Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT: 2016-2020 (19-23 Sep 2011)
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--- Quote from: Kagey on 21 Sep 2011, 12:33 ---I love this strip because this happened at my kids' elementary school last week -- someone yelled "snake" and a crowd of little girls (average age: 6) dashed toward the speaker. At least there was a knowledgeable mom on hand to identify the snake a harmless garden snake. The girls who didn't get to hold it before we decided the poor snake had had enough were crushed. This is the new breed of girl, people. Running towards snakes.
I love it.
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I think you're right. I work at a preschool and over the summer we had a professional reptile handler (mostly bringing snakes) come in. My two-year-old girls were, for the most part, more excited than the boys. One of them tried to grab the snake right from the guy, and it was pretty big. She also squashes bugs and tries to kill spiders if she sees them. At the same time, she loves Disney princesses and dress-up. I think typical stereotypes are definitely changing, and I love it, too.
Although, I really have to DISCOURAGE them from going after snakes and unknown insects...
(Note: I just bring up my preschoolers every chance I get. I apologize. :roll: )
cabbagehut:
--- Quote from: stoutfiles on 21 Sep 2011, 16:15 ---Perfectly fine with the robots being established as comic relief since it was established that way by day 1. I've only had a problem with it lately when Momo became a major character and we had to discuss things like robot's rights. They became more than comic relief and I wouldn't feel the same now if Pintsize shot a deadly laser at Marten...it wouldn't be seen as slapstick, somewhat non-canon humor but a very deadly act that almost murdered him.
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Personally, I feel the same way. I don't really like the robots-as-major-characters storylines, because QC has, up until this point, been largely realistic. While there are always exceptions (Pizza Girl (but we don't even know if she's real), The VespAvenger, etc.), this is sort of a whole new dimension. I don't really have much interest in the Momo/Pintsize/Winslow-based storylines and only come back every few days to see what's up in the comic. That's just my personal preference, though. Other people seem to really like these storylines, and the author himself seems to enjoy them, so I just kind of ignore them and read more thoroughly when it focuses on arcs I like more.
I am sort of hoping that Samantha/Sam doesn't become a major character, though. I liked QC as a primarily-adult world, and she feels a little shoehorned in to make stuff happen. Most of the characters now are somewhat passive and pretty reasonable people, and she really isn't. I tend not to like kid characters, because they often make every situation about themselves, and people's reactions and stresses have to revolve around whatever half-baked idea they have in their heads. That's not a criticism of writing, necessarily; that's frequently how kids are in the real world, too (again, not their fault, but I do find it frustrating).
I do like QC - some storylines I like a lot better than others. This is one of the arcs I have very little interest in. Not a criticism of the author - his fans seem to like them just fine, as does he. But I tend to be a little more vocal about the things I don't like, because they're easier to pinpoint.
westrim:
It is completely realistic. It just happens to be a different reality. I remember reading something once where Jeph expressed surprise at people not realizing it was science fiction despite the "little robots running around" and other stuff that is my our standards fantastical. The comic has always been in a world with that stuff going on, and to get all picky and annoyed that it's not focusing on the human relationships quite as much at this point in time is a bit pedantic. Also, passive and reasonable describes exactly one character on a consistent basis, and that's Marten.
Is it cold in here?:
Your memory is correct. You're thinking of
"Someone[sic] people do not often realize is that the world in which QC takes place is considerably stranger than our own. You'd think that with all the little talking robots running around everywhere that this would be obvious, but I am consistently surprised at how often people take it for granted." (Jeph Jacques, Strip 399 newspost)
Akima:
--- Quote from: SirDudley on 21 Sep 2011, 13:02 ---So, 2d10 fall damage for Samantha translates into several cuts, a few bruises (both bone and skin) and mild concussion.
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Well you can roll as little as 2 with 2d10 after all (probability of 0.01). Sam plainly has that quality Napoleon is supposed to have valued highly in his marshals; luck.
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