{"id":23467,"date":"2015-04-23T16:29:16","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T21:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/?p=23467"},"modified":"2015-04-23T16:29:16","modified_gmt":"2015-04-23T21:29:16","slug":"madden-matt-drawn-onward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/?p=23467","title":{"rendered":"Madden, Matt – Drawn Onward"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Drawn Onward<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Who likes some experimentation in their comics? Is it you? Do you prefer to have
\nsome boundaries pushed, to see an attempt at something completely different? It’s
\nimpossible to talk about this comic without at least giving away the concept, so if
\nthat’s your thing, and if you have trust in Matt’s abilities since he’s been making
\ncomics for 20 (ish) years now, then I’m going to go ahead and recommend this
\nunreservedly right now. It’s unlike any comic I’ve ever read, and that is saying
\nsomething. That right there is your last chance to just pick this book up without
\nknowing anything about it, although I suppose it’s likely that the description of
\nthe comic on their website might give something away. If you can manage to read this
\ncompletely unspoiled, do so. Anyway, now I’m going to talk about the story, in case
\nyou need more convincing and don’t mind at least little spoilers. This is described
\nas a “palindromic comic,” which eagle-eyed observers might have already figured out
\nfrom that title. Things start off with a young woman and a chance encounter on a
\nsubway with a young man. This man seems overly familiar with the woman, but too
\ndesperate for her to do anything but run away from him. She keeps meeting him on the
\nsubway, and gradually she starts to become less and less afraid of him, until
\nfinally she realizes that she’s looking forward to seeing him again. Things finally
\nbreak just right, they kiss… and everything changes. And nothing changes. It’s up
\nto you to decide which of those things is true, or if they’re both true. This is a
\ngenuinely remarkable book, and one of those rare occasions where I went back and
\nread through it again right after I finished it. Matt is a member of a group called
\nWorkshop for Potential Comics, and I’m going to look into that after I finish this
\nto see what else they have to offer. For now, read this comic, especially if you
\nneed a reminder that the only constraints that are on this art form are what the
\nindividual creator brings with them. $5<\/p>\n

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