Jonas reviewed Lemonade summer by Gabi Mendez
seven short and queer comics
4.0 stars
This softcover contains seven short and queer comics about young characters. To some degree the stories vary in length and style. For instance, „Sk8er Grrl“ consists of a double page cover, three pages of story, and a page of character art. It‘s the shortest story in the collection (several others have about 20+ pages) and its style follows some manga conventions. „Strays“ uses thicker character line art and a different colouring technique than „Treasure Hunting“. Each comic sticks to a limited and distinct colour palette. While this gives each short story an individual flair, the book nonetheless retains a consistent feel overall. And although each story tells a short, self-contained story, some characters in the last three stories are related or show up in more than one story, which created a satisfying build-up and reward for me. My favourite stories are „Ro & Ella“ and „Aventurera“. And since I‘m a …
This softcover contains seven short and queer comics about young characters. To some degree the stories vary in length and style. For instance, „Sk8er Grrl“ consists of a double page cover, three pages of story, and a page of character art. It‘s the shortest story in the collection (several others have about 20+ pages) and its style follows some manga conventions. „Strays“ uses thicker character line art and a different colouring technique than „Treasure Hunting“. Each comic sticks to a limited and distinct colour palette. While this gives each short story an individual flair, the book nonetheless retains a consistent feel overall. And although each story tells a short, self-contained story, some characters in the last three stories are related or show up in more than one story, which created a satisfying build-up and reward for me. My favourite stories are „Ro & Ella“ and „Aventurera“. And since I‘m a fan of silent comics, the wordless pages in the „Witching Hour“ are a particular highlight for me, too.