Comments on: “How Mirka Got Her Sword,” page 57

By: Wes

Wes — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:33:24 +0000

Great comic, you leave me wanting more. I can’t wait to see what she does with her sword!

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Troll-killing was just not a Shabbat-thing. | Jewschool — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:11:01 +0000

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By: Falstaff

Falstaff — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:21:58 +0000

That’s just beautiful. What a wonderful story.

Things I especially liked:

* Your dialogue is first-rate. Not that I’m surprised, having been a longtime fan of your cartoons and your writing generally, but you do good work here.

* I don’t usually like anything other than photorealistic or near-photorealistic art, but for some reason yours really does it for me. (This last page give me Great Joy, as you might imagine.)

* I love the design of the troll. What a wonderful idea, making the monster out of anti-Semitic clichés!

* Mirka is such a wonderful character, but I like pretty much everyone who’s been introduced so far. (Well, except for the punk teenagers. The witch made me uncomfortable, but so far she hasn’t, I think, lied as such. Hm.)

* I’m really looking forward to meeting the rest of Mirka’s family, especially her father and her sisters. You’ve done such a great job rendering Zindel, Fruma, and Mirka herself that I’m excited to see who else this family includes.

By: kakodaimon

kakodaimon — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:03:07 +0000

Oh man, gorgeous.