SNOT GIRL
Would you read a comic girl called Snot Girl? Strange name for a comic right? I couldn't help but read this comic since it is written and illustrated by two of my favorite artist; Leslie Hung and Bryan Lee O'Malley. Is it wrong to be to only read a comic just because of the illustrations? Well, this is what drew me to this comic. The illustrations are simply beautiful. I only got my hands on volume one, I expected some of the comic to be illustrated by Bryan, but the whole volume was illustrated by Hung.
The comic starts off questioning who Lottie Peron is, a social media socialite. Lottie is a fashion blogger who keeps up her perfect appearance online. Her blog defines who she is, it is who she want's to become. Her insecurity disappears when she posts to her blog. Lottie has an allergy issue and when they start acting up snot tends to drip from her nose. She becomes unperfect in her eyes and by taking her new allergy pills she feels that they will make her perfect. In the real world, she is unperfect so she tries anything she can to make herself a "fresh start" on being perfect. It is almost like New Years for everyone, we always say we will do something and when we don't we say we will do it, at this day, at this time. We never end up doing it anyway but in Lottie's case, these allergy pills seem to be doing more harm than good.
Lottie's problems that pertain to the issues surrounding her ex-boyfriend, her abnormal anger issues, and the stunning new fashion blogger, all stem from these new pills the new doctor has prescribed for her. Since I am already on volume one, I can't say whether or not my hypothesis is correct. On a personal level, I can understand Lottie's desire to be the perfect self. Isn't that what we all are striving to attain? To one day look at our life and say, "I finally reached (insert your name here) 2.0".
The transitions in the comic are not my favorite, sometimes it can be a little confusing but that is all made up for by re-reading and the art style. Other than dealing with Lottie's personal problems, she has to deal with living in a fake fantasy world these fashion blogger put on for themselves, having artificial friends, and yearning for on person to truly accept her. Oh, and that she almost murdered one of thew new fashion bloggers who gave her this embarrassing nickname, Snottie Lottie. I want to see her prevail, from being Snottie Lottie to being just Lottie. I'll have to get my hands on volume two and find out.
to be continued...
