In the mid-2000s, Daniel returns to his hometown for the first time since his twin sister, Alex, died. Resigned to living his life in the colorless grief he’s accustomed to, he is unprepared for his estranged friend and former bandmate, Denver, to burst back into his life. Denver convinces Daniel to rejoin the band, and the act of creating music together brings them closer than they’ve ever been. Just as their band seems headed for brighter future, Denver and Daniel realize falling in love in the scar that Alex left behind might prove to be their undoing.
Told in interweaving timelines between the present and each of the characters’ pasts, the Now marches relentlessly forward while the Thens stretch further and further backwards in time.
Content Warnings: Keeping Time contains content intended for adult readers and contains harsh language, drug and alcohol use, violence, sexual themes, and depictions of depression and self-harm. Individual content warnings will not be provided. Please read at your own discretion.
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Keeping Time is edited by Mark O. Stack.
About the Cartoonist
Kody is a genderqueer cartoonist who likes to focus on queer narratives in subcultures that have historically been hostile to such experiences, like in pro-wrestling and punk scenes. Keeping Time is their first solo venture, and their love letter to the mid-aughts when they came of age. You can find him pretty much everywhere as @kodyisover (he mostly hangs out on Bluesky), or you can check out his website here.
