Al didn’t react to that very well. Page 28.
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oh nooo
The may you were about ME.
Well??????
Will we know?
Ahhhhhhhrrrrrggggggggh
Also, I love it how in panel one, Al doesn’t even make it into a question. Effectively he’s saying, Brendan, shut up.
oh my gosh the shadows on Al’s head
i just noticed
Curious to see what he is talking about, bc so far I’m not getting it. Even if Al was gay that doesn’t = transexual.
I don’t know why, but I really hear Al having the voice of Broc Sampson—especially in the first panel. XD
i don’t know what’s being referenced here, either..
..i hope i’ll get the answer during my second reading of this presentation.
“you thought, ‘maybe…’ what, Bren-Bren?”
Make that three of us – what is the unspoken question here? What about Al’s attitude about everything made Brendan think… whatever it is he’s thinking?
Assuming that Brendan is asking whether Al wanted to be a gal, I can’t see anything in the comic that hints at that, even in the flashbacks, but maybe I’m missing something?
> I can’t see anything in the comic that hints at that, even in the flashbacks
It’s all over the place. It’s just…hard to distinguish because it’s not obvious. It’s the small, unexplained things that breathe life and character into this narrative. The very first comic after the title page, with Al’s reaction to the blue fairy. His grip on his chest when he wakes up. His expression when told his body should feel “familiar.” His explosion at Brendan, when little more than confusion should have been warranted.
I think the only reason I’m so in tune with it is just because OHS is a piece that is written FOR everyone, but seemingly as a love letter TO a trans audience. It would take longer than I’ve got time to count the number of pages in this comic that have made me cry, or forced my stomach into my throat and my chest to clench up…
This is a beautiful analysis of Al and the comic in general. I wonder if knowing Sulla (and the fact he’s a robot now) will open his mind to transitioning. After all? He’s supposed to be dead and most people believe he is. Logistically, it’s very easy for him to become a woman, but he’s got a lifetime of conditioning and self-hate to heal from before ever considering it.
Your a good, compassionate man Brendan Pinsky.
What if Brendan is talking about a family? Like, had he and Al talked about making a synthetic human together but in the image of a boy? And he’s frustrated because Sulla is a girl and not how they originally planned it to be? Or because Sulla is like a daughter to Brendan and not just like another project. Hmmm….Oh the possibilities! Love the comic!
I think Brendan’s comment is referring to how closed off and secretive Al was. If he were trans, then I doubt he would have accepted it for himself, much less reveal it to anyone else.
Waking up after all that time and seeing this on top of questioning the ethical and philisophical rammifications of my existence…I’d be pretty done to.
Hi! Just started reading and I can’t seem to load c1p28 at all? This is so great so far! Can’t help but feel like I’m missing something very important here right now though >_<
I started reading this yesterday and re-reading this again today and ouch that “It’s just the way you wanted”hurts.
“nobody knows” is used here as an interesting way of saying “I have been grieving you for the past sixteen years without ever being able to fully express that grief to a n y o n e so is it honestly any wonder that I am still PRETTY HECKED UP ABOUT IT”
Yes! To be forced to grieve alone and in silence for the most important relationship in your life – just the thought of it breaks my heart.
I also appreciate the reference above to “a love letter to a trans audience” and “the small unexplained things…”
I’m so glad this strip is here, and that people understand and care enough to make kind, thoughtful, meaningful contributions to these discussions.
Sláinte!