When it comes to comedy, Whoopi Goldberg made the decision to be the change she wanted to see in the world.
On the episode of The View that aired on July 9, the actress and television personality, who is 68 years old, made the announcement that her comic book, The Change, is now available for purchase. She also provided a little glimpse into the novel protagonist of the book, whom she had initially wanted to represent!
The actress who played Sister Act shared with her co-hosts that she was motivated to create the book, which was co-written with scriptwriter Jaime Paglia and drawn by Sunkanmi Akinboye, in order to feel more represented in a medium that she has always cherished.
I am a huge fan of comic books,” she said. Since I was a little child, I have had a deep and abiding passion for comic books. Due to the fact that none of the comic books appeared to resonate with me, I decided to create my own.
She also said that she created the comic book project “25 years ago — because I was in the midst of going through the change,” she added. Goldberg, who just released her memoir Bits & Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me, also disclosed that she had discovered the comic book project. In this story, the protagonist is a lady who accepts the abilities that she acquires as a result of menopause.
When Joy Behar, the co-host, inquired what the specific skills that Isabel Frost, the main character, possessed, Goldberg responded by referring to a scenario from the book to clarify the situation. According to what she claimed, “She is currently in the midst of an argument with her husband, and he is driving her absolutely bonkers.”
After then, the spouse starts to become heated because Frost is “basically cooking him,” as Goldberg described. He also mentioned that at that time in The Change, the protagonist “doesn’t know she has these powers.”
In response to Sunny Hostin’s assertion that “she transfers her heat to him,” Goldberg said, “Well, she does what all good superheroes do: when you don’t stop talking, they move you.”
According to an official description, The Change chronicles the story of Frost, who is described as “a woman who has spent her life as wife, mother, and grandmother — a life she feels isn’t all she had hoped for, with a husband who has grown in another direction.”
Isabel is an incredible gamer who competes against individuals from all across the nation, according to the summary, which continues by saying that she has a background in computer technology. She must learn to manage her skills and accept her new identity as The shift, which includes both the shift in her life and her surprise and astounding capabilities. This may be accomplished with the assistance of her grandson, who is a comic book fan, and her best friend, who is irreverent.
Whoopi Goldberg’s first comic book, titled “The Change,” is now available for purchase at any bookstore across the world.