January 13, 2008
If anyone is still here after the previous two long, boring entries, do not worry, I’m probably not done talking about the stupid writer strike. The beetiful thing about long boring entries, as compared to a mythical other kind, is that they have twice as many unresearched or biased statements as usual to awkwardly back away from later. Hey, more stupid comics, and I officially have no “process.” I’ll see you again in spring, next week, or hell. You remember what happened last time…
The Flanders Pigeon Murderer sez:
Time for another eye/feet color change, I see. Consistency through inconsistency!
Also, though matters have greatly improved on this front, even in comparison to earlier points in the Chap-Tar (I’m still not sure why Kumquat falls over in page six–did the drink go rancid overnight causing it to emit an overpowering odor?), action-heavy panels can still be a bit difficult to follow on occasion. I did not even realize the frog was supposed to have been ejected from Nemitz’s mouth upon a first reading; indeed, I assumed it to be a full-sized character engaged in background antics until Elpse foot-slapped it.
Elfibrax sez:
The frog is inconsequential. You probably knew that, but ehhh. The one reference to it was not planned at the time the pertinent panel took shape, like the frog itself. If it becomes anything that’s supposed to be important I’ll probably start calling it a “freug” or a “frago.”
Issue two: I suspect the white creature fell over because its chair was not present. That may be worth my traveling through time to bring closer to apparency.
The Wallonia Sparrow Strangler sez:
Just out of curiousity, is there any particular reason you often avoid referring to your characters by the names you yourself assigned them? Granted, some of them feel a bit odd to type up in ordinary discourse, but were this a concern, you might have simply named Kumquat “Fred” or somesuch.
Elfibrax sez:
I don’t entirely know why, but the explanation I have come up with since reading your question is as follows: As long as I refer to them in indirect terms then it won’t look like I have any respect for them. The less direct, the more fun the disrespect is. Dumb lizard, stupid animal, foul beast, despicable organism. It’s like racism, except I control who gets hurt by it and they deserve it.
People online think their dumb characters are so great. I am free to disagree, but it seems not to be enough. Mine, though… I’ve dealt with them personally. I know they’re dumb. I have not yet gotten over my amusement when persons beside myself type out something like “NEMITZ,” however.
Yes, and I understand what you were saying about action being hard to follow. It is. I think my response was trying to communicate that important actions will be more clear, but I’m not totally convinced of the accuracy of that statement.
The Brussels Capital Region Thrush Throttler sez:
You do realize that Nemitz is a not-completely-uncommon German surname, oder? I seem to recall our once having a discussion concerning its etymological significance…
Elfibrax sez:
It still sounds funny.