Emily Parks

Scott pilgrim is like any dude trying to get over his ex girlfriend, by finding another girlfriend. However he runs Romona, she is some one is who is strange and stands out on her own and doesn’t apologize for it. Dating her would be a breeze but her 7 evil ex’s out are out kick Scott’s ass and he has to prepare to fight or risk losing his new found love. In this comic all characters share a band and it’s super relevant through the whole comic and shown as a weapon against the evil forces. This comic shows life lesson and how to level up in the world like a Mario game. The exaggerated colors And over all aesthic writing of this comic is so genuine and original, I remember first reading this in high school a little after my best friend started drying her hair all the time to be more like Ramona. I thought it was the coolest thing so of course I’d pick up a web series like this. The story centers around change and being able to move on and be better. Scott fights himself and his inner de

Sandman by Neil Gaimen is who I wanted to talk about for this week instead of for European graphic novel. This beautiful sloppy ink work shows the perfect representation of 80s goth and the rest of the era sandman visits often enough as “modern time”. We follow the story of our main character who is the god of dreams. He has first been kiddnapped for his power and in doing so destroyed his kingdom and lost his dream gear and has had a string of bad luck. He takes his revenge with the punishment of eternal nightmares. I love this mysterious goth character. He is like if the lead singer of the Cure had a creepy edgy super power other then music. Sandman struggles to find himself among the other gods like lust, greed, Satan, and even his sweet sweet sister, death. Who is also a 80s goth beauty queen. Sandman becomes larger then life at times making him like many other super hero comics from this era, the only difference is that he is a brooding, dark character with a personal agenda that

This One Summer is a beautiful emotional roller coaster of being s preteen trying to enjoy her summer with her child hood best friend and family. Like most families their is fighting and an unhappy marriage, her best friend is odd and stands against the crowd, and our main little character is Rose. This comic made me cry my eyes out for this simpler time. This is the best written and shown depiction of preteen girls I have ever seen in my life. Drinking to much soda, eating to much candy, sharing dreams, talking about what little they know about sex and love and feeling super cool for sneaking horror movies. I love, love, love this novel. It’s offcialy very dear to me. I recal so many similar moments of my summer,  from being absolutely miserable due to a secretive upset mother, to rolling down main beach roads on my bike, to watching boys and girls much older then me with fascination wondering when is my turn. This novel is beautifully drawn and a great coming of age story that actual

Asterios Polyp is a strange and amazing graphic novel. This is a beautiful blend of graphic shapes and pure color blocks that help tell the story and keep its interest in some parts that may seem boring in a more realistic style. This is one of the most visually appealing when it comes to graphic styles. Our main character reviews his life, his past lovers and mainly the divorce of his first wife. He still mourns the death of his twin at birth. He is very logical and emotionaless which makes him difficult to relate to. He is very tired and the way he talks is so compact and the shapes change on conversation. His pessimism and blunt additude towards other people is unlikable. The difference in him and his wife is showed through their art styles is interesting in the story telling and showing just how different they are. He consists of of blank shapes and straight hard angles and making him more like modern art, his ex wife however is shaded, curvy, and drawn more like a soft person. S