Topic: WCDT Strips 3136 to 3140 (18th to 22nd January 2015) (Read 41171 times)

BenRG · « **on:** 17 Jan 2016, 08:29 »

Okay, I'm running dry again. This was the best I could come up with.

By 'follow', I mean the central character for more than one strip.

As I explained last week, I've got a feeling that we're going to go back to Marten and Claire and find out where they are going this cold, cold afternoon. Where do I think? I think it will be to Jim's place where Veronica has moved in and appointed herself the cast's 'den mother' (which will have... consequences, especially those who have already got all the interfering mothers they need and don't need more).

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #1 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 11:20 »

I've been wondering about Veronica/Sam dynamics too.

Rghfrgl · « **Reply #2 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 11:47 »

Trying to capitalize on Let's Plays Claire starts a Let's Read where she records herself quietly reading.

It is a massive failure.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #3 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 13:28 »

I was about to ask "isn't that just an audio book" and then I saw "quietly" and realized you meant a video.

cesium133 · « **Reply #4 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 13:35 »

I'm thinking the reading equivalent of a Let's Play would be the text scrolling by on the screen while the commentator cracks jokes about the text.

I think it might actually work...

Tova · « **Reply #5 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 13:57 »

I'm thinking that it would actually be a voiceover reading the text over the top of video of a bunch of people reenacting the reader's unique interpretation of that text.

Penquin47 · « **Reply #6 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 14:09 »

This is what a "Let's Read" is to me.

He reads things completely unspoiled, knowing NOTHING about what's about to happen, and comments as he's reading. It's usually hilarious.

jwhouk · « **Reply #7 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 16:16 »

...I wish I could change my vote now.

chaospersonified · « **Reply #8 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 17:04 »

I can't imagine any of these Let'sRead formats working, except possibly what Tova suggested with people re-enacting one interpretation, but that would only work if they were reading poorly-written fanfiction or something similar.

War Sparrow · « **Reply #9 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 17:24 »

It could be a 'Let's read" of her just reading a story out loud. I like to listen to French ones of books I am familiar with, to help me learn.

Aegir · « **Reply #10 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 18:17 »

tiiiiiiiiiiiiime jump!

ankhtahr · « **Reply #11 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 18:22 »

Whoa.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #12 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 18:23 »

That is a lot of hair growth.

cesium133 · « **Reply #13 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 18:26 »

Wait, is Faye in the second-to-last panel secretly Amber? Yeah, I know they've been seen in the same place, but that could be a trick...

Omega Entity · « **Reply #14 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 18:27 »

That last hairstyle isn't flattering -at all-. Do not like.

TheCollector · « **Reply #15 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 18:30 »

Quote from: Omega Entity on 17 Jan 2016, 18:27

That last hairstyle isn't flattering -at all-. Do not like.

I dunno. I like it.

Aegir · « **Reply #16 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 18:31 »

I like her hair in panel 4 the best, but I'd imagine the short one makes the most sense considering her line of work. long hair can get caught in things, catch on fire, etc. her hoodie's been ripped and stained, clearly it's a dangerous/messy job.

~~mustang6172~~ · « **Reply #17 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 18:35 »

Quote from: chaospersonified on 17 Jan 2016, 17:04

I can't imagine any of these Let'sRead formats working, except possibly what Tova suggested with people re-enacting one interpretation, but that would only work if they were reading poorly-written fanfiction or something similar.

Just make it a podcast knockoff of Linkara's Atop the Fourth Wall.

Zebediah · « **Reply #18 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 18:40 »

Wow, Faye has been through some changes. I wouldn't have recognized her at all if Jeph had just dropped the new look on us cold.

wlewisiii · « **Reply #19 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 18:58 »

Quote from: cesium133 on 17 Jan 2016, 13:35

I'm thinking the reading equivalent of a Let's Play would be the text scrolling by on the screen while the commentator cracks jokes about the text.

I think it might actually work...

I'd pay money to see that for "Pride, Prejudice and Zombies".

scandina · « **Reply #20 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 19:00 »

Quote from: Aegir on 17 Jan 2016, 18:31

I like her hair in panel 4 the best, but I'd imagine the short one makes the most sense considering her line of work. long hair can get caught in things, catch on fire, etc. her hoodie's been ripped and stained, clearly it's a dangerous/messy job.

Yeah, panel 4 looks like the nicest hair to me too.

wlewisiii · « **Reply #21 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 19:03 »

Quote from: Omega Entity on 17 Jan 2016, 18:27

That last hairstyle isn't flattering -at all-. Do not like.

I like it lots. Have her dye the base blond and the bangs flip blue and I'd like it even more, especially when the roots grow out dark again.

Squiddlywinx · « **Reply #22 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 19:17 »

That second panel robot looks like a buff Hanners boyfriend. I always sorta figured he was never mass-produced because how else would we get to a point where those robots were consistently down on their luck could be in an outdated chasis a couple years down the line.

hedgie · « **Reply #23 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 19:17 »

Quote from: Aegir on 17 Jan 2016, 18:17

tiiiiiiiiiiiiime jump!

