One of Those Days
Based on the wildly popular webcomic, One of Those Days chronicles the life and love of Yehuda and Maya Devir as they take on the minutiae of marriage, the ups and downs of daily life, and the paradigm shift of new parenthood.
"Bursting with life . . . We get to know them through one-panel installments as though they've walked straight into the room, introduced themselves, and moved in."--Kate Beaton, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hark! A Vagrant Yehuda and Maya Devir began illustrating their life in comics when they moved into their first apartment together in Tel Aviv as newlyweds. In the years since, One of Those Days has become one of the biggest webcomics on the Internet, with millions of followers around the world. Yehuda Devir grew up on superhero comic books, and the Devirs' visual style is downright kinetic and bursting with life. In this collection--the first time that the Devirs' comics have been compiled in one volume--they share stories that are heartwarming, hilarious, and universally recognizable. So even for those who don't feel like pulling out an assault rifle to wage war on a kitchen cockroach, the Devirs' challenges and triumphs are instantly familiar to anyone who's had one of those days.
"Bursting with life . . . We get to know them through one-panel installments as though they've walked straight into the room, introduced themselves, and moved in."--Kate Beaton, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hark! A Vagrant Yehuda and Maya Devir began illustrating their life in comics when they moved into their first apartment together in Tel Aviv as newlyweds. In the years since, One of Those Days has become one of the biggest webcomics on the Internet, with millions of followers around the world. Yehuda Devir grew up on superhero comic books, and the Devirs' visual style is downright kinetic and bursting with life. In this collection--the first time that the Devirs' comics have been compiled in one volume--they share stories that are heartwarming, hilarious, and universally recognizable. So even for those who don't feel like pulling out an assault rifle to wage war on a kitchen cockroach, the Devirs' challenges and triumphs are instantly familiar to anyone who's had one of those days.
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I bought this on a whim without having ever heard of the authors or seeing their work on social media.
My feelings on this were lukewarm for much of the book. I couldn't *quite* identify with the relationship depicted. My days of strutting around naked are long past and my body was never quite that rockin' (and by not quite I mean not even close). The art is REALLY good, but the characters having the bodies of superheroes made it hard for me to connect to something that was supposed to depict "real life."
And yet every now and then there would be a panel that struck so close to home and was so tender that it almost stung.
The last quarter of the book is when it started to feel more real for me - pregnancy and a new baby. There is one page in particular that completely suckered me in, 116: That Touch. Besides being a moving page in general, it shows the post-baby body complete with little stretch marks. The acknowledgement of the changed body after kids being it's own beautiful thing (and simultaneously a source of so much insecurity) was as real as it gets.
I took a peek at some more of their work and definitely identify with the more recent work as opposed to the beginning of this book, but I still think it's great work. The art is definitely my cup of tea - bright and detailed and capable of showing a huge range of emotions.
Also watched a couple videos. They are A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E.
4 Stars for this particular collection
My feelings on this were lukewarm for much of the book. I couldn't *quite* identify with the relationship depicted. My days of strutting around naked are long past and my body was never quite that rockin' (and by not quite I mean not even close). The art is REALLY good, but the characters having the bodies of superheroes made it hard for me to connect to something that was supposed to depict "real life."
And yet every now and then there would be a panel that struck so close to home and was so tender that it almost stung.
The last quarter of the book is when it started to feel more real for me - pregnancy and a new baby. There is one page in particular that completely suckered me in, 116: That Touch. Besides being a moving page in general, it shows the post-baby body complete with little stretch marks. The acknowledgement of the changed body after kids being it's own beautiful thing (and simultaneously a source of so much insecurity) was as real as it gets.
I took a peek at some more of their work and definitely identify with the more recent work as opposed to the beginning of this book, but I still think it's great work. The art is definitely my cup of tea - bright and detailed and capable of showing a huge range of emotions.
Also watched a couple videos. They are A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E.
4 Stars for this particular collection
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