Basically "screw gender roles" the graphic novel, which I am all for. The message in this story is a much needed one, especially for the target demographic.

What I especially liked is that, though Aster does witchery, something that only girls are allowed to do, it doesn't make him any less of a boy. So often I see the mentality that, oh you do x? Only y gender does that, so makes you less of x, which is so baffling and incorrect.

There's also a ton of diversity in this comic, with a lot of different boy types and ethnicities.

Since Aster has such a big family, it's a shame we don't see more of them, other than their disapproval of Aster. Well, I think there's going to be a continuation, so hopefully there will be more development on their end.