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SlothfulCobra posted:You know, I was wondering why nearly all the dynamorphs are anthropomorphic animals, until it hit me that they're probably still cameo-ing backers. http://nymag.com/selectall/2016/08/the-secret-furry-patrons-keeping-indie-artists-afloat.html In olden times it was "Here's a bag of florins! Paint me Jesus but with my son's face!" and now it's "I'm a highly paid single nerd! Please draw me as a polyamorous man-ferret in your comic about socially conscious superheroes, please!" Better? Worse? Who can say?!
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EndOfTheWorld posted:http://nymag.com/selectall/2016/08/the-secret-furry-patrons-keeping-indie-artists-afloat.html It's a much more ethical way to produce pornography imo
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EndOfTheWorld posted:http://nymag.com/selectall/2016/08/the-secret-furry-patrons-keeping-indie-artists-afloat.html quote:self-described furry community historian Colin Spacetwinks It's a better online handle than I've ever had.
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Flesh Forge posted:
So not actually a fan of the nuance then? Boxman posted:It's a better online handle than I've ever had. Ditto
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Oh you mean like the nuance the comic is really good at and employs all the time? the nuance here is "It's really complicated, even safe spacers need room to be breathtakingly intolerant too!"
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Boxman posted:It's a better online handle than I've ever had. Colin Spacetwinks sounds like Chuck Tingle's arch nemesis.
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EndOfTheWorld posted:http://nymag.com/selectall/2016/08/the-secret-furry-patrons-keeping-indie-artists-afloat.html I couldn't do it for long. It sounds great on paper but furries, at least the ones who wanted to pay me, tend to get super obnoxious and clingy about commissions and it doesn't take long before you start hating everything. Maybe if I was a better artist I'd have been making enough money that I could overlook how lovely the people were. 
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Honestly, it's not like the furry cameos are any more out of place than the human ones. It's a bit of a shame to hear that Furries are the pillar upon which many independent artists are supported, but I guess that's doing business on the internet for you.
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EndOfTheWorld posted:http://nymag.com/selectall/2016/08/the-secret-furry-patrons-keeping-indie-artists-afloat.html This gives me a great idea for a Photoshop Phriday.
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I'm just trying to figure out whether 'they' means some kind of a symbiote or just a single person's preferred pronoun.
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Dogwood Fleet posted:I'm just trying to figure out whether 'they' means some kind of a symbiote or just a single person's preferred pronoun. Try to think of the most stupid reasoning. It's probably such a parody of a safe space, that they outright banned the use of pronouns at the convention. Or that person is extra careful with the wording, because it would sort of kill the mood, if someone would Interrupt this statement with, "Excuse me, this is a place where everyone is welcome and your use of this denominating language really makes people uncomfortable. Could you please leave?" This comic often reads like it's written by a socially conservative person who really tries to write liberal characters without understanding where they are coming from. Allison is often a political straw man. But she's so hard to relate to, that it sort of feels like the writer doesn't even agree with her. cant cook creole bream fucked around with this message at 22:23 on Aug 27, 2016 |
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Air is lava! posted:Try to think of the most stupid reasoning. It's probably such a parody of a safe space, that they outright banned the use of pronouns at the convention. Or that person is extra careful with the wording, because it would sort of kill the mood, if someone would Interrupt this statement with, "Excuse me, this is a place where everyone is welcome and your use of this denominating language really makes people uncomfortable. Could you please leave?" I thought Dax was the most stupid reasoning. Third person they isn't that weird and is at least 10 years overdue and probably closer to 60.
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Dogwood Fleet posted:I thought Dax was the most stupid reasoning. Third person they isn't that weird and is at least 10 years overdue and probably closer to 60. Fair enough. For what it's worth I don't actually disagree with this. The way this comic expresses itself can just feel so patronizing that it doesn't feel genuine. Sorry, I'm most likely way overthinking things. cant cook creole bream fucked around with this message at 22:34 on Aug 27, 2016 |
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Air is lava! posted:Try to think of the most stupid reasoning. It's probably such a parody of a safe space, that they outright banned the use of pronouns at the convention. I don't think this comic ever really does parody. (if I understood what you'e saying) Air is lava! posted:doesn't feel genuine. that's fer drat sure
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Flesh Forge posted:I don't think this comic ever really does parody. (if I understood what you'e saying) I think he's saying it feels like parody, because it's so poorly handled at every level that it feels like a social conservative's stereotype of what the ideas are.
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God dammit, I just realized I have Clevin's exact haircut.
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The fact that her overarching project has all of maybe two sentences written about it, and that Allison's other agenda items are 'war', 'poverty', 'corruption', and 'the evil that lurks in the hearts of men' makes me think that she really has no idea what she's doing. She says she's focused in on a single topic (it was domestic violence, right?), but she doesn't seem to have any real ability to think in terms of building an actual organization. Basically what I am saying is that Brad is a great, and would probably wind up being the member of the team most fondly remembered by history if things kept their current trajectory.
