Paperback
Queer college friendships and love, facing loss and finding yourself.
Save 6%
RRP$35.00

$32.93

  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    17 December 2024

Check Delivery Options

Summary

“Strapp’s expressively rendered, refreshingly diverse cast of characters engagingly brings light to some of the unique struggles of queer friendships and relationships. This love letter to the fleeting nature of college friend groups is approachable (and maybe stressful!) for anyone who has ever been a miserable college student glad they have someone to stick it out with.” -Booklist

Falling in love? Scary. Falling for your best friend? Terrifying. Naming all the ways your heart hurts?…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781637155264
ISBN-10:1637155263
Author:Ren Strapp, Tayden Kovac
Publisher:Oni Press,US
Imprint:Oni Press,US
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:17 December 2024
Weight:442g
Dimensions:15mm x 152mm x 216mm
Series:How Could You
Audience Age:16
A-Format
B-Format
How Could You by Ren Strapp - ISBN: 9781637155264
152 × 216 mm
C-Format
A4
mm / in
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Strapp’s breezy debut rom-com features queer college students grappling with messy, intertwined love lives. […] the youthful ensemble’s trial-and-error approaches to matters of the heart ring true. Fans of queer romance will enjoy this.” * Publishers Weekly *
“How Could You is an entertaining graphic novel about the pleasures and perils of college romances.” * Foreword Reviews *
“Growing up, you’re always told college will be the best time of your life, but Ren Strapp prepares you for the gruesome reality… . Twenty year olds just kind of suck at relationships. All the fun of hearing secondhand gossip, How Could You is a juicy lesbian drama burger you can’t help but devour. If I had read this when I was 20, it would’ve fixed me.” – Fawnduu (My Dragon Girlfriend)
“How Could You invites us to indulge in the full-body experience that is college lesbian dating drama. From the swoony warmth of a summer fling to the ecstasy and agony of having a really big cry even though you’re fully the villain, you will devour the delicious self-inflicted queer misery of this graphic novel. Funny, heartbreaking, and cathartic, How Could You is a triumph.” – Ollie Hicks (Grand Slam Romance)
“Ren Strapp presents an intimate, vulnerable window into the messiness of college romance.” – Reimena Yee (Seance Tea Party)

About The Author

Ren Strapp

Ren Strapp is a comic artist, designer, and gender nonconforming lesbian werewolf. She grew up in Susquehannock territory and now lives on unceded land at the confluence of the Wimahl and Willamette Rivers. Ren started her comics career in zines and web comics and will be a zinester until she dies. Her work is inspired by risograph printing and American traditional tattooing. She loves weight lifting and hiking.

Returns

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.