The Backstagers

Rebels Without Applause , #1

English language

Published April 26, 2017

ISBN:
978-1-60886-993-0
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OCLC Number:
994747384

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4 stars (4 reviews)

"All the world's a stage . . . but what happens behind the curtain is pure magic--literally! When Jory transfers to an all-boys private high school, he's taken in by the only ones who don't treat him like a new kid, the lowly stage crew known as the Backstagers. Not only does he gain great, lifetime friends, Jory is also introduced to an entire magical world that lives beyond the curtain. With the unpredictable twists and turns of the underground world, the Backstagers venture into the unknown, determined to put together the best play their high school has ever seen. James Tynion IV (Detective Comics, The Woods) teams up with artist Rian Sygh (Munchkin, Stolen Forest) for an incredibly earnest story that explores what it means to find a place to fit in when you're kinda an outcast."--Amazon.com.

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reviewed The Backstagers by James Tynion IV (The Backstagers, #1)

Review of 'The Backstagers' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Wow I loved this. It spoke to the high school theatre geek in my soul, my love of magical realism, and my soft spot for anime-style cartoonish emotionality. Plus the art is gorgeous. Its main disadvantage as that the all-boys school setting leaves little room for female characters, but the school is, adorably, named for the patron saint of theatre, and the characters it does have are colorful, varied and (best of all) sometimes queer. I would like the next one to be released immediately, please.

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