Thereâ€™s moody teen April, effervescent grade schooler Joey and Blue. Unable to understand or explain his gift, Hamal is not afraid: gathering a small band of ghostly regulars who spend much of their time with him. Mr Takashi would be even more surly if he realised that many of the people Hamal talks to are dead. He always has time to chat and offer advice on plant care, even though his boss at the flower store is a bit of a tartar about unnecessary customer service. Rendered in bright pastel colours and big, welcoming images, Taproot is the story of Hamal a gentle young man who loves plants and growing things.

They specialise in creating YA comics and stories about being young, adventurous and LGBTQIA. Young resides in Seattle and has used art to tell tales since able to hold a crayon in a fist, so itâ€™s no surprise how good they are at it now. Why canâ€™t we just share them out fairly?īack in 2017, queer, non-binary artist, author and storyteller Keezy Young ( Never Heroes, Hello Sunshine) created a supernatural romance that garnered lots of critical attention, accolades and awards.

Iâ€™m ending our meagre contributions to this yearâ€™s Pride Month with a heads up/timely reminder for a superb, upbeat love story in the sincere hope that one day we wonâ€™t need a specially appointed time and space for queer people, or women, or black and asian ones or in fact any person not white and â€œnaturallyâ€ hetero-male. By Keezy Young (The Lion Forge/Oni Press)

Taproot by Keezy Young