Shoplifter

pretty underdeveloped characters and predictable plot, but for such a short graphic novel i thought it was done well despite its simplicity. i liked the quiet snippets of Corinna's daily life sprinkled into the narrative and it's always cool to see east asian representation in media.

Pink seems such an unlikely accent to the black ink illustration but it works. Cho does cityscapes incredibly well from a night-time shot of an empty basketball court, to the busy rush of traffic late at night to the quiet variety store outside the core. (His Back Alleys and Urban Landscapes book showcasing Toronto is stunningly good) The artwork here is beautiful.

Corrina Park isn't sure what she's doing. Writing ad copy at an advertising firm post English Lit degree isn't where she'd thought she'd be 5 years after graduating. It's a familiar territory, how'd I end up here alone in the big city writing banal blurbs for empty products when I could be writing my passion. But Cho manages to be melancholic without being bitter. And Corrina is sympathetic and quietly rendered when she could have been cloying and obvious in other hands.