Comments on: The End Part 1

By: Lance

Lance — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:56:02 +0000

Don’t worry. The people nitpicking are just upset that the comic is over, and are trying to rationalize their emotions.

Wonderful series.

By: Chris neff

Chris neff — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:01:53 +0000

Wow. I’ve just read this entire comic from start to finish from 2am to 4am. I was very deeply moved and I can say that it was one of the most moving comics I have ever read to date. Very very very good job. I hope to read all of your future works.

And bonks to those who note the unlikeliness of the death at childbirth. I was almost at tears by the end of that panel. A great ending to a great series.

Good Job, Rene.

By: Achille Lauro

Achille Lauro — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 00:46:07 +0000

Emmi: Well, do research, but only to a point. At some point the average reader won’t know/care about how accurate the medical procedure is. So you just have to make it plausible. Not 100% realistic. Merely *plausible* to the average reader or the audience.

By: Kay

Kay — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:19:35 +0000

That was an achingly beautiful comic. Thank you so much. I am about to start it all over again, so as to catch some of the nuances that I missed last time.
As for dying in childbirth, it’s unlikeliness, and all that, there is a long-term blog written by a guy in Minneapolis whose wife died unexpectedly the day after their daughter was born. Just because it doesn’t happen often doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen at all. 5 in 1000? So she was one of those. I think it was a great ending. Thanks, Rene.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:35:36 +0000

i can never read another comic again this one it so great! all the characters are fantastic!

By: kevin

kevin — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:08:16 +0000

new reader here, I hit previous

AND STILL GOT THE SPOILER D:

By: Inae

Inae — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 10:31:27 +0000

Maria can’t be gone!! There were problems during her delivery?

By: Trett

Trett — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 04:14:35 +0000

I just want to say i read this comic a long time ago while it was in progress, and forgot about it, and just remembered about it.

this ending’s intensity and shock is comparable to the climax of George Orwell’s 1984, when Julia and Winston are discovered reading The Book. Those few sentences convey such power and shock, so similar to what i felt reading this comic.

i didn’t see it coming at all, and Rene, it think you did an outstanding job with your comic. i just wanted you to know.

By: simonwalvis

simonwalvis — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:37:39 +0000

I read through your entire series in 1 day.
-EPIC.

By: Nika

Nika — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:39:20 +0000

I too found Anders Loves Maria from QC and read it in two days.

I too was left in tears.

Bawling really, for at least a half an hour after… But I’m quite sensitive and very afraid of child birth to begin with. :/

I agree with Zeb, not only is the artistic style breathtaking, the depth of the characters deserves recognition. I think it takes more talent creating a story where the characters are flawed but lovable, those that hurt us when they do wrong because we are so attached to them. There are no “good guys” or “bad guys”; everyone makes mistakes, bad choices, and we even find ourselves rooting for Tina a little bit though we can’t wait for Maria and Anders to get back together.

I enjoyed this comic immensely and am so glad to have found it even though I am left feeling like I lost a friend.

Rene, Tack så mycket.