Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT 2927-2931 (30 March to 3 April 2015)
Elder Sign:
--- Quote from: TeaOfDeath on 31 Mar 2015, 08:24 ---I'll probably be alone in saying this since Claire seems to have some sort of squee-powered fanclub on here, but her character has gotten both boring and annoying ever since she got together with Marten. I liked her a lot better when she was shy and cute--we already have an overabundance of overbearing female characters in the comic--not that there's anything wrong with any of those characters individually, but all together? It's getting to be a bit much. Claire's not funny anymore, doesn't seem all that intelligent, doesn't have much to recommend her in the way of charm...her initial charm was her shy awkwardness and innocence, and now that that's gone, she's just like another clone of every other female character who's ever been in the comic: a nondescript snarky chick who always has to be a smartass.
Something had been bothering me about Claire for a while, and I FINALLY put my finger on it. Now, hopefully, I won't be bombarded with rotten produce for criticizing everyone's favorite little redhead....
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You're not alone, just I'm pretty sure we're in the minority. I don't think her brand of humour has changed that much, aside from coming out of her shell to some degree. It just seems to me that her idea of humour functions/comes across best when it comes up on an occasional basis, not shoved in our faces continually as it has been for quite some time.
I didn't mind back when she was new and only intermittently in focus, but when it basically became The Claire Show from 2800 to 2900 or so (I think of this period as the "squeepocalypse"), the uber-focus turned me off her character. Even now, her storylines keep boiling down to HAVE I MENTIONED I AM MARTEN'S GIRLFRIEND TODAY or variations thereof. It's strange, because Jeph has handled the trans* aspects of her character very well and with substantial class. It's her other personal traits, combined with the deific character shilling, that are grating and off-putting to me.
CaptainFish:
I kinda feel the opposite, that Claire's innocent/shy stuff has been pretty much entirely relegated to her interactions with Marten romantically, while elsewhere she's been a character with insecurities who's always speaking her mind.
chaospersonified:
--- Quote from: TeaOfDeath on 31 Mar 2015, 08:24 --- Now, hopefully, I won't be bombarded with rotten produce for criticizing everyone's favorite little redhead....
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Chill with the persecution complex. Claire's gotten way more hate than love in the past few weeks, you're not unique in your dislike.
No hate to you for your opinion on my part, just a calm disagreement. She's always been a smartass, only now she feels more comfortable letting it show. Silence/shyness =/= intelligence, though talking opens the opportunity for ignorance to show. I haven't noticed anything stupid that she's said, so I'd guess nothing's changed there. Gotta remember, we only see parts of these characters' lives, and Jeph's focusing on their interpersonal relations, not intellectual pursuits. In her first strips, Claire read as desperate to be perceived as smart (to me, anyway) but now, it's accepted that she is, so she's letting her dork side shine through.
Stoon:
See? This is why I was against Marten dating Claire. Terrible sense of humour.
cesium133:
A terrible sense of humor is its own punalty.
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