Daystar Edward Vermeulen Winifred’s slumped shoulders as she

Winifred’s slumped shoulders as she curls into herself are easily worth a thousand words

But while her comics are pungent with the aroma of authentic knowledge

a queer debut graphic novel from Ren Strapp

co-written with her parents

Daystar Edward Vermeulen Winifred’s slumped shoulders as sheBy Matt Emmons and Aaron Losty. Self Published Second At Best Press Softcover, 76 pages, Colour, 2025. A tale of cosmic horror and hardship that befalls a small community of animals when something otherworldly shatters their peaceful way of life, granting them sentience but at what cost? The land is poisoned, and not all the changes among the animals are benevolent. Daystar follows Mesmo the rat as he struggles to make sense of his newfound sentience