Digger

[Glaurung]

In a lucky 10,000 moment a few days ago, Jubal and some other friends pointed me at a webcomic called Digger. It features a lost but very pragmatic and hopeful wombat named Digger, a statue of the Hindu god Ganesh, various hyenas, a strange and very curious shadow creature, vampire pumpkins, an exuberant mish-mash of mythologies, and lots of other fun stuff. I highly recommend it. Even the comments are good!

I'm also still reading it (just about to start chapter 8 of I don't know how many), so I'd appreciate not having spoilers.

[Jubal]

Digger is excellent and everyone should read it - it's 12 chapters, so it's not a behemoth of a work like some webcomics. I'm glad you're enjoying it

I love Digger for the eclectic mythology, of course, but I think one of the most impressive things is how good the storytelling is, especially considering how eclectic the characters are. Some of the later stages really pack emotional punches.

[Glaurung]

I have now finished the remaining four chapters, all in one sitting. Wow. Very definitely lots of emotion. Also lots of apparently simply black-and-white artwork, but also very subtle artwork - lots of nuances conveyed by characters' expressions. I entirely understand why it won a Hugo award.

[Jubal]

Indeed! I find Shadow's last scenes particularly powerful - the others are heart-wrenching too, but that bit is one of the things that always really sits with me when I think of Digger (along with the Very Happy Trolls and the vampire squash!).

[Glaurung]

A couple more things that have stuck with me:

- most striking description: "prayers of steel and poison"

- most poignant phrase: "Not everyone gets to go home."

[Jubal]

Yes - the description hasn't sat with me, but I agree on that phrase, it feels grimly relevant sometimes lately.