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Risqué Art in *my* QC? How much is too much?
RevxlvingDxxr:
My mistake. I have seen the error of my ways. Every work of fiction should display more "natural, regular parts of human life." You know what else would be great? If there were some Calvin and Hobbes strips where Calvin has grown up to become a somewhat "slow" trucker, and Hobbes is a stuffed animal in every panel. Great character growth, there.
Snark aside -- what I'm trying to say is that every work of fiction, from web comics to novels, is driven primarily by characters. QCs characters have changed so much that they're essentially unrecognizable. Yes, great, they're much more three-dimensional now, they're overcoming their crippling anxieties and having adult relationships. But you know what? There's plenty of that present in every-day life, so I can hardly consider it entertainment. QCs old punchlines entertained not because they were comedy gold, but because they seemed like something those awkward characters might have said and laughed at. The comic is definitely very different now...
I guess those of us who don't get to see the boobies too often in real life might be digging it, though.
StMonkey:
Hey, I see my fair share of boobies and I still think these strips are rather entertaining. But at least as far as the strip changing goes, I don't think the strip has changed all that much, just that the relationships between the characters has grown. When the strip starts, Marten knows Pintsize and Steve, and just meets Faye. Faye already knew Dora and Dora kinda knew Raven, and evereyone acted like they were acquaintances, which they were. I know when I meet people, the beginning of the friendship is kinda awkward but relaxed and humoured. As we watch the characters grow closer, like in real life, more serious talk can be spoken rather than indie cred comparison and fart jokes. I think if we had caught onto Martens life a year earlier, it would have stayed the way it started. Instead the comic starts with a twist of fate for two people and their circle of friends.
But hey, ya know, boobs.
bunnyThor:
All I can say for sure is that this is an awful lot of furor over boobs which we don't actually see a majority of. :|
They'll be calling this the Partial Boob Uproar of '08.
WriterofAllWrongs:
--- Quote from: RevxlvingDxxr on 01 Aug 2008, 22:45 ---Snark aside -- what I'm trying to say is that every work of fiction, from web comics to novels, is driven primarily by characters. QCs characters have changed so much that they're essentially unrecognizable. Yes, great, they're much more three-dimensional now, they're overcoming their crippling anxieties and having adult relationships. But you know what? There's plenty of that present in every-day life, so I can hardly consider it entertainment. QCs old punchlines entertained not because they were comedy gold, but because they seemed like something those awkward characters might have said and laughed at. The comic is definitely very different now...
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Yeah, man. I hear you. I preferred when the characters were totally unrealistic and I couldn't relate to any of their crazy traumas and obscure references to now, where the jokes are more well-rounded and the art style is much less crude and the story is actually interesting to follow.
Rocketman:
--- Quote from: Anyways on 02 Aug 2008, 05:25 ---If you didn't get the obscure jokes in early QC, you will think recent QC is better. If you got the obscure jokes before, you will think it used to be better.
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I didn't get the jokes and I still like older QC a bit better. Too many of the characters piss me off now.
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