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WCDT January 3-7, 2011 (1831-1835)

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St.Clair:
It just keeps getting ickier and harder to watch.

iduguphergrave:
That's what she said.










Oh come on it's the weekend and I've been drinking lighten up!

Sharp:


This has pretty much been my face at the last two weeks of comics. (minus the two non-canon strips)
I have probably been out-quoted and out-linked by most of the regular posters, but I am going to say my piece dammit! My main gripe with this arc has been the complete mood change since Veronica's arrival.

Pre-breakup we had shenanigans and regular QC. Even during the breakup we had emotions and situations that were familiar to us. We all remembered the underwear incident and so it was no surprise when the tempers started flaring again. Even if we didn't see it coming, we at least understood why it was happening. But this...this THING that has occured, it has really thrown me for a loop!

Maybe it's because it's been so long since we've seen Veronica that we kind of forgot that she was fond of saying whatever seemed funny at the time. Maybe Jeph decided to fiddle around with her character, like Hannelore, I don't know. What I do know, is that when people say "Oh it's QC, it's a comedy. You just aren't looking at it from the funny side." I look at it again, and it isn't funny. QC has (in my opinion) always had a pretty solid equilibrium of comedy and drama. Jeph never lets the drama sit for too long before we get a fart joke or someone mentions what a downer they are being. It's been 14 comics since Veronica arrived. It's been 38 comics since the fight between Dora and Marten started. A fairly large portion of those 38 comics have been related to the breakup, and most of them are downers. We get the little punchline at the end, but does it really make up for the tone of the comic? Basically, I'm saying that as of yet, Jeph hasn't let a downer note go on this long, at least not since The Talk. I wish I could laugh at these comics, but it's the awkward laugh you hear when someone says a really offensive joke. (Ha ha ha?)

Also, we need to factor in the limits of webcomics, Jeph may update 5 days a week, but he still only has 4-6 panels to get across: story, a joke, and a hook to keep us coming back. I think this whole arc would be easier to take if you showed up two months from now when this has all blown over (dear God I hope so) and read it all in a few minutes. But coming back every day to see Marten get kicked again is a completely different experience.

Now, I'm not going to drop the comic, no no no. But it has been hard reading these last couple weeks. It's tiring to see Marten have to go through all of this, and I'm telling you right now, if this all ends with Marten going "Wow, my Mom's disrespectful and ignorant methods have cured me of my depression!" then I really will be disappointed. Thankfully, I have more faith in Jeph as a writer than to end up with that result, but it is a lingering fear. I just really hope that Jeph has a good plan, because I really like Marten as a character and I want to see him succeed! Don't we all?


Hmm, I think I got out everything I wanted to say. Well, if not I'm sure I'll let you all know!  :-D


EDIT: I remembered my final point! Isn't it an unspoken rule that you don't reprimand your children in front of their friends? I was always taught that doing so only breeds resentment, as they are embarrassed in front their peers. Can any of the resident parents here confirm or deny this?

TheEvilDog:

--- Quote from: iduguphergrave on 08 Jan 2011, 20:24 ---Oh come on it's the weekend and I've been drinking lighten up!

--- End quote ---

I'll forgive you, depending on what you're drinking.

As for Veronica, the more I think about what's been happening in the comic and what people are discussing, I'm starting to agree with the idea that she might be seeing herself and Henry's failed marriage in Dora and Marten's relationship, and is in some way transferring most if not all of the blame to Marten, most likely subconsciously. The fact that Marten is her son is probably the only thing thats stopping Veronica from actually saying out loud that its his fault.

westrim:

--- Quote from: Sharp on 08 Jan 2011, 20:47 ---Isn't it an unspoken rule that you don't reprimand your children in front of their friends? I was always taught that doing so only breeds resentment, as they are embarrassed in front their peers. Can any of the resident parents here confirm or deny this?

--- End quote ---
I can deny my ability to confirm this. Does that help?

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