Topic: WCDT: 2401-2405 (11-15 March, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread (Read 89354 times)

jwhouk · « **on:** 10 Mar 2013, 06:10 »

So we start the first week of Henry and Maurice's wedded bliss...

What could POSSIBLY go wrong?

Aethien · « **Reply #1 on:** 10 Mar 2013, 06:33 »

Drunken shenanigans, big mistakes and pillow talk by Henry and Maurice.

Possibly in that order too.

Border Reiver · « **Reply #2 on:** 10 Mar 2013, 06:41 »

Quote from: jwhouk on 10 Mar 2013, 06:10

So we start the first week of Henry and Maurice's wedded bliss...

What could POSSIBLY go wrong?

Do you really need to ask?

jwhouk · « **Reply #3 on:** 10 Mar 2013, 08:08 »

Quote from: Border Reiver on 10 Mar 2013, 06:41

Quote from: jwhouk on 10 Mar 2013, 06:10
So we start the first week of Henry and Maurice's wedded bliss...

What could POSSIBLY go wrong?
Do you really need to ask?

Well, it's for the poll's sake...

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #4 on:** 10 Mar 2013, 12:16 »

Marten exposed to family dynamics may show some sides of his personality that we've only glimpsed before.

WAYF · « **Reply #5 on:** 10 Mar 2013, 15:13 »

There is possibly, just slightly possibly, a chance of a combination of "Claire's awkward moments" and "someone hits on Marten".
But then again, I don't really know how real life would work in these situations until after Jeph has drawn it.

Quote from: Jeph on Twitter

I’m not going to watch Strip Search, because I hate reality TV
Any other opinions I might have of it are moot because of that
Although I will be mad if Erika Moen doesn’t win because she is a sweetie

Aw.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #6 on:** 10 Mar 2013, 15:22 »

Strip Search?

Aethien · « **Reply #7 on:** 10 Mar 2013, 17:04 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 10 Mar 2013, 15:22

Strip Search?

Penny Arcade's Next ~~Top Model~~ ~~Pop star~~ ~~Top Chef~~ Webcomic Artist.

Edit: Cause they're searching for a good strip. geddit? geddit?

Kugai · « **Reply #8 on:** 10 Mar 2013, 20:09 »

DSL · « **Reply #9 on:** 10 Mar 2013, 20:46 »

I would like to modify my vote slightly: Marten gets hit on but he absolutely fails to realize it.

WAYF · « **Reply #10 on:** 10 Mar 2013, 23:27 »

I LOVE IT.

Though... not in real life. Please, nobody do this in real life.

westrim · « **Reply #11 on:** 10 Mar 2013, 23:28 »

WWF: Wedding Edition

Bluesummers · « **Reply #12 on:** 10 Mar 2013, 23:28 »

HAAAAAH. New comic up...totally worth it.

Quote

While you were replying, someone made a move on your date. Good job, jackass, now she's going home with him.

DAMMIT.

Near Lurker · « **Reply #13 on:** 10 Mar 2013, 23:33 »

It's like watching the dress rehearsals (that we all know exist) for ~~Dr. Phil~~ Jerry Springer...

Carl-E · « **Reply #14 on:** 10 Mar 2013, 23:34 »

Oh god, that was SOOOO uncomfortable until the last panel...

Loved it!

jwhouk · « **Reply #15 on:** 10 Mar 2013, 23:38 »

WWE: Wedding Wrestling Entertainment!

RedWolf4 · « **Reply #16 on:** 10 Mar 2013, 23:44 »

*Cackles Madly* Perfect.

I am also somehow reminded of Aunt Penelope's great rant about why a wedding should have an ice sculpture.

WAYF · « **Reply #17 on:** 10 Mar 2013, 23:45 »

Quote from: Kugai on 10 Mar 2013, 20:09

<offkeyrimshot followed by an audience groan>

It took the finest minds in both Penny Arcade and LoadingReadyRun to come up with that title.

I could ask so many questions about this one. Did Henry and Veronica write that together? Did Maurice and Marten lend a helping hand? Are they actually seriously considering doing this at the reception and trusting that their friends, knowing each other's character, will get the joke? Where's Claire, and what does she think of this aspect of Marten's family dynamics?

But actually, I don't want answers to any of those questions. There don't have to be answers. This can just be a sublimely silly moment in the comic.

Soulsynger · « **Reply #18 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 00:06 »

Not sure if drama overload...

... or just new take on the term "wedding crashing".

(Get it? 'Cuz there was also a meme-reference in the strip? Eh? Eh?)

Aethien · « **Reply #19 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 02:52 »

I'm claiming a hit on the drunken shenanigans part I predicted earlier. Only one out of four may be inebriated but it certainly counts as shenanigans.

Welu · « **Reply #20 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 03:11 »

Genuinely bought it all the way up to the punchline. Bravo, Jeph.

Border Reiver · « **Reply #21 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 04:29 »

Quote from: Carl-E on 10 Mar 2013, 23:34

Oh god, that was SOOOO uncomfortable until the last panel...

Loved it!

Damn, this would make for one helluva wedding video.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #22 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 04:41 »

They've really gotten over the divorce if they can joke about it like this.

Messy divorce

Marten had some trouble with it

Many a true word is spoken in jest

jwhouk · « **Reply #23 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 05:07 »

Considering the recent revelation of how they met, perhaps the anger of the first few years may have been drug-fueled?

