But...but.. space scientist boyfriend for Marigold!
Long Distance angst for Jeph to toy with...
Long term QC gold!
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But...but.. space scientist boyfriend for Marigold!
Long Distance angst for Jeph to toy with...
Long term QC gold!
Jeph already did that with the Penelope thing. This wouldn't be different enough to be as interesting, I don't think.
No one else is going to comment on the little D&D print Jeph had in his rant section? Marten looks hilarious as a Bard.
Also did it with Raven's temporary Canadian boyfriend. Part of me thinks that Marigold stays behind actually. She seems to enjoy it up there. With the lasers and the anime reading head of security, and with a boyfriend it would bring it all home.
Less gravity means less wrinkles.
So anyway, I just finished an archive binge of this comic. I started on it twice in the past and gave up somewhere between #100 and #300 because to be honest the beginning of the comic isn't all that interesting. This time, I ended up around #1500 because of a TVtropes link and read all the way to the end, and when I done that I figured I should read the first 1499 pages as well to see how they ended up there. It's on my daily reading list now, we'll see how well it keeps up there.
I'm impressed that he kept this up for so many years and has over 2000 comics now, and I'm impressed by how much the art has improved. Favorite character is Hanners, who is just sooo cute and quirky. Least fave character is Marten, who is too much of a doormat for my taste.
I bounce around various forums and I find it amusing how opinions of this comic vary from place to place. Over at the PA forums, this is their version of DD.
I hope that doesn't mean DD gets a pass there. :smalleek:
On the other hand, Jeph clearly is capable of artistic evolution. I'm not quite positive that I recall everything completely, but I'd swear he showed signs of having evolved as a writer or at least attempted such.
I'm not quite sure what you gentlemen are talking about so I will instead say Janners is pretty good at drawing cute little fantasies. D'aw.
DD is Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire. It's a webcomic that people around here love to hate, because it's apparently badly written and the bad artwork never improves even after years.
Something like that. I don't read it. :smalltongue:
Really? Could you tell us why they think so?
Check out this thread - it's the 43rd thread about people here mocking and snarking DD. The first post explains why.
Looks like Hannelore is as optimistic as you guys. Which is even more evidence of hilarious failure.
Also, while Hannelore was drawing these, wouldn't the scientist have already started talking to Marigold?
Jeph! You should always check the Tattoo Body Map before getting inked.
Yeah, I'm with Kurald. I'm quite curious as to how one could draw such a conclusion. My familiarity with DD is limited to my occasional glimpses at out-of-context statements on the snark thread, so my point of reference is limited to "Deegan bad." Still, I get it if QC isn't your thing, slice-of-life comedies with robots aren't for everyone, but I have a hard time imaging someone who could conjure for it the sort of utter loathing that DD gets 'round these parts.
Three major differences off the top of my head are
(1) QC has believable characters, whereas DD just has flat characters and Mary Sues. Just earlier in this thread we have somebody with OCD stating that QC is one of the most realistic depictions of OCD in fiction; that's not an easy feat.
(2) QC can handle morally ambiguous situations, whereas DD has the main characters arbitrarily using mind control without consequence or repercussion (not to mention the whole rape arc in the past).
(3) Jeph makes a living off QC; Mookie can only wish he could do that.
So yeah. Not in the same league.
Mookie in 2009: "I’m one of the lucky few webcomickers that does this for a living". I've heard nowhere that this should've changed in the meantime.
And sorry, I'll stop derailing about DD now :smallwink:
I hadn't inquired too deeply into the subject, but from what I can glean, they don't care for the characters, and by extension, the drama. That, and they think the characters look too much alike. Such as Not-Faye there on the station, Hanners Dad looking a lot like a gray haired Martin, etc.
I'd consider reading DD now but I feel I don't want to go through the whole archive nor start somewhere in the middle... meh.
Also, hanners is adorable, if weird.
But concerning an earlier disussion: She has to wash her hands after touching her best friend. No way she's anywhere close to a physical relationship still. :smallwink: (At least imo)
DD started out kind of funny (a much put upon mystical seer for whom things seldom went well), turned serious, hit its peak in the Storm of Souls storyline and the philosophical, intellectual, magical, and physical war between Dominic and Celesto Morgan, then entered snark territory. I doubt reading the whole archive would be good for you...
To be fair, Mar-bear has been shown to have hygiene issues. Although between Hanners and Momo-tan, I think she bathes more often than before. Also, Hanners still thinks Marigold spent six hours in the bathroom recently with a combination space sickness and digestive upset. To someone with her cleanliness compulsion, that would be... distressing.
Jeph's art has evolved and gotten better. Mookie's has actually managed to become worse over time.
If you're wanting to learn more about DD, I recommend reading Curlykitgurl's analysis of the comic.
Still looking for the most complete listing, sorry. This link be fairly hefty.
edit: And here it is, straight from the kitgirl's PM box.
Now I feel I should say "Challenge accepted!" :smalltongue:
Well, I didn't want to bring up Marigold's hygiene issues... but I guess you got a point about the "misunderstanding".Quote:
To be fair, Mar-bear has been shown to have hygiene issues. Although between Hanners and Momo-tan, I think she bathes more often than before. Also, Hanners still thinks Marigold spent six hours in the bathroom recently with a combination space sickness and digestive upset. To someone with her cleanliness compulsion, that would be... distressing.
Archive trawling actually makes the comic feel better because you can just click through the really terrible arcs and not be forced to dwell on them comic by comic like we do. Its really only when you have the full 24 hours per strip to point out the missing limbs, the plot holes, the horrible pacing, the constant character destruction, the character retcons, the elimination of all things grey when it comes to motives and actions, things like that.
Honestly, I preferred it myself when it was new and it was basically a gag a day strip. Lots of puns, alliteration punchlines, and gags. Dont read the thread until you are caught up though, that thread WILL destroy all enjoyment of the comic you may have. Virtually every new poster starts out defending the comic, then within 2 dozen posts, is a snarker on the same level as the rest of us.
That's why I recommend Curly's analysis as a companion to reading the strip. Read the strip, then refer to the Koorly. And so on.
Must admit though. I'm curious as to what Hanners thinks is a reasonable number of babbykin.
1.3, probably. Or whatever that number is in Canada.
In 1961, it was 2.58 children per family, if the Phantom Tollbooth is to be believed.