Graphic Novel Review - 'High-Class Homos: Volume 1' by Momozerii

'High-Class Homos' (hell yeah with that title) is a cute, queer AF fairy tale webtoon, full of royals and class divides and other socioeconomic issues, and enjoyable, likeable, memorable characters. There is class rep, disability rep, homo rep, and trans rep.

It looks like a cutie-pie, childlike, childlight, cartoony princess tale (and make no mistake, the manga-esque art is adorable, soft, colourful and bright), but it contains sex references and F-bombs, so be warned. With that said, though, the first line from Princess Sapphia, "THIS IS BULLS**T!", has the only censored swearword, which is very odd.

'High-Class Homos' is also like the overrated-in-my-opinion YA novel, 'Gwen & Art Are Not in Love', only it's funny, far more good-natured and far less meanspirited. The webtoon contains good surprise twists - including a surprise witch!

Sapphia (clever naming there) is such a no-effs given, lazy, raunchy, pretty, pink feminine lesbian princess - she's a sapphic playgirl princess! A gay, pink-haired Princess Peach with a prosthetic leg! - who goes though meaningful development. I admire her for her totally unconventional attitude, and becoming aware of her privilege and learning how it affects others of a lower status than her (once it's shouted at her by a potential love interest, that is), and that includes the homeless. She actually makes the effort to try to do something about it. This rich, selfish, stupid, oblivious arsehole has it in her to be sweet, kind and thoughtful.

Princess Sapphia is not that privileged and spoiled, since as a royal she is still forcibly closeted and 

sheltered. She is no freer than any "peasant".

Odette and Marla, characters who make up the palace servant, maid and cook class, also make up the love triangle with Sapphia, and are great in their own right - what dark horses they are! The knights Percival and Lucas are nice and sweet, and like the rest of the cast they have deeper layers to them. Prince August, the other gay lead alongside Sapphia, his best friend (though nearly everyone is gay here), is comparatively less memorable at the moment, but he's getting there. He's a bookworm and the shy, quiet type, so how can I dislike him?

What a group of lovelorn yet positive and outgoing friends these darlings make! Of course the mysterious, badass gothic (and lilac) witch Luna, and her flying green frog mascot familiar Merlin, should join them soon!

What a nice touch, too, that no kings or queens are actually present in the story yet.

Everyone, but especially fans of 'Cursed Princess Club', 'Princess Princess Ever After', 'The Prince and the Dressmaker', 'The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich', 'Les Normaux', 'Unfamiliar', 

'Rainbow!', 'I Shall Never Fall in Love', 'ROADQUEEN', 'Mismatched', the YA novel 'Red, White & Royal Blue', the picture book 'Cinder & Ella', and the anime 'Revolutionary Girl Utena', and those desperate for explicitly queer Disney princesses, princes, knights and servants already - you need to read 'High-Class Homos', online or as 'Volume 1' in paperback. It is a webcomic with promise.

We'll see if I'll read the second volume when it comes out.

psst, Percival's 'Cinderella' dream sequence is a brilliantly funny highlight. High-class homo hilarity!

Final Score: 4/5