Week 14: The Future of Comics - Miss Abbott and the Doctor


This week I read Miss Abbott and the Doctor by Maripaz Villar. This Victorian rom-com web comic tells the story of Cati Abbott and Doctor Andrea Marino as they fall in love. It shows the growth of their relationship, starting from when they were barely civil adversaries all the way to their loving relationship. Andres’ quiet life if turned upside-down when Miss Abbott arrives as she is always dragging him into different adventures that most often lead them into trouble. The series is broken into weekly “episodes” where Cati and Andreas embark on many different amusing adventures, growing closer and closer with each one. I find that the layout of the comic is really unique, as it contains one long strip of each sketch-styled drawing, not contained in any sort of way with boxes. The cartoons are very simple as well, not containing any color but just line work. There are so many “episodes” to this web comic and I couldn’t stop myself from reading more and more. It is so easy to just fly through each page, and I really enjoyed this unique web comic.

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