"Slip" suffers from having what I think is a good heart and idea, but ultimately just fails to really follow through and leaves the whole story kind of limp. The characters feel very flat and don't have much beyond one or two personality traits/characteristics; the artwork is alright but is visually dry (which is ironic considering art is such a big part of the book); the main themes of the story get really sidetracked by the main character focusing so much on herself and how it affects her that her friend genuinely seems to start to come off as an afterthought. ( )

HHHHNNNNNNGGGGGGHHHH this is exactly what my emotions felt like when I was a senior in high school ( )

Angsty artist angsts all over her summer arts program and the other angsty artists there as she processes a friend's attempted suicide. The bad gets worse when hallucinations and/or vaguely paranormal garbage starts happening.

Creators' kindly include me and my review on page 54:


https://i.imgur.com/ueQQUT5.jpg

(I seriously need to buy this NFT and use it on all my reviews for graphic novels about artists and art schools.) ( )

An interesting GN about friendship and struggling to understand the reasons behind a friend’s suicide attempts through art and pottery. The artwork was ok, the colors were muted until Jade attempts to create a piece that helps her maneuver through her feelings. I wonder if there will be more colors added when the GN finally publishes. The story came off stilted, which made it hard to understand the story. ( )

My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/vXzfmtwizW4

Enjoy! ( )