i have been reading the heartstopper comics (online book things and on the tumblr webcomic) for the first time for the past few days
after rewatching the whole show a few weeks ago
and it’s so peak bro, i honestly like it more than the show, aside from some characters or storylines i wish were in the books
like imogen, her comphet storyline, and nick coming out to her, isaac, and the aroace rep, the prom storyline, them telling friends before the paris trip aka the whole milkshake date thing, the more in-depth storylines with tao and elle’s relationship, tara and darcy coming out, darcy’s personal life, tao’s personal life with his dad and all, tara, darcy, and elle becoming friends, imogen and sahar’s relationship/complicated friendship, etc etc etc.
but i have to say, i kinda like book charlie more than show charlie. he’s just a little more likable and he fits his character more if that makes sense. and show charlie seems a bit too 2022 lmao. and idk man, joe locke gives me a bit of a weird vibe, might js be bc of him in marvel (cuz i did like his character in that), or more likely his scarily prominent jawline 😭 he js fits billy maximoff more than charlie imo idk what to say bro
also i like that there’s swearing in the books/comics. that might sound weird, but it’s more realistic, for teenagers especially. and i think their texting is more believable and funnier in the comics.
i also rlly like aled, and i like tori in the books. and i like how communicative everyone is in the books, even tho they’re still kind of the same in the show.
still in the middle of volume 5 (but i’m reading it on tumblr), but it’s very awesome and idk why i didn’t read it earlier.
also i rlly wanna read solitaire, radio silence, etc. and ive wanted to for a while.
highkey getting fomo for the 2016-2022 era of heartstopper 😞 why did i have to be a 7 year old istg 😞
very much fixated on the comics/books now tho, and very sad it’s over now :(
and yes, it being over adds to my fomo
