Hecate's Will

"In HECATE'S WILL, we meet legendary NYC graffiti artist Hecate, who is facing burnout & despair and has decided to retire, abandoning her dream of changing the world through art--but, before she quits, she's going to create one final street-art experience: a graffiti scavenger hunt through the streets of Manhattan that will lead her fans to a final message and artistic testament. As her street-art experiment catches fire with young NYC artists and activists, Hecate's best friend ropes her into working on a revival of the musical 'RENT' by a joyous ensemble of LGBTQIA+ artists who remind her how art brings people together, challenging all of Hecate's expectations and assumptions. But will it be enough to inspire Hecate to renew her convictions and remain true to her artistic self?"--

Publisher Marketing: Iolanda Zanfardino is a comic book artist, writer and cover artist currently working for Black Mask Studios, Image comics, Titan Comics, Marvel and several independent publishers. Her first Original Graphic novel "Midnight Radio" was published by Lion Forge comics. After a long arduous "I'll do what I really love!" process, she finally works on queer (love) stories, and she's so excited she still can't even believe it. She likes rock musicals, street art, Pride parades, dystopian literature and brave heartwarming comedies. Review Quotes : " Hecate's Will is the best queer slice-of-life comic since Gender Queer ... a brilliantly wrought and carefully executed examination of life among a bunch of people who are queer and, if not proud of it, working on that. Zanfardino's careful characterization ensures that Hecate's readers see just as much in her as the story does, and much like a 4-story-tall graffiti mural, it's a brilliant sight to behold." -- "-Comic Book Resources" Review Quotes : "Iolanda Zanfardino has done a masterful job as both writer and illustrator." -- "-ComicsXF" Review Quotes : "Thoughtful, reflective... this is an unconventional comic book that wears its heart on its sleeve. Few comics tell these stories and are rarely this uplifting... aspirational and inclusive." -- "-Lotusland" Review Quotes : "This comic is gonna shatter your comfort zone with a story that feels like truth and shines as fiction. Hecate's Will feels like a diary, like a recollection, like real life turned sequential fiction... the dialogue, focusing mainly on the drama and personal, and the sepia, pink and purple coloring that fills the issue, add to that same sensation, told in the first page of the comic: 'Isn't art just proudly showing your scars to the world?' The scars shown here were ones that I instantly recognized and connected with, and I can only recommend you let them move you." -- "-Comic Watch" Publisher Marketing : A beloved sapphic-romance from breakout cartoonist IOLANDA ZANFARDINO (Alice In Leatherland, A Thing Called Truth).

Format: Paperback | Pages: 152 | Publication Date: 2025-05-20