Bryan Lee O'Malley is a Canadian cartoonist. His first original graphic novel was Lost at Sea (2003), and he is best-known for the six-volume Scott Pilgrim series (2004 to 2010). All of his Scott Pilgrim graphic novels were published by Portland, Oregon-based Oni Press. In July 2014 his graphic novel Seconds was released by Ballantine Books. He is also a songwriter and musician (as Kupek and formerly in several short-lived Toronto bands). -Wikipedia
Ok, I'm pretty hooked into this, but I can't really explain why. It's really silly, and yet the murder mystery element bubbling just under the surface ties in really well somehow with the ridiculous interpersonal drama. Will Lottie get away with this horrendous accident? What does her creepy stalker ex-intern have to do with any of it? I'm gonna find out because I can't stop reading Snotgirl!
Fashion blogger murder mystery... Or is it? I picked up this series because the art is cute and because I've enjoyed Bryan Lee O'Malley's writing on Scott Pilgrim and Seconds. Snotgirl has an interesting premise, but it also unfortunately boasts too many annoying moments for a short monthly comic only two issues in. Lottie is horrible, but not in a way that interests me.
Bottom line: I feel like it's hard to spoof something without some love for it, and the over-the-top vapidity of Lottie and her friends seems disdainful. I follow a lot of fashion bloggers. They aren't airheads who can't feed themselves.
This issue reminded me of the many knives i had in my back in '05. The wounds don't feel so bad. I guess I'm finally over it. Yeah this isn't a helpful review, but a emotional reaction is better than being bored.
The death of coolgirl Caroline and an old intern is making Lottie Person paranoid. Oh boy, this series is going to be a spiral of unfortunate events but I still love the designs for Snotgirl and her world.
Okay 1. let me just say again that this is definitely not what I was expecting. Here I was thinking that it was a story about a tough girl with weird allergies who gets into fist fights or something but then the beginning of issue #1 made me think it was just about this fashion blogger with weird allergies but now it's obviously going in a completely different direction. I fucking hooked and I can't stop reading it.
I'm a sucker for a good murder mystery so I'm rating 3 stars for that element alone. I'm enjoying the concept and am hoping it begins to develop as the issues continue. Lotties charecter is a little too OTT for me. While she seems to be drowning in pathetic interpersonal drama the remaining charecters are feeling flat and closed off. I'm interested to see how the ex-intern comes into play.
A little disappointing from the creator of Scott Pilgrim, yet still entertaining enough to enjoy. Is also probably an attempt to appeal to modern culture, yet just feels a bit obnoxious and cringe-worthy. Yet again, seems to be satisfying enough, and curious to see how it continues.