The background stylization this page is so cool! I especially like how it does a stylized-harder-blur in panel 14 to go with Kim refocusing her attention.
the different character voices for the group are really good too, different tones and outlooks even though minor characters!
also kim's annoyed faces in panels 4 & 5 at being called "kimmy" reminds me of the mood back when i still thought of my deadname as my name, but didn't like people calling me the nickname version of it
couldn't help but notice the nurse didn't call anabelle by the nickname she gave when she introduced herself (and on a page where kim's asking not to be called a certain nickname as well)
i'm guessing that what the nurse wrote down didn't include what name kim prefers
also yay new page! im really enjoying what we're getting to see of kim's personality
i really like shan so far, she seems like a really interesting character! and i love judy too, she has a very comforting aura about her!
i also just noticed kim is the only patient in the room who has a wristband on, is it OK to ask why/if there's a specific reason ? thank you for the page, i'm always looking forward to updates and learning more about the characters!! =}
OH!! regarding my last comment i just realized none of the other patients are carnivores! i guess i just thought about my own inpatient experience and remembered everyone having to wear one so i didn't remember to think of that! i feel like it must feel a little isolating to kim, especially because she's already also so much younger than the other patients in the room!
Damn, Judy got shut down :0 I’ve definitely made that “ohmhybad, youregood, jesuschri—” awkward thumbs-up before.
Gotta say it’s so interesting reading this now, as opposed to several years ago—oh god, how we change. Reading this page both thru Kim and Judy’s perspective is… an exercise of the memory. Have gone through inpatient a few times, at least once involuntarily, and Kim’s answers to THE QUESTIONS are so relatable to how I felt at the time that I get a bit dizzy remembering. Clicked that pen a lot. Reading through the inpatient process again, though, I connect more with Judy than Kim (at least in THIS scene). The fuck knew that would happen; growing up is weird. Really different from when I read Drop-Out in the throes of my own 18-month suicidal episode in college, and connected so closely with Sugar that I got absolutely pissed at Lola’s comments at several points.
Goes to show how well thought-out, individual, and relatable your characters are (even the background ones).
Additionally. I really appreciate how you write poor enunciation/muttering (like in panel 2, pg.22). So many authors and comics use this clean, unnatural script in which no one ever interrupts each other, has an awkward pause, or repeats themselves… Your writing makes me a lot more comfortable with the way I speak.
the different character voices for the group are really good too, different tones and outlooks even though minor characters!
also kim's annoyed faces in panels 4 & 5 at being called "kimmy" reminds me of the mood back when i still thought of my deadname as my name, but didn't like people calling me the nickname version of it
you did awesome !!
i'm guessing that what the nurse wrote down didn't include what name kim prefers
also yay new page! im really enjoying what we're getting to see of kim's personality
i also just noticed kim is the only patient in the room who has a wristband on, is it OK to ask why/if there's a specific reason ? thank you for the page, i'm always looking forward to updates and learning more about the characters!! =}
Gotta say it’s so interesting reading this now, as opposed to several years ago—oh god, how we change. Reading this page both thru Kim and Judy’s perspective is… an exercise of the memory. Have gone through inpatient a few times, at least once involuntarily, and Kim’s answers to THE QUESTIONS are so relatable to how I felt at the time that I get a bit dizzy remembering. Clicked that pen a lot. Reading through the inpatient process again, though, I connect more with Judy than Kim (at least in THIS scene). The fuck knew that would happen; growing up is weird. Really different from when I read Drop-Out in the throes of my own 18-month suicidal episode in college, and connected so closely with Sugar that I got absolutely pissed at Lola’s comments at several points.
Goes to show how well thought-out, individual, and relatable your characters are (even the background ones).
Additionally. I really appreciate how you write poor enunciation/muttering (like in panel 2, pg.22). So many authors and comics use this clean, unnatural script in which no one ever interrupts each other, has an awkward pause, or repeats themselves… Your writing makes me a lot more comfortable with the way I speak.