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WCDT: 2811-2815 (13-17 October 2014) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
MooskiNet:
It's just me, but don't like concluding this or that speculated course of action by Jeph would be 'shitty.' I do the Patreon thing 'cause I've clicked on a link marked QC every weekday morning for years now, and it's a great way to pay him back for all that entertainment. That said, I'm really, REALLY not comfortable with anything that even indirectly ties that support with a particular course of action, whether that be doing a story line a particular way, or wrapping it up entirely.
AprilArcus:
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--- Quote from: bhtooefr on 14 Oct 2014, 08:39 ---However, if she's 24... wouldn't that mean she's about to go into her third year of post-grad studies?
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The internship is actually part of the MLS course, from the brief Wikipedia entry that I've seen. I'm not sure at what point in the course it is required but it could indicate Claire is a very senior student.
As I understand American higher education, you start in college when you're 18 or 19, so Claire would have got her BLS when she was about 22. That makes her second or third year in this Masters' course.
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Good points. And we know that Gabby was TAing students during the just-ended spring semester, so can't be in her first year as a grad student.
eschaton:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 14 Oct 2014, 07:06 ---I'm not saying "will happen", I'm saying "plausible".
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If Faye is written out of the strip through a move to NYC, then Jeph is clearly wrapping the comic up. This might be a slice-of-life comic, but writing out one of the main characters is a jump the shark moment you often see in a flailing final season of a TV show. No thank you.
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 14 Oct 2014, 07:25 ---I see a real possibility of Faye moving with Angus (after sufficient relationship and CoD drama). Another possibility is that she takes over Angus's room in the house with Marigold, which gives him a familiar base for visiting and could help facilitate the LDR.
Either of these would leave the obvious possibility of Claire making the move out from home to the safest possible first house share - one that, given the example of Faye's history there, could even continue to be viable if Claire and Marten decide not to develop their relationship at some point in the future.
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Why would Faye move out of living with Marten and stay in Northampton? I mean, Marten is going to be a bit busy with Claire, but Faye is really going to need Marten's help in the short term dealing with the Angus situation, whether she tries a LDR or breaks up with him.
Claire and Marten moving in together is 100% certifiably nuts, even if it takes a few months comic time to happen. Nuttier than even Marigold and Dale moving in together, given at least have a few months of experience in a relationship, and don't have anything resembling good sense.
--- Quote from: SteveCostello on 14 Oct 2014, 08:19 ---I'm beginning to wonder if Jeph is starting to wrap this comic up. After reading through the posts in this thread, I could certainly see that as being very possible. The primary and most secondary characters are shipped. Yeah, there are a few issues (LDR for Fayngus, the trans situation for MartenClaire) that could be explored, but those could honestly be wrapped up pretty tidily and then we'd be left to imagine our own ultimate endings without feeling hung out to dry. Hanners (who I definitely miss seeing) has, as has been mentioned, made terrific progress with her issues, and there's no reason to indicate she'd continue. Dora and Tai seem pretty happy, so outside of introducing a new twist for them, they could be left alone.
Jeph's been drawing QC for how long? I'm a relative late-comer, having been introduced to the comic with "Get Out of My Shop." (I really wish the date was on these comics...) With the introduction of the new comic, and since QC has been drawn for so long, I might be able to see how Jeph might start to wrap QC up to dedicate more time to AG or explore other projects. Just like any of the rest of us that work on something *forever*, every once in a while you feel the need for a change of scenery.
Just postulation. I certainly hope this is not the case, as I'd love to see QC keep going. Just pointing out the possibility that we're actually reaching a point where the comic could potentially be resolved, or at the very least, left in a good place. Maybe even around comic #3000... which will probably be just a gigantic, zoomed in image of a certain cloaca.
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I think Jeph may have finished the comic years ago and moved onto another project, except it's become his main source of income. So while a good story would be working towards some sense of climax, or at least closure, he needs to be mindful of his audience's desire for continued developments with established characters. It's the same conundrum that great TV series eventually reach - sooner or later the well runs dry for character development, and if there isn't a planned arc of closure, the last season or two kinda peter out.
As I said, I would prefer at this point if he pushed QC up another 5-10 years to allow for some big changes to happen in the lives of everyone. Realistically, this would mean half the characters would be gone, but it would give him a chance to introduce some new ones, and to show us the remaining cast in a more mature light. Either that or do a total reboot - start from the beginning with the same characters, but have the interactions turn out differently this time.
bhtooefr:
So, in the US, the educational progression is typically:
Age 5 (in August): Enter kindergarten (start of elementary school)
Age 10-11: Graduate 5th grade and elementary school in June, start 6th grade (start of middle school) in August
Age 13-14: Graduate 8th grade and middle school in June, start 9th grade (start of high school) in August
Age 17-18: Graduate 12th grade and high school in June, start university in September
Age 21-22: Graduate with a Bachelor's degree in June, and start post-grad studies in September
There are ways to accelerate or slow down that cycle (generally by whole years, although some of the programs to accelerate it while in high school can really make it strange - I started courses towards an Associate's (2 year) degree when I was 14, and finished them a year after graduating high school (so when I was 19), thanks to scheduling conflicts) if someone's ahead or behind.
Basically, by 303, Claire should've already been in her post-grad studies (for her Master's degree in library science), if timelines of how long QC has been running are accurate.
eschaton:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 14 Oct 2014, 08:41 ---As I understand American higher education, you start in college when you're 18 or 19, so Claire would have got her BLS when she was about 22. That makes her second or third year in this Masters' course.
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Unless you stayed back a year when in school, you're going to be 18 when you start college, and 22 (barring a summer birthday) when you graduate. And most masters degrees are typically two years long - basically universally for MLS programs. You could easily graduate at 24 if you have no time off. That Claire is 24 and is (presumably) only finishing up her first year means she either stayed back a year at some point in school, took longer to finish undergraduate (perhaps due to changing majors) or took off a year between college and graduate school.
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