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Things you miss from older QC strips.
Omega Entity:
--- Quote from: StellaVator on 27 Apr 2015, 23:08 ---I was reading old strips the other day, like REALLY old. Like Sarah old.
I noticed that Jeph changed the word "rape" to something else. Violate, I think.
Not really something about the strip itself, but I guess Jeph's willingness to cater to the rise of the denizens of social justice lately. That is pretty disappointing, but it's to be expected, I suppose.
Not saying that his comic should be a disgusting edgy fest of tryhard offensive nonsense, but that just disappointed me, that he actually went back and changed it.
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--- Quote from: Gareth on 28 Apr 2015, 01:22 ---Why exactly is that a problem? He has chosen to make an earlier comic slightly less offensive, and as an artist he has every right to change his work however he wishes.
I'm presuming this was used in a comedic context, in which case you're saying you're disappointed because he removed a rape joke...
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I think what Stella was more getting at is that artists seem to feel pressure to change their work to cater to a certain demographic's tastes nowadays. Like it or not, an artist can make one bad joke or dialogue choice (or rather, what is perceived to be such - even an innocuous joke can be taken far outside of what it was meant as and cause a shitstorm) , and there's a slew of people out there willing to label an artist as a terrible person at best, and vocalizations that they should kill themselves and issuances of death threats at worst. It's a miracle that there's as many creators as there are, with how many would force them to alter their vision because of thin skin and an inability to accept that there's always something to be offended about.
Aziraphale:
I miss Elliott. Yeah, I know, he was just in a strip recently. But I liked his character, and wouldn't have minded seeing more of him. I also miss Old Hanners, Old Dora, and mid-period Sven. Each of them had more depth as characters, whereas they seem to be portrayed more as "types" now.
re: Marten's guitar playing: It's been a dog's age in real time, but in comic time I don't think it's been that long since he played.
speedchuck:
I miss deathmole and wish that the colorless comics about their first gig got continued and canonized. It keeps getting teased with Marten saying he wants to do stuff with the band, but...
I miss lighthearted funny Dora too.
And above all, I miss Sven.
Gladstone:
--- Quote from: CM_albion on 28 Apr 2015, 06:13 ---Faye and Sam...
Sam..
HOLY CRAP DID ANYONE TELL THE KID WHAT HAPPENED TO FAYE? :-o
[above is a transcript of my train of thought while typing the main part of my post]
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Patience, young Grasshopper. I too was once like you (okay, fine, I still am) in my insistence that Sam meet Claire, but all good things in time. I mean, it's been barely a week since Claire became a candidate for the position of Uncool Older Sister, and even less time since Faye's title of Cool Older Sister became in doubt, so it's no surprise it hasn't happened yet. I'd rather Faye spend a bit more time getting better, instead of interacting with Sam when she's still doing as poorly as she is--especially since it'll give Claire the opportunity to meet her without competition. She'll still be found wanting, of course, since she doesn't know how to make swords and probably isn't much of a nature freak, but you gotta give her a chance!
foolsguinea:
The art. Alice Grove's art is what QC's art was before Jeph started doing two comics. I don't know if it's worth having five days of QC if it looks like this.
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