Comments on: #170 - I’m Not Waiting.

by: Rachel

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:09:01 +0000

It’s interesting. A very good comic. I feel sorry for the pair of them but at the same time I’m happy they might get back together. You can tell that they love each other and I’m sure Maria would be calling for Anders when she is giving birth if he wasn’t there. I hope he doesn’t make the same mistakes that he did in the past and I hope Maria won’t be so hothead over the small things. But then again, that’s what you learn to love about these guys.

by: Namagem

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:21:36 +0000

I swear, before the years out, I’ll learn 24hr fluently.

by: july

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:09:30 +0000

For some reason I don’t hate Anders for being a dickface. Maybe it’s because he treated the other girl like shit and she ended up being sort of deserving of being treated like shit. If he’d actually had some sort of real relationship with the other woman, I’d say off with his head, but somehow it feels like there was some weird kind of justice in it.

He still sucks but I think he should be with Maria anyway.
Which is weird because personally, I’d never get back with someone that cheated on me. =/ They’d be GONE FOREVER.

by: SarahKat

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:59:55 +0000

I just read your entire archives in one sitting: this comic is a beautiful piece of art and prose! Especially given the typical American standards of, er…not showing weenies and even mildly deviant sex…the confidence and depth of your work is a refreshing change. I love it!

by: Mari

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:34:03 +0000

“FUCK!” hahaha! nice mood killer Maria

by: Reuben

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 06:18:20 +0000

For those of you wanting drama, wait until Johan releases the cell phone video that he made.

by: Aurie

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:37:54 +0000

I love the expressiveness of the hands. The way they hold their hands really says a lot about how they’re feeling.

by: berga

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:23:23 +0000

awesomeness, for better or worse this will create some delicious havoc.

also, Not related to time, but i still sometimes confuse myself reading dates on american pages, eg month/day/year. especially when it is past the 12th of that month.

by: Paav

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:00:03 +0000

I am always suprised when everyone rushes to condemn Anders and deplore any contact that Maria has with him. There is no way to defend Anders, he is an asshole and a particularly selfish one at that. However, Maria can be something of a heinous little bitch as well.

Her family continuously trashes Anders. She doesn’t defend him from them just caastigates him for trying to interact on the same level. Tries to get him fired from his job. Then goes to the job and acts like a smarmy, duplicitous bitch, while her brother is spray painting Tina’s house. Her actions were every bit as indefensible as Anders’ were.

The difference is that Maria was acting with a callous disregard for Anders’ feelings, Anders was purposefully malicious in his reaction (though his being drunk may have been why he went so far). You can parse which one is worse but both caused the other person to end the relationship in their own mind. Anders decided to break up with Maria when he saw the spray paint. Maria decided to leave when she saw Anders with Tina.

It’s the balance and humanity that Rene captures that intrigue me about this story. Each one has hurt the other very badly and neither could be blamed if they never wanted a relationship. But it does seem like there are true feelings between the two of them. They both backed away from other willing partners. I am interested to see whether they can mature enough to be together or be apart; or if they will continue their current behavior.

by: Mike

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:02:43 +0000

One additional comment: I’m not saying that I think ALM’s genre is some kind of pure romantic comedy; I was just talking about one genre where the limits of where the drama can go are often way too circumscribed.