A review by surakian
The Backstagers, Vol. 1: Rebels Without Applause by Walter Baiamonte, James Tynion IV, Rian Sygh
4.0
Bought as a part of the Humble Bundle Comics Are For Everyone: Pride Month Collection bundle.
The Backstagers really took me back to my time at my all-girls high school when I worked on stage crew. We would always work hard on setting up the stage, the light board and spotlights, the soundboard, the seats...everything. We would often have our food eaten by the actors because they would forget we existed and would think our food was theirs. We would go forgotten during the round of applause. We would toil to pack everything away while the cast would go off and enjoy their nights together.
But we always had a secret. We had our backstage...the magical space where we could go and disappear. Now, we didn't have wild adventures finding rooms of magical paint or discover creatures attracted to light, but we did have a ghost. That was pretty cool.
Anyways, my past experience in stage crew was what made me love this graphic novel. Every character was so cute and wonderful. I love how unashamedly queer this book is, too. It oozes warmth and familiarity. Can't wait to read the next volume!
The Backstagers really took me back to my time at my all-girls high school when I worked on stage crew. We would always work hard on setting up the stage, the light board and spotlights, the soundboard, the seats...everything. We would often have our food eaten by the actors because they would forget we existed and would think our food was theirs. We would go forgotten during the round of applause. We would toil to pack everything away while the cast would go off and enjoy their nights together.
But we always had a secret. We had our backstage...the magical space where we could go and disappear. Now, we didn't have wild adventures finding rooms of magical paint or discover creatures attracted to light, but we did have a ghost. That was pretty cool.
Anyways, my past experience in stage crew was what made me love this graphic novel. Every character was so cute and wonderful. I love how unashamedly queer this book is, too. It oozes warmth and familiarity. Can't wait to read the next volume!