I was going to talk about the difference between silly sexual innuendo and fanservice by comparing...um...the Austin Powers movies to some random anime girl whose boobs bounce around whenever she
talks. I'm glad that tangent was dealt with.
Old audience: Indie rockers in their early-mid 20s.
New audience: Teenagers who think the bands mentioned in the strip are made-up.
No, I am 16, and I emailed Mr. Jacques to fork over his entire list of artists. Oh no, my identity! To keep this short, I am a collector of all music, and when I saw all of these names of bands and music people I never heard of I wanted them all (I was not aware of indie stuff (movies, art, music, blah blah) until high school. At least I found this place).
When I criticize specific periods of time in a fiction, I always want to finish the fiction itself to see its effect in later pages/issues. Because this is still ongoing, I have to guesstimate this.
I have a big crush on Dora, and I would like to see her and Marten work themselves out, because small and large speed bumps in a relationship is much more accurate than a fusion of dreams and reality. I'm not sayin that Faye/Marten is pure evil. I would be slightly intrigued by the sudden change in direction (if this ever happens), and I would stay with QC to find out how Mr. Jacques would twist this fairytale-esque (god damn it, I should've just said picturesque) scenario to keep me interested. I have a prejudice against those early princess/prince Disney movies and anything else that resembles such (doesn't every intelligent adult?). Groundbreaking art, horrible storylines and character depth (yes they were children's movies, but Wall-E and Ratatouille. All I have to say). We all want the story to go somewhere, but it's ultimately up to Mr. Jacques to form the storyline. But enough about dreams, hahahahaha...
KeepACoolin: yes sir, I need to read Dune...
I read a story to witness the change of personality, mannerisms, whatever, of the characters involved - the conflict and the conclusion (notice how I neglected to say resolution). Change keeps me interested, and comedy/tragedy definitely helps. Now, I really enjoyed Sven's evolution from an idiot to somewhat of a thinking idiot, and this current situation with the naked gal and his ego looks like some sort of a test - a gauge for us to figure out how much Sven changed. We now have our clear answer.
Perhaps we should create another thread about Marten leaving Dora in the future for Faye, because it seems to be buzzing around a few peoples' minds xD but we are here to talk about Sven.
Quick note about Breakfast Club: the characters were supposed to portray their stereotypes so we can step back and see if the stereotypes really fit. Some did and some didn't, the characters wanted to be themselves. People don't completely fit into stereotypes...I think.
Mm... Forgive my ignorance, but what's so very bad about writing a bit of what you suspect your fans want?
Forgiven. Take a look at some really really bad anime or manga. You will soon discover that your brain presently loses its integrity and will slide out of your ears. Characters with nice bodies, perfect personalities, happy endings...just...just go watch a Disney movie a few hundred times and tell me if it gets boring or not. Thankfully, Mr. Jacques avoids this entirely, and weaves a plotline that
entices new readers and keeps old readers reading. I would like to say that he lives outside of any circle of influence, but I do not know for sure. If he does, it's the other way around, and he writes a story that he likes, and waits if any fish bite, as opposed to writing something that he knows fish will snap jaws at.
Did I answer your question completely?
All of Jeph's central characters are basically fucked up in some way:
Yes! He's following a pattern here...
Especially given how bad he is at writing arguments (see: Dora vs. Marten recently). That micro-arc was truly painful to read, because it managed to be both uncomfortably accurate and wish-fulfillingly inaccurate at the same time.
Perhaps we should create yet another thread about current Marten/Dora problems. I have an itchy feeling that the micro-arc hailed a new beginning, if you know what I mean. Neither parties gave up ground, and we can almost assume that the characters still have that event playing over and over again in their heads. We shall see.
Returning to Sven...lol...you guys digress around a lot! That's good!
In a nutshell, I advise us all to wait and see to observe what Mr. Jacques (because I've said this a few times, I will ask you: is addressing Mr. Jacques as Mr. Jacques over-formal?) has up his sleeve. This could be the start of something interesting, like how Sven explains this situation to Dora and Faye without getting neutered (or if he tells them at all!), (hopefully) avante-garde Faye woes, or a slip-up leading to a confrontation, or something even better. Or something really fuckin' bad. We'll see - I have faith in Mr. Jacques to deliver us from superficial chaos, and I do not think he will disappoint. Why are we all still here?