A thoughtful and endearing gay YA romance set in a bakery
Now that high school is over, Ari is dying to move to the big city with his ultra-hip band, if he can just convince his dad to let him quit their struggling family bakery. Though he loved working there as a kid, Ari cannot fathom a life wasting away his days over rising doughs and hot ovens. But in the midst of interviewing candidates for his replacement, Ari meets Hector, an easy-going guy who loves baking as much as Ari wants to escape it. As they become closer over batches of breads, love begins to bloom . . . that is, if Ari doesn't ruin everything.
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Bloom is an amazing graphic novel and I can't recommend it enough. It will be a great addition to anyone's library but it has a special place in my heart for giving us such a wonderful LGBT love story. Plus, as an added bonus, it comes with Ari's family's ‘famous' sourdough recipe if you happen to be the baking type (which I am definitely not). Who doesn't love that kind of attention to detail? Read Full Review
What follows is a walk in the woods like no other, as we learn the origin of the glyphs, get an alternate view of the battle that began the world, and the subtle transformation of Regina from woman to something more than human. It's a sexy, groovetastic tale, fraught with the tension of a slow-burn horror that completely draws the reader into its world to the point that nothing will pull them out until the last page. Written by Ted Sikora and drawn by Butch Mapa, Bloom is the kind of bronze-age comic that will appeal to fans of Bernie Wrightson and Frank Frazetta. The Kickstarter campaign also includes cover variants from Bong Dazo, Benito Gallego, and Donny Hadiwidjaja, as well as a photo cover featuring cosplay model and Heroineburgh actress Alicia Lynn. Read Full Review
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