Good Luck, Ramona! by Dorottya Poor (Mini Kus! #144)

Good Luck, Ramona! features beautiful colors that range from aquamarine pastels, to solitary pops of red, to a black and white spread that functions as a story-within-a-story, a conceit that I always love in any medium. Essentially, a house painter encounters a witch and barters for a tarot reading.  What follows is an examination of the intentions we bring into a situation. To what degree does that intentionality manifest outcomes, and are we considering the points of view of others in these interpersonal dynamics? Dorottya Poor’s page layouts are exceptional. They basically ditch the requirement of proper structural grids for “panels” and rely on free-floating collaged images that still maintain order. They’re arranged in a way that the reader can follow a linear narrative, discern main characters or actions in the foreground, while parsing background supporting elements seamlessly. Thematically, there’s a strong note about how entrenched in our own routines or POV we can become that basic communication seems unimaginable. Visually, this is one of the strongest and most inventive books I’ve read this year.