A review by roach
Disorder by Erika Price

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

 
In a world meant to break us, I told them to be proud.

I stumbled over Erika Price's art online someday and spontaneously bought some of her comics.
Disorder seemed especially interesting, seemingly dealing with themes of dysmorphia and transness.

Her art is remarkable for the incredible richness of detailed line art. I cannot imagine how long it takes for her to finish a single drawing, filling every crevice with intricate texture. She doesn't really take any shortcuts in this 148 page collection of the original volumes. Every page is as intricate and filled with detail like her individual pieces. It's impressive. And the art rocks pretty hard.
Visuals aside, the content is rather vague and dream-like. Or nightmarish, rather. Most of it is more of a poetic read fueled by your own interpretation than a consistent story that is told. A couple chapters follow a more straight-forward story but overall it seems like it's more interested in expressing a feeling and experience, which is of course interesting in its own right.

I highly recommend checking her stuff out. Even if it's just for the gloomy, hypnotic designs.