Hello again! It’s another Is It Wednesday? where we talk about webcomics on… Wednesdays. I’m so excited for this week!
Today’s spotlight is on @sasmilledge’s Mimon.
Updates: Monday
Recommended if you liked: Kiki’s Delivery Service, Inkheart, Through the Woods, The Shadow of the Wind
If you’re unfamiliar with Mimon, here’s a quick summary: Hester, a hedgewitch, is approached one day by a girl named Ainsley who requests her help ridding her family of a problem - a poltergeist-type problem - and Hester agrees. Hester’s determined look at the mention of a poltergeist definitely suggests that there is more to her involvement than the reader knows, and this subtle hint at hidden information is one of the first aspects that is so enticing about Mimon.
Mimon is a newer webcomic, starting in early 2017, but already the art and the characters have captured our attention at Is It Wednesday?. The character designs have a realistic, yet stylized feel; I’m particularly fond of Ainsley’s forehead. It’s a characteristic I don’t usually see highlighted in a female character. It gives Ainsley a youthful, open demeanour and sets her design apart from Hester’s.
As well, Milledge’s pacing and expressions are almost cinematic. The panel perspective shifts between characters in conversation evoke changes in shot within a film. Even when the characters aren’t speaking, or the panel is pulled away from them, their poses are reflective of their character personalities. The beats between actions lend to a slower pace without feeling as though it drags between panels. This is especially prevalant in the last few page updates that have hardly any text and all the focus is on the action. Her use of pacing becomes key, forcing the reader to pay attention to the slightest changes between panels.
Speaking of panels, the way Milledge adds panels to a page is changed with one minor detail: white outline. The panels seem to float or mix in with the background as, rather than a thick black outline, Milledge uses white to differentiate the panel boundaries. However, this change also allows for less of a division, as characters sometimes refuse to stay within the boundaries of a panel. It’s a small change on the page, but it has a dynamic effect on the atmosphere of Mimon. This change of outline is also interesting when coupled with Hester’s magic, which looks like drawn light. I won’t go into too many details about what happens with the magic, because it is one of the best parts of the comic. Just pay close attention to how it interacts with the environment and characters.
There’s so much to enjoy about Mimon; it is sure to pull you in from the first moment that Ainsley asks “are you the witch?”
Read it HERE from the beginning!
Let us know your thoughts and if you have a webcomic that you think we should read! Until next time, I’ll be asking myself Is It Wednesday? and I hope you will be too!
Just read #Mamo by #SasMilledge and it was so good! I really hope this gets made into an animated or live action film because it's a great story. A must read for anyone who likes magic, witches, and LGBT+ representation. #graphicnovels #comics #LGBT https://www.instagram.com/p/CdPTpKvOSQz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
