graveyardpansy's reviews
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3.5 — for sure outdated, but I expected that going in. still fun to read abt the history and what they thought would happen ~someday.~ about what I expected, and I went in with like - medium expectations.

enjoyed this!! glad I read DTWOF first, there are definitely a lot of similar themes and tones. I didn’t love everything about it — the settings were kinda weak, barely any panels had backgrounds. time skipped forward pretty fast (but also i read this in one sitting so.) I could’ve gone without all the drinking stuff but that’s just me. that said, I got attached to all the characters really quickly, and as a whole it was just a good time. BOOK CLUB is a banging knuckle tattoo, and a shirt that just says “PUP” is.. wonderful.

Really enjoyed this, especially the bits interlacing philosophy and art history!! I feel like I learned a lot but there's some I still wish was explored, and I think a second installment of this would be fun to explore webcomics and the way the internet generally has expanded comic production and spread, esp. regarding the chapter about colour. (guess i should read [b:Reinventing Comics: How Imagination and Technology Are Revolutionizing an Art Form|60116|Reinventing Comics How Imagination and Technology Are Revolutionizing an Art Form|Scott McCloud|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1440618749l/60116._SY75_.jpg|154633].) I do wish the etymology/linguistics aspect was explored more in terms of philosophy/what we consider a "comic" - especially because comic also relates to comedy, and I think there's a lot to explore with where that overlaps with comics and where it doesn't. I also wanted to hear more about non-western styles and how different places and cultures influence each other, but maybe that's just beyond the scope of this. Regardless, really glad I finally got around to reading this!

3.5 - I enjoyed this, but it isn't my favourite? I feel like I knew where it was going the whole time, and I was right, so the plot didn't do much for me. Maybe because I'm a radical, but the framing of this within gay history felt very underdone and somewhat odd. The framing of the narration through the advice letters was also kinda lost on me. It wasn't bad necessarily, but it didn't entirely land personally. The exposition felt both too fast and not informative enough. The last somewhat disappointing thing: there's an unresolved plotline between two side characters that I was actually invested in and didn't really get a conclusion on. The art style is beautiful and I love the greyscale/monochrome-pink colours. I also loved the integration of the lesbian diner and the nerd spot/arcade settings, but the latter felt a bit underdone: genuinely didn't know at first if they meant DM in the D&D sense or in the BDSM dungeon way, and it wasn't explained for a while so I just rolled with it. As a whole, cute but predictable; and enjoyable, but not super memorable. The lesson is good, especially for a YA audience, but it is also super obvious because of the advice letter format. Wouldn't highly recommend it, but if you like comics, romance, and/or the colour pink, then this might be for you!