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Marten's fundamental character
Boomslang:
--- Quote from: trclocke on 15 Dec 2010, 02:58 ---newbie with a comment on today's comic. This thread seemed like a relevant place to say it. I am immensely glad to see Marten show some sign of being fallible and human. Thus far he's really been painted as sort of a saintlike protagonist. He was long overdue for some form of fuckup, and I think this one was very appropriate. Bravo.
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Eh, I don't think anyone has seriously espoused the whole 'hipster jesus' idea for quite some time. If anything, he's gotten a lot of flack for not being stronger willed and more in control of his life.
But I do think today's comic does offer a little window into Marten's thoughts.
He's bitter. We knew that. But apparently Dora isn't the only person he's bitter about. Faye, Sven, and Angus all got some pretty harsh condemnation, and I can sort of see why. Marten definitely wouldn't talk about it, or even really think about it sober, but he's aware that Sven and Angus got to be with Faye when he didn't, and while he does seem to genuinely like Angus at least, there's a reason for it.
I think there might even be a little bit of Nice Guy Syndrome floating around in his head from the complicatedness of their social circle, but if there is he's probably felt guilty over it, since even if he didn't get 'the' girl, he got a pretty, nice girl, who was very into him.
trclocke:
--- Quote from: Boomslang on 15 Dec 2010, 03:18 ---Eh, I don't think anyone has seriously espoused the whole 'hipster jesus' idea for quite some time. If anything, he's gotten a lot of flack for not being stronger willed and more in control of his life.
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That makes sense, now that I think about it. You could say he's flawed in that he lacks assertiveness, motivation. He could display more confidence. Until now, though, he's just seemed so laid back, so utterly without any real problems in his life. Even the whole thing with faye and The Talk was handled very gracefully. It's nice to know that although he doesn't feel inclined to bitch about it, he does have feelings of resentment and all that. Makes him more real in my opinion.
pwhodges:
Remember also his chat with Tai when he complained about his life being aimless.
bhtooefr:
The strip where he mentions his One-itis is right here: http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=447
raoullefere:
By jove, THAT'S IT! :laugh:
Seriously, thanks!
Edit: stupid scroll interfered with my browsing pleasure. Or something like that.
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