I’m taking a break from fiction novels, but I heard that this comic was ending and I decided to just take a whole day to read a very Canadian comic that is not actually set in Canada. Which made me kind of sad, but I will forgive them!
This webcomic follows Bitty as he finds his place at college and on his new hockey team. It’s structured so that each episode starts off with him talking to his vlog, then expanding out to the rest of his life, his interactions with his teammates, and everything else that is happening in his life.
It also does a lot of things I like. Time progresses and the cast changes as they go through college. People move on to careers, they change in appearance, and there’s actual growth. There’s also characters who just don’t get along, even if they eventually develop an understanding, which I thought was refreshing.1 There’s also some queer themes that I thought were done really well.
Overall, it’s really cute and worth spending a day binging, even if you’re not that into hockey or sports in general. It’s a popcorn comic, very light and easy to digest. Plus, now that it’s over, you’ll have an actual ending to look forward to!
- I was getting definite Recess vibes from one of the subplots [↩]