![]() Side comments of secondary characters don’t add much in the way of humor or interest. The characters’ emotional range is limited. ![]() Why wouldn’t Squid know about mittens, if those are what they always wear? When Octopus cheers Squid up after his dream, the conversation sounds more like an unnaturally cheery adult talking to a child than two close friends. The conflicts and dialogues, for the most part, do not ring true. While Nyeu’s swirling silkscreens, executed in a controlled palette of blues, greens, oranges and yellows, present flora and fauna in magical, decorative compositions, her verbal narrative falls short. Octopus then mistakes a cowboy boot for a hat finally, the duo reads a fortune about everlasting friendship-the most successful story of the lot. Next, Squid is sad to have lost the X-ray vision bestowed while dreaming-and his status as “Super Squid.” His friend convinces him that he remains special. ![]() When Squid knits socks for his multiple limbs and Octopus tells him they wear mittens, not socks, the buddies argue. Nyeu’s latest contains four stories about the relationship between two eccentric sea creatures. ![]()
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