4
Phone: +1 204-338-5216
Contributors: Hope Nicholson
Helsinki, Finland – Turun Sarjakuvakauppa
(@Sarjakuvakauppa)
Porthaninkatu 9, 00530
Helsinki, Finland
Phone: +358 44 2308251
Contributors: H-P Lehkonen
Glasgow, Scotland – Forbidden Planet Glasgow
(@fpinternational)
168 Buchanan St,
Glasgow G1 2LW, UK
Phone: +44 141 331 1215
Contributors: Letty Wilson, Katie West
Austin, Texas – Austin Books & Comics
(@AustinBooks)
5002 N Lamar Blvd,
Austin, TX 78751
Phone: (512) 454-4197
Contributors: Dr. Nerdlove
Denver, Colorado – Mutiny Info Cafe
(@MutinyInfoCafe)
2 S Broadway
Denver, CO 80209
Phone: (303) 778-7579
Contributors: Dylan Edwards
Houston, Texas – 8th Dimension
(@8dcomix)
15210 West Rd
Houston, TX 77095
Phone: (281) 856-6506
Contributors: Jessi Jordan
Los Angeles, California – Meltdown Comics and Collectibles
(@MeltdownComics)
7522 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Phone: (323) 851-7223
Contributors: Amanda Deibert, Cat Staggs, Cecil Castellucci,
Ivan Salazar, MariNaomi, Dana Simpson, Kristian Bruun
Portland, Oregon – Books With Pictures
(@bookswpictures)
1100 SE Division St,
Portland, OR 97202
Phone: (503) 206-4369
Contributors: Terry Blas, Kelly Fitzpatrick
San Francisco, California – Cartoon Art Museum
(@cartoonart)
781 Beach St.
San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone: (415) 227-8666
Contributors: Maia Kobabe, Trina Robbins, Jen Aprahamian, Mariko Tamaki
Seattle, Washington – Phoenix Comics & Games
(@Phoenix_Comics)
113 Broadway E.
Seattle, WA 98102
Phone: (206) 328-4554
Contributors: Levi Hastings, Jen Vaughn
About Dark Horse:
For more than thirty years, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. Founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, the company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent, such as Eric Powell, Mike Mignola, Geof Darrow, Brian Wood, Gail Simone, Stan Sakai, and Guillermo del Toro, and comics legends, such as Will Eisner, Milo Manara, Kazuo Koike, Neil Gaiman, and Frank Miller, Dark Horse has developed its own successful properties, such as The Mask, Ghost, X, and Barb Wire. Its successful line of comics, manga, and products based on popular properties includes Dragon Age, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Tomb Raider, Halo, The Witcher,Serenity, Game of Thrones, and Avatar: The Last Airbender. Today, Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic book publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading entertainment publishers.
