Storming the Tower - The Honest Diarist. So, I'm quasi-returned, following a cross-country move with few stops and even less Internet access. I'll resume reviews in the next couple of days with a comic I've been sitting on for some time, but I wanted to bring your attention to the latest installment of Marc Ellerby's Ellerbisms (previously reviewed here). Diary comics are harder than they look, precisely because they require a degree of honesty that most of us are simply not able to offer up; either because we hesitate to stare our true selves in the face or out of respect for our lovely but flawed loved ones.
James Kolchalka's American Elf, which I often hold up as the template for successful diary comicking, is often astounding in its honesty. Forget the idle speculation on what it would be like to pet his cat with his penis, it's far more shocking when he chronicles his wife's miscarriage or his now-renowned temper. It's a difficult scene for a number of reasons. Two, it's remarkable that Ellerby has shared this at all. Making A Softer World. Hello, My Name Is Laura Park. Tintin Sketchbook. Webcomics: the Female Geekdom. Cat Rackham by Steve Wolfhard. Dash Shaw. Xkcd. White ninja. Cat and Girl. Dinosaur comics. Overcompensating. Perry bible fellowship. Comics curmudgeon. Achewood. Penny arcade. American elf.