Yu+Me Dream, Vol 1

 

By Megan Rose Gedris (Rosalarian Productions)
ISBN: 0-9794007-0-8

The Worldwide web is becoming an increasingly important factor in the production of comic strips, and a growing number of strips that appear online are eventually making it back into the realm of physical artefacts as trade paperback collections. One such is the award winning Yu+Me Dream which won creator Megan Rose Gedris the 2006 Prism Comics Press Grant – which is how I can be staring at black and white pages instead of peering myopically at a screen

Fiona Thompson is a good Catholic schoolgirl (eighteen years old), although a bit of a class misfit. Consequently, she’d much rather spend her time asleep and dreaming, rather than have to face hostile classmates, her nasty step-mom and Nuns.

Her fantasy world becomes less enticing when a new girl moves in next door and she finds a soul-mate and ally. Lia Riolo plays an increasingly large part in both her real and dream-life and slowly Fiona must deal with the suspicion that she might be Gay and falling in love. Does Lia suspect? Could she possibly ever share these feelings?

Gently funny and sad by turns this charmingly stylish cartoon tale deals with the topic of gender identity in a forthright but non-exploitative way that never forgets the First Rule: “Be Entertaining”. This first volume also contains fan art, a cover gallery, behind the scenes commentary, a mini-comic dream sequence and that most beloved staple of girl’s comics, Cut-out-and-dress paper dolls. Good stuff well done.

© 2007 Megan Rose Gedris. All Rights Reserved
YU+ME: dream contains materials originally published online at http://yume-comic.com.