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Oh, Sven ...
Superkid11:
Also, I think the last panel was meant for humor rather than fanservice, at least that's how I took it.
Crab:
--- Quote from: Superkid11 on 07 Feb 2009, 20:10 ---Also, I think the last panel was meant for humor rather than fanservice, at least that's how I took it.
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The facial expression is awesome.
eddie:
--- Quote from: spinyhedgehog on 07 Feb 2009, 09:17 ---
Final sidenote: I don't understand why people are saying he is catering to his audience when a good part of his audience seems to not like what just happened, or at least not totaly be comfortable/satisfied with it. Thoughts?
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I think Jackie Blue is upset that comic is no longer just made up of jokes and references to indie bands.
lolwut:
--- Quote from: Superkid11 on 07 Feb 2009, 19:46 ---I have pretty much nothing to say on this except I'd like to see Steve Wil actually jump over a shark on water skis.
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Nerin:
There's a lot of talk about whether or not Jeph is pandering to his fan base. Nobody who isn't Jeph can tell how much of the comic is really what he wants to write instead of just what he thinks his audience will like...but I'm not clear on why this is bad. In general, authors, artists, musicians etc who don't perform what people like don't meet with much success. Are some people suggesting that he should write storylines that people won't like, lose readership, and lose his income for the sake of staying true to his art? A lovely idea, but not exactly practical.
Plus there's the fact that an artistic endeavor like this is supposed to be fun for the artist as well as the reader. I'm a writer (sort of) myself; I post stories on a story board in serial form, and sometimes I like throwing in a cliffhanger or something just to mess with people's minds. At that point I have two mediums: the story itself, and people's reactions to the story. I like creating that kind of emotion; I like imagining the "Nooooo!" and seeing comments with people arguing about the possible outcome. It's FUN. Which, if I were to guess, is why Jeph writes/draws this comic in the first place - to have fun. I don't think that makes Jeph, me, or anyone else less of an artist.
Keep in mind, though, that if I were the writer of this comic, I'd be scanning the forums and snickering at the reactions my latest comic got - angry, happy, angsty, or otherwise. Hehehe...mind games are FUN!
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