“Predictable” is usually a negative for most books but Giant Days is definitely not most books and it’s predictable in the best possible way: it’s always superb. So it goes with lucky volume 13!
Back in her hometown of Tackleford, Esther battles with her English dissertation alongside her parents while babysitting a mini-version of herself, Lottie, who’s busy hunting vampires (of course). The girls step up to bat when McGraw’s teammates come down with food poisoning on the day of their annual cricket match against the posh bully kids. Tragedy strikes McGraw as he loses his father and Esther lands an interview at a big London bank for their graduate program. London? It can only mean the triumphant return of the delightful Shelley Winters!
As always, my review of a Giant Days book is simply a list of things I loved: Esther catching up with her ex, Eustace, and having a moment with her mum were both very sweet and reminded me why I’m madly in love with her. Susan’s explanation of cricket is both amazing and funny and that issue was about the only time I’ve ever been remotely interested in that tedious sport. I teared up at McGraw talking to Susan about his dad’s death and I enjoyed everything about Esther’s trip to London with Shelley as the two help each other realise their writing dreams.
In an artform filled with dark knights and webslingers, a comic about three girls at university effortlessly stands above them all as the best example of what the medium can offer. I say effortlessly but that’s doing a disservice to the enormous writing talents of John Allison and artistic skills of Max Sarin, a truly terrific creative team. The only negative about this book is that there’s only one more left before the whole thing’s over and done with. It’s been so unfathomably good, literally all the time, I could honestly read this series forever, or at least until the creative team run it into the ground a la The Simpsons et al. Or maybe it’s best to end with nothing less than a perfect score - something totally unique!
And perfect it is: Giant Days, Volume 13 - nobody does it better. Thank criminey!
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