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WCDT strips 4056-4060 (29th July to 2nd August 2019)

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Timemaster:
Good morning,


--- Quote from: Tova ---Yeah, I don't think Jeph has quite nailed the expression he was going for there (IMO). I think it was meant to be a rueful smile, but it does kinda look like she's in physical pain.
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I second that. Hanners smile in Panel 2 is another example IMO. The smile is just a tad too broad, so it looks a little bit eerie to me. In todays comic Claire‘s smile in the last panel is a bit off, too. Four lines with only about one pixel distance are problematic. I suppose it will take some time for Jeph to perfectly nail the new expressions. But I‘m not worried.
My daughter draws manga characters and she once said to me, that a friendly smile is much harder to draw than a frown, because it easily turns into a grimace.

Over all I‘m warming up with the new style. Todays panel 2 is really, really good. The large faces in combination with the narrow lines give the picture a kind of importance, of seriousness, which really fits the issue of the conversation.

I‘m really curious how this new style will develop. Keep it up, Jeph.
Like Dora said to Faye, some time ago: “Change is good.“

TM

BenRG:
Today's strip reminds us that, despite his many flaws, Marten is a very sweet-natured man. He sees that Claire and Hannelore are upset and he tries to offer comfort in the form of a verbal hug (because that's how I interpreted his joke). He's saying that he wishes that he could make them feel better.

I understand what Claire and Hannelore are saying on an abstract level. My parents split up before I was born so it's hard to miss something that you've never had. However, for someone who was raised with both parents, it must be a huge personal blow to lose one in such circumstances. I don't think that the human mind is quite wired up to handle this and those who experience it never really get beyond that 'this is wrong; this shouldn't happen' initial response.

On the subject of Marten and motivation: We've seen him react, even proactively, when he wants to. To me, the whole point of his line in the first panel of strip 4057 is that his preferred approach to life is to not seek change unless he thinks it is necessary and his idea of 'necessary' is far more relaxed than Claire's.

Is it cold in here?:
I wonder if pursuing Vicky soured him on the idea of seizing initiative for years afterward.

Shjade:
I'm just interested in where Jeph's going with this now, really. It's a fairly significant shift, but one that makes space for a lot more character differentiation than they've sometimes had before. Could be interesting!

re: Claire contempt -- personally I read that expression in yesterday's strip as irritation in an "oh hey, it's that thing we've bickered about before" way. "Contempt" is such a strong word.

JoeCovenant:
Speaking of Kraftwerk...

It seems they've just won a court case which could end 'sampling' in music without expressed original producer permission.

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