A review by eozya
Beyond II: The Queer Post-Apocalyptic & Urban Fantasy Comic Anthology by Taneka Stotts, Stephanie Hovden, Evan Dahm, Alan Capes, Katie Cunningham, Bishakh Kumar Som, Jenelle Elizabeth, Keezy Young, Ghoulkiss, Ria Martinez, Shauntae Ball, Paul Reinwand, Jennifer Doyle, Sarah Stern, Jaylee Warren, Steve Foxe, Kiku Hughes, Mar Julia, Genué Revuelta, Alexxander Dovelin, Kelly Matthews, Levi Hastings, Chan Chau, Little Corvus, Sara DuVall, Sonia Liao, Jam, Sfé R. Monster, Mary Verhoeven, Nichole Matthews, Jen Henkes, U.J. Wood, Rica March, Cat Parra, Samantha Cox, Danae Wilding, Aliza Layne, Reed Black, Melanie Ujimori, Sam Garvey

5.0

This is !! The most important thing. The creation of community after tragedies is very queer, and every single comic in this book was so well done. There are so many dark and gritty post-apocalyptic/urban fantasy stories and this subverted everything in the best way. "Dear Wife" by Reed Black, about a woman who goes to do some shopping for her wife and gets held up by a fairytale-esque creature who forced her to complete three tasks, and "Daisycakes" by J. Doyle and U. Wood, where three strangers discuss a story they heard while waiting for the acid rain to stop, were probably the biggest standouts, but I loved all of them dearly. Favorite comic of 2019, I think!