Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT 2887-2891 (2-6 February 2015)
Emperor Norton:
Can we just not discuss comics that aren't technically up yet and some of us have not had a chance, or ability, to read.
hedgie:
I've seen it, but yeah, it make sense to at least spoiler it. Once can always edit it back after the comic goes live properly.
wlewisiii:
--- Quote from: AprilArcus on 04 Feb 2015, 18:14 ---I have nothing against subtext when it's used carefully. I don't want everything to be spelled out! But Claire's first sexual relationship should be a pivotal moment in her life and I think these moments should be at least as much about her as they are about Marten and Faye.
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While trying to avoid playing spoiler, (click to show/hide)I got a vibe reminiscent of my high school days. That they'd be fumbling and awkward and just blissfully unaware of the greater world for an all too short a time. From the look on Claire's face, I had the feeling that it was about her as much as it was anyone else in the strip.
But what do I know? I graduated HS n 1982. Post sexual liberation & pre-AIDS it was probably as close to a teen's golden age as has ever existed and I was a good CIS boy. Understanding more about myself wouldn't come till much later.
MooskiNet:
I think there's a difference between spelling everything out and leaving the reader to wonder how something happened (or if). One of the hardest things about using subtext is knowing when it's coming across - I agree that the subtlety of Claire falling for Marten was pretty well done, but even though I have a pet theory that works for me, there's nothing at all before Marten puts his hands in Claire's hair that indicates he thinks of her as anything more than a friend. Hell, even as he was doing it, he appeared to be surprised that Faye was leaving the room.
(click to show/hide)I agree that Claire should be getting more focus here, maybe following her from home to Marten's or something - 2890 feels more like a Friday strip to me, anyway. It may end up being done in retrospect, much the same as the explanation for Marten showing up at her house.
Omega Entity:
--- Quote from: AprilArcus on 04 Feb 2015, 18:14 ---I have nothing against subtext when it's used carefully. I don't want everything to be spelled out! But Claire's first sexual relationship should be a pivotal moment in her life and I think these moments should be at least as much about her as they are about Marten and Faye.
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Wasn't this her first relationship, period? I mean, she had to ask when asking for a second date was appropriate. This all is going waaaay too fast if that's true, especially considering Claire's, shall we say, unique circumstances.
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