![]() ![]() Taken as a whole, It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth feels almost unrelenting in its unpredictability but refreshing and captivating for exactly the same reasons. Some pages are monochromatic, and others are highly saturated with hot pink, lime green, and orange. The same “bounciness” extends to the comic’s visuals, which include a mixture of precise nine-panel-grid comics, loose cartoons, collage, pixel art, and even texts. Nevertheless, that doesn’t make It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth any less brilliant.īouncing between comedy, tragedy, and horror in the blink of an eye, It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth feels emotionally expansive but rarely stays in one place–in terms of space, time, or tone–for long. Readers shouldn’t come into It’s Lonely with the expectation of a neat or tidy conclusion because, as in real life, very little in this comic ties up neatly. ![]() She’s open about her anxieties, and insecurities, and doesn’t shy away from depicting herself in ways that aren’t always likable or admirable. ![]() In It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth, Thorogood tracks six months of her life and shares her struggles with depression, relationships, and comics. It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth, the sophomore solo effort of cartoonist Zoe Thorogood is every bit as emotionally vulnerable and introspective as its “auto-bio-graphic novel” subtitle suggests. ![]()
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