Sacred Heart [Paperback]

...Suburbias stories take on an immediate and propulsive quality. They remain accessible while addressing complex themes, like the demarcation between childhood and adulthood, faith and religion, love and sex. Suburbias black-and-white illustrations recalls the punkish light and shadow of Los Bros Hernandez, as well as the 80s-anime aesthetic of creators like Kat Verhoeven or Faith Erin Hicks.Feral teenagers roam the streets of Alexandria, fighting, screwing, singing, loving, worrying, and killing. Drawn in an energetic style that feels equal parts Los Bros Hernandez and Brandon Graham, this epic story of teenage kicks gone bad thrills and surprises, even as Suburbia takes time to sit quietly with characters you come to really love.[Suburbias art style and attitude remind me of Liz Prince: smooth linework that emphasizes her characters emotions and punk as f***. ... I have to respect how Suburbia is unafraid to punch you in the gut and and run. In many ways,Liz blends the Bible, punk rock, the magical realism of the Hernandez brothers, and trashy teen girl revenge flicks into a subtle story that explores alienation, gender, consent, sexuality, and trauma. ... Liz brings... nuance, sensitivity, and playful openness to any subject she engages with.Liz Suburbia's exploration of high school is far more grounded than it sounds. Weird things happen in the background, but the forefront is dominated by honest, recognizable depictions of experiences shared by teenagers across the world. Suburbia's attention to detail... creates an impressively fully realized world that catapults an adult reader back to those four years in which?everything changes....[Liz Suburbia] has a great eye for expressive characters, and one of the strongest cartooning styles out there. ... I think she's a talent that's incredibly underexposed, and I hope that her new book [In this debut graphic novel collecting Liz Suburbias popular webcomic, the parents have left the teenagers to fel#