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WCDT: 2151-55 (26-30 Mar 2012) QC IN SPAAAAAACE... Week TEN!?!
Throg:
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--- Quote from: squab on 27 Mar 2012, 11:32 ---Didn't Jeph once say that he's never going to do a strip about a "wacky misunderstanding?"
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Yes, he did, IIRC.
And then a few years later, he did the Dora-seeing-Marten-hugging-Faye arc, which clearly falls into "wacky misunderstanding". And that arc became the breakup arc.
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I'm not sure that was really "wacky". That was more like a high-drama relationship-comes-to-a-screeching-halt misunderstanding.
Wacky was Pintsize and Winslow catching Hanners grabbing boyfriendbot's butt.
specter177:
--- Quote from: bhtooefr on 27 Mar 2012, 13:08 ---
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 27 Mar 2012, 12:00 ---I'm pretty sure that Jeph has also said that he reserves the right to change his mind over any prediction he's made.
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Well, that's kinda my point - that Word of Author is not canon, only canon is canon. ;)
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I'd say that Word of Author is canon until such time that canon contradicts Word of Author.
jwhouk:
We should also point out that Jeph originally planned on ending the strip after the reveal of Faye's "issues" - with Marty and Faye getting together. That didn't happen.
qdanielgrant:
For the benefit of all!
I really like that idea of of only "Canon is Canon" because authors cannot be trusted with their word. Usually for the betterment of the fans. They want to surprise us and I find that the mark of a great artist.
Also, I hope this isn't against forum regulation, but Angela Melick finally got here 2nd book out. So check it out if you liked comic 1266 (her guest strip).
squab:
--- Quote from: bhtooefr on 27 Mar 2012, 11:50 ---
--- Quote from: squab on 27 Mar 2012, 11:32 ---Didn't Jeph once say that he's never going to do a strip about a "wacky misunderstanding?"
--- End quote ---
Yes, he did, IIRC.
And then a few years later, he did the Dora-seeing-Marten-hugging-Faye arc, which clearly falls into "wacky misunderstanding". And that arc became the breakup arc.
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Actually, Dora-seeing-Marten-hugging-Faye is more about how Dora is irrationally jealous then anything else. I think the difference is that although it might start in the same wacky misunderstanding way (see half of something and assume it's something else) it never turns into a wacky misunderstanding because it's always confronted right away.
Wacky misunderstanding is more "Dora sees Marten naked with Faye and gets mad and doesn't even talk about it when the real reason they were naked involves Pintsize, a fire and a coconut."
See, half of what makes wacky misunderstandings work is that the issue never gets directly confronted until the end, and at the end things work out happily.
Oh, and the breakup arc was actually started by Dora wanting to see what porn Marten looked at, against his wishes. (The QC wiki helps for these things.)
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