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Rand Brittain posted:Sarah is just an extension of the strip's general principle of handing the main characters anything they want and a bunch of things they didn't think to ask for without needing to lift a finger. It's just creepier because she's a child, so her attitude of limitless entitlement seems off. Also, when Rex and June receive their share of unearned and unbounded praise (which they do), it's not really for any particular quality they have or anything unusually great that they've done. Mostly it's for doing things that are fairly basic, like being a doctor who performs CPR on a dying guy, or showing some vague degree of sympathy to one of their friends. We don't see any reason why Rex and June are supposed to be so wonderful, so it just blends in with the general background of inexplicably expensive gifts and unwarranted confidences. With Sarah, though, we have metrics to compare her to. Everyone's constantly emphasizing how much more special she is than anyone else in the whole world. She's smarter than other kids! She's more talented than other kids! She's wiser than other kids! She's going to be god-emperor of the world! Everyone shall dedicate their very lives to adoring and serving her, forever! Which just reeks of bullshit, naturally, triggering a visceral dislike of her. The thing is, I suspect that the writer is just accidentally making all of these stories about Sarah the Great and her Sense of All-Encompassing Entitlement. Most likely what he meant to be writing was how Sarah is just another wonderful reward for Rex and June. They're rich white professionals, of course their child is the best, they deserve the best child. She's their trophy for being amazing upper-middle-class suburban heroes: only bad people have ordinary kids. Weirdly, this might be one of the places where "Tell, don't show" would've been the better course to take -- having Rex and/or June blather on about their (unseen and unheard) darling daughter and how gifted she is and how proud they are would seem less off-putting than trying to actually convince us that Sarah is so fuckin' amazing. I mean, at least then nobody would feel weird about how much hate they feel, right?
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The other thing is Rex and June are drawn in a pleasant way. Rex has this sort of derpy, eyes too far apart charm to him, and June is a smiling happy lady. Sarah looks like the loving spawn of some sort of creepy middle management demon. Like, if there was a Hellish Dilbert, and this Helbert's boss had a kid, it would be that loving thing. It just makes you shudder when you scroll past. You don't mind when Rex gets something, because he's like a doctor puppy or something, tongue all slobbering out. I get a yacht yay yacht! Sarah you're wondering why they aren't pushing it out the window immediately. Dragonwagon posted:Making fun of someone for not being tech-savvy enough in his webcomic he printed out instead of sending a link or sharing it on facebook or some poo poo.
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Green Intern posted:I'm still working under the assumption that Twila was deliberately released to break up the group/she might not be the real Twila. Wanamingo posted:Arlo and Janis
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Wanamingo posted:Deep Dark Fears There goes Deep Dark Fears, posting my secret terrors again. Speaking of which, I don't know if I'm more terrified that Gilchrist will do a Bowie tribute, or hopeful that Gilchrist will do a Bowie tribute. I know it would be horrific, but I kind of have a sick desire to see it... Luann  Just in case you forgot that these people are gross. The Amazing Spider-Man  Sally Forth  The Heart of Juliet Jones  All these guys climbing over each other to help Julie and win her heart and for all they know, she could be married.
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Julet Esqu posted:The Amazing Spider-Man Spidey dropping the atlantis equiv of "Slanty eyed" What a racist.
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Julet Esqu posted:Speaking of which, I don't know if I'm more terrified that Gilchrist will do a Bowie tribute, or hopeful that Gilchrist will do a Bowie tribute. I know it would be horrific, but I kind of have a sick desire to see it... (Not that I think Gilchrist would ever do that. I mean, it's David Bowie, he wasn't a Grand Ol' Opry star or anything. That'll get him a single limp, smarmy eulogy, not a whole week.)
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I think that log/rock Spider-Man is carrying is meant to be a part of the sub he ripped off. Wow, why are newspaper colorists so awful?
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Mark Trail sets the stage for some awkward romance Pearls Before Swine 
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Thank God Bloom County got to it before Gilchrist. Skippy (November 13, 1928)  Peanuts (January 14, 1969)  Funky Winkerbean  Crankshaft  Rip Haywire  Thimble Theater calls in the pros. (July 31, 1929) 
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Indolent Bastard posted:Intelligent Life F Minus Is a little on the nose today.  Mary Worth  Come on, Mary! Let her buy you a decorative Easter egg, or what appears to be an electric fan. These are common items in store windows in NYC. Really gets the crowds in. Rex Morgan MD  And now Sarah looks stoned. Secret Agent X-9  Johnny Walker posted:Well she can't be a cop because it's the 1930s, so I'm going to guess these guys somehow killed her father or brother and she's out to bring them down. Apartment 3-G is a bit racy 
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EasyEW posted:Thimble Theater calls in the pros. (July 31, 1929)
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EasyEW posted:Crankshaft Could she really not think of a better nickname for his dick than "Jeffrey"?
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Wanamingo posted:Inspector Danger THAT'S NOT J! IT'S CURSIVE S! IT SPELLS REGGAS so clearly the attacker is inspired by Sagger.
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Slammy posted:Rarebit Fiend (click for huge) I know what you mean. Where'd he even find cheese in Chinatown?
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Aardmania posted:Gil 02/08/15 How about you stop reminding your kid that you're poor every chance you get?
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Aardmania posted:9 Chickweed Lane I can only read this as a sarcastic "I need something to block out the smell, and why haven't you turfed them out yet?"
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Slammy posted:
Some things just don't change.  Well, a modern MRA probably wouldn't know how to play bridge.
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The Classic Dinette Set counts calories. Working Daze does what Gilchrist won't.  (I'm amazed Zakour didn't have him beaming up to the Enterprise  )Super-Fun-Pak-Comix has a close call. 
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Maybe they don't know about his dark side. Maybe nobody does. We only see Everett when poo poo's about to go down, it could be he spends most of his life in relative mediocrity. People know there's something going on in this town, but nobody knows quite what. Mrs. Henderson down the road said that her husband was trampled by a large runaway bull while out enjoying a new brand of cigar with a particularly hearty aroma, and folk downtown say a wrecking ball came to life and battered a rude young man of the 'teen' ages just yesterday, but nobody can connect the two or any of the hundreds of similar incidents. All they know is that none of the victims have ever spoken of it, and they all seem terrified of striped circus tents.
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Trilobite posted:What if he gives it the full Candorville treatment -- a solid week of his characters limply eulogizing Bowie, with extra smarminess? Seven straight days of everyone from Fritzi down to that loving dog with the American flag bandanna and the perpetually-depressed teddy bear wearing Ziggy makeup and naming songs. If you're going to fantasize about seeing something horrific, might as well go all the way. That would be horrible....ly amazing. Don't get me wrong. If he actually did do a Bowie tribute I'd be all "gently caress you, Gilchrist " right along with everybody else. I loved David Bowie. And I think his legacy will be great enough to survive even Gilchrist.Luann  Is Evans actually trying to imply that these two haven't had sex in all the years of dating and almost moving in together that's gone on? They started dating in 2001. The Amazing Spider-Man  Well, that's nice of him. Helping out with Spidey's kids. Sally Forth  The Heart of Juliet Jones 
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