#joey kim

[thegayhimbo]

Stranger Things Zombie Boys Review

Synopsis: It’s been a year since Will disappeared and was rescued from the Upside Down. Now he and his friends are attempting to adjust back to normal with little success. Will is struggling with PTSD, and his friends are on-edge as they’re failing in school. At Mr. Clarke’s suggestion, they team up with a new transfer student named Joey Kim, an aspiring director, who encourages the Party to make a zombie movie for extra credit, as well as to help them come to terms with what happened the previous fall.......

Observations:

Unlike prior reviews, this one won’t be thick with theories and speculations about season 5. This is a stand-alone graphic novel that focuses on the trauma and internal issues the characters go through following the events of season 1. I appreciate this because, while I do like what season 2 did with its exploration of trauma and grief, there were aspects the show didn’t have time to fully flesh-out before they threw these characters into life threatening situations again. Having a story that goes more in-depth about their struggles (and does so in a mature way) is refreshing.

This graphic novel is written by Greg Pak. He would also go on to write for Stranger Things The Bully, the short story Erica’s Quest, Stranger Things Tomb of Ybwen, and Stranger Things Erica the Great!

The artwork for the graphic novel is beautiful. Hats off to Valeria Favoccia for the artwork, Dan Jackson for the coloring, Ron Chan for the cover art, and Nate Piekos for the lettering.

The idea of the Party making a Zombie Movie and drawing on past experiences to write their story and craft certain scenes was fantastic. There are plenty of people in real life who use creative outlets (writing, filmmaking, drawing, etc) to deal with personal stuff that’s happened in their lives, and I’m glad the graphic novel touches on that. Bonus points for showing some of Will’s drawings:

They do explore the issues other members of the Party are dealing with, but Will is at the center of the plot. At this point, he hasn’t really dealt with what happened to him in the Upside Down. His drawings, as well as his attempts to have Joey direct the film as a comedy, are a coping mechanism so that he doesn’t have to relive past trauma. There are parts of the graphic novel that are difficult to read because his friends have a hard time understanding where Will is coming from and why he treats the movie as a joke. It doesn’t help that, barring Will, none of them really want to talk about what happened.

But of course, making the zombie movie allows them to open up. Not only do they have fun doing so, but it also leads to a comforting scene towards the end:

Speaking of which, they introduce a new character named Joey Kim, who directs the Party in his Zombie film:

Joey falls into the category of “Characters who sadly weren’t on the show, but should have been” levels of cool.

Not only is he an aspiring director with a knowledge about how films are made (and whose mom works for Sony), but he manages to blend in well with the Party, and his friendship with them feels authentic. He’s empathetic towards Will, listens to Will’s creative input (even if he doesn’t always agree with it), and it’s heavily implied he isn’t just making the movie because it’s a fun idea, but because he’s trying to help Will deal with his issues:

On top of that, he’s one of the few characters who comes to Lucas’s defense when he’s targeted by Troy and James.....

.....and he genuinely listens to Lucas when Lucas worries about their film invoking the “Black Character Dies First” trope:

I wish he'd been on the show and became a permanent member of the Party. I love his character! 😊

Speaking of Lucas, they pretty much cement that while Troy and James frequently target the Party for bullying, their harassment of Lucas is racially motivated. From their slurs directed at Lucas, to this particularly nasty moment:

I know this isn’t the only time in the series Lucas has been targeted out of racism (*cough* Billy Hargrove *cough*), but for all the fans who repeatedly insist this isn’t something Lucas to deal with.....................YES IT IS! Even the novel Lucas on the Line goes in-depth about it, and provides Lucas with a first-person perspective about all the hateful bullshit he puts up with on a daily basis. To put it bluntly: I don’t have any patience for fans out there who either want to pretend Lucas hasn’t been subjected to bigotry, or who want to downplay/erase the racism that other characters on the show and in the comics/books have directed at Lucas.

I also like how they call back to Mike’s grief over losing El, and how Dustin (despite initially appearing to be adjusted) is also trying to sort out his own problems:

It’s sweet to see the Party bonding and continuing to reinforce their friendship. I love how the Zombie movie they made was a success, and how the graphic novel ends on an uplifting note:

Also, the makeup they used for Zombie Will and Zombie Mike was great 😅 :

Overall, this is a must-read. I enjoyed it, and it’s one of my personal favorites.

Side Note: I recently got a new phone that I’ve been using to get photos for these reviews, and I’m still figuring out how to use it. I know previous reviews I’ve done have had pictures/photos that appear sideways instead of upright, and I will be going back to fix those.

#stranger things #stranger things zombie boys #will byers #mike wheeler #lucas sinclair #dustin henderson #joey kim #troy walsh #james dante #stranger things comics #tgh opinions #tgh reviews #the duffer brothers

[prettyboybyers]

my contribution

#Byler #will byers #Mike wheeler #Zombie boys #Joey kim #Lucas Sinclair #Dustin henderson

[boyzoo2]

Joey Kiho Kim by Braden Summers

#joey kiho kim #joey kim #braden summers

[mentallyillcaterpillar]

And what if I decided to ship Will with a character that was shown in a single, non-canon comic? What then? Bro has a whole 8 AO3 fics to his name. Listen, Joey Kim is canon to ME, okay? I’m all for Byler but let me have this. There’s a single fic of him and Will that was abandoned two years ago, but all I need is one person to feed my delusion and I’ll change that.

