There are many themes here: acceptance, standing up to fear, and finding your place, to name a few. Based on a popular webcomic, this is a warm story with an irresistible protagonist, a clever supporting cast, and lively and plentiful game and practice scenes. When sophomore year rolls around, Bitty has to face that two of his closest teammates are seniors and will be leaving soon. As the practices and games develop, Bitty forms bonds with the other players and, after coming out, settles into college life. Despite Jack’s mercurial nature, Bitty develops a serious crush on the attractive athlete. Bitty’s team captain, Jack Zimmerman, “the hockey prince,” is determined to break Bitty of his fear of being checked. Bitty played hockey and figure skated competitively unfortunately, the coed team back home did not allow “checking,” or physical contact, and Bitty’s fear of being hit becomes a real impediment in college hockey. Dark Horse Comics will also release a print version of Turtle Bread in October 2023.A pie-baking hockey player from small-town Georgia begins college and settles into jock culture.Įric “Bitty” Bittle’s dreams are coming true: He is starting college on the hockey team at Samwell University in Massachusetts. The book is also available for individual purchase. Turtle Bread is aprt of the Comixology Originals library, which means it's free to read for subscribers of Comixology Unlimited and Kindle Unlimited. As soon as I was introduced, I instantly loved Alti and her work.” Kim-Joy continued, 'I’m in absolute awe of Alti’s artwork in the book–it is so expressive and emotive you can really feel a connection to the characters on each page. It’s NOT a magical story about how baking and friendship fix everything, but a story about the small steps forward (and sometimes sideways and backwards) gradually adding up.' Hence: Turtle Bread! (And yes, there’s actual turtle themed bread! Plus loads of other recipes). This is explored through baking, and in particular, the symbolism of the turtle–coming out of its shell and moving forward however slowly that may be. “It’s about that feeling of loneliness, of not fitting in or feeling good enough, of self-criticism, and the path towards self-acceptance. “Turtle Bread is a book about self-awareness,” said Kim-Joy in Comixology's press release. Turtle Bread marks her first comic book work, as well as Firmansyah's first full-length graphic novel. Great British Bake Off fans may recall that Kim-Joy was a finalist in the 2018 season, and later went on to win the Bake Off's New Year 2022 special.

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