Hi, Cassie. Since Tessa's ability is shape-shifting, could she simply turn into Will to remember the exact colour of his eyes by looking in the mirror, or would it be too painful for her?
I just don't think she imagines there would be any point. Forgetting the precise color of Will's eyes isn't about the color. It is about forgetting Will. She doesn't just forget his eye color, she forgets his laugh, and as time passes, she knows she will forget more.
It's like Will turning around to talk to Jem and realizing he isn't there. Eventually he'll stop doing that, and that stopping is also a loss, because it's the acceptance that Jem is gone. Tessa turning into Jem wouldn't help Will, and her turning into Will wouldn't help her.
The eye color is just a symbol. It's not the loss itself. Tessa's power might be able to reproduce Will's appearance, but it can't restore what she's actually mourning: the experience of living in a world where he is still there.
The Heartstopper webcomic’s first update dropped on September 1st 2016. Today, on April 11th 2026, the story has concluded.
I don’t quite know how to put all of my feelings into one letter. Heartstopper means more to me than words can express, but I’ll try my best.
Heartstopper has defined the past decade of my life. It started as a fun side project and quickly grew into something much bigger, eventually becoming my career. Despite that huge and unexpected change, making the Heartstopper comic feels the same to me as it did on day one. When I sit down to make Heartstopper, I feel at peace. When the world feels so scary and difficult, I have been able to return to Heartstopper, and everything feels okay again for a little while.
Nick and Charlie first appeared as supporting characters in my first novel, ‘Solitaire’. In Solitaire, Nick and Charlie represent the idea that hope, love, joy and connection can persist and thrive despite the trials and tribulations of being alive. So maybe it’s ironic that Nick and Charlie have come to represent this in my own life. They have brought me joy. They have given me purpose. They have given me everything, really. And I’m so grateful for every moment I have spent with them.
Heartstopper is profoundly special to me. Which makes it extremely hard to say goodbye.
But it is time. I always knew that Nick going to university would be the end point of the story. And despite how sad I am to be bidding farewell to these characters, I am so, so proud and excited to have made it to the end and concluded the story exactly the way I wanted to.
Any webcomic creator can tell you that making a webcomic requires a heavy amount of determination and endurance. To draw a page almost every day for the past ten years has required a lot of sacrifice and a lot of energy. But every moment was worth it. And now that it is complete, Nick and Charlie’s story can be experienced from beginning to end, for the rest of forever.
I wouldn’t have made it here alone. From the very start, Heartstopper’s readers have offered so much support, love, community, conversation, and enthusiasm. Knowing that there are people out there who love these characters just like I do has given me the strength to keep going. I’ve also had the support of many colleagues, friends, and family members, who’ve all helped in different ways at various points in the past decade. Thank you so, so much to everyone who has been here for the journey.
I have no idea what I’ll make next. For now, I’m taking a break. And I know that Nick and Charlie won’t simply vanish. I expect I will always return to drawing them and writing about them, probably in smaller ways, for the rest of my life, as long as my body allows.
Nick and Charlie will forever be in my heart, hand in hand on a beach somewhere.
Hi guys! I am so excited to share with you the final cover for The Last King of Faerie, book 1 of the Wicked Powers! It features Dru Blackthorn (and yes, future covers will feature Kit, Ty, and Ash, in some combination!) I am so happy to be working with Cliff Nielson, who has designed all the Shadowhunter covers since City of Bones, to make Wicked Powers both stand out as its own vibe and also fit with the rest of the Shadowhunter books. It’s so weird to think of counting down to the last one!
And as much gorgeousness as there is with the cover, the trade edition (the one you're seeing here) has such a beautiful gold-stamped cover and lovely Kitty endpapers* (swoon, thank you @frostbitestudios!), so swipe to see those, too. Trade edition means "the one you will find around everywhere and can buy at Amazon or indies" — I'll update a bit later with special edition news!
*Lest anyone decide this contains important information about who is taller, Kit is on a different step than Ty :)
Heartstopper updates three times a month, on the 1st, 11th, and 21st at 11am UK time.
A NOTE FROM ALICE:
Hi everyone! I wanted to let you know that we are approaching the end of the Heartstopper webcomic. Which is very very sad and strange and scary for me!! But I thought it might be helpful for you all to know that the comic will end on April 11th this year. Chapter 8 will end on April 1st, and on April 11th there will be an epilogue.
Thank you for being here for the final part of this journey ❤️
Heartstopper updates three times a month, on the 1st, 11th, and 21st at 11am UK time.
A note from Alice
Hello everyone :) I just wanted to say that there will not (barring any emergencies) be any more hiatuses or breaks in Heartstopper's updates until the comic has completed, which will happen in a few months time. Thank you so much for being here for this final part of the journey with me!!
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