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WCDT Strips 3646-3650 (1st - 5th January 2018)
MrNumbers:
Okay so that thing I said about how Tilly was an annoying character but I was super pumped to see the Hannelore arc behind it?
Hannelores growth is... I scared myself so much with my (justified, positive growth showing) actions, I'm going to go find myself offscreen goodbye
Thats... I mean... That sucks man. That makes me feel bad in my heart.
It's so abrupt and badly telegraphed. Like, this payoff doesnt match the setup. You can argue that it's reasonable for the character but I'm not saying that; I'm saying this reads like an author flipping the table in frustration to me.
I really really hope it isn't
Bad Superman:
Although it's sad to see Hannelore (and Winslow) go, giving her some time off seems to be the right decision at this point. In my opinion it's better this way, than having her suddenly fade into the comics background-limbo as other storylines emerge, with other characters in focus.
I'm fully aware that I was one of the people who heaped a lot of criticism on this story arc, but the way it closes leaves me no other choice than to say that I'm satisfied with how well things worked out in the end.
This was Hannelore's heroes journey and it has taken a lot out of her. We have seen her slaying one of her biggest and meanest personal dragons. But, this story, it seems, is over (for now), and the heroine, victorious but wounded, leaves the stage (for now)! It has to be this way. Things need to cool down, to heal, and now they can.
Of course her hardcore fans are even sadder to see their beloved Hannelore go away for an uncertain amount of time, but maybe think of it this way:
Imagine, if you will, you, browsing QC somewhere in the future. You're just lazily re-reading the last couple of strips, as you wait for comic to update.
Then it does.
And we see Hannelore return.
Will that not be a moment of pure joy?
Is it cold in here?:
Hannelore, when you are in a crisis then breaking contact with your support structure is a big mistake.
OldGoat:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 04 Jan 2018, 08:34 ---Hannelore, when you are in a crisis then breaking contact with your support structure is a big mistake.
--- End quote ---
But, she's taking her most loyal (and recently anthropomorphised) friend with her. Tilly is a loyal mercenary, but still a mercenary - loyalty out of duty to their job description. Winslow's loyalty is out of pure friendship and even platonic love for Hanners.
I don't think Hanners needs physical proximity to be in contact with the rest of her supporters, either. Indeed, in her case distance may still be insulation.
Comic-wise, it's a brilliant move. Jeph can insert a message from Hannelore into the strip anytime he feels the need without a large time investment in artwork and still move the story along.
Morituri:
I doubt she's "breaking contact." She is literally traveling with the guy who used to be her PDA. I anticipate text message conversations, daily or several times a day, and Winslow's obsessive social-media plus blogging everything.
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