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The Backstagers Vol. 2 by James Tynion IV

The Backstagers Vol. 2

James Tynion IV, Rian Sygh

Boom Entertainment · Paperback · February 13, 2018

The Backstagers Vol.

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Genres
YA Fantasy Comics, YA LGBTQ+ Comics, YA Humorous Comics
Published
Boom Entertainment, February 13, 2018

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Jory and the rest of the Backstagers have one goal this semester: to put on the best show their town’s ever seen. But best laid plans aren’t easy to achieve when there’s an entire magical world that lives beyond the curtain! When one of the actors suddenly goes missing, the Backstagers must band together to save their comrade and maintain the natural balance of . . . theater.

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James Tynion IV (Detective Comics, The Woods) and artist Rian Sygh (Munchkin, Stolen Forest) explore what it means to be an outcast looking to find one’s place in an earnest story of friendship and self-expression.

Backstage Energy

Come here for

  • stagey mystery-comic energy
  • humorous YA comics momentum

Expect

  • humor first, gloom kept in check
  • coming-of-age beats in graphic form

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YA Fantasy Comics77%
YA LGBTQ+ Comics70%
YA Humorous Comics31%

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Publisher categories

  • YA Coming-of-Age Comics
  • YA Humorous Comics
  • YA LGBTQ+ Comics
Authors
James Tynion IV, Rian Sygh
Publisher
Boom Entertainment
Published
February 13, 2018
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
YA Coming-of-Age Comics