Topic: WCDT: 2544-2548 (30 September - 4 October, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread (Read 31681 times)

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #50 on:** 30 Sep 2013, 12:08 »

Jeph has said outright that the art style will vary and that we're wrong if we try to interpret it as plot communication.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #51 on:** 30 Sep 2013, 12:29 »

"Wrong" isn't exactly a word I like to throw around so easily when it comes to interpretation.

Barmymoo · « **Reply #52 on:** 30 Sep 2013, 12:55 »

In relation to interpretation, possibly - but IICIH quoted Jeph as using the words "plot communication", meaning "the message that Jeph intended to convey through the art".

Method of Madness · « **Reply #53 on:** 30 Sep 2013, 12:56 »

Ahh, gotcha.

jmucchiello · « **Reply #54 on:** 30 Sep 2013, 13:25 »

Hello, mods? FYI, the comic numbers are off on this thread title.

(on topic) I wonder if I want to know what Hanners is talking about in the first panel.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #55 on:** 30 Sep 2013, 13:40 »

The world may never know.

The silliest explanation I can come up with on short notice is that she's referring to Winslow farts.

pwhodges · « **Reply #56 on:** 30 Sep 2013, 13:42 »

The WCDT numbers have been wrong for months, now I look back at them!

Masterpiece · « **Reply #57 on:** 30 Sep 2013, 13:46 »

At least the dates are correct!

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #58 on:** 30 Sep 2013, 14:06 »

Quote from: Jeph's Tumblr

It is really weird and kind of offputting to me how obsessive some people get about Faye’s (and it’s always Faye) figure. My art naturally varies from strip to strip, if she looks “skinnier” or something it’s just how I happened to draw her that day.

With Faye working out and reducing the booze it would have been plausible that she was being drawn skinnier for a reason, but that wasn't it.

If Momo is cooking for Marigold, Marigold may be in better shape.

Kugai · « **Reply #59 on:** 30 Sep 2013, 14:08 »

You can never truly be prepared for this.

As for the Sub v Dub debate, I can take either depending on my general mood, though I will admit it's more work to follow in Sub mode. I do have some issues with Dubbing, and sometimes it makes me cringe when I hear/see it in the original Japanese with Subtitles.

Then again, some things just sound ..... better in the original.

Perfectly Reasonable · « **Reply #60 on:** 30 Sep 2013, 17:26 »

I didn't spend masses of free time studying Japanese to watch stinkin' dubs.
(Though I must admit modern dubs have greatly improved.)
The great thing about subs is I can now understand occasional bits of dialog.
It's a wonderful feeling when the little light bulb goes on. (Yatta! Wakatta!)

willpell · « **Reply #61 on:** 30 Sep 2013, 18:34 »

I can't stand subbing, because Japanese is completely different from tonal cues, and I can't make any sense of the dialogue because it's not spoken in a fashion that communicates meaning that matches the subbed words. The only anime I watch subbed is Bible Black, because the dub of that is almost legendarily awful.

In totally unrelated news, was I the only one who thought that Panel 1 was Hannelore opening up to Marigold about "lady issues"? This is probably very wrong-headed of me, but it was all I could think of with that context (and it's now driving me nuts to not be able to come up with a better idea).

Ph2 · « **Reply #62 on:** 30 Sep 2013, 19:17 »

What is Hanners attempting to say in the last panel? I have no idea how to decipher it.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #63 on:** 30 Sep 2013, 19:23 »

"I think my face is stuck like this."

K1dmor · « **Reply #64 on:** 30 Sep 2013, 19:24 »

Quote from: willpell on 30 Sep 2013, 18:34

In totally unrelated news, was I the only one who thought that Panel 1 was Hannelore opening up to Marigold about "lady issues"?

I have a...different idea.

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #65 on:** 30 Sep 2013, 19:29 »

Quote from: Perfectly Reasonable on 30 Sep 2013, 17:26

I didn't spend masses of free time studying Japanese to watch stinkin' dubs.
(Though I must admit modern dubs have greatly improved.)
The great thing about subs is I can now understand occasional bits of dialog.
It's a wonderful feeling when the little light bulb goes on. (Yatta! Wakatta!)

