If this ever goes into printing I'm also definitely buying it because this artist deserves to be supported."The antics of Zoe really prepared me for my own child, and I really enjoy every one of the Baby Blues books over and over as my child grows.
Oh, have I mentioned the story is completely free on Tumblr? It's also not over yet ( this review is written after the episode "Dinner at Marty's?") and I absolutely can't wait to read the next update! Other things I loved were both the art (it's just so adorable and colorful and every drawing has a ton of tiny details - I'm sure it takes a lot of time to draw each one!) and the humor (even though sometimes it references something of American culture -I suppose?- that I'm not familiar with, so I don't get every single joke, but it didn't bother me). That's basically what this whole story is, it's obviously very character driven (I live for those) and it can fill your whole day with positivity, which is only a good thing until you're forced to face reality again. Because, guess what, most situations are easily dealt with through communication! It shows all kinds of different situation that normally (in most media) would be the origin of some drama, and instead turns them into a teaching moment (without being patronizing). Later on, love blooms between the protagonist and one of his teammates and the way their relationship is shown could be renamed "Healthy relationship 101". Everyone on the team is all kinds of 'swawsome (that's a word) and they make him feel welcome.
The story follows Bittle, ex figure skater ( can you hear my heartbeat?) turned hockey player, as he joins his new university team. This is by no means set in a fictional world where Bad Things don't happen, but they (have) happen(ed) off-screen and the relationships portrayed are actual goals. There is only one key word here: healthy. Some of my favorite stories feature a good amount of angst, moral greyness and Bad Things, and I honestly don't think I could ever give that up.īut sometimes you need to immerse yourself in a world that's positive and that shows you that good things can exist, and not everything has to be complicated (irl and in literature) to be good.Ĭheck, Please! is the book comic that has reminded me of this.
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