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In high school I asked my english teacher for something less “literature-y,” to which he recommended Portnoy’s Complaint by Philip Roth, The Collector by John Fowles, and Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow. He and butted heads a LOT, but he was a good force in my life.
Man, this strip is uncomfortable, but at the same time I think I hit true on their dialogue — to it’s socially awkward tee.
Sometimes it is fun to have an image tell a story. In this case, as well, it tells a backstory explaining a comment, which means there is length and time, all to this one snapshot.
It’s fun to write sweet dopey characters like Martin or Randall (although Randall definitely matured in ways over the run of the strip).












