The one thing that distinguishes this comic from other similar teen-angst stories is that Syd also has psychic powers--telekinesis--that enable her to hurt assholes like Dina's boyfriend. Like, really hurt them. Which feels a little bit empowering, I guess, even to this pacifist, but it is also disturbing and sad, too. And finally doesn't accomplish much but release some frustration for her. And in a comic about loss, do we need her to have super powers that mainly get used for ill? Maybe the superpower is really just a metaphor for wanting to hurt people? But I do like this aspect of the book. At a certain point, as a lesbian, I get tired of meeting lesbian characters whose entire story builds up to a violent and tragic climax. As someone who's suffered depression, I get tired of meeting mentally ill and struggling characters whose entire story builds up to a violent and tragic climax. As an afab person, I get tired of meeting female characters whose entire story builds up to a violent and tragic climax. It may have been cancelled in its current form, but it's exactly the sort of show the streaming giant used to save. So, either another streamer will step in, or Netflix will change its mind almost as soon as a vaccine starts being handed out. What a weird book. First I was really digging it, then it just got super-depressing and didn't really go anywhere, to be honest. I hate when I see great potential in something, but feel like the author wasted it.

Reread for a fall YA class that sort of flatly and dismally punctuates a unit on YA romance, because it is essentially an anti-romance, or features a girl,Sydney, who is so alienated that she can only hope for romance, though hope for it she really does. But rage and angst and so many other emotional hurdles get in the way. A sadly disturbing book in so many ways. In the summer the class voted for as their favorite book, but in this class it did not generate much discussion, and certainly not much admiration. Lots of triggers in the book, so maybe that was part of it?Sydney seems like a normal 15-year-old freshman. She hangs out underneath the bleachers, listens to music in her friend’s car, and gets into arguments with her annoying little brother — but she also has a few secrets she’s only shared in her diary. Like how she’s in love with her best friend Dina, the bizarreness of her father’s death, and those painful telekinetic powers that keep popping up at the most inopportune times. In this collection of the self-published minicomic series, Forsman expertly channels the teenage ethos in a style that evokes classic comic strips while telling a powerful story about the intense, and sometimes violent, tug of war between trauma and control. I Am Not Okay With This by Charles Forsman – eBook Details Art style: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Hi and Lois, Dennis the Menace, but ironic, right? Those simple days are gone in the storyworld this comic depicts. In 2012, Sam made it to the final of the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year competition, and went on to become a filmmaker himself, directing three features that have all played major festivals, and secured distribution – starring in two of them.

In 2019, David moved to London to join Digital Spy , where he could indulge his love of comics, horror and LGBTQ+ storytelling as Deputy TV Editor, and later, as Acting TV Editor.

Stan has no powers, so if somebody with cool powers steps in and starts saying things to Sydney then that’s going to then kind of hurt his ego a little bit. And I think he’s a character that likes to be wanted and so I think that is something interesting for him in the world to deal with." O’Keefe, Meghan (February 26, 2020). " 'I Am Not Okay With This' Filming Locations: Welcome to Brownsville, PA". Decider. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020 . Retrieved March 2, 2020. He’s interviewed a wide range of film icons, including directors such as David Lynch, Quentin Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson, Sofia Coppola, Ridley Scott, Michael Bay and Sam Raimi, as well as actors such as Meryl Streep, Nic Cage, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Anne Hathaway, Margot Robbie, Natalie Portman, Kermit the Frog, all of the Avengers and many more. Fowler, Matt (February 8, 2021). "Best Superhero Shows and Movies on Netflix Right Now (February 2021)". IGN . Retrieved March 23, 2021. Her powers are based off of her emotions," Sophia Lillis told Junkee. "And she kind of already has these issues with her anger where even though tries to control these bursts of anger, it’s kind of the way she is coping and the way she is dealing with [her life]."

Sam is the co-host, producer and editor of the Arrow Video podcast, which has seen year-on-year growth since its creation in 2017, gaining over half a million listens in that time. Levy adds that he's keen to broaden the scale of the 'modest' series in season two. "We very consciously stayed small in scope in season 1, and we hope to expand that canvas.Creo que mi problema fue que llegué de una serie en la que le dedicaban mucho tiempo a todo y pasé a las páginas de una novela gráfica que, si hubiera sido más larga, habría estado fantástica. The only flaw with this would be that Syd didn't appear to recognise him in the final moments of episode seven. But it was the middle of the night and she had just killed a person with her mind, so we'd forgive her for being more than a little disorientated. Sam has also interviewed several comic creators, including Stan Lee, Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, and he has a zombie cameo in The Walking Dead comic. Entwistle agrees, adding, "It was completely on accident, strangely. We came to the image very early when talking about, if she's not going to explode her own head, which she does in the comic, what are the opportunities for what we can do with Syd? The story is unpredictable, but it's unpredictable because you aren't given enough to really understand it. You don't expect Syd to murder someone, because it's not built up and you don't tend to expect people to murder other people. You don't expect Syd to self harm, or commit suicide for the same reason.

This is a complicated little yellow book. It’s the story of Sydney a working class 15 year old grieving her dad and coming to terms with her sexuality. It was written with tenderness, insight and humour. I really love that this shows what life is like for average teenagers, smoking weed, hating school. There’s a lot of authenticity in the dialogue and atmosphere. I guess the things that I made it not 5 stars for me were the clunky supernatural aspect, which I thought was unnecessary and the drawing style which doesn’t do much for the story. I think these would be better if he collaborated with another artist.I Am Not Okay With This is a coming of age story about a teenage girl navigating the trials and tribulations of high school, all the while dealing with the complexities of her family, her budding sexuality, and... mysterious superpowers just beginning to awaken from deep within her. Since S1 ended on a cliffhanger, I got the graphic novel from the library thinking I could maybe see where the story was going to go. First, I wasn't crazy about the animation style. Tell me Syd doesn't look like exactly like emo Olive Oyl: Yeah, time to boot up season one for a revisit to get those streaming figures up – every binge helps.