Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT - 6-10 September 2010 (1746-1750)
Econoclast:
Weak. Way to be a total wuss, Marten.
Jeph threw away the perfect opportunity to break those two up -- something that's been overdue for years.
zagraf:
*Reads Econoclast's post*
Let's see...flame-resistant clothing? Check. Helmet? Check. Extra-large popcorn? Check.
This...is gonna be good.
Econoclast:
Oh, I'm not trying to start a flame war. I just think that it's stuff like this that makes people stop caring about Marten/Dora and want to focus on ancillary characters instead. Personally, I haven't seen Marten as an interesting character since he and Dora got together -- and I've always found Dora to be a poor substitute for Faye anyway. Despite all of her character development, in the end she's just a bland goth chick with stupid girlish insecurities. All of her problems seem pithy and shallow in comparison to legitimate issues like Faye's PTSD, or Hannelore's OCD, or Marigold's social anxiety. Her androgynous looks don't hold a candle to the other female characters, and all of her wit invariably falls back on sexual innuendo or extremely tedious lesbian undertones. Humor-wise, she brings about as much to the table as Pintsize -- just a series of running gags that have lost most of their luster over the years. If there had to be a culling of QC characters, I'd vote her as the first to go (well, second -- Pintsize would be the first).
In short, she sucks.
... 'kay, that last bit was flame-bait. Sorry.
Sorflakne:
Hm, going by the last panel, Dora's apparently back to her old self.
And if Econoclast's post is any indication, seems he only wants bland, predictable characters. Also seems he wanted Marten and Faye to get together.
themacnut:
Actually it seems to me like he considers Dora to be bland and predictable. I think you're right about him shipping Faye and Marten though.
Too bad Marten's wrong for Faye-he can't keep up the witty banter like Angus can. And Marten would NEVER in a MILLION years have been this bold. It's not in his nature.
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