I'll concur with this even with my admitted enjoyment of a good dub. It's fun to be able to pick out tonal cues (like the poster below you mentioned) and words/dialogue. I need to get back on the pony and reteach myself what I forgot after visiting Tokyo this summer. I want to try to go back possibly this spring so I can catch the cherry blossom season while my brother's still stationed there.

Also this comic is win. Over joyed Hanners is over joyed.

Also everyone who picked the Hanners/Emily will do something surreal option may award themselves on e-cookie.

westrim · « **Reply #66 on:** 30 Sep 2013, 20:33 »

Quote from: pwhodges on 30 Sep 2013, 13:42

The WCDT numbers have been wrong for months, now I look back at them!

When did it start?

Kugai · « **Reply #67 on:** 30 Sep 2013, 22:33 »

I bet Hanners mother warned her about that too.

TRVA123 · « **Reply #68 on:** 30 Sep 2013, 22:58 »

on the subbed vs dubbed, I usually go for subbed, but there are a few where i prefer the dubbed version. FLCL is one where I believe that the dubbed version is better than the subbed version.

Arancaytar · « **Reply #69 on:** 01 Oct 2013, 00:34 »

At least Hanners isn't making squee noises right now.

snubnose · « **Reply #70 on:** 01 Oct 2013, 00:40 »

Can any native english speaker or something tell me what Hanners is saying in the last panel ?

Because I have no clue ...

Mr_Rose · « **Reply #71 on:** 01 Oct 2013, 00:44 »

Quote from: Arancaytar on 01 Oct 2013, 00:34

At least Hanners isn't making squee noises right now.

Oh no, she is, just in a frequency band humans can't hear.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #72 on:** 01 Oct 2013, 00:47 »

"I think my face is stuck like this", as distorted by being spoken through an immobile smiling face. The words in the bubble are not an English sentence taken literally, but are phonetic representations of what she would sound like.

Umbershdood?

pwhodges · « **Reply #73 on:** 01 Oct 2013, 00:58 »

Quote from: Westrim on 30 Sep 2013, 20:33

Quote from: pwhodges on 30 Sep 2013, 13:42
The WCDT numbers have been wrong for months, now I look back at them!
When did it start?

On reflection, I'm wrong - it must have got out of step when he missed a whole day because of his back two weeks ago, so it's only last week and this. Sorry to imply that it was worse!

Akima · « **Reply #74 on:** 01 Oct 2013, 03:03 »

Quote from: pwhodges on 30 Sep 2013, 04:52

But they presumably have the Japanese audio and English subs as well?

Yes they do. I suppose I should have said that they default to English-dubbed since they're distributed by Madman.

Stuck-face Hanners and the rictus grin of doom!

TheBiscuit · « **Reply #75 on:** 01 Oct 2013, 05:18 »

Obviously I'm not about to take any 'message' from the way Marigold is drawn, but I don't really like the way she looks in these strips. Especially the hair. I guess I need to wait a few months until Jeph evolves his style again...

Schmee · « **Reply #76 on:** 01 Oct 2013, 06:58 »

I kinda agree with you there Biscuit. It looks a bit like Mar-bear's got a massive upside-down anime-sweat-droplet made of hair on the side of her head.

Zebediah · « **Reply #77 on:** 01 Oct 2013, 07:25 »

The ugly truth comes out: Hannelore is a shipper.

westrim · « **Reply #78 on:** 01 Oct 2013, 07:37 »

Quote from: Zebediah on 01 Oct 2013, 07:25

The ugly truth comes out: Hannelore is a shipper.

We've known that a while. She would be quite happy if Marigold had a reasonable number of babies.

Zebediah · « **Reply #79 on:** 01 Oct 2013, 18:43 »

As an aside, Jeph was mentioned in today's XKCD What If. It seems he's made 900 meters of tweets. And that doesn't even count the QC cast accounts.

Carl-E · « **Reply #80 on:** 01 Oct 2013, 19:27 »

The title says it all!

Truec · « **Reply #81 on:** 01 Oct 2013, 21:14 »

Helb Dale!

Epic · « **Reply #82 on:** 01 Oct 2013, 21:18 »

"There are always a lot of customers just off-panel, I swear." I find this hilarious.

