Heh heh! Sorry about he worm pit, Bohemianne! Sounds as though I may have tapped into a phobia… although it was certainly meant to be intimidating for poor Ijoli!
Thanks so much for such a terribly kind, exhilarating review! So very grateful that you took the time to re-explore past chapters… it's always been my prayer that this trek is one that readers would be motivated to make more than once! The cartoony look of this series' art may always have seemed at odds with the plot's often grim tone; it's a welcome compliment indeed, then, when you tell me that the storytelling works for you regardless! It's wonderfully pleasing to me that you've become engaged with the story's characters and their concerns! These invented personalities seem very real for me (it would be difficult to write for them with any conviction, otherwise), and I couldn't be more gratified that their plights have proved touching to some degree! I, like you, have ever been enamored with Mary Shelley's misbegotten monster, initially through cinematic representations and soon after via the the author's original account (I first read Frankenstein in high school and have done so several times since. It's a novel that rewards repeat visits!) The concept of a ferociously vengeful, ferally innocent mountain of a child-man is so iconic… I'm most pleased that my homage to it here should strike such a sound chord with you! But then, you've been unfailingly kind to every aspect of this series throughout its run! Your warmly supportive commentary has become a much-anticipated feature of these presentations… my thanks to you for making the whole experience such a joy!
