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by Curt Pires (Author), Alex Diotto (Illustrator), Dee Cunniffe (Illustrator)
"Bold, genre-defying and heartfelt, Youth hits a reader like the meteor in its own pages; an angry, wondrous and transformative book" -- Scott Snyder (Battman, Justice League)
Named one of "10 Comic Books to Celebrate Pride," by The New York Times, June 2020Youth is Larry Clark's Kids meets Chronicle. X-Men by way of Frank Ocean. It smashes together the violence of coming of age with the violence of the superhero narrative--as well as the beauty. Youth is a coming of age story of two queer teenagers as they run away from their lives in a bigoted small town, and attempt to make their way to California. Along the way their car breaks down and they join up with a group of fellow misfits on the road. Embarking together in a van travelling the country they party and attempt to find themselves. And then something happens . . . Collects the original digital series YOUTH #1-#4.
Author Biography
Curt Pires is the writer behind the self published and distributed LP which was featured on Comics Bulletin's Top 10 Single Issues of 2012 list, and earned him a spot on Multiversity Comics Creators To Watch in 2013. He also created Theremin with co-creator and collaborator, Dalton Rose. He lives and writes out of Calgary, Alberta.
Number of Pages: 136
Dimensions: 0.4 x 10.2 x 6.6 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: April 06, 2021
