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WCDT New Year's Week 2012 (Jan. 2-6, 2091-95)

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drewdane:
Dude's so getting dumped.

DSL:

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--- Quote from: Nightson on 04 Jan 2012, 02:09 ---being female, "I'm tired" is code for "I'm on my period"

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Maybe, but that's not necessarily a "don't come over" situation. Depends on the woman. Shocking, I know!  :psyduck:

Is this the first time we've seen this kind of breaking of the 4th wall? I honestly can't recall (and do not have the drive to go digging through the archives).

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Think so, at least in the "main" strip as opposed to YB, ST and friends. Think, though, this is more "painting" the fourth wall (acknowleding and  using comic graphic conventions as in-universe real) than "breaking" it (directly addressing the audience) ... at least according to the "So you want to draw cartoons" books in my possession and the Site That Must Not Be Linked.

Carl-E:
Agreed.  No direct adressing of audience = no breaking of the 4th wall. 


It's getting thin, though, and if we clap loudly enough...

Black Sword:
Ok, so now that I have some attention span to comment with...

I saw Monday's comic, and I think the principal thing Marten was trying to do was cheer Padma up. It wasn't an attempt to dismiss her feelings or what she's trying to say so much as a "I'm really not sure what to say, so I'm going to focus on trying to make you feel better" deal. He went with self-deprecating humor because it was the safest target. More likely than not, he didn't even consider the possibility she would consider it dismissive. I think somewhere in the back of his mind, Marten thinks that if Padma has something to get off her chest, she'll just talk to him about it directly. It certainly wouldn't occur to him to think her comment was a sort of prelude or invitation to a serious discussion.

Of course, with today's comic, he is now worrying that something terrible may happen in his future. I think it's quite justified to prepare himself for the worst. After all, if you expect the end of the world tomorrow, and it does end, it's exactly what you expected. But if it doesn't end, then you will be pleasantly surprised!

Carl-E:
While that's an acceptable (and even viable) way to think of things, it's really a pessimist's point of view, and based on what we know of Marten, it's probably not the way he thinks about things. 

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