Bittersweet Candy Bowl

59. Mother’s Day, page posted 7/3/18

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Author commentary

Veronica: Hey everyone!

For those coming back to look at this chapter, you might be surprised by the HUGE change in, uhh, everything!

The basic gist is that Another Path, the previous chapter in this 59 slot, was an indulgent “what if” scenario that had no real place in the canon — it confused people over whether Another Shoulder happened the way it did and served better as a goofy side comic before we had a place to put them (now, it’s our member club, Bittersweet Club International.) So I wanted to get rid of it! I considered redrawing it or making a chapter inspired by it, but I also thought the Volume Two book we produced in 2012 had a SUPER VALUABLE BONUS CHAPTER in Mother’s Day. And that’s why it’s the new chapter 59!

ANYWAY LET’S ENJOY A FLASHBACK INTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

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Comments from around the web

don’t get me wrong i don’t hate daisy or anything but whenever she pops up i’m like “oh no”

Tumblr: havocarius July 3, 2018

god these last two pages have been So Fuckin Cute, & so nostalgic……. i loved the goofy “do you guys just follow us everywhere” bits in the early comics so im absolutely Delighted to see that again!!!! aa!!
that being said, this REALLY puts into light how……not down w/ it Lucy is….. she got even more blank and emotionless the second mike showed up. it seems like she just kind of shut down her feelings as soon as she saw him. LIKE… SHE SEEMS.. like she’s just uhhh Not Happy to be talking to them, despite the fact that she’s engaging in conversation and like. idk. giving feedback on Daisy’s life, she’s not doing it in any way that shows she’s Invested. ya feel. like this is the sort of talking people do when they’re Over It but like “ill just talk so it’s not obvious im over it” but it still comes through.
also? i love the style of Daisy’s memory/explanation, it’s So Fuckin Cute

Tumblr: bramblepaws July 2, 2018

hmmm i interpreted it as “took the hint that you were dating him because you liked the attention, not because you liked him” or “took the hint that you’ll never be over Mike” OR…something along those lines? but maybe wednesday’s page will add something that changes it!

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i mean… i’m pretty sure! he did lay it all out there pretty clearly in December. it seems like she got the full picture. which part of the dodgeball scene do u mean? like here?if so, im unsure what you mean! it didn’t seem like she had Any reaction to any of the stuff he did, she was just like… blank-faced the whole time from what i could see. but if you have a different interpretation, i’d love to hear it!!