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So this graphic novel was charming. That’s the first adjective that pops into my head. I went into this blind and was pleasantly surprised with the plot. The art style is gorgeous, the colours (oh my god) and how they get more pink for crushes is so sweet. Overall this was a charmingly, surprise read!
Volume 1 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Volume 2 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Volume 3 ⭐⭐⭐💫I think I'm officially sold for life on James Tynion IV's works. First I adored the first 2 volumes of Something is Killing the Children, and now I'm obsessed with The Backstagers. This has to be one of the cutest damn things I've ever read and I am LOVING these characters! I love each and every member of the backstage team so much and I'm totally fangirling over how casually and unapologetically QUEER this is! We've got queer babies everywhere, an adorab...
I hated the art but the concept has a lot of potential. The book was kind of boring until our main character actually went backstage 2/3rds of the way through the book.Received an advance copy from Boom! and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
How is I am the last in the house to read this first volume of a series?! Because there are three middle schoolers who have this fall been involved in a musical--two in the chorus, one backstage! The kids liked it a lot. It's the story of an all-boys school theater production, with the vain actors seen against the more grounded backstage nerds. You get to see the lights guy, the sets folks, the stage crew, all of it. And there's this magical portal fantasy element I wasn't all that into. What I
Why I Recommend Bumping This UP On Your TBR:I LOVED THIS SO MUCH! This contains: a hot guy being fat and most likely attracted to men, at least two protagonists of color, and men being allowed to experience all sorts of emotions. I love all of the protagonists, by the way! This also highlights healthy communication and conflict resolution between friends. Aside from all, it's an exciting fantasy setting for fans of Gravity Falls and any other supernatural-stuff-hidden-in-the-real-world types of
Very good, very gay, very like Lumberjanes. With boys. After school. With more crying.Also the McQueens are trash and need to be put in a very small box.
I wasn't a big fan of the mystical portal part of this story. The reason was that the characters weren't consistent in their interactions with it. In one scene they would talk about how dangerous it was and then a few scenes later they would casually walk in there to get supplies. I did like the parts that focused on the character interactions in the drama club. Perhaps I would have enjoyed this more if the fantasy elements were taken out and it was just about drama club.
ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.I requested this because I thought it was the bind-up volume to be released in July. I normally do not review single issue comics, because it's too difficult to get a good reading of them, especially the first volume in an entire series. That being said, I still really loved this, and I have even higher hopes for the actual first volume.Basically, this is Lumberjanes with an all boy cast. And the best thing about this i...
Diverse, deeply caring series about a group of boys in a private high school who work backstage in the theater. It so happens that said backstage isn't exactly normal. New kid Jory finds a world of magic there, but more importantly, a world of friendship. This series allows its boys and young men to be full people with a full range of emotions, and that is such a powerful thing in a culture of toxic masculinity. Hat off to all the creators for making this gentle, safe space for all these charact...
This was fun and imaginative. You do need some suspension of disbelief -- not so much for the whole "hidden dimension of freakiness in the basement" which all fantasy readers are accustomed to, but for the ongoing hazards these kids are facing for the sake of supporting the theater department, who are all narcissistic asshats. And Sasha, why is Sasha even there? Does he do anything useful, ever?The art is cute, although I would much prefer if it looked like the more realistic cover, which is by
Another recommendation from Bianca on Episode 145 - awkward teens unite in the group of students working backstage, in the way that diverse and unique teens are always stronger together and find one another. There is also an entire secret world with changing hallways and tiny creatures, allowing for many exciting adventures.
