This is a very refreshing take on an LGBTQ+ relationship, given that many fall into a tragic trope. Ari’s stubborn personality leads him to make mistakes that push those closest to him away, and it is from Hector’s gentler manner that he learns that not having everything figured in life out is okay. Though this is a story containing two male characters falling in love, their relationship is not the overall central focus. From still moments to montages of action, Ganucheau’s depiction of troubled Ari and joyous Hector give the characters their own lifeforce through hues of blue and adorable silent scenes in which gazes, baking and happiness are all the conversation you need.Īri and Hector’s romantic relationship blossoms inside of the Kyrkos bakery, but Panetta does not only write a cute, summery romance without any depth to it. Ganucheau also does a fantastic job in interpreting the meaning of silent moments in which Panetta’s story needs to be visualized, and not read in parts of the dialogue. The tone of the illustrations does indeed soothe and calm you as you turn the pages, reminding you of the feeling of endless summers. “We picked teal because it’s a calming color and we wanted the book to be very chill and relaxing,” Panetta says of the color scheme. The sky, the ocean and everything in between is told in one color, which may seem to limit artistic expression, but instead pulls you deeper into the sentiments of the characters.

The color scheme of “Bloom” consists of shades of blue. Every page keeps you enthralled in a romantic, beautiful atmosphere that perfectly captures the nostalgia of youth and summer love. If Ganuchaeau’s art is the first impression of what “Bloom” promises to deliver, you will not be disappointed. In this way, the illustrations that you are greeted with when opening a graphic novel feel like a first impression, a first glance into what the work promises to deliver. “Comics can evoke meaning from small moments like pauses in conversation, nuances of facial expression and internal turmoil,” she writes. The New York Times published an article titled “How Graphic Novels and Comics Can Move A Story,” in which Melina Delkic highlights the important relationship between image and text. Hi y’all! BLOOM, my bakery romance graphic novel with releases on January 29th! You can order it at your comic shop/bookstore or preorder from the link in my bio!Ī post shared by Kevin Panetta on at 3:59pm PSTīut when Hector, a new boy in town, is given a job at the bakery, Ari hopes that he will be his replacement out of the baking gig he had hoped to leave far behind.īut, of course, life is not this easy and as the boys spend their summer baking, the aromas of bread and love being to intermingle.

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