Author: Francesca Perillo

A dramatic prequel to the hit story Love Me: A Romance Story, written by Francesca Perillo and drawn by Stefano Cardoselli. This story addresses universal themes of friendship, family, equality, and finding one's own truth.

Gilda has been abandoned by her parents, but fortunately, she has been discovered in the Cacace Bros. Robot Dump...and has been raised by the robots who discovered her. She was lucky to be found in the Rainbow Sector by robots that cared for her. However, she has also been shielded from the outside world, other humans, and from a dangerous section of their robot world called the Dark Cage, where the most hostile of robots live. Word has spread about her ability to fix robots, though, and one vicious robot from the Dark Cage wants her to repair all of the violent robots that live there...and nothing will stop him.

Artist Stefano Cardoselli (Don't Spit In The Wind, Long Cold Winter) and writer Francesca Perillo (Long Cold Winter) reunite once again in this exciting prequel to their hit story, Love Me: A Romance Story.

Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 05/12/2026
Pages: 104
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.02oz
Size: 10.13h x 6.63w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781545826560

About the Author
Francesca Perillo lives and works in Tuscany, Italy. She is an art history teacher, screenwriter, and colorist. In comics, she has worked with Mad Cave Studios, Green Moon Comics, and RW Astromica. However, Love Me: A Romance Story is her debut as a comic book writer! She has also collaborated with the independent American studio Gloomy Cat Productions as a colorist and created a movie poster for the horror film A Killer and the Dead for Tin Sky Films.

Stefano Cardoselli is a Bram Stoker Awards Winner, artist, illustrator and scriptwriter. His works have been Published with Heavy Metal Magazine, 2000 AD, Simon and Schuster, Source Point Press, Antarctic Press, and Scout Comics. He works for cinema as a character designer and storyboard artist. He lives in Orbetello-Tuscany, Italy.

Buddy Beaudoin is a professional comic book letterer and writer living in upstate, NY. His clients include Mad Cave, DC, Dark Horse, Image, and others. His creator-owned comic Corvus is available now wherever you buy books.