On to more important things--Jeph's just throwing nekkid people at us now!
In hats. It scares me. I hope they don't open up a clothing optional area in The Villages (Hamunaptra, City of the Retired, Where All the Wealth of the Republicans is Kept in Florida.)
I used to go to pagan events, long ago in an earlier life. You learn to avert your eyes. That's why it's called "skyclad" -- you're looking at the tops of people's heads and the sky, so everyone seems somewhat dressed like that. (not me. I sunburn too fast. I went about clothclad.)
Poor Wil. He must have the invisible Loser stamp tattooed on his forehead. I'm wondering if this will be "shake down the vanished characters for gag ideas" week. Recycling! It's good for the environment.
As for Drama and Story Arcs -- it seems possible (and some past strips indicate this) that Jeph is just doing more sophisticated storytelling. That is, he's interweaving plot lines instead of taking a hunk of time to just concentrate on a single arc. The single arc style has the disadvantage of warping the strip's timeline and focus. Also, the Faye/Sven drama took only about 24-36 hours from Gina to Pintsize, and after such an event its entirely logical everyone wants to lay low for a few days. I like the idea of interweaving, with various plot lines coming to the forefront and then fading back for a bit. Much more interesting technique.
As for the Marten being tired of Dora, I think that's wishful thinking -- Marten is sensitive to the relationship problems of his friends and doesn't toot his own horn at the best of times, so if he knows Steve just had a breakup, why would he be dancing around saying how great his girlfriend is? Yes, there are some assholes who do that kind of thing, but Marten isn't one of them. I think the big nighttime sigh was explained pretty well in the following comics where Marten complains about how his dreams of music success aren't coming true. The details should be considered in the context of the whole.
