Aatmaja Pandya’s “Travelogue” Paints a Different Kind of Fantasy Landscape
We’re all familiar with the stereotypical fantasy quest. A group of
adventurers go out to seek their fortune, slay a monster, and meet their
destiny. Too often though these kinds of stories are anything but
entertaining, favoring overdone tropes, unwieldy plots, and boring
exposition over what initially drew us to fantasy in the first place:
exploration of the world.Which is why I’m head over heels for Aatmaja Pandya’s latest work, the sweet and subtle Travelogue: A Fantasy Diary Comic.
Instead of a cast of aggro adventurers, we have a small band of
travelers who get by doing odd jobs in what might be one of the
loveliest settings I’ve seen in a comic.Look at this super sweet feature The Absolute did for Travelogue! Thanks, Marie!
