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When I Was A Mall Model
An autobiographical tale about trying to build a career as a model when I was a late teen. Full of awkward antidotes and outfits galore! Definitely read it before you think about buying a bunch of shoes and walking down a mall runway.
26 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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Monica Gallagher
68 books66 followersMonica Gallagher is an indie creator with over fifteen years experience making comics and illustrations with a positive, feminist spin. She has worked for Oni Press, Vertigo, Papercutz, and Valiant, and as well as self-published several of her own mini-comics and books. Her current webcomics are Assassin Roommate and BOO! It's Sex!, updated weekly on Webtoons. Monica recently finished her first scripted podcast with Alex Segura, Lethal Lit, (mentioned by the New York Times as “A Great Podcast of 2018”!) for iHeart Radio.
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February 17, 2017
I always love finding new comics to read, especially if they are about topics I am interested in.
This is just a short comic, but I have to say that I didn't mind that much. It was a complete story for me, sure, I would have liked to see more in depth about a few things, but all in all, I quite liked how the story was centred only on the modelling and why she always wanted to do that. It didn't go to other branches that could have been expanded.
It was quite interesting to see her still try to be a model at her age. Not that she is old, but generally people start modelling when they are still teenagers or younger. Then again, she did say herself that she was late with a lot of things (and we got a few examples).
But yeah, I guess if she had been earlier she could have probably have had a glamorous career, but now not many people want her, especially if they have a slew of younger, more willing models. It is a shame, she is definitely pretty and model-worthy. And she did get a few good things on her way, which is already something a lot of people can't say.
The art is also pretty good, I love the style, it fits perfect with the book. Elegant, stylish.
Definitely a comic I would recommend if you are also interested about modelling.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
This is just a short comic, but I have to say that I didn't mind that much. It was a complete story for me, sure, I would have liked to see more in depth about a few things, but all in all, I quite liked how the story was centred only on the modelling and why she always wanted to do that. It didn't go to other branches that could have been expanded.
It was quite interesting to see her still try to be a model at her age. Not that she is old, but generally people start modelling when they are still teenagers or younger. Then again, she did say herself that she was late with a lot of things (and we got a few examples).
But yeah, I guess if she had been earlier she could have probably have had a glamorous career, but now not many people want her, especially if they have a slew of younger, more willing models. It is a shame, she is definitely pretty and model-worthy. And she did get a few good things on her way, which is already something a lot of people can't say.
The art is also pretty good, I love the style, it fits perfect with the book. Elegant, stylish.
Definitely a comic I would recommend if you are also interested about modelling.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
August 12, 2018
I love Monica Gallagher, but this wasn’t quite for me.
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