Very quickly after starting to read this issue, I realized that I made a mistake: I really should have gone back and reread the previous issues to refresh my brain, since my last review of Audra’s work was four years ago. Don’t get me wrong, she’s been busy, but you know how it is with trying to keep track of all comics at all times. Anyway, I went back and read some of my old reviews (I’m pretty much a snake eating its own tail at this point, but I’ve made peace with it), and now I’m mostly caught up! On the things I said about the comics. Eh, I’ll read them all again before the next issue when my life isn’t completely berserk. I’d obviously recommend that you read the previous issues before this one, as she jumps right into things, thankfully after the courtesy of a page spent briefly showing all of the characters. There are several named stories in this issue, but they all flow so seamlessly into each other that I’m not going to even try to differentiate them. Things start off with Owen having a deeply insecure dream on his train ride (going from how much Bea must hate him to Margaux trying to kill him), then we bounce over to Bea and Jonah working at the diner. Bea is more than a little disappointed at the fact that she’s been there for two years, and Jonah is baffled that she’s still doing the long distance thing with Owen. Then we spend some time with Owen and Bea as they both prepare for a date, and finally a lengthy story that starts off talking about how terrible “girl shows” are, but I’m not spoiling any more from the comic, as I’ve once again reached my arbitrary “I’ve said too much about the specifics of this comic” moment. I’d say this is her most solid issue yet, but since my memory of the previous issues is hazy, that’d be a stupid thing to say for sure, wouldn’t it? Check it out, if you already have the previous issues. If not, hey look, here’s a collected edition of the first six issues! What a great way to jump in, but don’t stall too long, as there aren’t that many copies out there. $6 for the issue, $25 for the collected version of all six.
