One of the things I love about the growth of the comic is the evolution of the dialogue; from the whip-smart but too-perfectly-on-the-nose wordplay of the early strips, to the natural conversation of the later ones where the characters are unintentionally oblique whilst saying everything the author wants them to.
It’s not that the dialogue early on is poor – after all, it’s a big part of why I (we?) fell in love with the strip. But the later dialogue is exceptional, some of the most naturalistic I've read/heard in *any* media. Bravo, Ms Gran!
I couldn’t agree more. I love to come back and reread this comic because that transition is so subtle and so accurate to how it feels progressing through life and getting older. The early dialogue is reflective of both the characters and Gran herself in a specific period of time with specific points of view, so that shift in how the characters act and communicate (along with sequences like the ferris wheel or the witch lives) all serve as a demonstration of growth in-universe and in the author. It’s a rare honour to get to read a story like that for free on the internet
4 thoughts on “#244 – charity case”
Silentbuffalo
Oh Donovan. The character I love to hate.
TheHairyCoo
One of the things I love about the growth of the comic is the evolution of the dialogue; from the whip-smart but too-perfectly-on-the-nose wordplay of the early strips, to the natural conversation of the later ones where the characters are unintentionally oblique whilst saying everything the author wants them to.
It’s not that the dialogue early on is poor – after all, it’s a big part of why I (we?) fell in love with the strip. But the later dialogue is exceptional, some of the most naturalistic I've read/heard in *any* media. Bravo, Ms Gran!
expirequiem
I couldn’t agree more. I love to come back and reread this comic because that transition is so subtle and so accurate to how it feels progressing through life and getting older. The early dialogue is reflective of both the characters and Gran herself in a specific period of time with specific points of view, so that shift in how the characters act and communicate (along with sequences like the ferris wheel or the witch lives) all serve as a demonstration of growth in-universe and in the author. It’s a rare honour to get to read a story like that for free on the internet
Marvin Choi
Goddamnit Hanna, stoppit, ya don't know whatcha messin' with