bluenicorn's review
3.0
Points for the author if the title is a reference to the Polaris song. I'm just kind of tired of graphic novels where the storyline is about being depressed and needing a girlfriend. I couldn't stand Jeffrey Brown until he started drawing cats and robots. Then he became a bit more original. There's potential here- I like the characters... it's just the overall premise that annoys me. I would read more, though.
corncobwebs's review
very much in the spirit of the early autobiographical books by Jeffery Brown, and also books like the Scott Pilgrim series. also reminded me of a bunch of people I knew in college, including myself. was annoyed about how some characters (including LDB) scoff at hipsters, when they are so clearly hipsters themselves. Loved the idea of "style points" bowling, and am hoping Jason Poole will want to do this with me sometime. Am sufficiently curious about how LDB will cope with his insensitive crush (and perceived girlfriend) revealing that she has a boyfriend that I ordered the next few volumes in the series.
jekutree's review
1.0
Picked this up on sale at my local comic shop based off the design of LDB. The art in this book is great and some of the layouts in this volume were actually pretty impressive. However, the writing was overall pretty poor. The dialogue ranges from quality to passable to straight up cringe and the pacing of the story is down right awful. Characters just pop up and pop out of the story with no explanation or introduction and everyone but LDB is annoying and poorly written. The book tries hard to be quirky and is chock full of pop culture references that don’t land. Overall, I wouldn’t recommend this book and I’m likely not going to pick up the other volumes.
2/10
2/10
bohowallflower's review
4.0
Li'l Depressed Boy is a really interesting comic that really allows the reader to put themselves in his place. The stories are sort of ordinary, but that's what makes them relatable. It also gives the reader the opportunity to see what it may be like to live with depression, in a normal life but seeing everything through sad eyes.
dannireadsallthetime's review
3.0
I guess it is no surprise that I felt depressed when I finished this one. I would read more though.
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