REVIEW: HOLLOW, The YA Supernatural Queer Romance We All Need This Halloween Season

After reading the Free Comic Book Day teaser of Hollow from BOOM! Studios, I am completely hooked. Artist Berenice Nelle does a spectacular job creating this fantastic world that is equal parts magical and homey. This queer YA supernatural Halloween-esque graphic novel by power-couple Shannon Watters (Co-Creator of the Eisner Award-winning series Lumberjanes) and debut author Branden Boyer-White will drop in September of 2022.

The story follows Izzy Crane, a high schooler who moves to the famous town of Sleepy Hollow just in time for the Halloween season. In this town, though, Halloween is basically year-round. The Headless Horsemen is painted on ambulances, and the fire trucks are all orange and black. With an affinity for science and books, Izzy has difficulty getting into the supernatural lore surrounding the town as Halloween celebrations commence. When Izzy meets Sleepy Hollow teen royalty Vicky Van Tassel, she instantly has a new crush. They hit it off, but when Vicky learns that Izzy’s last name is Crane, things get… a little awkward. Will Sleepy Hollow’s supernatural lore get in the way of these two?

I look forward to watching the queer romance develop. I am already interested in the chemistry and dynamic between Izzy and Vicky and cannot wait to see what happens next. From the first scene of The Headless Horseman chasing someone down to the last scene of Izzy giving Vicky googly eyes, I was constantly captivated. I can’t wait for September to roll around.

For fans of: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Lumberjanes, Scooby-Doo, The Owl House, Gravity Falls

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Thank you, BOOM! Studios, for sending me a copy of Hollow