"Heartbreaking and beautiful. . . . The satisfying conclusion makes all the sadness worthwhile in the end." —Booklist

"In this spellbinding graphic novel, two souls are bound across time by their enduring mutual love for one another." —Foreword Reviews, STARRED review

For fans of LGBTQ+ graphic novel love stories who enjoy action adventure graphic novels and manga like Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation and The World After the Fall.

Reaper spends his days completing his task of sending souls into the afterlife, until he meets a peculiar but familiar soul that has him questioning everything.

Waiting follows him everywhere, and Reaper’s spirit helper, Dog, seems to take a liking to Waiting. Reaper, however, has his reservations. 

Souls must be guided to the other side, and it’s his job to help them cross, but something draws him closer to Waiting.

Reaper prefers to live in ignorance of his past life, while Waiting insists that knowing who you were is important to understand where you come from—and who you may have left behind. 

Who is Waiting, and why is he so intrigued by the one meant to seal his fate? 

Through their journey together, travelling the realm in search of lost souls Waiting and Reaper unpack the bittersweet mystery of their previous lives.

This graphic novel collects the complete stunning WEBTOON comic series The Reaper and the Waiting.