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zamyatins_fears's review against another edition
3.0
I think anthologies in graphic novel form may just not be for me. I felt like every time I was just really getting into the narrative of one story, it was already over. So while I enjoyed the stories, they all left me feeling unsatisfied.
curiouslibrarian's review
Only a few comics in here that I liked. I was disappointed, because I backed it on kickstarter. I don't think it was a bad collection, just largely not my taste.
huckleberryrk's review against another edition
4.0
As with every anthology, there were a few comics where I asked myself "How did this get in here?" But overall, this was absolutely gold. My favourite comic was one of the first ones by artist Eric Orner. I adored it, but it is absolutely heartbreaking.
christalbotheindl's review against another edition
4.0
Like all compilation books, there were comics I loved and some I hated.
The bad: there were some that were included that I couldn't understand for the life of me. Not just bad storylines (everyone's got their own taste), but poorly done with pencil lines still included or white out marks. There were quite a few that reinforced some dangerous (in my mind) stereotypes about the queer community.
The good: there were heartfelt stories about coming out, about first loves, about reconciling what you feel and what society expects you to feel and believe that spoke to me as a queer person.
The amazing: I was blown away by the pieces from the following artists: Ed Luce, Dylan Edwards, Steve Macisaac, Andy Hartzell, Craig Bostick, Sasha Steinberg, Jon Macy, and L. Nichols in particular. They either had stories that I thought were incredibly important, artwork that was visually stunning, or both. While the book focused heavily on gay men, there were pieces about gender identity as well, which I loved.
All in all, I'd recommend it. Just be aware that there will be stereotypes that are not particularly flattering for the gay community included.
The bad: there were some that were included that I couldn't understand for the life of me. Not just bad storylines (everyone's got their own taste), but poorly done with pencil lines still included or white out marks. There were quite a few that reinforced some dangerous (in my mind) stereotypes about the queer community.
The good: there were heartfelt stories about coming out, about first loves, about reconciling what you feel and what society expects you to feel and believe that spoke to me as a queer person.
The amazing: I was blown away by the pieces from the following artists: Ed Luce, Dylan Edwards, Steve Macisaac, Andy Hartzell, Craig Bostick, Sasha Steinberg, Jon Macy, and L. Nichols in particular. They either had stories that I thought were incredibly important, artwork that was visually stunning, or both. While the book focused heavily on gay men, there were pieces about gender identity as well, which I loved.
All in all, I'd recommend it. Just be aware that there will be stereotypes that are not particularly flattering for the gay community included.
meepelous's review against another edition
2.0
So I have to be honest. This is a great collection of stories, but it just wasn't for me. It's not that I didn't find the stories interesting, but I ended up having to drag myself through it. I don't even know why :(