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Heavy Vinyl – not so heavy on plot but still fun!

Heavy Vinyl: Riot on the Radio by Carly Usdin, Nina Vakueva, Irene Flores

March 21, 2019 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

Heavy Vinyl appears to have gone through some adjustments over its publication.  Its title was originally Hi-Fi Fight Club and then for some reason they changed the name of the record store it is set in from Vinyl Mayhem to Vinyl Destination. Both changes are better, but many of the web descriptions of the comics have the old names so that’s confusing. Anyhow, spoiler alert: it’s about a fight-club in a record store! Sort of. I haven’t read or seen Fight Club, but this seems […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: 1990's, 90s music, boom comics, carly usdin, comic, comic book, Comics, female friendship, irene flores, Lesbians, nina vakueva, Queer characters, record store, records, vinyl, YA, Young Adult

cosbrarian's CBR11 Review No:22 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: 1990's, 90s music, boom comics, carly usdin, comic, comic book, Comics, female friendship, irene flores, Lesbians, nina vakueva, Queer characters, record store, records, vinyl, YA, Young Adult ·
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