Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCT Jan 19th-23rd
Mallli_kite:
Kaitco, I like your take on the current issue here, but (you knew there was a but, right?) I'd like to throw in another thought re: Dora's closet o' skeletons. Her behavior does put me in mind of a woman who was once in love and found out, probably long after the relationship ended, that her guy was cheating on her THE WHOLE TIME. So, she can't REALLY trust Marten and she can't trust herself. Therein lies the path to total irrational, even bitchy behavior. No, it isn't a lot of fun to watch, but it does lead one to much entertaining speculation.
As to the funny/not funny and artistic ideas and so forth, either Jeph has some idea he's eventually going to get to, or he thought there was more funny to be had from watching Dora go red zone and Marten shudder in terror -- and, of course, one more line from Faye on the blood cleanup schedule. I'm hoping on the 'idea to be developed later' path, but I don't fault him for the "one more Faye Comment" gag. The man puts his brain children out here without benefit of editor, committee-for-improvement-of-funny, or (sometimes) much sleep. It keeps me coming back and pointing others to the strip, so at least for me it's working.
Also, an out-of-place comment (being as I'm all new here and so forth) but it seems to me that announcing once's departure from a forum or cessation of reading anything is a rather passive-aggressive method of trying to say "If you appreciated me, you'd change to be the way I want you to be." Terribly effective technique, of course.
I wonder if I can get another possessive participle into that paragraph?
kgbisouttogetme:
i dont know what you guys are talking about with Jeph being a jerk and whatnot. when i read it i actually laughed because it was a joke about exactly what was going to happen in the forums (and has happened since he posted the comic).
also... 2 days ago everyone was in love with dora, and now the dora hate is running rampant on this forum.
wargrafix:
--- Quote from: masquerade on 23 Jan 2009, 08:44 ---I think I'm going to stop reading Questionable Content, for the simple reason that Jeph is an arrogant asshole. It's a shame, since the comic is entertaining most of the time and the art is exceptional, viewing where it came from, but honestly I can't respect an artist who doesn't respect his fans. Happy reading, all.
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Any logical reason?
Its a scenario he KNOWS will bring about debate. He is just being interactive and not some kind of aloof artist.
Jander:
So far though it seems like Jeph was wrong, I haven't seen anyone calling Marten a jerk.
SuperSUGA:
--- Quote from: sitnspin on 23 Jan 2009, 09:05 ---Frankly, I don't care how big of an asshole an artist is. An artist's work stands on it's own. Be it actor, musician, writer, or whatever, if what they create is exceptional, I don't care what they are like personally. In the same way that I don't care how nice and sincere they are if they produce crap. The art should be judged independently from the artist that produces it. I don't think of Jeff as an asshole, but even if I did I would still read his work as long as I found it entertaining.
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This is the best way to handle such things. I know I enjoy a lot of stuff by musicians and writers that I haven't thought were the greatest people based on interviews and such and I'd hate to be missing out on all that stuff.
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