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WCDT: 2434-2438 (29 April-3 May, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Valdís:
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 30 Apr 2013, 08:26 ---
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 30 Apr 2013, 07:46 ---Though actually Tolkein did change The Hobbit, with a retcon to match the account Bilbo gave in The Lord of the Rings about how he got "Gollum's" ring.
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What.
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Well, it was explained in-universe as the previous account being from Bilbo's telling, where-as Frodo wrote down a more truthful account of what happened, which Bilbo had chosen to exclude.
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 30 Apr 2013, 08:26 ---
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 30 Apr 2013, 07:46 ---Though actually Tolkien did change The Hobbit, with a retcon to match the account Bilbo gave in The Lord of the Rings about how he got "Gollum's" ring.
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What.
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Details here.
Is it cold in here?:
If the purpose of webcomics we don't write ourselves were to break new ground rather than entertain, it's worth noting that Jeph is breaking ground by having Claire be just another character. I gather from the comments of several trans people that this has been a breath of fresh air to them.
--- Quote from: Jeph ---"The purpose is to entertain people for 15-30 seconds every weekday and also to make me money so I can buy food"
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If anyone can't live without a comic up to their standards of edginess, well, the barriers to entry are low and it's welcome to promote it here -- there's a thread just for that.
TimO:
--- Quote from: bhtooefr on 30 Apr 2013, 08:29 ---... And, there's also plenty of reasons for it to not be Marten - his passivity in many situations would probably frustrate Claire to no end. Conversely, her intensity, if he's in an especially passive mood, or wanting to interact with her in some way other than what she's focusing on, could annoy him. ...
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Which could of course make for an interesting story arc. You really don't want relationships which work for a fictional tale, because that's boring. Something with two characters at each other throats half the time makes for dynamic and interesting events. Historically it was how Marten failed to get off with Faye and Padma (permanently) which probably made for interesting things happening. We know that it's likely that any characters relationship is doomed to failure, because Happily-ever-after doesn't make for a good continuing storyline, only for the end of one, and I'd hope that Jeph isn't about to hang up his cartooning boots.
Method of Madness:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 30 Apr 2013, 08:38 ---
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 30 Apr 2013, 08:26 ---
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 30 Apr 2013, 07:46 ---Though actually Tolkien did change The Hobbit, with a retcon to match the account Bilbo gave in The Lord of the Rings about how he got "Gollum's" ring.
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What.
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Details here.
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Damn it, Tolkien.
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