Wedge

by Ari Fitz (Writer), Marina Floreo (Illustrator), Caitlin Leigh Skaalrud (Colorer)

WEDGE is web comic about an incarcerated teen named Ace. She's one of the most promising pupils of the Vert Institute, a facility that receives special defense funding to manage at-risk youth with a special viral mutation. Wendy, the program's director, grew to love Ace deeply as she became a young woman before Wendy's eyes. Our story begins with Ace, now 19 years old, preparing to put her abilities through a painful test (Demo Day) that will hopefully grant her freedom.

However before all of this happens Ace wants one thing: her first kiss.

WEDGE was happily made by an all-female team. The story was produced and written by Ari Fitz, illustrated by Marina Floreo and colored by Caitlin Leigh Skaalrud. The team is working on the next WEDGE "book" with plans to release late February.

It's available online for free: https://www.arifitz.com/startwedge/

Genres: Queer

48 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 31, 2018

Reviews

[leynes · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't know if you guys know Ari Fitz? She's one of my favorite youtubers out there and ya'll deserve to be blessed by her brilliance. She's real af, damn creative and unapologetically black - basically everything I strive to be. Together with her team of two amazing women she just released the first chapter to her web comic Wedge. A story of a girl with supernatural abilities in search of her first kiss.

The comic is by no means the *best* comic I've ever read but it is soooo cute, and I am just so proud of Ari that I couldn't help but smile throughout the whole thang. This project just makes me incredibly happy and I hope that many people will check it out (I MEAN IT'S FREE PEOPLE, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR). She definitely deserves more recognition! I can't wait for part #2.

// You can read the web comic here: www.wedgethecomic.com and if you're a rich hoe, support Ari: https://www.patreon.com/AriFitz.

[Anabelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

3/5 stars

Technically speaking 3 out of 5 stars might be really generous. This wasn't extremely fleshed out (I mean it's 48 pages so it makes sense) but if I hadn't read the synopsis I would have been lost. However, there was something endearing (probably the fact that it is so unapologetically itself) about this web comic and I'm definitely going to continue on with the series. There's a serious need for more diverse comics like this one.

[Ada]

***WHO SUCKED ME IN?***
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