Octupus Prime

I read Octopus Pie for my web comic. I'd normally say I've read web comics before but I feel after reading Octopus Pie, I'm not so sure that statement holds up.

I say that on the basis of only reading short little one offs like Cyanide and happiness and similarly short one offs with rotating characters like Penny Arcade. Octopus Pie felt like a different format altogether, albeit still a web comic.

Luckily for me, the author had just finished a story arc where the "gang" goes camping. So I had a digestible little bite of the pie. (I'm so sorry) From what I can tell, its a fun mix of this happened to me and my friends mixed with a bit of cartoonish antics with a hint of the author's view of themselves projected on the page. I would even say it felt more like an illustrated blog of sorts, and I like the feeling of it. Of the similar things I've read this year, like Asterios Polyp, this felt really genuine and reflective than auto-biographical. I suppose that comes from the ongoing, evolving nature of the strip. Moment to moment happenings and less that the the story is contained in one arc.