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Adjusted Phrasing = Transformed Perspective
Strange Planet revolves around a simple conceit: portray the ordinary occurrences of life, using un-ordinary words. And part of its charm is in decoding dialogue from "technically English" into "common English". But what takes this series of comics from enjoyable to remarkably good is in the care Pyle uses in his selection of "technically English" phraseology, turning ordinary into delightfully absurd and eminently quotable. Through this lens, humanity's rituals are objectively absurd and subjectively touching, but most importantly— supremely human.
November 2019 · Electronics · verified purchase