Monster Pop - Yes Homo: Queer Webcomic Reviews

Sometimes, as I’ve written in the past, a comic doesn’t need to have a high concept or poignant message. Sometimes it’s enough for it to just be fun! But sometimes… sometimes fun just isn’t enough. (I went pretty deep on this one, and as a result, there’s some late-story spoilers ahead.) Monster Pop is fun. It’s a slice-of-life dramedy about monster (and a few human) college kids as they navigate romance and friendship, identity and society. The main characters are lifelong besties George, an extroverted and somewhat reckless cyclops, and Franny, a cool and serious “genius witch”. Supporting cast includes quiet human trans boy Percy, shy gorgon nerd Marina, gregarious argus-eyed nerd Sasha, and uh… Ben. I’ll get to Ben. There’s some cute gayness and also lots of angsty gayness if that’s more your thing and even some angsty straightness for the real freakazoids out there. For the most part…