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Tillie Walden is masterful, and her early works such as the brief graphic story I Love This Part showcase a budding talent and an adept storytelling through images that convey a deep emotional narrative. The story is quick, something read in just a few minutes, but it captures the turmoil of a failing relationship and identity struggles with sexuality in a way that will completely consume you and linger far beyond the time spent reading. It’s a simple story filled with longing and loss but also the bittersweet taste of hope and young love when it seems to hit so hard and pure.
The artwork is gorgeous, and I love the way Walden draws the characters as larger than the landscape. Like giants against mountain ranges, it captures a sense in early love that your relationship is larger than the world and all your attention is drawn towards it. The later frames, especially the ones without dialogue, makes silence speak loudly and emphasizes the vast distance between the two characters despite moments of being bridged through shared emotion.
The character designs will look familiar to fans, as the girlfriend seems a model for the similar role in her other books while the other girl seems modeled off Walden herself. The story briefly touches on a lot of struggles with self-worth and confidence.This is a lovely little story and I could stare at Walden’s artwork for hours. It is brief and of her earlier stages before adding bold colors and developing a looser style, but it is also marvelous.
4.5/5
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Tillie Walden is masterful, and her early works such as the brief graphic story I Love This Part showcase a budding talent and an adept storytelling through images that convey a deep emotional narrative. The story is quick, something read in just a few minutes, but it captures the turmoil of a failing relationship and identity struggles with sexuality in a way that will completely consume you and linger far beyond the time spent reading. It’s a simple story filled with longing and loss but also the bittersweet taste of hope and young love when it seems to hit so hard and pure.
The artwork is gorgeous, and I love the way Walden draws the characters as larger than the landscape. Like giants against mountain ranges, it captures a sense in early love that your relationship is larger than the world and all your attention is drawn towards it. The later frames, especially the ones without dialogue, makes silence speak loudly and emphasizes the vast distance between the two characters despite moments of being bridged through shared emotion.
The character designs will look familiar to fans, as the girlfriend seems a model for the similar role in her other books while the other girl seems modeled off Walden herself. The story briefly touches on a lot of struggles with self-worth and confidence.This is a lovely little story and I could stare at Walden’s artwork for hours. It is brief and of her earlier stages before adding bold colors and developing a looser style, but it is also marvelous.
4.5/5
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June 4, 2022
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Jun 04, 2022 01:19AM
Everything about this makes me want to read it!
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dovesnook wrote: "Everything about this makes me want to read it!"It’s really sweet! And only like a 5 minute read. I love her art so much, I hope you enjoy! It’s collected in Alone in Space, this one and A City Inside were worth the book alone.
Elyse wrote: "sweet!"It’s pretty cute!
I have to check this out. It sounds wonderful! Great review!
Miya (in a puddle of pain) wrote: "I have to check this out. It sounds wonderful! Great review!"It's really touching, I hope you enjoy! And thank you!
