Diaries and Dominatricies?

"Warning, sexually explicit."

HA! Pah! Ptooey. Meh. I'm a 21-year-old male who spend most of his adolescence as a less-than-ideal-looking sexual outcast; I'm pretty sure Diary of a Dominatrix can't show me something I haven't seen before. Aaand... normally this is the part where I say "BOY WAS I WRONG" but to be honest, I was expecting something a bit more graphic with the written warning. Oh well, on to analysis.

Aside from presenting me with a myriad of things I'm probably going to try, this comic also introduced me to a character in a role I'd never really thought about before, and that was definitely the hook for me as far as whether or not I liked it goes. I did like it, by the way. Whenever I've seen a dominatrix in another medium, be in a film (hell, maybe even porn), a book, or a game (oh, GTA4...), I've never wondered what kind of person that character really is. If there's a police officer set as a primary character in a story, you can bet your ass we'll be hearing all about him/her and his/her personal life. Doctor? Done. Businessman? You bet. Criminal? Throw that shit in there. Not a dominatrix, though.

That's strange, you know? I'd argue that most people would be more interested in a fictional character's sex life than family or daily life. If those three lives are mingled into one a-la this character, why would I not want to know more about the person? I mean damn, talk about letting an opportunity fly by.

Anyway, I think the quality of this piece that I'd have to point out as my "favorite" would be the tone. The narration is thick with aloofness, sarcasm, and sometimes loathing -- three of my favorite things! The dominatrix's "shut the fuck up and take it" attitude is just so gosh darn lovable.

-Will Avery