8 Graphic Novels as Sweet and Charming as ‘Heartstopper’ on Netflix

Fans of Alice Oseman’s webtoon turned graphic novel series Heartstopper can breathe a sigh of relief. The highly anticipated Netflix adaptation is as sweetly adorable and feel-good as its literary counterpart (probably because Alice Oseman, the creator of the graphic…

Tamara Drewe: One of the Best, Most Underrated Graphic Novel Adaptations You’ve Never Heard Of

In 2010, comic book movies were already big, but it would be two years before the first Avengers movie would hit theaters and they became an unstoppable force. So it was an ideal time for Tamara Drewe, a movie that…

Movie Review: My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea

In a fascinating essay on Criterion.com, director Dash Shaw talks about how Rene Laloux’s Fantastic Planet inspired his love for “limited animation.” He writes, “You can watch the hatching change in this abstract, stoner-y way and just appreciate the drawings…

Why I Write About The Walking Dead

So The Young Folks has recently brought me on to provide coverage of The Walking Dead television series, among other future possibilities and I am excited to do so.  However, given that I have previously been covering the show on…