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Volume 2 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I think I'm officially sold for life on James Tynion IV's works. First I adored the first 2 volumes of Something is Killing the Children, and now I'm obsessed with The Backstagers. This has to be one of the cutest damn things I've ever read and I am LOVING these characters! I love each and every member of the backstage team so much and I'm totally fangirling over how casually and unapologetically QUEER this is! We've got queer babies everywhere, an adorable introverted trans boy, loads of characters of color, and even a flirty plus-sized darling who's cute as hell.

Also, the whole premise of this fantastical, vaguely creepy tunnel system under the school that constantly changes and is full of mysterious (and sometimes dangerous) creatures, where only the backstage team can go? What a dream. I want to go on adventures with these kiddos, for real. I can't say enough about how much I adored this and how excited I am to continue the series.