Some Words

I thought that I would take a moment to point people in the direction of minus which is a web comic that recently ended. The fact that it ended is bittersweet, because it means that there will be no new strips, but it also means that people can, in relatively short order, read through the entire archives. The comic is beautiful but with fairly frequent cruel tinges. The main character has almost limitless power, and being a small child often uses that power in ways that an adult would not consider proper. This sometimes leads to the suffering of others. I like that the artist was willing to go there. Childhood is often cruel. The comic gives me a sort of misty nostalgia for my childhood and the belief in the imagination that goes hand in hand with that time. If there wasn’t the cruelty, things might come off saccharine.