Heart in a Box Graphic Novel Review

Heart in a BoxErica gives this comic five starsHeart in a Box by Kelly Thompson
Art: Meredith McClaren

This story was an unexpected surprise. I loved it quite a bit. McClaren’s art was a great style to accompany the story. She’s best with movement and Emma’s impromptu road trip kept her moving.

Thompson sets up the story when the main character Emma is depressed and heartbroken over her ex-boyfriend Alec. She can’t get out of bed. And her best friend and roommate Xan is determined to bring her back to the world of the living. Nothing can cure the blues like a night out, and maybe the fact that she’ll meet someone who will change her life.

Which she does.

Of course, who she meets is Bob, and Bob — like many people at clubs — promises to take away her pain. Continue reading “Heart in a Box Graphic Novel Review”