Are You Listening?

I love Walden's art, it's so good.

The story here is all character driven. They characters are great, they have great chemistry and are supportive of each other without loosing sight of themselves. But it feels lopsided, like Bea benefits way more than Lou. At times due to the gorgeous art, strong characters, and emotionality it reminded me of a Miyazaki film.

I misunderstood, I had thought that they had both lost their mothers, but it was just Lou. So when we get to Diamond's address and there's nothing there I felt the three of them have a strong connection, that the three of them are motherless/homeless or ‘can never go home again'. But that's not the case.

The art is superior to the story and I'm mad/disappointed that when this is held at a distance it seems like a bunch of lesbian stereotypes: broken young woman who was molested and is a lesbian finds an older protective lesbian without feminine qualities, lives with her, is taken care of by her, and they get a cat.

There's more to it than that, like magical elements and closure, but those are the broad strokes.