…I thought about writing a story about two old grandmothers (both recently widowed) who meet and fall in love at a retirement home.

I was interested in writing this story because I wanted to write about something that was far from my grasp of normal, everyday life. And what could be further from “normal” to me than lesbian grannies, right?

Eventually, this story would morph into “The Roberts”, a graphic novel I released last year with Shadowline/Image Comics. The lesbians became serial killers, the women became men.

When I was doing press and interviews for “The Roberts” I would openly discuss my creative process for the book and how the story sprouted from this idea of lesbian grandmothers.

Here and here are examples of such interviews.

So imagine my surprise today when my girlfriend sends me this link to an article in “Variety” magazine.

Lesbian grannies, huh? In a nursing facility. Really?

Not sure how to feel about that. That’s either a huge coincidence or outright thievery. Guess I’ll let you guys decide.

Contacting my lawyers,

-Shady