David Booher

This is an excellent graphic novel based upon a novella by Joe Hill. When an unexpected storm brings a rain of solid needles rather than water, chaos and death follow. As society struggles to maintain order, Honeysuckle Speck struggles to process her own personal grief. Booher adapts Hill's work into a piece that resonates on many levels. There is a definite climate change theme as well as some less than subtle commentary on the great, orange idiot that was our last president. Most intriguing is that Honeysuckle is a lesbian. While it is an important aspect of the story, this is not an LGBTQ story. This is how you write an inclusive book. This is my first experience with Zoe Thorogood's artwork. Excellent>… (meer)

Happy #pridemonth, y’all! My next #queer read is KILLER ASSASSINS by @davidmbooher with art by @claudiabalboni, from @darkhorsecomics. Max and Alex, super queer reformed assassins, are just trying to make their way in the galaxy (and hide from their former, fluffy-monkey employer). When Alex’s old flame hands them what should be a simple rescue job, they jump at the chance for the money. You know these things are never that simple though. When the truth comes out about the nature of the job, Max and Alex need to decide between getting paid or helping take down a fascist, xenophobic dictatorship. What’s a queer to do?

It’s a fun, quick read full of one-liners and plenty of sass. The retro sci-fi pulp vibe is great. The entire creative team is #queer, too, which is a nice touch. I’d definitely pick up more volumes in the future, if they were to release any more.

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