Comments on: Same Difference at last

Same Difference at last

gametone — Fri, 21 Feb 2003 02:49:22 -0800

Same Difference, Derek Kirk Kim's great online comic has come to it's conclusion. For Kim it's been "2 years. 79 pages. 9 pens. 2 countries. 3 computers. 4 residences. 6 conventions. 725 lonely nights." But for us it's been nothing less than the slow episodic revelation of an amazing talent. I love his elegant line and the depth of his characters. It's funny as hell, but touching enough to make you cry.

By: jontyjago

jontyjago — Fri, 21 Feb 2003 04:13:08 -0800

Wonderful - not a big follower of online comics but I really enjoyed that. Good post - thanks!

By: LoraT

LoraT — Fri, 21 Feb 2003 04:32:08 -0800

Wow, I'm going to miss the updates. I think the dialog is superb, especially the quick witted humor Nancy and Simon share. Of course I think half of that is the delivery - the facial expressions. I love how much is conveyed with just two tones and a line.

By: hank_14

hank_14 — Fri, 21 Feb 2003 04:37:18 -0800

I agree. I'm through about half of it and it's wonderfully written and beautifully drawn. Thanks for the post.

By: rory

rory — Fri, 21 Feb 2003 04:55:47 -0800

Looks great. Thanks for the heads-up, gametone.

By: chiheisen

chiheisen — Fri, 21 Feb 2003 05:10:08 -0800

Wow. This is really good.

By: Pretty_Generic

Pretty_Generic — Fri, 21 Feb 2003 05:33:53 -0800

That wath immenth. I'm being theriouth!

By: aeschenkarnos

aeschenkarnos — Fri, 21 Feb 2003 05:41:50 -0800

Liked it, but I would have liked another page or two. Though maybe that just means it was good, to leave the reader wanting more.

By: signal

signal — Fri, 21 Feb 2003 05:57:13 -0800

This is very good. Plus, the safeway is too real. Think he works from photographs?

By: andrew cooke

andrew cooke — Fri, 21 Feb 2003 06:00:55 -0800

i don't know much (anything) about comics, but i was impressed by the way three or four different approaches on the same theme (getting older) were presented while keeping the plot interesting and the size down (if that's two years work he needs to find a more efficient way of making a living!). much more complex (and rewarding) than i was expecting.

By: lotsofno

lotsofno — Fri, 21 Feb 2003 06:37:59 -0800

if you like same difference, you should really check out his one-shot pieces. i've always liked "pulling" and "hurdles." he also did a guest stip at diesel sweeties a while back, if i remember correctly.

By: rory

rory — Fri, 21 Feb 2003 06:59:12 -0800

if that's two years work he needs to find a more efficient way of making a living! And what's with all these bands taking two years to record an album that's only one hour long?

By: Cyrano

Cyrano — Fri, 21 Feb 2003 07:09:36 -0800

Nothing better than an unheard of webcomic on a slow Friday. Thanks!

By: sennoma

sennoma — Fri, 21 Feb 2003 07:51:28 -0800

Excellent comic, excellent post. Thanks!

By: Newbornstranger

Newbornstranger — Fri, 21 Feb 2003 08:17:03 -0800

Anyone have any suggestions for a suitable replacement, now that I won't be seeing any more updates? I've been on a steady diet of Same Difference for a while now... it'll be hard to drop it cold turkey.

By: tdismukes

tdismukes — Fri, 21 Feb 2003 08:19:50 -0800

Excellent. Thanks, gametone.

By: donpardo

donpardo — Fri, 21 Feb 2003 08:46:19 -0800

great. and here I was going to do some work today.

By: Peter H

Peter H — Fri, 21 Feb 2003 08:55:01 -0800

Anyone have any suggestions for a suitable replacement, now that I won't be seeing any more updates? kirk has also been doing weekly work at serializer.net called half empty. other very interesting stuff at that site too.

By: widdershins

widdershins — Fri, 21 Feb 2003 09:58:09 -0800

Wow, that really was great. Excellent post! /echo/echo/echo

By: LoraT

LoraT — Fri, 21 Feb 2003 10:52:07 -0800

You know what is the best thing about this? He finished it. It's bad when you get to the middle of a webcomic and discover that is hasn't been updated in 6 months.

By: johnmunsch

johnmunsch — Fri, 21 Feb 2003 10:59:23 -0800

That is really very neat. I appreciate your sharing it.

By: DakotaPaul

DakotaPaul — Fri, 21 Feb 2003 11:21:01 -0800

Wonderful Wow. This is really good. Excellent comic, excellent post. great. and here I was going to do some work today. That is really very neat. I appreciate your sharing it. Ditto.

By: djeo

djeo — Fri, 21 Feb 2003 12:09:46 -0800

Wow. That was really, really good. Perfect post gametone.

By: gametone

gametone — Fri, 21 Feb 2003 14:24:10 -0800

I'm glad everyone liked the post, but it's a little embarrassing getting all this praise for just pointing to someone else's hard work. I should have included the main URL of his site, as it is not on the Same Difference page. smallstoriesonline.com It has links to Derek Kirk Kim's other comics.

By: Jonasio

Jonasio — Fri, 21 Feb 2003 17:38:04 -0800

Damn fine work. I remember running into the first part of this comic a year or so ago. I'm very glad to have the chance to see how it turned out. Metafilter at its best!