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WCDT 2897 - 2901 (16-20 February 2015)
bhtooefr:
Prepare forum... prepare forum for ludicrous squee! Fasten all seatbelts, seal all entrances and exits, close all shops in the mall, cancel the three ring circus, secure all animals in the zoo!
Cyril:
--- Quote from: eschaton on 18 Feb 2015, 12:07 ---Wow, that's really sad if true. And it shows a huge limitation of serial-format stories in the digital age. Think about how terrible many of the classics would have been if each chapter was submitted to the public in turn, and the dialogue and plotting changed slightly in response. It might make for popular stories, but it wouldn't make for superior ones.
I'd like to think that Jeph is paying no heed to the collective voice of the internet (or the forum even) when plotting out the strip. It's okay if he gets the seeds of particular ideas from individuals - that's how creativity works. But ultimately he needs to be telling his story - and not the story the audience is clamoring for him to tell - in order to have the strip reach its full potential.
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I don't think it'd be possible to take no heed at all, but any creator who has a personal creative vision is going to follow that over the reactions from fans. I didn't mean to imply that JJ or any other specific person (living or dead) is actually taking a strong cue from their feedback, but it's almost inevitable that it's going to color how long and hard you push on certain points to make sure they are received as intended.
To put it another way, some of the most serialized and 'plugged in' authors these days are going to almost certainly use that feedback to adjust the degree to which character traits are shown if they feel that they aren't being interpreted as the author intends (scriptwriting is probably the most obvious, and egregious, example), but a confident author isn't going to change the character entirely because of the same feedback.
brew:
--- Quote from: DillyDolly on 18 Feb 2015, 12:08 ---
I'm loving how "boring" and "normal" Marten's and Claire's relationship is. Sometimes that's just how it goes down in real life—regardless of the type of people involved.
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I don't mind how the relationship is, but I don't like strips being written to show this. You could take away these strips and we'd still get it. It just feels like a waste.
osaka:
Tomorrow is strip 2900. Either Marten is proposing to Claire, or Jim to Veronica, or Tai to Dora, or the other way around.
(click to show/hide)It's actually Sven to Faye. On Friday, Faye hits Sven upside the head so hard he time-travels
Is it cold in here?:
--- Quote from: cesariojpn on 18 Feb 2015, 01:26 ---
--- Quote from: Khazgar on 18 Feb 2015, 00:57 ---...so why can't we just respect Claire and Marten (and through them, all other real-life trans/cis couples) and allow them their privacy?
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So what your saying is, Jeph has every right to "discuss" a topic/explore an issue via an open forum like a webcomic, and his fans don't have the same "speaking right" to discuss or explore similar issues?
Thats.....not right.
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That is not what's happening.
Jeph has been approaching everything trans-related with taste and respect. Jeph, the mods, and the community are only asking for the same from the fans.
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