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*̡͌l̡*̡̡ ̴̡ı̴̴̡ ̡̡͡|̲̲̲͡͡͡ ̲▫̲͡ ̲̲̲͡͡π̲̲͡͡ ̲̲͡▫̲̲͡͡ ̲|̡̡̡ ̡ ̴̡ı̴̡̡ *̡͌l̡*
April 3rd, 2007

I bought this comic book the other day, Amy and Jordan by Mark Beyer, and it’s pretty amazing. (sample) These two neurotic, self-absorbed characters slant their way through a nightmarish urban scenes and moan and whine and get hurt/killed a lot. It’s hilarious and has a great visual style where the cartoon panels are irregular geometric shapes and the ‘action’ is pushed into the corner by oppressive patterns. Basically it’s better than anything I can think to say about it.




6 Responses to “*̡͌lÌ¡*̡̡ ̴̡ı̴̴̡ ̡̡͡|̲̲̲͡͡͡ ̲▫̲͡ ̲̲̲͡͡π̲̲͡͡ ̲̲͡▫̲̲͡͡ ̲|̡̡̡ Ì¡ ̴̡ı̴̡̡ *̡͌lÌ¡*”
The book might be amazing, but what’s with the weird title of this post? :P Oh well :)
“*̡͌lÌ¡*̡̡ ̴̡ı̴̴̡ ̡̡͡|̲̲̲͡͡͡ ̲▫̲͡ ̲̲̲͡͡π̲̲͡͡ ̲̲͡▫̲̲͡͡ ̲|̡̡̡ Ì¡ ̴̡ı̴̡̡ *̡͌lÌ¡*â€
*̡͌l̡*̡̡ ̴̡ı̴̴̡ ̡̡͡|̲̲̲͡͡͡ ̲▫̲͡ ̲̲̲͡͡π̲̲͡͡ ̲̲͡▫̲̲͡͡ ̲|̡̡̡ ̡ ̴̡ı̴̡̡ *̡͌l̡*
*̡͌l̡*̡̡ ̴̡ı̴̴̡ ̡̡͡|̲̲̲͡͡͡ ̲▫̲͡ ̲̲̲͡͡π̲̲͡͡ ̲̲͡▫̲̲͡͡ ̲|̡̡̡ ̡ ̴̡ı̴̡̡ *̡͌l̡*_
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thanh pho HCM p4 Q5