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Blackwater

Title:

Blackwater

Author:

Arroyo, Jeannette, author, artist.

Graham, Ren, artist.

Summary:

Tony Price is a popular high school track star and occasional delinquent aching for his dad’s attention and approval. Eli Hirsch is a quiet boy with a chronic autoimmune disorder that has ravaged his health and social life. What happens when these two become unlikely friends (and a whole lot more . . .) in the spooky town of Blackwater, Maine? Werewolf curses, unsavory interactions with the quarterback of the football team, a ghostly fisherman haunting the harbor, and tons of high school drama. -- Amazon.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

301 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm

Genre:

Comics (Graphic works)

Subject Term:

Teenage boys -- Comic books, strips, etc.

High school students -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Werewolves -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Geographic Term:

Maine -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Author(s):

Graham, Ren,

Publisher:

Henry Holt Books and Company,

Publication Date:

2022

ISBN:

9781250777058

9781250304025

Publication Information:

New York : Henry Holt Books and Company, 2022.

Call Number:

YA ARROYO

Holds: Copies:

Available:*

Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003630889	Young Adult Graphic Novels	ARROYO	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Summary

Riverdale meets Stranger Things in this debut queer YA graphic novel, developed from a hit webcomic. Set in the haunted town of Blackwater, Maine, two boys fall for each other as they dig for clues to a paranormal mystery.

"For fans of Heartstopper and Teen Wolf ." -- School Library Journal

Tony Price is a popular high school track star and occasional delinquent aching for his dad's attention and approval. Eli Hirsch is a quiet boy with a chronic autoimmune disorder that has ravaged his health and social life. What happens when these two become unlikely friends (and a whole lot more . . .) in the spooky town of Blackwater, Maine? Werewolf curses, unsavory interactions with the quarterback of the football team, a ghostly fisherman haunting the harbor, and tons of high school drama.

Co-illustrated by Jeannette Arroyo and Ren Graham, who alternate drawing chapters in their own unique and dynamic styles, Blackwater combines the spookiness of Anya's Ghost with the irreverent humor of Nimona.

Author Notes

Jeannette Arroyo was born and raised in New Mexico but recently relocated to the rainier Seattle area. In addition to her first graphic novel, Blackwater , she has also done freelance in animation and children's book illustrations. A huge fan of the horror genre, Jeannette likes to mix in some lighthearted spooky elements in her work. Co-created with Ren Graham, Blackwater is her debut graphic novel.

Ren Graham is a fiction writer and illustrator currently residing in the rainy Pacific Northwest. They have B.A. in Art History and a graduate studies certificate in Science Illustration, so biology, world mythology, and natural elements tend to influence and reappear in their work. Ren is interested in spooky stories, chilly hikes in the woods, and the ways in which art and science intersect. Co-created with Jeannette Arroyo, Blackwater is their debut graphic novel.

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

In this tense, character-driven supernatural drama, originally a webcomic, high schoolers Tony Price and Eli Hirsch forge a tender romance while a creature terrorizes their town's woods. Puerto Rican--cued track star Tony, who hides his asthma from his peers, frequently butts heads with his inattentive father; meanwhile, trans, Jewish Eli, who has an undisclosed autoimmune disorder, struggles to make friends as his dismissive mother chips away at his self-esteem. When Eli catches Tony's eye, Tony starts defending him from bullies including Tony's childhood friend, and the two embark on an endearing courtship. Joined by cued-Black supernatural enthusiast Marcia, they investigate reports of something lurking in Blackwater's woods, and Eli reveals he can see and interact with ghosts--specifically, a fisherman who seems to know the forest's secrets. Arroyo and Graham alternate illustrating each chapter, rendered in grayscale with a small-town atmosphere. Arroyo portrays Tony's narrative with kinetic art and layered paneling, while Graham offers thicker brushwork that elegantly depicts Blackwater's landscapes through Eli's eyes. Together, the creators weave a compelling high school drama, begetting adolescent growth through a captivating occult lens. Ages 14--up. (July) ■