Emily

I found it rather heavy handed with the message, though I think that's more because I am older than the target audience than because it's actually an issue. The weird romance was totally out of place and rather counter to the rest of the message that was being so heavily beaten over our heads, so that was an odd choice. I can only conclude that someone in the publishing house said that all books aimed at teen girls have to have romance in them. On the plus side, it was very hard to put down.

Stayed up way too late because I couldn't put it down.

Stayed up way too late because I couldn't put it down.

Not as funny as the main strip, and really doesn't add that much to the characters' backgrounds. I'm glad to have it for completeness sake, but if you're looking for a prequel to the main strip, Start of Darkness will definitely give you more insight into the background of the comic than On the Origin of PCs.

Not as funny as the main strip, and really doesn't add that much to the charcters' backgrounds.