Keezy Young is a queer comic artist and illustrator from the
Pacific Northwest, currently in Seattle, WA.
They grew up drawing on their walls, stealing a few extra chapters
by nightlight after bedtime, making graveyards for lost animals in
the forest with their brother and sister, and adding monsters and
flowers to the margins of every homework assignment. Any
opportunity to con their teachers into letting them illustrate a
book report instead of writing one was taken. Although their art is
self-taught, they credit Digimon, Hiromu Arakawa, Trina Schart
Hyman, Arthur Rackham, and Studio Ghibli as important
influences.
Today, Keezy writes, draws, and designs their own young adult
comics. Their stories are cute, eerie, and often dark, but almost
always hopeful at their core. Their work is character-focused, and
they use action, romance, and mystery to explore LGBTQIA characters
and themes, since those are the stories they always looked for
growing up, but could rarely find.
"Taproot is like a garden for the heart, a warm and soulful
story where nature is explored in all its forms. It's a pleasure to
lose yourself in the beautiful artwork, and one of the loveliest
queer romances I've ever read."
*K. O'Neil, author of The Tea Dragon Society*
"Taproot is a beautiful tale of how love can power us in all
the best ways, make us selfless, even seek to right the wrongs and
heal what’s been wrecked."
*Black Nerd Problems*
"Taproot approaches death with an honesty, respect, and
resilience that you rarely see."
*Women Write About Comics*
"This is a gorgeous and quiet story about love, hauntings, and
things that grow."
*Powell's Books (Staff Pick)*
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