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The less charitable interpretation (drawn solely from this strip, I haven't gone back to the archives) is that Jen thought she was the special one, the destroyer, Satan's chosen warrior, the "anomaly" so when Pasqualo arrives and she realizes it was him, it was him all along, she's both destroyed and freed. All of her inadequacies laid bare in a single moment. But of course it's still not fair, it was supposed to be her, not anyone else.
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skipThings posted:don't forget that this god judges you for being out in the sun, or is that some kind of metapher I'm not getting ?
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DACK FAYDEN posted:Only women. Dudes can go outside as long as they don't touch their dicks. Which is completely unfair, because who would touch their own dick?
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Wasabi the J posted:I was confused, but I reread all of the strips she was in, and found a common theme in her character. I think my interpretation works. I interpreted it similarly, but somewhat differently: I don't think she cared all that much about being a mother. From the beginning she said she thought having a smart kid would be "useful" but ended up being too time-consuming. What drove her was not just being the best scientific mind, but also being the one to make humanity the best it could be. She talked about her scientific progress and breakthroughs and her lifetime of work and never taking a break, and how it still wasn't good enough. She took on God because she thought she could do a much better job with her smarts and skills. She was telling the Devil that it was unfair that people that don't work as hard as her and seem to achieve more. That God's creation was stupid and she could do much better, and it's the destiny she thought she was meant to have. But in that moment she realized that destiny was not for her. It was for Pasqualo, the whiny kid she could have had alongside her all along that reformed what was left of civilization. He got people to rally around him and make him their leader, and despite all his faults, they loved him for what he was and what he did for them. He achieved what she could not and seems to be the only person that could really come up with a better way. "It's you." "I thought it was me." It's not fair. ComfyPants fucked around with this message at 00:31 on Mar 24, 2017 |
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Who What Now posted:Which is completely unfair, because who would touch their own dick? What if you accidentally brush it while trying to scratch your balls?
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If you're wearing gloves does it still count?
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Mordja posted:The less charitable interpretation (drawn solely from this strip, I haven't gone back to the archives) is that Jen thought she was the special one, the destroyer, Satan's chosen warrior, the "anomaly" so when Pasqualo arrives and she realizes it was him, it was him all along, she's both destroyed and freed. All of her inadequacies laid bare in a single moment. But of course it's still not fair, it was supposed to be her, not anyone else. ComfyPants posted:I interpreted it similarly, but somewhat differently: I'm glad that people were sort of confused by this scene and that it led to some discussion. My hope was to have the moment be kind of surreal for Jen (and the readers), starting with seeing her own face on Pasqualo like that. Gobolatula fucked around with this message at 01:14 on Mar 24, 2017 |
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Why have we decided to start spoilering everything on page 107.
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Gobolatula posted:Yep! Back when my daughter was born, I celebrated by getting an avatar of Jen with some big ironic redtext saying "WORLD'S #1 MOM!!" she's nearly 2 now holy crap time flies
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Gobolatula posted:Yep! Gob, take this with you; this dumb gay strip is really good and makes me hurt in ways that let me know I'm alive.
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Wasabi the J posted:Gob, take this with you; this dumb gay strip is really good and makes me hurt in ways that let me know I'm alive.
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Ballz posted:Why have we decided to start spoilering everything on page 107. I think a good rule of thumb is spoilering within the same page but once we're on a new one, we stop. That prevents accidental spoiling when someone loads the page where a new comic link is at. But that's just me.
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Bifauxnen posted:Back when my daughter was born, I celebrated by getting an avatar of Jen with some big ironic redtext saying "WORLD'S #1 MOM!!" she's nearly 2 now holy crap time flies Good Lord that flatters me off the ground and around the earth five times. Thank you so much! Wasabi the J posted:Gob, take this with you; this dumb gay strip is really good and makes me hurt in ways that let me know I'm alive. Aww, thank you very much. I enjoy making people feel stuff.
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Bifauxnen posted:Back when my daughter was born, I celebrated by getting an avatar of Jen with some big ironic redtext saying "WORLD'S #1 MOM!!" she's nearly 2 now holy crap time flies I know that if I ever squeeze a baby out of my vagina the first thing I'll do is buy a celebratory something awful avatar.
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Gobolatula posted:Good Lord that flatters me off the ground and around the earth five times. Thank you so much! Or around the sun two times!
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Wasabi the J posted:Gob, take this with you; this dumb gay strip is really good and makes me hurt in ways that let me know I'm alive. I've already done the supplicant praise for this comic, so I'll just say same.
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Incidentally, where can I get a Peng Floyd shirt?!?
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uhhh what
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# ? Mar 30, 2017 23:21 |
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So God is just some dumbass who doesn't know what he's doing either. That makes sense.
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Looks like Maddie was right.
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Hahaha awesome.
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God kinda sucks
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The DBZ analogy is really fitting, because God's about as competent as Supreme Kai.
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And just like the Kais, most heavenly beings have the barest fraction of the strength of an evil real estate developer and the upper ranks of his army in the galaxy they're supposed to watch over.
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Of course It Hurts! Universe God is both a weeb and a completely useless tool. Also of COURSE there's a stupid DBZ-style divine bureaucracy.
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Well Manicured Man posted:The DBZ analogy is really fitting, because God's about as competent as Supreme Kai. Seriously, if God's comparing themselves to a Kai, it's surprising that the world made it as long as it did before the Space Rhinos came. Hell, the space rhinos could probably invade and conquer heaven with their flyswatter.
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Only if there's turtles there, though. Sadly there was never a beloved children's movie titled "All turtles go to heaven" so we'll never know if there are or not.
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I dunno, I actually kind of like God. She's useless, but cute.
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Space Cadet Omoly posted:I dunno, I actually kind of like God. She's useless, but cute. Oh, God being an useless weeb is great.
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Actually, even though I just called God a "she" I don't think their gender was ever actually specified? Hey Gob, is God a Lady, a Bro, or is their gender just whatever your imagination wants it to be?
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Space Cadet Omoly posted:Actually, even though I just called God a "she" I don't think their gender was ever actually specified? In my head, the God in IT HURTS is a very beautiful dude. But I only really made Him a guy because He's based on a guy I know. If you feel otherwise I'm honestly not too hung up on It. I have a feeling that God wouldn't correct anyone if they called Him Her or something. Gobolatula fucked around with this message at 03:06 on Mar 31, 2017 |
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Gobolatula posted:In my head, the God in IT HURTS is a very beautiful dude. But I only really made Him a guy because He's based on a guy I know. If you feel otherwise I'm honestly not too hung up on It. I have a feeling that God wouldn't correct anyone if they called Him Her or something. I know that, realistically, this guy probably doesn't actually glow...but I'm just going to go ahead and imagine you hanging out with some weird long haired glowing guy on the weekends.
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only 5 more updates till the end. it hurts
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Wait, what? [Checks the chapter name. "Final Chapter"] WHY GOB? WHY?
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RandomPauI posted:Wait, what? It's okay, soon he'll announce It Hurts!! Z.
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So his dad is going to become a friend and sidekick, and someone is going to say "Pasq's sadness level is over 9000!"?
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Slime posted:It's okay, soon he'll announce It Hurts!! Z. Super It Hurts Saga:Omega Edition
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Sadlord GT
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# ? Mar 31, 2017 10:48 |
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Hey what's that eight thing next to magmaspider?
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Raar_Im_A_Dinosaur posted:Hey what's that eight thing next to magmaspider? God's throne (sideways infinity symbol)
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