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WCDT strips 3931-3935 (4th to 8th February 2019)
Tova:
On a separate note, I find it interesting that the common thread between at least three characters disliked by forumites is that this dislike has been expressed, in each of these three cases, by deliberately mangling their name.
Given the importance normally placed on getting names right, it makes sense that this is an expression of resentment here.
brasca:
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--- Quote from: brasca on 09 Feb 2019, 06:32 ---Seeing as how Jeph deemed this dude a dick there’s nothing to dispute...
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Not that I wish to dispute Jeph's value judgement on this occasion - I happen to agree with it. But. In general, I disagree with the notion that any value judgement decreed by Jeph is beyond dispute.
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I stand by what I wrote, but mostly wanted to be clever by fitting as many D words in my sentence as possible.
TheEvilDog:
--- Quote from: Tova on 10 Feb 2019, 04:13 ---On a separate note, I find it interesting that the common thread between at least three characters disliked by forumites is that this dislike has been expressed, in each of these three cases, by deliberately mangling their name.
Given the importance normally placed on getting names right, it makes sense that this is an expression of resentment here.
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Depends on how you look at it. In one instance, the misnaming of a character was only done until they actually said that they didn't like it and then immediately stopped.
But considering how odious Peter has turned out to be and how disgusting his interactions are, not to mention that he's meant to be a disposable lay, forgotten in the morning, his misnaming is more of a running gag. And of course, that takes power away from a guy like him. In essence, everyone is saying that he isn't worth a second thought, let alone remembering his name.
--- Quote from: Tova on 09 Feb 2019, 21:30 ---
--- Quote from: brasca on 09 Feb 2019, 06:32 ---Seeing as how Jeph deemed this dude a dick there’s nothing to dispute...
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Not that I wish to dispute Jeph's value judgement on this occasion - I happen to agree with it. But. In general, I disagree with the notion that any value judgement decreed by Jeph is beyond dispute.
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That's the thing, we can discuss anything in the comic until the cows come home, but at the end of the day, the comic is not an interactive medium. It is not a forum for discussion, but a podium where Jeph ultimately shares his opinions regarding different topics. He is by no means as opinionated or as preachy as some other comics that the least said, the better, but Jeph is the writer and the artist. He has the last say on a particular topic or character. All we can do is discuss it on the forum, after the fact.
oddtail:
--- Quote from: Castlerook on 10 Feb 2019, 05:13 ---
--- Quote from: Tova on 09 Feb 2019, 21:30 ---
--- Quote from: brasca on 09 Feb 2019, 06:32 ---Seeing as how Jeph deemed this dude a dick there’s nothing to dispute...
--- End quote ---
Not that I wish to dispute Jeph's value judgement on this occasion - I happen to agree with it. But. In general, I disagree with the notion that any value judgement decreed by Jeph is beyond dispute.
--- End quote ---
That's the thing, we can discuss anything in the comic until the cows come home, but at the end of the day, the comic is not an interactive medium. It is not a forum for discussion, but a podium where Jeph ultimately shares his opinions regarding different topics. He is by no means as opinionated or as preachy as some other comics that the least said, the better, but Jeph is the writer and the artist. He has the last say on a particular topic or character. All we can do is discuss it on the forum, after the fact.
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I see this reasoning as a bit backwards. Nobody's saying anything about changing the comic. But when Jeph conveys a particular opinion or viewpoint via the comic, the discussion in the forum doesn't automatically have to agree with that opinion/viewpoint. "Seeing as how Jeph deemed this dude a dick there’s nothing to dispute..." clearly indicates otherwise, unless I'm completely misunderstanding something. What would even be the point of discussion of the comic if every character was to be viewed by everyone exactly the way the author sees them.
I mean, this particular character, written in this particular way, is ABSOLUTELY a dick. But not because that's the opinion of the author (or because he "deemed this dude a dick"). There are characters that are presented by the comic, possibly consciously, a certain way, and on whom forumites have had different opinions than the comic's narrative seems to point to.
jwhouk:
Jeph says he's drawing crowd scenes for a few weeks. Why do you think he has to?
Hannelore is on the space station for her dad's birthday party 5 (13.5%)
Another impromptu party in the centre of town (no beer sledding, alas) 1 (2.7%)
A busy day at Coffee of Doom 9 (24.3%)
Bubbles takes Faye to a robot night-club to show her how synthetics party 2 (5.4%)
Either Elliot or Clinton or both take Roko to a human night-club to show her how humans party 4 (10.8%)
There is a party at the apartment; lots of people show up 0 (0%)
The town fayre has come around and Faye wants Union Robotics to have a presence there 3 (8.1%)
Opening night at the LEGAL Ultimate Robot Fighting Championship 11 (29.7%)
Other (specify in comment) 2 (5.4%)
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