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #24 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 05:28 »

Marten turned out better than you'd expect if his parents had been heavy users during his formative years.

DSL · « **Reply #25 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 05:58 »

See? It's not real. None of it's real. The characters even said so. Painting a lampshade on the fourth wall or something.

Black Sword · « **Reply #26 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 06:20 »

That was awkward, right up until that last panel. Then an awkward, tentative smile appeared on my face as I tried to figure out what these crazy people were thinkin'.

RyanW1019 · « **Reply #27 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 06:35 »

Not just drunken shenanigans, carefully planned and rehearsed drunken shenanigans!

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #28 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 07:23 »

Ahhhh family moments!

jwhouk · « **Reply #29 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 07:54 »

You know that the conversation started with, "How could we get the reception video on the top ten on YouTube?"

Border Reiver · « **Reply #30 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 08:19 »

Quote from: jwhouk on 11 Mar 2013, 07:54

You know that the conversation started with, "How could we get the reception video on the top ten on YouTube?"

At least it didn't start with, "Hold my beer and watch this."

DrBear · « **Reply #31 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 08:23 »

I can see a caption contest on that third panel with Mom grabbing Marten. OOF.

Game and Watch Forever · « **Reply #32 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 08:32 »

I really love the second panel. I think it's because she looks like she's screaming into her scotch like a microphone. XD

"Hello?! HELLO?! Is this thing on or am I not drunk enough yet?!"

FunkyTuba · « **Reply #33 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 10:47 »

reception-trolling... I love it

jesslc · « **Reply #34 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 11:09 »

Quote from: jwhouk on 11 Mar 2013, 07:54

You know that the conversation started with, "How could we get the reception video on the top ten on YouTube?"

YES

Also, I would like to vote for all of the above on the poll, but sadly someone neglected to include that option.

Kugai · « **Reply #35 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 15:33 »

Quote from: jwhouk on 10 Mar 2013, 23:38

WWE: Wedding Wrestling Entertainment!

Well, it is The Big Show

Nothing like practice to make it all go smoothly

riccostar · « **Reply #36 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 18:12 »

I was really buying that until Jeph let up the gig, although I voted for more DJ, I really hope we get to see Veronica's life move forward a little here.

Carl-E · « **Reply #37 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 23:24 »

And with that little speech, we now have confirmation;

Veronica was "best man".

K1dmor · « **Reply #38 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 23:25 »

Flip the table for happiness, and the tackle becomes a hug

.

Also,
The feeeeeeels

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #39 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 23:46 »

That was seriously touching.

Near Lurker · « **Reply #40 on:** 12 Mar 2013, 00:17 »

"There are probably kids reading now who weren't born yet in 1998."

...they wouldn't be much younger than I was when I started reading.

Loki · « **Reply #41 on:** 12 Mar 2013, 01:25 »

Yesterday I found out that one of the characters of my favourite childhood anime (a 7 year old girl) is, canonically, born 1989. That makes her older than me. And the anime is still running. And she is still 7.

MillionDollar Belt Sander · « **Reply #42 on:** 12 Mar 2013, 01:38 »

Dang. Some of you people are YOUNG.

I'm going to sit over here and slowly wrinkle....

Loki · « **Reply #43 on:** 12 Mar 2013, 02:06 »

Quote from: MillionDollar Belt Sander on 12 Mar 2013, 01:38

I'm going to sit over here and slowly wrinkle....

Can we tweet that to our #swag friends? 'Cause that's all us youngsters do, you know

St.Clair · « **Reply #44 on:** 12 Mar 2013, 02:35 »

Quote from: K1dmor on 11 Mar 2013, 23:25

Also,
The feeeeeeels

All the feels.

TimO · « **Reply #45 on:** 12 Mar 2013, 02:43 »

Quote from: MillionDollar Belt Sander on 12 Mar 2013, 01:38

Dang. Some of you people are YOUNG.

I'm going to sit over here and slowly wrinkle....

You know you're old, when rather than finding all of your friends are getting married, you find that they're all getting divorced (or having affairs), and occasionally dying.

I think Veronica's previous speech was better, but we were never going to see that in action, it would have just been repetition. Of course, there's plenty of time for her to get really hammered, and then do a more authentic slightly off script rendition.

Loki · « **Reply #46 on:** 12 Mar 2013, 02:49 »

On a more serious note, I really liked Veronica here. It redeemed her a bit in my eyes from the whole "Marten Tiberius Reed! Apologize to your friends!" ordeal.

Blackjoker · « **Reply #47 on:** 12 Mar 2013, 02:56 »

Quote from: Loki on 12 Mar 2013, 02:49

On a more serious note, I really liked Veronica here. It redeemed her a bit in my eyes from the whole "Marten Tiberius Reed! Apologize to your friends!" ordeal.

Yeah...though in some ways it only shows that she isn't a total bitch to everyone, just her son when he was at a low point. This does rehabilitate her, but the aforementioned incident still sticks in my craw.

techkid · « **Reply #48 on:** 12 Mar 2013, 04:20 »

You know what? I think I caught some of The feeeeeeels as well... That was a very nice comic.

Quote from: Maurice, last panel, from comic #2402

D-do I still get to flip the table?

Yes. Yes you can, and do it with pride!

jesslc · « **Reply #49 on:** 12 Mar 2013, 04:24 »

Awwwwww...

Love it. So does Marten get to do his embarrassing speech next, or has he forgotten about it?

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