There’s enough gentle spookiness to give this some edge, but at its heart, it’s a beautifully illustrated love story between two brown young men, and that’s a refreshing change of pace. Even the intimidating reaper, who eventually tasks Hamal with solving some minor paranormal disturbances, is more of a good-natured grouch than a villain. Keezy Young is a queer comic artist and illustrator from the Pacific Northwest, currently in Seattle, WA. The shifts are dramatic, but the tone stays light. Taproot Keezy Young Illustrator Keezy Young Publisher Lion Forge Publication Year 2017 ISBN 9781941302460 Pages 128 pages Genre fantasy Format graphic novel Item Type Fiction Annotation Blue is having a hard time moving on. Young’s verdant, manga-inspired artwork makes fantastic use of color: in Hamal’s world, the compositions are dense with foliage in warm shades of green and blue, with flashes of bright tones, while the spooky forest is rendered in black, gray, and creeping threads of bone white. When they start randomly disappearing to a shadowy, lifeless forest, Hamal and his best ghost friend, Blue, realize Hamal’s green thumb is a supernatural gift, and it’s wreaking havoc on the spirit world. See more of her here on Twitter, take a look at her Patreon and see more of her work at her website. 10 Texted Messaged Grimores out of 10 Keezy Young is definitely an artist to watch. Hamal happily works at the garden store and considers his ghostly companions friends. Taproot is a beautiful tale of how love can power us in all the best ways, make us selfless, even seek to right the wrongs and heal what’s been wrecked. In this sweet paranormal romance, a gardener haunted by friendly ghosts finds himself taking on more than he signed up for.
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