Yes! From director Euros Lyn and executive producers Hakan Kousetta, Jamie Laurenson, and Patrick Walters, Heartstopper is based on author Alice Oseman's graphic novel of the same name. But before it became a graphic novel, Heartstopper was a webcomic on Tumblr and Tapas in 2016, and it "has amassed an enormous online fanbase with over 52.1 million views to date," according to Alice's website.

The story's dedicated fanbase and niche internet popularity inspired Alice to crowd-fund a limited print edition, amazingly "meeting her funding goal in less than two hours."

It wasn't long before Hachette Children’s Group published the initial volume of Heartstopper in Spring 2019. As of 2022, there are four volumes of Heartstopper, as well as an official coloring book that's "packed with stunning artwork from the bestselling Heartstopper series."

Amazingly, with queer representation at its core, the Heartstopper series has sold over a million copies.

"I can't quite believe the series has reached such an amazing milestone!! Thank you so much to everyone who has supported Heartstopper!" Alice Oseman tweeted in March 2022. She is also an executive producer and screenwriter for the Netflix series.