Octopus Pie Volume 4 by Meredith Gran shows Gran's growth in every aspect of her art. This volume has much more depth as far as plot lines and the artwork is wonderful, and colorful.

Even in the early days of this being a web comic the stories were never simplistic but they were fairly simple. As one would expect in a novel series but is often lacking in graphic series, the characters are developing, changing and their emotions are deeper than most of what we saw before.

I would highly recommend this series to any fan and for newcomers I would suggest starting with volume 1. This is not because this volume can't be read as a standalone but you will really appreciate how this has developed from a good web comic into a superb comic, no longer just a collection of strips in the traditional sense.

Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley. ( )