Falling, A Dandelion, Upside Down
I have a slight dilemma in reviewing this comic: there are a few scenes featuring kanji, which I can’t read. But they’re only background noise; in one case the main character of a story is literally surrounded by a kanji bubble throughout his story. I’m going to assume that it’s more incidental than crucial, and if I’m wrong about that, well, oops. This comic has three stories in it, and they all deal with floating in one way or another. First up is a young main (the one who is surrounded by kanji) who jumps from the top of a building. He gets almost down to the ground when time stops, and that’s when the interesting bits start to happen. Next up is the story of the spores of a dandelion, as a little girl blows on them and sends them on a journey. Finally we have a story about a man who wakes on his ceiling and soon discovers that his world is literally upside down. It’s a really solid grouping of stories and I appreciated the running theme, as it combined to leave me feeling completely unmoored by the end of it. I thought the final story was the best of the bunch because it’s one of those weird fears that everybody has probably felt at some point in their life: what if gravity just stopped working for you? It’s utterly irrational, of course, but it’s still a terrifying ordeal to contemplate. That look on the face of our hero as he contemplated stepping outside said it all. So yeah, it’s definitely worth checking out. And if you get this and can read kanji, get in touch with me to let me know what I missed. $5
