![]() ![]() ![]() With a diverse supporting cast, Oseman widens the lens of her story to include so many unique and important aspects of growing up, especially those pertaining to the LGBT+ experience. Quite literally, “Heartstopper” captures a beat in time, and a slice of these character’s lives. This focus on small moments- from hesitant touches, changes in a smile, feelings of helplessness- allows the reader to connect with these characters on a deeply personal level. ![]() Through the online format, this comic has amassed likely hundreds of pages since its conception in 2016, allowing for a homely moment-to-moment focus in the panelling and composition. Still an ongoing story, this webcomic updates three times a month in short episodes containing multiple pages of the story. Boys fall in love.” Straight to the point, this is a story about love, but also about bullying, family, and mental illness. In the words of the first volume’s back cover, “Boy meets boy. ![]() Set in modern day Britain, “Heartstopper” is a webcomic and print graphic novel by Alice Oseman that follows the developing love life of Charlie Spring, a bullied high schooler, and Nick Nelson, a popular rugby lad. ![]()
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