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Courtesy link http://strongfemaleprotagonist.com/issue-6/page-76-3/ The Lord of Hats posted:The fact that her overarching project has all of maybe two sentences written about it, and that Allison's other agenda items are 'war', 'poverty', 'corruption', and 'the evil that lurks in the hearts of men' makes me think that she really has no idea what she's doing. She says she's focused in on a single topic (it was domestic violence, right?), but she doesn't seem to have any real ability to think in terms of building an actual organization. This plot has beaten this horse so badly it's more of a salsa filled indent in the ground. She cannot stop looking at the macro view of the problems of the world because that's all she cares about. I applaud her for taking "join Brad's support group" off her ticker because she probably realized she isn't equipped mentally to help there, but at the same time this is the kind of organization she could learn from. I think this is my biggest hangup with this series, the lack of change in Allison's character.
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Project Valkyrie: It's like uber, but for superheroes.
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Are the black dots/lines under each of the headers just to provide space, or are they filler? Am I alone in thinking that looks like a way to just fill space, without actually doing anything?
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I assume that its supposed to be visual filler reflecting that she has put something under those headings (like 'can't punch this away') under poverty without having to actually put it in. Although I don't know why the artist wouldn't use squiggles for that, which I think is the more common way to show 'text that you don't need to really read' in a picture. Or use it as a chance to make a couple amusing gags. On the art note, Clevin's glasses look terrible in panel 3. I understand that they're supposed to be half-frames, but the way the big thick bar bisects his iris is just really clumsy.
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What the gently caress kind of bullshit name is Clevin, who names their child that. What the hell is going on with that guys name? Why isn't Alison immediately trying to figure out why his parents named him Clevin.
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Hollismason posted:Why isn't Alison immediately trying to figure out why his parents named him Clevin. She's working her way up to it with easier puzzles, like poverty.
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Hollismason posted:What the gently caress kind of bullshit name is Clevin, who names their child that. What the hell is going on with that guys name? Why isn't Alison immediately trying to figure out why his parents named him Clevin. This comic could easily redeem itself by having Alison find Clevin stuffed into a refrigerator. It's a fun little inversion on misogynistic comic book imagery AND we'd never have to see Clevin again (except in Flashbacks, which will happen every chapter, when Alison mournfully remembers the sad little boy who could have been.
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Clevin is an audience stand in, so don't expect that. e: or maybe Author's stand in
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it means clever kevin
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Ashcans posted:I assume that its supposed to be visual filler reflecting that she has put something under those headings (like 'can't punch this away') under poverty without having to actually put it in. Although I don't know why the artist wouldn't use squiggles for that, which I think is the more common way to show 'text that you don't need to really read' in a picture. Or use it as a chance to make a couple amusing gags. That's bullshit. Not from you, from the artist. gently caress that, it's a word file with loving six headings on it and one line of text below each. Leave it blank to show her not having ideas. Have it just be continued agonizing over these ideas. Have it be the obvious logistical problems. There are so many options. I'm starting to think I need to just kill my habit of reading this comic and delete the bookmark, the few flashes of good stuff since the Feral arc aren't worth it.
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Hollismason posted:What the gently caress kind of bullshit name is Clevin, who names their child that. What the hell is going on with that guys name? Why isn't Alison immediately trying to figure out why his parents named him Clevin. I've known worse.
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Bruceski posted:I've known worse. 
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What kills me aren't the terrible names themselves, but the one they settled on doesn't rhyme with the rest.
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Brought To You By posted:What kills me aren't the terrible names themselves, but the one they settled on doesn't rhyme with the rest.
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Brought To You By posted:What kills me aren't the terrible names themselves, but the one they settled on doesn't rhyme with the rest. You just aren't trying hard enough
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Brought To You By posted:Courtesy link Realistically, she probably removed "Join Brad's Support Group" because she tried and failed/he asked her to leave or whatever.
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Atmus posted:Realistically, she probably removed "Join Brad's Support Group" because she tried and failed/he asked her to leave or whatever. That wouldn't be in character for Brad at all. He spoke up when he was concerned that she was viewing this as a networking opportunity, but otherwise he was happy for her to sit in and learn. I think it's more a matter of her realizing that her issues just don't align with the support group very well. She got a valuable experience out of attending, but for different reasons than what joining would give her.
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Could be, but I still think the only reason she bothered showing up is because she didn't want to look bad after saying she would when she called him to get ahold of Moonshadow.
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Does anyone else think that this is making Clevin feel sort of... inconsistent? His previous portrayal made him feel like a shy nerd--doesn't have the confidence to ask Allison out directly, doesn't really know what makes for a good date, etc. But now he's suddenly frontman of a hipster band and he feels completely different.
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The Lord of Hats posted:Does anyone else think that this is making Clevin feel sort of... inconsistent? His previous portrayal made him feel like a shy nerd--doesn't have the confidence to ask Allison out directly, doesn't really know what makes for a good date, etc. But now he's suddenly frontman of a hipster band and he feels completely different. People become different on a stage. I'm an awkward conversationalist but a bombastic performer.
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