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pluralstories2023-02-11 03:00 pm
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Soft-Pedaled, by gray Folie (contemporary comic, 2022)
"Romeo, it's okay to feel angry, but you can't just go off on people!!"
Blurb: a short comic about two multiples trying to process being unable to stop abuse at their respective workplaces.
Why is it worth your time?: I've read a lot of comics over the years, and I've never seen work like gray Folie's. Their work is beautiful, raw, and emotionally devastating, and I have to be in a specific mindframe to read it because man can it hurt. They pull no punches when showing the ugly, snotty, painful sides of trauma and mental illness. Also, they depict both an internal and external argument with crystal clarity, despite the multiple layers of reality they're simultaneously happening on, just by using colors and panel layouts, which is masterful.
Plural Tags: abuse high-focus, otherworld, friendship, nonhumans [cat person, snake person, doll, animal people]
Content Warnings: Child abuse. Others contain spoilers; see comments
Access Notes: Short, free to read online. Alas, this one doesn't seem to be screenreadable; other Folie works are. Back-up links:
Misc Notes: Felix, one of the main characters of this comic, has become the protagonist of a bigger (and screenreadable!) webcomic called Catharsis. It has only just started, though, so I'm going to hold off on adding it to this archive until I (or someone else) can give decent content warnings. You also might enjoy the art tags Folie has for them on tumblr; here's Felix's, and here's Izzi's.
Blurb: a short comic about two multiples trying to process being unable to stop abuse at their respective workplaces.
Why is it worth your time?: I've read a lot of comics over the years, and I've never seen work like gray Folie's. Their work is beautiful, raw, and emotionally devastating, and I have to be in a specific mindframe to read it because man can it hurt. They pull no punches when showing the ugly, snotty, painful sides of trauma and mental illness. Also, they depict both an internal and external argument with crystal clarity, despite the multiple layers of reality they're simultaneously happening on, just by using colors and panel layouts, which is masterful.
Plural Tags: abuse high-focus, otherworld, friendship, nonhumans [cat person, snake person, doll, animal people]
Content Warnings: Child abuse. Others contain spoilers; see comments
Access Notes: Short, free to read online. Alas, this one doesn't seem to be screenreadable; other Folie works are. Back-up links:
Misc Notes: Felix, one of the main characters of this comic, has become the protagonist of a bigger (and screenreadable!) webcomic called Catharsis. It has only just started, though, so I'm going to hold off on adding it to this archive until I (or someone else) can give decent content warnings. You also might enjoy the art tags Folie has for them on tumblr; here's Felix's, and here's Izzi's.
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Drop Out: http://drop-out.webcomic.ws/
Fresh Meat: http://fresh-meat.webcomic.ws/
EDIT: heads up though, Drop Out is about two girlfriends going on a road trip to commit suicide via Grand Canyon, and Fresh Meat is about being institutionalized as a minor. They're intense, and no lie, I had to put off reading even these shorts for a month because Folie's work is like holding my hand to a beautiful stove burner, more so the long stuff.