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This anthology is full of short but sweet stories.

I loved The Treasure Map to My Heart I’m a sucker for pirates and really liked how things turned out in the end for the main characters.

Love Yourself is probably my favorite story in this anthology. It has a beautiful message and the discussion about being fat and pursued by “chubby chasers” was something I haven’t heard often and appreciated learning more about.

Tyrone and Jamal was a big favorite of mine because FUCK YEAH DEMON HUNTERS! I really hope the creator continues to build on this story. It was was different than the others in the case that the two characters didn’t get together in the end but it was refreshing and I’m glad they both are still good friends because their friendship is great.

heresthepencil's review

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4.0

rep: all gay cast, Black mcs, Latino mcs, Korean mc, mc with a prosthesis, fat mcs, trans mc, bi li

all the stories are really short so they're more like an idea, frankly, but they're so sweet! so full of love! i have never felt this safe with a book!

ericawrites's review against another edition

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4.0

Super cute and sweet. This anthology is definitely in the vein of old school romance comics, just that all feature m/m couples.

My favorites are:

"The Treasure Map to my Heart" by Oliver Gerlach and Daryl Toh
"Theater Kids" by Dave Ebersole, Robert Ryan, and Vincent Batignole
"Act of Grace" by Anthony Oliviera and Nick Robles
"The Way Home" by Paul Allor and Lane Lloyd
"Thingaversary" by Sina Grace
"Love Yourself" by Joe Glass and Auguste Kanakis

snchard's review

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3.0

Not a ton of depth but the stories sure are sweet. I would have liked some of the comics to be a little longer, instead of just tiny snapshots.

rosewelsh's review

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3.0

Comic anthologies are usually pretty hit or miss for me, but this one landed on the right side of a hit. This is a comic collection of stories about men on the LGBT+ spectrum and their lives. There is a huge amount of diversity in this collection, not just in terms of sexual orientation and race but also in regard to disabilities, body types, etc There is something for everyone in this. Some are based in reality and are sweet romances, whereas others are more fantasy/sci-fi based, which helps in making this a more well-rounded and interesting collection.

I really enjoyed the story by Anthony Oliveira, but I admit to being biased as I am a fan of his on Twitter. I also enjoyed the story by Joe Glass as I think it was the first time I’ve seen a gay romantic comic surrounding chubby chasing in the gay community. The one downside I found to this collection was that, as with many comic collections, some of the available stories didn’t stack up compared to others. Part of me wishes this was less of an anthology collection and more genre-based, as it was pretty jarring to have a sweet romance and the next story be about someone in love with a ghost and in space. I enjoyed that element for the most part, but it does suck when you love a story and wish you could have more but then have to read something subpar. That’s the double-edged sword of a story being only a few pages; most of these never really feel like they get going before the conclusion is reached. Really great story and a fun collection all around.

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ellie_egg's review

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4.0

Gay is in, gay is hot, I want some gay, gay it's gonna be - Laszlo, What We Do In The Shadows

This was cute as hell!!!

kcraft's review

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5.0

All the stories are amazing, but I'd especially recommend Act of Grace, Second Star To The Right, The Treasure Map To My Heart, Another Name, The Way Home, Dancing on the Wind, and Tyrone & Jamal

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