Heartstopper, Carry on Loving, and Skeuomorphic Youth

Lecture no. 4

Dear Heart,

If you find yourself mooching around a largish branch of WH Smiths, as I did in Felixstowe this week, you might see the comic book Heartstopper on display. The title is being promoted with the slogan ‘TIKTOK MADE ME BUY IT!’ This pronouncement implies that the book is a hit with young people, as it is they who tend to be associated with TikTo…