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WCDT: 2631-2635 (Feb 03 - 07 2014) Weekly Comics Discussion Thread
Storel:
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--- Quote from: celticgeek on 02 Feb 2014, 20:16 ---It was a non-fulfilling random hookup, Mark, deal with it.
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Marten has proven over and over that he is a relationship guy - a stroll through the archives will prove that pretty handily. He just needs to realize that sometimes, it's ok to just enjoy the ride without the baggage.
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Which can take quite a while if you've really bought into the "sex is no good if it's not with someone you love" viewpoint -- I believe I was already in my forties by the time I figured that out. By then I was already married to my second wife (who was also my second girlfriend), and since we're still married, figuring that out didn't really help me at that point. 8-)
--- Quote from: LJFelix on 03 Feb 2014, 18:38 ---Yep.
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Haha, yes, and that particular occasion led to one of my favorite Marigold strips, 1684.
Edit: And yeah, I should have finished reading the rest of the posts before posting that link, since at least two other people beat me to it. :roll:
Smallest:
--- Quote from: Gareth on 04 Feb 2014, 14:47 ---
--- Quote from: Smallest on 04 Feb 2014, 14:40 ---The reason Marigold bothers me is that she complains about her appearance, which is a problem, and given her history of uncleanliness but recent showering and stuff (I can't get this down on paper the way I want it to read), it doesn't seem like she's working on that part. Of course I could be wrong, but my interpretation is that she isn't trying, not has incurable skin issues, and although early on I might have gone 'poor marigold doesn't know how to take care of her skin and feels ugly :(' I feel like by now, one of the girls (most likely Hanners) would have helped her figure that out. The complaining but not trying to fix it is what bothers me. Maybe she has tried to fix it, but it doesn't seem so.
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You ever known anyone with self-esteem issues before? Know how many overweight people I know who complain about feeling fat and do absolutely nothing about it because they think it won't make a difference? It's pretty common. When people experience self-loathing they don't think anything will help.
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This is a fair argument.
FunkyTuba:
--- Quote from: Mlle Germain on 04 Feb 2014, 05:44 ---RE: past comics
These prove for me what I thought about the new comic format: It's liable to have less content per comic. The characters are now often drawn way more close-up (bigger) than before and the font has doubled in size, so Jeph has more or less halved the content by making the single panels larger.
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I disagree. Taking 2632 as an example, under the stricter 4-panel format, we would have seen multiple panels of Marigold sitting on the couch, fretting. With this new layout, we see more of her body language, so we're more aware of what she's feeling. Also I take the additional area given to that panel to mean that we should give it more attention/more weight in terms of the timing and the beats. I don't see what content has been taken away.
Looking now at 2630, the wider top and bottom allow us to get more detail in the frame. Jeph can then show us the rhythm of Marten getting challenged by Cosette in a way he couldn't get away with as easily in the four-panel layout... side by side opposing views...then return to the original framing for the punchline.
I think Jeph's providing the same content as before, he's just using framing and art to express it more now instead of words. I'm getting a better sense of the rhythm and timing than before, and I'm enjoying it, even the sparse comics
--- Quote from: Mlle Germain on 04 Feb 2014, 05:44 ---Which is or course fine if Jeph likes it better, but I still hope that comics like during the party with more panels with smaller people in them will be more common than these two or three-panel comics with large close-ups and hardly any dialogue.
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I think the next big party scene is going to have some setup panels that are extraordinary and detailed, and then he'll zoom in when he wants to isolate for dialogue. The new format will give him more tools with which to tell his story the way he wants to.
Flowers4Hordak:
--- Quote ---Marigold: "If I sit right here and don't move nothing can go wrong."
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Jeph, get out of my head! :wink: Seriously, though... I have my first date in three years, my third ever, and I've had to postpone it twice already--once due to car trouble, and once due to blizzardy-conditions and me being sick. What the frick?! Cursed, I tell ya. Cursed. :roll:
Smallest:
--- Quote from: Flowers4Hordak on 04 Feb 2014, 19:07 ---
--- Quote ---Marigold: "If I sit right here and don't move nothing can go wrong."
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Jeph, get out of my head! :wink: Seriously, though... I have my first date in three years, my third ever, and I've had to postpone it twice already--once due to car trouble, and once due to blizzardy-conditions and me being sick. What the frick?! Cursed, I tell ya. Cursed. :roll:
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I was always the exact opposite but for the same reason. Do stuff all day, then put on my makeup and get dressed right before leaving in the minimum time possible so I wouldn't be able to smudge my face or spill stuff on myself.
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