Olivia Olson

So, I just recently finished binge-watching all ten seasons of Adventure Time, and, man, what a ride that was. It's just a lovely show: fun, imaginative, surprisingly complex, full of heart, and far, far too good to let the kids who make up its ostensible audience keep it all to themselves.

The final episode was, no lie, one of the finest series finales I've ever seen. It was a wonderful note to go out on and in general wrapped things up in a really beautiful way. But there were a couple of characters I really, really wanted to see more of afterward, and whose story did not feel complete at all.

Fortunately, this graphic novel was available to meet all my Simon & Marceline needs! It's written by Olivia Olson, the voice of Marceline herself, and she's included a very sweet little introduction talking about how much her character, and the relationship between these two characters, meant to her. Certainly she's got a great handle on them, and clearly knows how to tap into the emotional heart of their relationship.

There are maybe a few things I could nitpick here when it comes to the plot or to continuity issues, but you know what? I refuse to care about that too much. This gave me, as the kids say, All the Feels, and it provided the satisfying ending I was hoping for. And that's more than good enough for me!… (meer)