A review by horrorbutch
Boys Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky

adventurous challenging funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

 Sammie is a recently out transfemme, who is invited to be the “best man” by their college friend Adam and asked to spend the weekend with the rest of his college friend group at El Campo, a hypercapitalist Las Vegas if tech-bros built it. During this weekend they will not only have to face the very dude-bro gang of entrepreneurs that is Adam’s other friends, but also a mysterious cult at the hotel. After all if you’re already having to deal with tech bros, bloodthirsty gods aren’t gonna make the whole thing that much worse. 

This is an incredibly well made horror satire, taking apart hustle culture, capitalism and bro-culture as well as examining the stress of being transfemme and how relationships change through transition. The art style is really fun and I loved the many tiny details in the backgrounds of a lot of pictures (such as drones falling and a tiny diver drowning due to the lack of safety controls). I really liked the people that supported Sammie and all in all this was a very fun, heartbreaking and satisfying graphic novel that I enjoyed reading.