Mirror

The art was pretty, the story was just forgettable—or at least it wouldn't stick for me—I'd pick it up and not understand the characters' relations or motivations. I even started over an then realized it didn't feel worth it. Kind of sad.

Weird and wonderful. I put a big premium on Big Imagination stuff: hallucinogenic, acid indie comix hit me, ugh, right in the spot. Mirror is one of those.

I gueeeeess it's kinda comparable to the visionary and weird stuff of Moebius (but without the ughh tedious sexist writing), and is infused with a lot of the naturalist “aaaawwww awwwwww” (heavenly chanting) ambience of Hayao Miyazaki stuff. It veers dangerously close to furry central (there is a sexy dog lady and a buff minotaur man), but I can be tolerant of that.

The world-building is coherent and strange, the plot structure cyclical, the art gentle, atmospheric watercolors. The dialogue was meeeeehhh (and omg I hated the talk bubble fonts), but, again, I can tolerate all that - since its strengths were, yes, strong. I mean, there's a sentient asteroid, for crying out loud.