Very rarely do I feel like a comic book spoke to me, but this is it. I mean beyond the oddities like calling high school class segments, "semesters", I found this to pretty much be how living as a teenager was. No, you don't need to know what a tape is and you don't need to know what it was like in 1990 or what a 'Pixie' is or even have had to escort a girl someplace. As long as you fell for someone that didn't seem to reciprocate, had some sort of confidant or just had some friends that you could just be yourself with then I think you can find something to relate to in this comic book. I definitely recommend picking this book up. Read Full Review
In general, however, this is a strong debut from the creative team and one clearly packed with love for its subject. It's impossible not to be charmed by that, even if some of the edges are rough. To be honest, if you're the audience for this comic you'll have known from the moment you read the title. The best thing we can say about it is, quite simply, that it is everything you're hoping it will be. Read Full Review
This is a pretty fun black and white book that gets its pacing going well after it deals with the initial setup and hits a certain kind of nostalgia for me without putting a massive rosy spin on it. Read Full Review
Now I'm going to call my mom. I think I left an old box of mixtapes I made back in high school in her attic. Read Full Review
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