![]() ![]() ![]() A couple – most notably "The Perfect Sunday" – engage in simple, mundane philosophizing reminiscent of comic strips like Peanuts and Calvin and Hobbes.Īt their best, though, the comics collected here are obscure and mysterious in a way that's laden with depth and meaning, obliquely tackling such topics as alienation of labour, growing up, routine, and shared experiences between unacquainted individuals in public spaces. ![]() Some – such as "The Pond that Appeared", "The Case of the Giant Salamander" and "The Heart of a Calculator" – are just bizarre, whimsical stories that seem to have no point beyond being kooky and maybe eliciting a few laughs. The actual content of the stories, however, varies considerably. The slow, plodding pace and dreamlike feel is fairly consistent throughout the collection, and makes the whole thing pleasurable to read. The comics are decidedly surreal, running on what some other reviewers have aptly described as "dream logic". The protagonist, who is unnamed, looks like a little girl, but her* actual age seems to fluctuate depending on the story's needs: in some she* attends school, but in others she* works and drives a car. Each comic is self-contained, with not even a hint of an overarching plot, but each one does follow the same protagonist, and there are a few other recurring characters. This is a collection of 18 short comics (ranging in length from 4 to 39 pages), interspersed with a handful of short texts (each less than a page). ![]()
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