Quote Originally Posted by Dukkai View Post
I mean, just to illustrate one thing (ordinary before vs wacky now): at one point, almost all the characters were in relationships and most of them were straight with Tai being poly-amorous/gay and Marten's father and Maurice being a gay couple. Now, almost all characters are in a relationship and (unless I'm missing someone) only one relationship is straight (Dale/Marigold). Hannelore is asexual, Dora/Tai, Marthen's father/Maurice and Marten/Claire are gay relationships, Bubbles seemingly has a crush on Faye and it seems like the comic was also guiding Clinton and Elliot towards one another.
It almost feels like the author wants to have each type of relationship represented in the comic which, while commendable, is also something that disconnects the reader from the comic, as he is not able to identify himself with the characters.
... You're under the impression that having more different types of people/relationships in the comic... makes it harder for the reader to identify with the characters?

I would think it's the opposite. Of the subset of readers who can't identify with any character who doesn't match their sexual preferences... only straight people would have been able to identify with any major character except Tai early-on (and Tai wasn't all that early, the art-style had reached the modern one by the time she first turned up).

(also, that this counts as "wacky" somehow is just insulting.)