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4.5 stars!
I've been following this artist's work online for quite a while so it was very cool to read her published work! I'd seen many of her pigeon comics before, but I really appreciated their framing in this book, as they are divided into thematic sections and accompanied by longer written sections where Mullin explains her mental health journey and how her comics relate to her experiences.
I admire the honesty present throughout the book, as Mullin dives into her real life experiences and gives a frank look at how anxiety and depression have affected her life, and the ways she has worked to combat them. I actually especially enjoyed the written portions, and felt that her added context helped me appreciate where the comics were coming from.
This book also includes a good section on positivity, the importance of making active efforts to improve your mental health, and a discussion of how medication was able to help the author. I worry sometimes that mental health related works can focus a little too heavily on the negatives and "relatability" and encourage staying in that space of negativity, but felt that this book struck a healthy balance of acknowledging the difficulties and struggles of getting past that stage, while not glossing over or romanticizing anything.
Mullin's art style is also super cute and while the comics are in a simple square paneled format and follow a lot of the same themes throughout they never feel stale. The art feels thoughtful and unique from comic to comic, and I especially like the coloring.
Overall definitely among my favorites of the internet comics to be published as a book!
Content Warnings: discussions/depictions of anxiety and depression throughout, sections discussing/depicting dissociation and emotional abuse, discussion of medication
I've been following this artist's work online for quite a while so it was very cool to read her published work! I'd seen many of her pigeon comics before, but I really appreciated their framing in this book, as they are divided into thematic sections and accompanied by longer written sections where Mullin explains her mental health journey and how her comics relate to her experiences.
I admire the honesty present throughout the book, as Mullin dives into her real life experiences and gives a frank look at how anxiety and depression have affected her life, and the ways she has worked to combat them. I actually especially enjoyed the written portions, and felt that her added context helped me appreciate where the comics were coming from.
This book also includes a good section on positivity, the importance of making active efforts to improve your mental health, and a discussion of how medication was able to help the author. I worry sometimes that mental health related works can focus a little too heavily on the negatives and "relatability" and encourage staying in that space of negativity, but felt that this book struck a healthy balance of acknowledging the difficulties and struggles of getting past that stage, while not glossing over or romanticizing anything.
Mullin's art style is also super cute and while the comics are in a simple square paneled format and follow a lot of the same themes throughout they never feel stale. The art feels thoughtful and unique from comic to comic, and I especially like the coloring.
Overall definitely among my favorites of the internet comics to be published as a book!
Content Warnings: discussions/depictions of anxiety and depression throughout, sections discussing/depicting dissociation and emotional abuse, discussion of medication