#stranger things #zombie boys #will byers #does this qualify as willloveinterestgate or is that just Finn variants? #byler #it’s not really a Byler post but Bylers are the audience I’m looking for here #joey kim #side note there’s apparently a handful of fics with him and Lucas which I’m also down for

[jackiehorrorshow]

You summon us once, you summon us twice, you gamble it on the roll of the dice 😈

#art #digital art #digital drawing #digital illustration #digital painting #nerdy prudes spoilers #nerdy prudes must die fanart #nerdy prudes must die #mariah rose faith #joey richter #angela giarratana #jon matteson #corey dorris #kim whalen #lauren lopez #curt mega #team starkid #starkid npmd #Starkid #starkid fanart

[hipsternumbertwo]

The Cast of StarKid's New Fairy Tale Musical Cinderella's Castle [Kickstarter]

#bryce charles #angela giarratana #curt mega #kim whalen #joey richter #mariah rose faith casillas #jon matteson #lauren lopez #james tolbert #jeff blim #cinderella's castle #starkid #team starkid #hfgifs #nevermind i redid them

[hellaliterate]

and i can survive it for only so long high school is killing me! i'm so fucking--

#stephanie lauter #peter spankoffski #grace chasity #richie lipschitz #ruth fleming #nerdy prudes must die #npmd #hatchetfield #team starkid #mariah rose faith casillas #joey richter #angela giarratana #jon matteson #lauren lopez #corey dorris #bryce charles #kim whalen #curt mega #nerdy prudes must die spoilers #npmd spoilers #( my edits. )

[bwaybby09]

You know how Starkid fans call Meredith and Brian, Breredith

And also call Joey and Lauren, Richpez

What should we call Curt and Kim?

Edit: To be clear: no inappropriate comments. Thank you

#starkid #team starkid #meredith stepien #brian holden #joey richter #lauren lopez #curt mega #kim whalen

[fallinginaforrest]

They're so fun

#art #artists on tumblr #fanart #send help #starkid #hatchetfield #nerdy prudes must die #starkid fanart #npmd spoilers #lords in black #jon matteson #curt mega #kim whalen #corey dorris #lauren lopez #angela giarratana #joey richter #mariah rose faith

[dellowdraws]

Hatchet Town doodle! This song is so good. Also happy 1-week-aversary of the show's YT release!!

thanks to @that-was-anticlimactic for the image ID!! <3

#This was supposed to be a quick simple lazy lineart doodle that took longer than expected because of all the characters to draw! #nerdy prudes must die #hatchet town #starkid #npmd fanart #curt mega #bryce charles #joey richter #lauren lopez #kim whalen #jon matteson #corey dorris

[hatchetfield]

WORKIN' BOYS ( a short film )

#starkid #hatchetfield #henry hidgens #ted spankoffski #bill woodward #ruth fleming #joey richter #jeff blim #linda monroe #lauren lopez #corey dorris #kim whalen

[blondephenobarbitol]

NPMD has to take place in a timeline where Wilbur is wearing the denim jacket, because if Miss Holloway were around she would've heard a kid died in the Waylon Place, shown up with a mason jar and had the whole ghost problem solved in minutes

#this is canon #hatchetfield #npmd #starkid #nightmare time #nightmare time 2 #nmt #nmt2 #killer track #the witch in the web #nerdy prudes must die #wilbur cross #miss holloway #max jägerman #joey richter #kim whalen #will branner #hatchetverse

[prettyboybyers]

bad edit, cute ship

#Lucas Sinclair #Joey kim #Kinclair...? #Stranger things #The book has a lot of byler too :)

[mvanqsh]

🏰 Cinderella’s Castle - Entire Cast List! 🏰

#starkid #bryce charles #angela giarratana #james tolbert #curt mega #kim whalen #lauren lopez #mariah rose faith #jon matteson #joey richter #jeff blim #cinderellas castle starkid #cinderella’s castle

[mentallyillcaterpillar]

Should I start making posts of headcanons about Will and the side character that like me and two other people care about? Like I wanna really commit to that earlier post about him and spam the tl with silly headcanons about Joey. Would anyone be interested in that?

#joey kim #stranger things #will byers #I feel like we need a ship name for these two but I’m at a loss #just so it’s clear with everyone I still love Byler I’m just having a little fun

[karvevapen]

Curt Mega and His Inability To Keep The People He Cares About From Dying ™

#starkid #team starkid #tin can bros #hatchetfield #curt mega #joey richter #jeff blim #kim whalen #spies are forever #black friday musical #nightmare time #nightmare time 2 #owen carvour #howard goodman #general john macnamara #miss holloway #duke keane