Toe · « **Reply #83 on:** 01 Oct 2013, 23:17 »

Helb, Dale!

Akima · « **Reply #84 on:** 02 Oct 2013, 02:09 »

Quote from: Epic on 01 Oct 2013, 21:18

"There are always a lot of customers just off-panel, I swear." I find this hilarious.

It's like all those private detectives in novels, films, TV etc. We never get to see the cases where they actually get paid...

St.Clair · « **Reply #85 on:** 02 Oct 2013, 02:38 »

Helb, Dale!

Schmee · « **Reply #86 on:** 02 Oct 2013, 04:00 »

Quote from: Jeph's Twitter

I don't know who the worried-looking brunette is but she was fun to draw

I'm calling it right now, we'll be introduced to another minor character shortly. Or at least, getting some dialogue out of her.

ankhtahr · « **Reply #87 on:** 02 Oct 2013, 05:07 »

Could as well be that it's a character from another comic. Jeph has done that multiple times already.

DSL · « **Reply #88 on:** 02 Oct 2013, 05:14 »

Quote from: ankhtahr on 02 Oct 2013, 05:07

Could as well be that it's a character from another comic. Jeph has done that multiple times already.

If that's the case, Jeph would know at least that much about her, if not her name.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #89 on:** 02 Oct 2013, 05:14 »

Quote from: Akima on 02 Oct 2013, 02:09

Quote from: Epic on 01 Oct 2013, 21:18
"There are always a lot of customers just off-panel, I swear." I find this hilarious.
It's like all those private detectives in novels, films, TV etc. We never get to see the cases where they actually get paid...

In the Futurama game, it starts off with the Professor selling Planet Express due to running out of money, partly because "you three never actually charged anybody!"

DSL · « **Reply #90 on:** 02 Oct 2013, 05:20 »

... Meanwhile, Sarah, Meena and Nat have been sitting in the corner booth at Irony Cafe all this time.

ankhtahr · « **Reply #91 on:** 02 Oct 2013, 05:48 »

IIRC Jeph has put several people into the comic, while explaining that he doesn't know the characters.

TheBiscuit · « **Reply #92 on:** 02 Oct 2013, 08:19 »

Quote from: Schmee001 on 01 Oct 2013, 06:58

I kinda agree with you there Biscuit. It looks a bit like Mar-bear's got a massive upside-down anime-sweat-droplet made of hair on the side of her head.

I think it might be a conscious reference to the way Chiyo-chan in Azumanga Daioh always wears her hair. Still not loving it though.

pwhodges · « **Reply #93 on:** 02 Oct 2013, 08:29 »

Almost certainly, given how highly we know Jeph regards Azumanga Daioh.

Storel · « **Reply #94 on:** 02 Oct 2013, 10:09 »

Quote from: Schmee001 on 02 Oct 2013, 04:00

Quote from: Jeph's Twitter
I don't know who the worried-looking brunette is but she was fun to draw

I'm calling it right now, we'll be introduced to another minor character shortly. Or at least, getting some dialogue out of her.

I hope not. We've got too many sideburned brunettes in this comic already. (I think her hairstyle looks an awful lot like Dora's.)

Method of Madness · « **Reply #95 on:** 02 Oct 2013, 10:11 »

Sideburned?

Storel · « **Reply #96 on:** 02 Oct 2013, 10:13 »

Dora has hair coming down the side of her face like that, which at least one character described as sideburns. They said something like "maybe it's the sideburns", and Dora said "I'm bringing them back," exactly the way Marten said it in an earlier strip. Sorry I don't know the strip number...

Method of Madness · « **Reply #97 on:** 02 Oct 2013, 10:22 »

I...really would like to see that, because Dora with sideburns? That does not ring a bell.

gprimr1 · « **Reply #98 on:** 02 Oct 2013, 10:44 »

I wonder if we saw some foreshadowing of a future plot in this episode. Dora has been dropping hints about money, even though COD is doing well. I'm wondering if we are going to see Dale bring a different work ethic to COD and possibly increase sales. This could place him in contention with Faye.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #99 on:** 02 Oct 2013, 10:45 »

Quote from: gprimr1 on 02 Oct 2013, 10:44

This could place him in contention with Faye.

Why? It'd make her job easier.

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