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WCDT 4386-4390 (Nov 2nd - Nov 6th, 2020)

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Gyrre:

--- Quote from: Farideh on 05 Nov 2020, 20:11 ---Huh.

This comic seemed a bit... flat, to me. Not sure why. Guess I was hoping for something more to start off the weekend with?

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No cliffhanger?

Farideh:
Yeah, that sounds reasonable. I've gotten used to those 😊

Gnabberwocky:

--- Quote from: shanejayell on 05 Nov 2020, 18:34 ---New comic up.

If a robot has only been in it's body a few years, do they need to be IDed for a bar? Or no?

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My guess is robots don't need to be ID'd at all. The reason there's an age limit on minors drinking is because it can damage brain development, lead to alcohol dependence, and cause early liver damage (various sources). Because AIs lack a human brain, don't use alcohol, and don't have livers, there's no need to restrict minimum Drinkr age.

BenRG:
Well, that's a traditional QC arc ender with Jeph drawing attention to the fact that no-one in real life delivers exposition or engages in wacky friendship hijinksTM over several minutes at work because there's a queue forming!

I've got to be honest here: I have not been enjoying QC as much as I used for for a while and, since this arc started, it's got a lot worse. The strip has felt like it's lost its momentum and that Jeph has been struggling to find a new focus since as far back as Faye and Bubbles getting together. Like a lot of writers, he's been able to find a few new ideas (most notably Roko's dysphoria and May's more overtly political body issues but there are other interesting ones too). However, for some reason has not been able to really work with them consistently or, perhaps, just doesn't have the heart to make any of his characters suffer through it for too long.

Now we have this characterisation- and chemistry-free plastic and one-dimensional Elliot/Clinton ship that is so arbitrary that Jeph had to have the characters stand on the panel and explain to the readers in exposition style why everything we thought we'd seen them think and feel was wrong and do so for two weeks.

So, yeah... I guess what I'm saying is that I'm going to give the strip until the next time my Patreon renews and, if things don't really improve, I'll probably quit. Sorry about that.

Gyrre:
2020's been one hell of a decade packed into a single year. It could be that taking its toll on Jeph. Everybody's exhausted in North America. Some more than others. The bar's been set pretty low, so here's hoping 2021 can clear it and be at least marginally better if not substantially so.

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