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WCDT 6-10 June 2011 (1941-1945) [World War II Edition]
The Duke:
--- Quote from: Akima on 08 Jun 2011, 03:55 ---At last we see the legendary Malaysian Battle Spatula! And tongue-tied Faye is funny.
And new-art Raven reveals a retcon. Her tattoo now reads 姫 which is Japanese kanji meaning "princess" whereas on its first appearance, it was two Chinese characters 公主 which mean the same thing. Did Jeph think we wouldn't notice? :laugh:
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It's a magical tattoo; it can actually depict whatever the bearer wants it to.
Also, good Lord that spatula is comically large.
mike837go:
--- Quote from: The Duke on 08 Jun 2011, 08:35 ---It's a magical tattoo; it can actually depict whatever the bearer wants it to.
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And, maybe it's simply an artist's an artist's gaffe. Not remembering which language he used about a year ago. The actual thought behind the tatoo was remembered!
Or maybe, Jeph is doing a shout-out to Marty Feldman's portrayal of Igor?
DSL:
If I didn't take it on faith Jeph ignores the fora, I would say the Malaysian Battle Spatula is a giant TAKE THAT to earlier comments about how he draws things undersized. And yeah, you could take an arm off with that thing. Maybe it's used to scoop beans for roasting?
jwhouk:
--- Quote from: snubnose on 08 Jun 2011, 00:42 ---
--- Quote from: akronnick on 07 Jun 2011, 22:35 ---At least she didn't call him "Martin."
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Why ? Is that an ugly name ?
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The Week of D-Day. Yes, it's somewhat ironic, but I doubt Jeph was thinking that when he started the strip eight years ago...
--- Quote from: Andy147 on 08 Jun 2011, 01:55 ---
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 07 Jun 2011, 10:25 ---I believe we've never heard what part of California Marten is from. We can speculate that someone like his mom would be more comfortable in southern CA.
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Oh look, someone's asked Jeph via Tumblr... ("SF area, I assume").
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This makes sense. Haight-Ashbury, anyone?
And as for today: it did look like Raven's tattoo was "tacked on". However, in the grand scheme of things, it's a minor point. And Akima: you have to understand, more than two-thirds of Jeph's fanbase can't tell the difference between Mandarin Chinese characters and Kanji - at least without Google Translate.
O8h7w:
Regarding the size of the Malaysian Battle Spatula:
--- Quote from: Faye in strip 541 ---You could lop off a hand with that thing!
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The spatula showed in todays strip is clearly in the "chop off heads" category. Maybe it's a Philippine Battle Spatula? :-o
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