May 24, 2025
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”Alder” from Never Heroes
Rowan from Never Heroes is aromantic asexual!
At this year’s Toronto Comic Arts Festival, I (Calyssa) had the pleasure of getting my hands on a printed copy of the Never Heroes: Yellow Hearts prologue by Keezy Young (@keezybees). The printed copy includes so much great behind the scenes information about the creation of the world of Never Heroes, which makes me so excited to see how these details will shape the reading experience of this rebooted webcomic!
As you probably guessed… this week’s spotlight is on Keezy Young’s Never Heroes: Yellow Hearts!
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Never Heroes: Yellow Hearts is the story of three kids who make a deal with a demon that they meet one day. Twenty years later, these same characters meet again… and their past has caught up to them.
Keezy has decided to reboot this series, after originally starting it back in 2016. (Okay, can we just take a minute to appreciate the growth in artistic style and writing in this comic after a difference of only 1.5 years from the original start? That’s pretty awesome!) Although a reboot and restart means that readers will have to wait to see this story unfold from the beginning, especially if you were one of the lucky few who jumped on this when it released back in 2016, we can tell that it will be well worth the wait! We already appreciate the level of detail in this world building: from changes in lighting and atmosphere, to shifts in conversation and the interaction with faith elements within the story.
Although it’s only a short period of time in the overall story, we loved getting to spend time with the protagonists Rowan, Alder, and Levi as children in the prologue. Keezy masterfully releases information about the society of this world through their conversations. The use of young characters to open the story also fuels this story’s great inciting factor: Rowan’s love for adventure ends up putting them all into a situation far beyond their expectations. It’s always interesting to see how childhood affects characters later on. The juxtaposition of these children and the demon they encounter also makes this story one that we’re intrigued to see develop.
So if you’re interested in an epic and fantastical webcomic that follows the repercussions of a childish love for adventure, Never Heroes is the story for you!
Read it HERE from the beginning!
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Big Belly Portrait for Alder
Well, well, well. Alder definitely has let himself go lately. I hope he can fit in this nice portrait 😁. Amazing artwork created by me, BigLeoBigBelly
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