Let's do the Time Warp again!

Rghfrgl · « **Reply #24 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 19:19 »

I like the last look, but it's probably too much like Tai's.

Just for that I probably would have went with 5 or 4, but with the new glasses and the cutoff sleeves(Which are pretty cool).

chaospersonified · « **Reply #25 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 19:50 »

I like the new haircut, and final-panel-Faye looks like a badass.

Undrneath · « **Reply #26 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 20:07 »

My archive-fu is weak but didn't Faye accidentally cut her hair similar to this once?

DSL · « **Reply #27 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 20:14 »

Quote from: cucumber error on 17 Jan 2016, 19:44

... he could probably clean those dicks off his face but IMO doesn't out of respect for Faye's judgement

Welding is scary.

Big fingers, small keyboard at first gave me the word "weldong" which I thought about keeping.

Somebody · « **Reply #28 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 20:24 »

It would look better if she had a "proper" buzzcut, with little or no fringe. It doesn't really look "Faye" at all though.

And you'd think that at some point that arm would be removed to fix it, rather than working on it in-situ.

Tova · « **Reply #29 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 20:25 »

We need a new hairstyle poll, apparently.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #30 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 20:32 »

Ugh, panel six hair is bad enough without having awesome panel four hair to compare it to.

Omega Entity · « **Reply #31 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 20:43 »

Quote from: Rghfrgl on 17 Jan 2016, 19:19

I like the last look, but it's probably too much like Tai's.

This. I didn't care for it when Tai had an extremely similar one a while back, either. The last panel gives Faye a very stereotypical 'butch lesbian'* vibe, which doesn't really fit considering what we know so far of her character.

*Note: I don't mean this term in an offensive way, but I wasn't sure how to get the idea across otherwise. Someone please supply me with terminology that is acceptable, if it exists.

neurocase · « **Reply #32 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 20:54 »

Ugh, the return of the horrible undercut style. Panels four and five are so adorable, and suit Faye SO WELL.

EDIT: Now that I'm thinking about it, I think it says more about Jeph than anything else that he seems incapable of having his female characters remain long-haired for long, or free of any tattoos and piercings. Emily's hair went kaput, Claire's suddenly all pierced up and "punky", shit, it's not even just the females; Clinton's got ink and a buzzed 'do now. Tai's gone from short-haired and slightly boyish to somehow buxom with that same kind of hairstyle, and now the only one really left is Marigold. Hopefully Emily or Dora keep their longer hair for at least a little while before they likewise get decimated.

Then again, maybe this is an issue of perspective; none of my friends have multitudes of tattoos, undercut hair, gauges or other piercings. A small/medium tattoo here or there, simple lobe piercing on a couple, that sort of thing. Maybe this is normal elsewhere, but it just seems strange to me.

wlewisiii · « **Reply #33 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 21:00 »

Quote from: Somebody on 17 Jan 2016, 20:24

And you'd think that at some point that arm would be removed to fix it, rather than working on it in-situ.

I presumed she was putting it back into place after doing just that. Kinda like the doctor chastising your bad behavior as he cuts the cast off your leg.

Kugai · « **Reply #34 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 21:02 »

WOAH!!! Hold the phone!!!!!!

Did we just have a major Time Jump in the last two Panels????!!!!

swapna · « **Reply #35 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 21:04 »

Quote from: Omega Entity on 17 Jan 2016, 20:43

Quote from: Rghfrgl on 17 Jan 2016, 19:19
I like the last look, but it's probably too much like Tai's.

This. I didn't care for it when Tai had an extremely similar one a while back, either. The last panel gives Faye a very stereotypical 'butch lesbian'* vibe, which doesn't really fit considering what we know so far of her character.

*Note: I don't mean this term in an offensive way, but I wasn't sure how to get the idea across otherwise. Someone please supply me with terminology that is acceptable, if it exists.

Butch alone is a good descriptor I think, especially since Faye isn't lesbian.

And... I don't know. Faye does cut her hair short sometimes, and it would fit her job. Long hair would be too warm (it gets hot when you weld), and could be impractical. She's not the most femme girl (it would be weirder if Penelope or Claire cut their hair).

But, apart from the haircut - did she get more buff? I mean, regular exercise would help her depression, and she does a lot of manual labour now. I think her new job is awesome - I hope she makes more than as a barista, she does something she actually likes and is good at, and her skills are appreciated. I don't know if she and Dora had their talk, but I really hope we get to see it, especially now that Faye is in a better place.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #36 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 21:06 »

Re: the time jump, I think it's just catching us up to where Faye is now, not an additional time jump from last week.

Undrneath · « **Reply #37 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 21:07 »

I took this comic as one month per panel, which lines up with what people were theorizing when we first saw Emily and Dora after the time skip.

