Of the original, blogger Danny Pongo says: "Fantastic! A perfectly measured mix of poignancy, humour, and what i took most from it was its informative, educational aspects. should be essential reading for anyone coping with epilepsy, along with their loved ones, and makes for a far better more aunthentic experience than those dry boke NHS screeds you find." In February 2012, Oxicomics used Absence to demonstrate their new HTML5 Comics Reader; an in-browser version which emulates their app.