Romance Takes A Sci-Fi Turn In Mad Cave Studios’ ‘Love Me: A Romance Story’ #1

Mad Cave Studios has announced Love Me: A Romance Story, a romance/sci-fi/action series featuring the writing debut of Francesca Perillo. Perillo teams with artist Stefano Cardoselli, colorist Lorenzo Scaramella, and letterer Buddy Beaudoin.

In the far future, robots like JoJo have taken over menial tasks in NYC, like driving a cab. JoJo is content with his lot, though he feels like something may be missing from his life… and then he meets Gilda, and it’s love at first sight. But the road to true love is bumpy, and JoJo is about to learn all of that first hand, when he discovers Gilda’s connections to the mafia that runs The Big Apple, who are very much opposed to the union. 

“Love Me is the story everyone can read: it’s about possibility, hope and diversity. It talks about the ability to wait for and recognize the love that comes after personal fulfillment,” said Perillo. “In fact, if you are fulfilled with your life, grateful for the work you have achieved, the conquests you have made and the friends you have chosen, despite the difficulties, you can leave room for true feelings even if they are scary and put you face to face with great challenges and strange emotions. Love me is the story of all those who have been able to wait for true love, in the seat of a taxi or at the table in a bar just like what happened to me.”

“This is my first romance story. It has made me more patient in constructing the details of a story’s design, and it contains many details that I hope readers will like,” added Cardoselli. “I had fun inserting Easter Eggs into many pages of the comic! With this series, I faced some new challenges such as: creating buildings, skylines, perspectives, and points of view different from those I was used to when creating my previous Mad Cave series (Don’t Spit In The Wind). The biggest difficulty was bringing out the emotions felt by a robot that has no mouth to smile or express disappointment, just a set of binoculars to look at the world.”

“The title of this series is fitting as I love the story and working with Stefano Cardoselli and Francesca Perillo,” said Mad Cave Studios editor James Emmett. “Stefano’s work continues to push the envelope visually and he’s found a wonderful partner in Francesca. Together, they have brought to life a dystopian futuristic look at a love story through the eyes of a robot taxi driver named JoJo.”

Love Me: A Romance Story #1, the debut chapter in the four-issue mini, drops April 17, 2024. It is currently available for pre-order at your local shop.