I think if I have read this in 2018 it would have been thoroughly dispiriting. Reading these books in 2021 after he had been soundly trounced in the election and with the possibility of jail time (for any of multitude of the illegal things that he did) is somewhat calming. Two years into the previous administration, McSweeney’s published two small books which railed against everything the Criminal in Chief stood for and had done. But one year later not enough people have been punished. One year ago trump and his lackeys tried to overthrow the government. Small Blows Against Encroaching Totalitarianisms: Volume One SOUNDTRACK: The sounds of trump supporters violating our National Buildings in a failed Insurrection plot (2021). His boyfriend is serious and they imagine settling down someday is gay marriage is ever legalized. Even their serious significant others are on board. She also needs help with her visa to stay in the country. She is his best friend (they’ve known each other forever) and she is a lesbian. He is actually just about to get married to a woman. They would love for him to come home, but he has made a life for himself here. Ravi is gay, but he has not (and could never) come out to his strict Indian parents (who are back in India). The last of their college friends is Ravi. When Diego starts dating Meghan, she finds her unbearably boring. She likes Diego but gets a little tired of him. She has known Kari and Diego since college. She is very successful and expects the best from everyone. Kira (the similar names are cute, rather than cloying, I think) is his girlfriend of many years. Kari is the more business minded side of Diego–he knows about money and how to get it. Kari (and his father especially) have very high expectations for Kari. They have been close as anything for many years. Kari (he is Norwegian) is Diego’s college friend. He has been working in the tech field for many years and has brought some of his good college friends to work with his at Del Oro, a startup tech firm with one of the hottest apps out right now. She has also just had a very good date with Diego Garcia.ĭiego (Digs) is techie guy with great ideas. But she doesn’t dare risk things for that. She’s not even sure why she works in marketing–she has no real sense of self and would love to be an artist. As we meet her, she has just gotten laid off (with about one third of the firm) of a tech company that has had to resize itself. Meghan is a single woman whose life has been one of upheaval. The book is set up with each chapter being about one of the five main characters. I saw this book at work and was attracted by the cover (obviously San Francisco) and that it was about a tech startup company (sort of). Flo keeps thinking about how there’s only a few days left of the trip but he keeps missing out on all of the amazing things that Sander is enjoying (which makes him even more angry). Floor is easily aggravated and not afraid to let Sander know it. Sander, loves this trip and doesn’t care about Floor’s feelings at all. Floor is supposed to take pictures, but he is also greatly missing Bas. They are working together to write an article about a volcano. The first chapter shows Floor (I love that he makes himself so very tiny) with a very large man, Sander. ![]() And now it is getting translated into English by Laura Watkinson. ![]() So in 2012 he wrote this full graphic novel. He loved doing it but he wanted to talk about more than just his daily life. he wrote about himself and his boyfriend Bas. Floor de Groete started a site where he published a daily comic. ![]() Although this one was pretty great–welcome back! I feel like I haven’t really enjoyed that many books from Oni Press lately.
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