A review by graypeape
Alison and Her Rock Awesome Robot by Fred Chao

4.0

A kind of quiet comic strip, not so much a laugh-out-loud comic as a makes-you-smile-with nostalgia sort of thing. I enjoyed it, it's got a hook to it, sucked me right in. While there is no explanation for why Alison and her parents live with a robot, a monkey, and five penguins, they all seem to accept it like it's no big deal, so I did too. I'm sure kids would enjoy this strip, but I feel like adults are as much the intended audience as kids; there are many 80s and 90s pop culture references, and the kid stuff reminds me of when I was a kid, so much nostalgia there. This wants to be another Calvin & Hobbes (at least, that's the feeling I got). It's not quite there yet, but it's getting there. 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4.
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