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Light Carries On

by Ray Nadine
Ray Nadine
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When Leon's camera unexpectedly breaks, he is forced to borrow a used one from his mom's antique store. As he snaps the first picture, the ghost of the camera's former owner is released and the two are inexplicably linked.After taking Leon's body for an accidental joy ride, the ghost introduces himself as Cody, a queer punk rocker who died decades ago. Of course, he doesn't remember how he wound up dead but the two decide investigating might be the only way to end the haunting.Leon has been reeling from a recent break-up with his boyfriend, recovering from his time in the military, and trying to become a photographer who can afford to take pictures of something more than high school proms and weddings. So being the only one able to see and talk to a ghost that died before cellphones, Wikipedia, or iTunes seems like a great way to fill his ample free time. The two get closer as they travel around Chicago showing each other the landmarks of their pasts and trying to unearth the secrets around Cody's mysterious death. They discover they have much more in common than expected as they explore the complexities of life, love, and afterdeath, taking breaks to jam out to tunes, hang out in planetariums, and slurp down tasty frozen beverages.Cartoonist Ray Nadine (Station Six, Raise Hell, Messenger) has created an unmissable graphic novel that balances out themes of trauma, grief, and toxic relationships with radical empathy, queer joy, and healing.

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  • Series

    Light Carries On

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  • Release date

    May 16, 2023

  • Pages

    268

  • Formats

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      • ISBN: 9781506726380
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  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 3, 2023
      Indie scenester Nadine debuts with a sweet yet gritty queer supernatural romance set in modern-day Chicago. Leon, a young Black veteran of the Afghanistan War who is getting by on disability and occasional photography gigs, accidentally unleashes the spirit of Cody—a queer punk rocker who died in 1977—from a vintage camera that once belonged to Cody. A bewildered Cody soon learns that he was murdered, though he remembers none of the details. He senses that until he learns what happened he will be unable to pass on. The two team up to solve the mystery, starting by tracing who last had ownership of the camera, developing feelings for each other along the way despite the obvious challenges of human–spectral being love. As Cody tearfully tells Leon, “I can’t hold your hand or comfort you when you’re sad.” Nadine’s story line seamlessly jumps back and forth between Cody’s life in the ’70s and the present, elegantly encompassing themes of grief and trauma while celebrating the fun and rich possibilities of Chicago’s underground queer culture, with crisp drawings of the couple. This romance serves up a heartfelt haunting.

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