The Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal by E.K. Weaver

The situations they find themselves in are just kooky enough to be in a comic, but just believable enough to actually happen in real life.

The characters are likeable and some folks can most likely relate to them too. Overall, it's a fantastic read and there's nothing I can complain about. Plus there's some bonus material included in the omnibus version of the series. It's not meant to be a start-to-end tale, but just a single chapter in the lives of two people. Not because I think it will be continued, but maybe so the reader can use their imagination to figure out where the story goes next. I don't want to go into extraordinary detail that might possibly lead to spoilers, but what I will say is the conflict Amal faces is sort of resolved and the ending is such that it brings the story to a conclusion, but also feels open like there could be more to it. We learn later on that TJ is also gay and that his sunny personality hides a bit of a dark secret he's been carrying with them for the entire trip. While the two boys have somewhat different personalities, they bond pretty quickly. He crosses paths with a young vagrant named TJ and the two of them set out on a spontaneous road trip to achieve their respective goals in the same town. The story revolves around a young man (I want to say he's probably early to mid twenties) named Amal who manages to alienate himself from his very traditional Indian family by not only calling off his arranged marriage, but coming out of the closet on the same day. The artwork is all hand-drawn and it's GORGEOUS. It's an absolutely wonderful story with well-developed characters, a conflict steeped in reality, lots of humor and a little fan service. When I learned it was available in book format, I had to have it, but the supply of the first printing was all sold out everywhere, so I was thrilled to see it come back (I emailed the creator and they told me to expect a second printing not long after I sent said email).

Holy crap, it took me forever to find this! I found this when looking for suggestions for webcomics with an LGBT theme and I binge read the whole comic in one afternoon.

The Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal by E.K. Weaver