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smartie_chan's review
3.0
3.5 / 5 Stars
Things I liked:
+ The Ace Rep
+ The Black Rep
+ The Fat MC
Things I did NOt like:
- The Skinnyshaming
- The 'I'm not like other girls' vibe
I'll elaborate on those things in a second, but I'll just like to give a quick interim conclusion:
This could have been really cool and interesting, with lots of good elements already in there, but in the end, it couldn't quiet reach its full potential. Real shame.
I liked the very first page of the comic. It started with a fat girl buying food in a coffee shop, while a bunch of 'We only had good intention' people judge her for that. It's not exploited in a big fancy way, just a casual, quick entry into the comic and I liked it. Until we turn the page and I have to sigh. Because yes, it's always a good idea to uplift your fat character, by downgrading your skinny character. The comic is acknowleding that it's doing that somewhere close to the end, but we don't see her change her view or appologice. It's more of a 'yeah I know, deal with it' kind of confession and I didn't like it.
I could already tell, that it was going to be like that, after I saw how the skinny girls were drawn. Other people have normal skin colour, meaning our MC looks human, the love interest does, the producer, her bff, but the skinny girls? No, those are purple and green and pink and all kinds of alien colours that are just there to alienante those oh so bad and shallow thin women from our 'Not like other woman' MC. She even has the audacity to be like "I'm better than them because I read books". Just wow honey, just wow.
I could have been on board with this IF the message had been "All not anorexic bodys are great bodys", meaning, if those girls had been drawn sickly thin. If it was clear, that the MC was not fine with the way show-buisness forced woman into unrealistic, unhealthy standarts, I would have said: I'm on board. But that is NOT the message here. Those are just some thin girls doing their job. Which makes me wonder, why did you even apply to work there if you hate those people so much?
It's not the main focus of the story, but it's there, in almost every panel and it just made me really uncomfortable.
The ace rep in question was fine, not too wild, and not really talked about besides an: Is handholding fine, which I thought was a nice touch. The comic made it seem like the ace person was sex-repulsed, which was cool, but, considering that the MC is allo, that could have become a problem maybe later on. They seemed to communicate fine, but personally, I would have wanted a few more panels in there, just so we could have a more in depth conversation about it.
I don't feel like commenting on the art. You either like the art style or it's not your coup of tea. Decide for yourself.
So yeah, my overall thoughts can be summed up in one sentence:
I appreciate the representation, but personally, I found this comic to be kind of average.
Things I liked:
+ The Ace Rep
+ The Black Rep
+ The Fat MC
Things I did NOt like:
- The Skinnyshaming
- The 'I'm not like other girls' vibe
I'll elaborate on those things in a second, but I'll just like to give a quick interim conclusion:
This could have been really cool and interesting, with lots of good elements already in there, but in the end, it couldn't quiet reach its full potential. Real shame.
I liked the very first page of the comic. It started with a fat girl buying food in a coffee shop, while a bunch of 'We only had good intention' people judge her for that. It's not exploited in a big fancy way, just a casual, quick entry into the comic and I liked it. Until we turn the page and I have to sigh. Because yes, it's always a good idea to uplift your fat character, by downgrading your skinny character. The comic is acknowleding that it's doing that somewhere close to the end, but we don't see her change her view or appologice. It's more of a 'yeah I know, deal with it' kind of confession and I didn't like it.
I could already tell, that it was going to be like that, after I saw how the skinny girls were drawn. Other people have normal skin colour, meaning our MC looks human, the love interest does, the producer, her bff, but the skinny girls? No, those are purple and green and pink and all kinds of alien colours that are just there to alienante those oh so bad and shallow thin women from our 'Not like other woman' MC. She even has the audacity to be like "I'm better than them because I read books". Just wow honey, just wow.
I could have been on board with this IF the message had been "All not anorexic bodys are great bodys", meaning, if those girls had been drawn sickly thin. If it was clear, that the MC was not fine with the way show-buisness forced woman into unrealistic, unhealthy standarts, I would have said: I'm on board. But that is NOT the message here. Those are just some thin girls doing their job. Which makes me wonder, why did you even apply to work there if you hate those people so much?
It's not the main focus of the story, but it's there, in almost every panel and it just made me really uncomfortable.
The ace rep in question was fine, not too wild, and not really talked about besides an: Is handholding fine, which I thought was a nice touch. The comic made it seem like the ace person was sex-repulsed, which was cool, but, considering that the MC is allo, that could have become a problem maybe later on. They seemed to communicate fine, but personally, I would have wanted a few more panels in there, just so we could have a more in depth conversation about it.
I don't feel like commenting on the art. You either like the art style or it's not your coup of tea. Decide for yourself.
So yeah, my overall thoughts can be summed up in one sentence:
I appreciate the representation, but personally, I found this comic to be kind of average.
anthroxagorus's review
5.0
The desi girl cover caught my eye in the comics shop.
I really liked the stories (and art where there was art), but I’m not sure about the title because there’s nothing “twisted” about the themes... they’re just different forms of love.
But there’s curvy girls, asexuality, lesbians, polyamory... so many... nice things...
Idk Ima track down issue #1 and see what i’m feelin’
I really liked the stories (and art where there was art), but I’m not sure about the title because there’s nothing “twisted” about the themes... they’re just different forms of love.
But there’s curvy girls, asexuality, lesbians, polyamory... so many... nice things...
Idk Ima track down issue #1 and see what i’m feelin’
meetyouineveryplace's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
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