Sunstone (comics)

Sunstone
Lisa and Ally from Sunstone
Author(s) Stjepan Šejić, Linda Lukšić Šejić
Website http://shiniez.deviantart.com/
Current status / schedule Completed
Launch date November 2011
Genre(s) Erotica, LGBT, Fetish, Drama, Romantic Comedy

Sunstone is an adult webcomic series written and illustrated by Stjepan Šejić which was first published on DeviantArt in 2011. Šejić is assisted by his wife and fellow artist Linda Lukšić Šejić. The comic, described as an erotic romantic comedy, focuses on the relationship between a group of friends and their mutual interest in BDSM culture. Sunstone has been collected by Image Comics and Top Cow Productions into trade paperback volumes.

This series was originally planned to be a four-part story, focusing on a different couple each arc. After the first arc each new arc will feature a new subtitle. with the second part called Mercy and the third part called Jasper. The fourth and final arc is as yet unnamed.

Plot summary

The primary focus of Sunstone is on the main characters of Lisa Williams and Ally Carter. Lisa is a budding writer who has kept her submissive desires secret for years, and Ally is a dominant and successful businesswoman, who is somewhat of a loner.

Neither Ally nor Lisa have any same-sex experience prior to meeting each other, other than a drunken kiss Lisa shared with another girl, of which she no longer carries any memory. By the time they have finished college, and are in their mid-twenties, both have had limited experiences in the world of BDSM. Ally has had some decent S/M experience with a former boyfriend, Alan, and has become an expert in bondage, especially Shibari. But Ally has never had a relationship in a D/S relationship as a Domme with a true submissive, as both Ally and Alan both prefer to dominate. Lisa, on the other hand, almost married her previous boyfriend, but left largely because she felt unable to voice her BDSM desires; she has practically no experience in S/M other than experimenting with self-bondage.

The strip opens as the pair's initial online chat leads to their meeting in real life. Complications ensue as their friendship and play-based relationship quickly develops into more than just friendship with benefits, though neither will acknowledge it. They soon find themselves (secretly) falling in love. Ally and Lisa start to face these complications when they move in together. They continue to have a Mistress-Sub relationship, are best friends and roommates, and their romantic feelings toward each other continue to grow and remain unspoken; this lack of communication leads to insecurity and conflict. Lisa becomes close with a new friend, Anne, who gets caught in the middle as Lisa and Ally's relationship spirals to a breaking point. In order to save their relationship, both have to face their pasts and reckon with their own self-destructive emotional patterns.

Publishing

Since 2014, Sunstone has been published as a graphic novel, by Top Cow Productions and Image Comics.

On February 14, 2017, two fans released Sunstone Audio Series based on the graphic novel. Vol 2 is planned for July 2017 and vol 3 in Feb 2018. The audio book can be found on Soundcloud and iTunes.

Volume 1 was released on December 24, 2014 and came #7 in the Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 for Best Graphic Novel and Comic.[1]

Volume 2 was released on May 12, 2015 and reached #7 on The New York Times Best Seller list the week it was released.[2][3]

Volume 3 was released on August 26, 2015.[4]

Volume 4 was released on February 24, 2016.[5]

Volume 5 was released on January 18, 2017.[6]

Volumes 1-5 were also prominently featured in the Humble Comics Bundle: Sex & Science (presented by their publisher, Top Cow) on November 14, 2017.[7]

Main characters

  • Lisa Williams: the narrator of Sunstone. She plays the submissive in her and Ally's sexual relationship. The two women begin their flirtatious friendship after Ally finds the BDSM fetish fiction Lisa has been posting online. What follows is a blossoming romance between the two, which is seen through the eyes of Lisa who is writing it as a book.
  • Allison "Ally" Carter: Lisa's best friend/lover. She works as a software programmer during the day and displays geeky tendencies, which contrasts sharply with her Mistress persona in her and Lisa's relationship. Over time, she too starts realizing her love towards Lisa.
  • Alan Benson: Ally's ex-boyfriend turned best friend and a main character of Mercy. He designs BDSM gear for different clubs and clients, including Ally and Lisa. He is also a skilled Dom. He eventually begins a relationship with Anne.
  • Anne: A bi-sexual tattoo artist and metalhead friend of Lisa and Cassie and another main character of Mercy. She became interested in BDSM after reading Lisa's online erotica. Eventually begins a relationship with Alan.

Secondary characters

  • Cassandra "Cassie" Connely: Cassie is best friend to Anne since college. Cassie works as a lawyer.before discovering BDSM she was your typical hardworking student, Anne would drag her to various metal concert where she would eventually meet her future husband Tom.
  • Tom Wilson: Cassie's Husband. Like his wife enjoys BDSM. They met at a metal concert
  • Chris Connely: Alan's work assistant and Cassie's brother.
  • Harper Thomas and Tanya Wilkins: A couple who run a local fetish club that the characters frequent. They eventually become engaged
  • Marion: An ex-girlfriend of Alan who had a bad experience with BDSM which continues to haunt Ally.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "So Image Comics solicits for december are up!".
  2. ↑ Sunstone Volume 2. ASIN 1632152290.
  3. ↑ "New York Times best-seller list".
  4. ↑ "Sunstone, Vol. 3 OGN | Releases | Image Comics".
  5. ↑ "Sunstone Vol. 4 Ogn | Releases | Image Comics".
  6. ↑ "Sunstone, Vol. 5 TP | Releases | Image Comics".
  7. ↑ "Humble Comics Bundle: Sex & Science by Top Cow". Humble Bundle. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  • Official website
  • "Bondage, Discipline, and... Love? In Sunstone". Image Comics. Nov 18, 2014.
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