{"id":26426,"date":"2020-09-22T13:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T18:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/?p=26426"},"modified":"2020-09-20T13:30:52","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T18:30:52","slug":"bell-marc-banal-complications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/?p=26426","title":{"rendered":"Bell, Marc – Banal Complications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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I’ve been reading Marc’s comics since the start of this website (before, even) and I’ve never seen one quite like this one. This is exactly what the title implies: a series of banal complications, told about 2\/3 in text form. But wait, don’t run away yet! The rest of it is still his inimitable artwork, and the cast of characters alone in these stories is worth the price of admission. Unless you don’t want to read about characters that includes “Pudding Horror” and “Nuclear Sidewalk” (among many others), I guess, but the names alone make up for any banality. This is the story of Chop Salad, who has to travel to New York for six months to pick up some artwork, among other things. He has to sort out his apartment, get a subletter, try to maintain his current tax bracket, navigate roommates, and every other activity and consideration that goes into taking a long trip. It’s oddly riveting, but I guess it’s possible that Marc is just one of those people who can do no wrong in my book. If you’re on the fence, I didn’t even reveal the names of characters that made me laugh out loud, because why would I spoil those? This is well worth a look, and even if the story somehow loses you, gaze upon the art and just try to take in all the details. Gaze! $7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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