RaveWinnipeg Free Press (CAN)Dhaliwal also exploits the reader’s expectations to great comedic effect, as many a punchline names these social categorizations (and fodder for prejudice) outright as a reason for strife, instead of going for the obvious joke ... For a text that is so visually rooted, both in medium and content, Dhaliwal also pays close attention to how language can be weaponized against marginalized groups in passive-aggressive ways ... Dhaliwal’s charming line work is enhanced with vivid pops of colour from Nikolas Ilic, present in product advertisements and character portraits. Cyclops identity politics, it seems, are never black and white, but Dhaliwal covers a lot of ground with characters who see themselves, and each other, as fully human and worthy of community.