Kugai · « **Reply #38 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 21:15 »

It shall be interesting to see what Jeph does for tomorrows Comic, that will give us the clue I think

~~mustang6172~~ · « **Reply #39 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 21:20 »

Quote from: Kugai on 17 Jan 2016, 21:02

WOAH!!! Hold the phone!!!!!!

Did we just have a major Time Jump in the last two Panels????!!!!

The term you're looking for is "montage."

Method of Madness · « **Reply #40 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 21:28 »

Even Rocky had a montage!

Tova · « **Reply #41 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 21:28 »

Okay, after the new hairstyle poll, we need yet another poll on what montage music needs to be playing over this comic.

Any song other than an 80s smash hit need not apply.

Edit: my vote is for "You're The Best"

sitnspin · « **Reply #42 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 21:42 »

Panel three hair is my favorite, but panel for is close enough to require a photo finish. Both look fantastic. Even as a both a lesbian and a punk, I don't think that final panel hairstyle works for her. She'd do better with a full buzzcut.

wlewisiii · « **Reply #43 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 21:47 »

Quote from: swapna on 17 Jan 2016, 21:04

Quote from: Omega Entity on 17 Jan 2016, 20:43
Quote from: Rghfrgl on 17 Jan 2016, 19:19
I like the last look, but it's probably too much like Tai's.

This. I didn't care for it when Tai had an extremely similar one a while back, either. The last panel gives Faye a very stereotypical 'butch lesbian'* vibe, which doesn't really fit considering what we know so far of her character.

*Note: I don't mean this term in an offensive way, but I wasn't sure how to get the idea across otherwise. Someone please supply me with terminology that is acceptable, if it exists.

Butch alone is a good descriptor I think, especially since Faye isn't lesbian.

I'd agree with this. I know a woman who is as seriously stereotypical butch but is pure hetero. Her boys tend to the hyper masculine too. Get's humorous at times...

neurocase · « **Reply #44 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 21:50 »

Quote from: Tova on 17 Jan 2016, 21:28

Okay, after the new hairstyle poll, we need yet another poll on what montage music needs to be playing over this comic.

Any song other than an 80s smash hit need not apply.

Edit: my vote is for "You're The Best"

Danger Zone is the obvious choice.

TheRedMaiden · « **Reply #45 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 22:22 »

Man, I was loving Faye's hair progression in these panels until she got the under-shave.

That makes it, what, Clinton, Tai, and now Faye? Ugh. The undercut is about as much of a repellent to me as a man bun (Looking at you, Sven). If she was gonna shave her hair at all she should have committed to a full shave. Would have looked better.

St.Clair · « **Reply #46 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 22:43 »

Questionable Hairstyles

Gladstone · « **Reply #47 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 23:10 »

Quote from: Kugai on 17 Jan 2016, 21:02

WOAH!!! Hold the phone!!!!!!

Did we just have a major Time Jump in the last two Panels????!!!!

Tomorrow we learn that Marten and Claire are going to kindergarten to pick up the triplets. Sam's younger siblings, that is.

Later this week, Sam stops by her Aunt Sam's place to play video games after Marigold's sudden departure. Everyone always comments that Marten and Claire's oldest daughter and Marten's stepsister look so much alike, but they usually just chalk it up to one of the many weird-but-harmless genetic engineering pranks Hannelore played on her friends after she took over her parents' businesses but before she tried to take over the world.

Later everyone visits Steve's grave. Well, monument. Well, national memorial. The US Government never admitted that Steve was working for them in any way, but he did save the planet (twice), so.

It's been nineteen years. Faye's scar doesn't hurt anymore. All is well.

BenRG · « **Reply #48 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 23:21 »

I find panels 2 and 5 particularly interesting. These aren't fight-related injuries; the robots are coming to her for other maladies too! Additionally, panels 1 and 6 show that's she's becoming more skilled with complex stuff like fixing synthetic pseudo-musculature. She isn't just the bodywork gal anymore, she's becoming 'Dr Faye - Robo-Medicine Woman'!

I'm wondering if Jeph is giving us a clue about her ultimate destiny here. Will she go mainstream and start caring for the area's robot denizens in a more open and fully-legal way? It occurs to me that Marigold could help out in such an enterprise as the software expert!

The jury's out about the hairdo; I'll have to see if I can get used to it but, on first viewing, I'm not a fan.

I agree with those who are saying that this is following Faye from her last shown conversation with Bubbles to the strip's 'present', which began with Dora expressing her satisfaction with Emily's job performance. I have settled on six months, so it's probably early- to mid-March

Timemaster · « **Reply #49 on:** 17 Jan 2016, 23:32 »

I´m not a fan of undercuts either, but I think it fits Fayes personality. She´s got that hardboiled badass-engineer appeal to her, rather Zoe Wash than Kaylee, if you know Joss Whedons Firefly.

About the hair growth: hair seems to grow quite fast in the QC-verse. Dora and now Faye.
Or maybe the timejump ist one and a half years instead of only a half...
Anyway, I cant´t wait so see what time has done to the other characters. Maybe Hanners has grown longer hair, too?

TM

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