July 19, 2005
Strange, Beautiful Little Ballad
This is a bit overly gothed out for me... but I like the idea of a long running internet comic, and the simple art blows me away.
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I just read this last Saturday; little too gothy for me too, but not without its charms...
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Oh it is gothy! And wonderful. It reminds me of 3 of my last 7 ex-girlfriends. Good God, he put an immense amount of work into each pane.
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At 64, it gets dark...
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The hatchy style reminds me of Dave Sim. Didn't stick around long enough to find out if it veers into a lecture on the feminine void.
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Zombie golems are damn passive.
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Storyline's more, the drawing less, Gorey.
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Anyone else think of Too Much Coffee Man when seeing the protagonist?
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teh.
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Excellent opportunities for cod-Freudian analysis. I reckon Ballad is essentially a penis and this is mainly about castration anxiety. Obvious, really.