Giant Days is one of those comics that’ll give you a big box full of emotions.

I was reading these scenes and was amazed to see how relatable it was to my real life. Daisy goes through some events where she literally has to say, “enough is enough.” Yet, kindness can be mistaken for weakness and people take advantage of it. I was definitely a “ Daisy.” I was the super nice girl (and still am). Oh yeah, and there’s no magical girls in this series (unless you count the girls’ friendships).Īllison succeeded in drawing me into a campus life story. I believe this is the first graphic novel I read set in college, a British one at that. It’s not overly dramatic as high school, and it hasn’t stepped into the deep, dark chasm of adult life. Maybe it’s the college drama I’m attracted to. Now, I’ve read through each volume over a weekend. I liked reading the comic the first time, but not enough to gobble down on the next issues. I didn’t continue reading Giant Days (12 volumes so far as I write this review) until a year or two when the first volume fell into my lap (again).

In 2019, the expanded comic won two Eisner Awards for Best Continuing Series and Best Humor Publication. It was initially a limited six-issue series until it gained popularity. Giant Days author John Allison shows you a preview of how college life can be.Īllison started Giant Days in 2011, a spinoff from his previous comic series Scary Go Round. “Giant Days Issue #38” (via BOOM! Studios)įor those who aren’t in college yet, you’re in for a treat. For those who remember college, you’ll encounter the familiar scenarios in this slice-of-life comic: crappy, cramped dorm rooms, crazy girlfriends, final exam procrastination, and never having any money to do anything (unless you were one of those uber-rich kids). In Giant Days, you follow three girls who shack up together and become inseparable BFFs: Esther the goth, the tomboy Susan, and the sweet home-schooled cinnamon roll Daisy. Maybe do things a little differently and see what could’ve happened (think alternate universes). Reading Giant Days made me wish I could go back to my college years. Publication : Boom! Box (December 1, 2015)ĭo you miss college? Maybe not staying up writing papers but the adventures, laughter, and memories? I do.Ĭollege wasn’t perfect, but it was something I could look back and be grateful it happened.

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