{"id":8843,"date":"2017-03-01T17:43:09","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T22:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=8843"},"modified":"2021-09-22T17:03:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T21:03:00","slug":"mockingbird-vol-1-i-can-explain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/8843","title":{"rendered":"Mockingbird Vol. 1: I Can Explain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mockingbird Vol. 1: I Can Explain<\/a><\/em> (2016) Chelsea Cain, Joelle Jones, Ibrahim Moustafa, Kate Niemczyk<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>To be honest, I think I need to read this again later.<\/p>\n

There was much I liked–a lot I liked–but the story was described as a puzzle box, and some of it seemed to depend upon previous knowledge of characters, so I’m not sure if my confusion stemmed from that or from the puzzle-like nature of the story.<\/p>\n

But as I said, there was a lot I enjoyed.<\/p>\n

Take these scenes where she is in the waiting room at the medical facility.
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There is a lot going on in those panels, mostly in the background, and I know that if I knew more about those background characters it would be even funnier. I mean, look at the pamphlet the one guy is holding.<\/p>\n

The whole comic was like that with a ton of little things going on in the background.<\/p>\n

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And then there was the random stuff that just cracked me up.<\/p>\n

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So although I need to reread and think about it some more, I did enjoy it–despite all the bits I am sure I was missing.<\/p>\n

Published by Marvel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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