Amanda the Great
By Amanda El-Dweek | 1.3K FollowersAbout Amanda the Great
"Amanda the Great" is a comic about its author, Amanda, and her long-suffering fiancé (and eventually husband) Dan. Starting in 2012 and moving forward during Amanda and Dan’s engagement, this strip chronicles situations at home and work and between friends and family. Most of it actually happened, and even some of it is verbatim. The alter egos that make an appearance at times did not actually happen. You’ll have to rationalize that in your own special way.
The comic is set in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and then moves to Moorhead, Minnesota, and eventually western North Dakota. Midwest is best, you know.
Meet Amanda El-Dweek
Amanda was born and raised on a farm in northeast North Dakota. She obtained a B.F.A. in Visual Arts at the University of North Dakota and has worked in non-art-related jobs ever since (until now), which has provided her with a lot of material for comics. She is married to Dan. They live in western North Dakota with two cats, Toonces and Ric Flair.
Cast of Characters
Amanda (the Great)
The title character, one and the same as the cartoonist. Engaged (and eventually married to) the Dan character. She employs various alter egos (such as Young Amanda) to rationalize and problem-solve.
Dan
Amanda’s long-suffering fiancé (and eventually husband), Dan is an attorney and often the straight-man for Amanda. Let's just say he is the rational one in the relationship.
Amanda's Parents
They live about 10 hours away from Amanda and are often shown on the phone, helping her by giving advice.
Amanda's Cats
The black cat is Ninja Faye and the grey cat is Toonces Marie. She’s had them since she was 22 years old.
Young Amanda
Child version of Amanda, used as a means of giving a face to Amanda’s nagging thoughts, insecurities, and doubts.
Angermemnon
The monster that is the manifestation of Amanda’s anger.