The Witches of Silverlake #1
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| Writer | Simon Curtis |
| Artist | Stephanie Son |
| Cover Price | $18.99 |
Elliot Green has had a rough year. His dad died, he had to move across the country, and now he's about to start high school in one of LA's most prestigious private schools, where his mom has accepted the position of Vice Principal. He's quickly taken in by the school's outcasts: the scholarship kids; the queer kids; and the ones who just don't really fit in with the glossy trust fund babies of SJTBA. They quickly let him in on their little secret... they are witches. Elliot joins them in their world among the crystal stores and occult shops of Silverlake and ends up joining his new friends' coven. During one of their magical experiments, more
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The Graphic Library - Sara Campbell
Jun 08, 2023There are so many things about this story that remind me of the movie The Craft: a new kid moves to Los Angeles, obviously the witches, their innocent spells backfiring... There are some moments when the dialogue is pretty stiff and not quite authentic to today's teenagers, but if we take this as set in the same space as the movie, it works well as an homage to those intellectual outcasts. There is a very diverse cast of characters supporting the cis gay white male lead, and I appreciated that everyone’s sexuality and gender are features of them instead of foci of the story. While Elliot's romantic feelings does take a good amount of the story, it doesn't feel like tokenism or performative for the sake of having an LGBTQ+ story. All that being said, there are some problems with pacing the story and balancing how large this cast is. Read Full Review
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