Thoughtful Dinosaur Comic Review: Short, but...well, thoughtful.
Thoughtful Dinosaur is a small project by Kelci Crawford ( @kelcid ) that I backed on Kickstarter, back in September of 2016.
I got it in the mail a couple of days ago, read it and...I really liked it, and have decided to share my thoughts on it.
Thoughtful Dinosaur is about Billy Veloci, a dinosaur who isn’t exactly where she hoped she’d be once she graduated college. To make matters worse, she get’s laid off from her job, along with most of the people working there, and has to try and pick her life back up, and find a place for herself in this crazy world.
What follows is a short, but very uplifting and relatable story. I don’t want to talk about it too much, considering it’s a relatively short comic, but let’s just say it’s story is one that says, “Just because you didn’t go where you thought you’d go in life, doesn’t mean you can’t find another good destination.”
This might sound weird but, probably what I admire most about this story is the simplicity of it. It just kind of shows a period in this character’s life. There are no villains, no big tragedies, it’s just this character trying to overcome an obstacle that many regular people have had to overcome at some point in their lives. And sometimes that’s all you need, just something kind of down to earth and relatable (albeit with anthropomorphic dinosaurs and fantasy creatures).
I honestly feel like reading something like this is what I needed right now. I’m kind of in a similar boat that Billy is in at the beginning of the story. I’m not exactly sure where my life is going right now. One of my biggest fears now is “the future”. The future’s unpredictable and usually doesn’t go where you hope it’s going to go, but at the same time, you can find something that gives your life meaning, even if it’s small, in places you didn’t exactly think you’d find it.
In summary, Thoughtful Dinosaur is a simple but very charming story, with a great deal of passion behind it. It’s story is simple, but it can be very relatable to the reader. I’m not exactly sure if this comic is on sale to the public yet, but I definitely recommend you pick it up if you see it. Whether physically or digitally, check out Thoughtful Dinosaur.
