In the big picture, I love the sense of narrative.

Things just work from a storytelling perspective, and always seem to have a satisfying setup and payoff. Belkar's transformation for example -- looking back to how annoying he was at the start, and how the Shojo Hallucination pushed him to grow, was thrilling to read. And Durkon's backstory in particular really captivated me, in how we get to see all his memories and upbringing throughout the last Book, then his entire dwarf family shows up at the very end to have a Big Damn Heroes moment where they're actively defying Hel. In fact, that's why I love Utterly Dwarfed so much: the narrative is so well-crafted and carries me through as the story builds.

In the minutiae, I'm an absolute sucker for two plots unfolding in alternating panels. I know it's a convention in comics (I remember really liking it in Watchmen), but when Rich does it, I just get chills. The pacing was exquisite in this scene.