Dinner Ditz

I bought this minicomic last summer at Connecticon.

Title: Dinner Ditz
Publisher: Sparkler, Chromatic Press
Date: 2015
Writer: Alexis Cooke
Artist: Alexis Cooke

Manga-style gay romance minicomic about a divorced dad who is has a bit of a hangup about cooking. He meets a culinary instructor who offers to help solve his tendency toward disaster in the kitchen, but he fears that he might be just too hopeless a case. Will his kid ever get a decent home-cooked meal when he's cooking? And did I mention there's romance (only romance; the book carries a 13+ rating).

The comedy around the kitchen disasters was good, but nothing too original, but the characters were great, especially considering the relatively short length of the story. Every cast member had a distinctive and interesting personality that hinted at a lot more depth.

The romantic aspect of the book was sweet and adorable, and had a pretty natural flow to it. The artwork was quite good. It might have benefitted from a larger format than this minicomic edition (I should point out that the book is also available in digital format).

Overall, a very nice feel-good romantic comedy.

Rating: 7.5/10