ROADQUEEN: Eternal Roadtrip to Love

by Mira Ong Chua

Overview

The original Girls’ Love/yuri graphic novel that exploded on Kickstarter! Leo’s the hottest senior at Princess Andromeda Academy, and her adoring fangirls have one goal: beat her in a road race and win the chance to date her! Unfortunately for them, the only thing Leo loves more than breaking hearts is her faithful motorcycle, Bethany. But when a mysterious girl named Vega takes Bethany away, Leo finds her heart may have been stolen, too. This sharp and hilarious lesbian romcom is a bold new book for both yuri manga fans and readers hungry for English-original LGBT+ fun. As the industry leader in yuri manga, Seven Seas is proud to expand their line-up with the fantastic ROADQUEEN, and will release a new and complete edition of the book–with the first chapter printed entirely in color–into stores across North America and beyond.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781645051268
Publisher:	Seven Seas Entertainment
Publication date:	10/08/2019
Pages:	276
Sales rank:	95,798
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	16 Years

About the Author

Mira Ong Chua lives in L.A., draws for work, and makes comics for fun. ROADQUEEN is Mira’s first book.

Editorial Reviews

09/30/2019

In Chua’s clever manga about the game of love, Leo is the most sought-after student at Princess Andromeda Academy, an all-girls’ school only accessible by motorcycle. Though she’s constantly pursued by a crowd of admirers, loner Leo loves only her bike, dubbed Bethany. When standoffish Leo is tricked into forfeiting Bethany by the beautiful and mysterious transfer student Vega, Vega offers only one way to win it back: for Leo to date her for a week and prove she can play a “decent lesbian” (instead of simply playing hard to get). As Leo attempts to figure out how to make her “girlfriend” happy, the two develop an intimate bond, rediscovering old wounds from Vega’s past—and Leo’s hidden fears. Chua’s evocative visual storytelling is reminiscent of Naoko Takeuchi, with just a hint of Kohei Horikoshi—elegantly composed, but full of cartoony dramatic fun. Her riffs on the classic “enemies to lovers” trope are as genuine as her characters themselves; humor and slapstick repeatedly give way to tender, vulnerable moments between Vega and Leo (as well as some keen commentary on internalized homophobia). Even readers ambivalent about romance will find something to love in this hilarious and heartfelt book. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

Her riffs on the classic ‘enemies to lovers’ trope are as genuine as her characters themselves; humor and slapstick repeatedly give way to tender, vulnerable moments between Vega and Leo (as well as some keen commentary on internalized homophobia). Even readers ambivalent about romance will find something to love in this hilarious and heartfelt book.” – Publishers Weekly

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