Usually the side characters have been rather pointless but the perspective they bring in Strings is very well done because they’re on the outside. Eventually, Rachel does ask Max that question and the answer Max gives is very heartfelt and one that gives value to this world. It raises the question of whether Max sees her more than the girl whose life was tragically cut short. Rachel has a different response because she knows that she was brutally murdered in that reality. It’s a very human thing and I appreciate that the writing touches on these dilemmas because it’s a layer of characterisation that keeps them feeling like real people. Chloe acknowledges that it’s a selfish desire in those quiet moments when Max isn’t around even though we all know she is going through with helping her best friend. There’s a saying that comes to mind which is ‘If you love someone then let them go’ but as anyone who’s been in those situations knows it’s easy in theory but harder in practice.
This is her best friend and Chloe doesn’t want to be abandoned again even if that sting doesn’t define her as much as it does in other realities. Chloe absolutely adores Max but she selfishly wants Max to stay in this world rather than go back to the one with another version of her. It’s the way these characters deal with learning about their fates in another world that really drives some great moments.įor this version of Chloe, some things never change regardless of the universe.
It’s a slow start because the first ten pages or so are briefing Chloe and Rachel on things that we are already familiar with. Strings starts with Max revealing her powers to Chloe and Rachel so the weight she was carrying is now gone from her shoulders and Max wants to find a way back to her reality or string in the universe. That said, this series of chapters in the story definitely put things back on the right track because it focuses a lot more on character and plot development. Written by Emma Vieceli | Art by Claudia Leonardi, Andrea Izzo | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 112ppĪt the end of the last volume, it’s safe to say that I found things a little disappointing because it’s where I really saw the cliched fanfiction tropes and it came across as fan service fluff until the very end of Vol.2.
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