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Lottie, I'm not sure this is so much a theory as a statement of the bleedin' obvious.
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It looks as though some time has passed, so Tim may be up to something even crazier than usual.
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I hope it doesn't turn out that Tim's being possessed by some ghost scientist to explain his actions and that he's actually just a terrible human being.
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Personally I think he's just schizophrenic or something. It's simple and kind of fits with the realism this last arc seems to be going for.
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I'm pretty sure the ghost dad is just a metaphor for the voice in Tim's head that tells him what he would like to be true, not an actual supernatural manifestation. Although in Tackleford it's hard to tell. I wonder where all this is going to wind up. It's hard to imagine the final for-real-this-time ending to SGR not turning out well for Shelley, even if she dies a couple of times.
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Yvonmukluk posted:Lottie, I'm not sure this is so much a theory as a statement of the bleedin' obvious. Another bleedin' obvious thing is that this teal lipstick is horrible.
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I have a real hard time thinking Allison is going to kill pregnant/new mother Shelley. It's not outside the realm of possibility, but that seems darks even for him.
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Even if he does, she'll still be a central character in the strip and an active agent in the story.
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Killing Shelley is practically a light-hearted reference at this point; she's come back from the dead... three times now? And it would establish that her Winters fetus is also indestructible. After "...I like the way I see things," though, I can't actually see an ending that leaves Shelley sad.
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Rand Brittain posted:I'm pretty sure the ghost dad is just a metaphor for the voice in Tim's head that tells him what he would like to be true, not an actual supernatural manifestation. Although in Tackleford it's hard to tell. Yeah, Tackleford being what it is made me think that this might be supernatural in nature, especially with the Mystery Kids on the case.  I hope it ends with Shelley meeting Bruno again during her vacation and it turns out he's still got a spark for her. Guy seemed pretty decent in the small screentime he had.
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Cat Mattress posted:Another bleedin' obvious thing is that this teal lipstick is horrible. amigolupus posted:Yeah, Tackleford being what it is made me think that this might be supernatural in nature, especially with the Mystery Kids on the case. I believe Lottie was planning on hooking her up with the sewerman general. It remains to be seen if that goes anywhere.
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I think the character will do something in the story.
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If you want webcomics to have better art then you should want the artists to do their webcomics more because that is practice that makes them better.
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Bongo Bill posted:If you want webcomics to have better art then you should want the artists to do their webcomics more because that is practice that makes them better. Sluggy Freelance would have a word with you on that
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Burkion posted:Sluggy Freelance would have a word with you on that Sometimes they only get better at drawing comics that look exactly the same as what they already looked like. Generally speaking these are not the artists who chase art fads however.
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Oct 4, 2017 03:42
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Slight Freelance's art improved, peaked years ago, and then went back downhill again.
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Penny Arcade's art probably peaked around 2008-9 or so and now it's just... weird.
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Acebuckeye13 posted:Penny Arcade's art probably peaked around 2008-9 or so and now it's just... weird.  I mean, it's not hideous, it's just not pleasant. (Also, that copy-paste, Christ.)  And you know he can do better.
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that loving hairblade
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Oxxidation posted:that loving hairblade And fed by endless tortured prose His hairblade like a cancer grows Their garish visage copy-pasted Their modest talent long since wasted Unfunny comics by tired interns made Underpaid Repeating the sounds of dadjokes You wanted jokes 'bout video games So you've got no-one else to blame Joyless speeches without meaning Repulsive manboys always preening And one day we hope that Penny Arcade Won't be made To spare us the sounds of dadjokes
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In a way, I'm surprised Penny Arcade isn't worse. It's not like there's anyone to tell them to improve/something sucks.
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Rand Brittain posted:Killing Shelley is practically a light-hearted reference at this point; she's come back from the dead... three times now? And it would establish that her Winters fetus is also indestructible. This won't the same for Shelley.
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Like, on the one hand the Penny Arcade guys clearly have more fun working on their side projects where they get to experiment a lot more.. but then when it came time to actually do a full print run of Lookouts, they contracted it out to another writer/artist team 
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My webcomic is a fashion statement.
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woah Ronnie
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Rand Brittain posted:Killing Shelley is practically a light-hearted reference at this point; she's come back from the dead... three times now? And it would establish that her Winters fetus is also indestructible. It feels like John Allison's work has basically steadily increased in realism and maturity from those days where teenage Esther could get married to a satanist and then sent to hell as a joke. Shelley is probably not dying this time. Bongo Bill posted:If you want webcomics to have better art then you should want the artists to do their webcomics more because that is practice that makes them better. It really depends on the sort of comic it is and the goals of the artist. Sometimes putting out consistent work 5x a week is the goal. People rag on PA's art for some reason, but seriously. https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2017/10/04/ Art is not the issue with this comic. There is no level of Art that could make any difference to this comic. Fangz fucked around with this message at 11:44 on Oct 4, 2017 |
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At least Penny Arcade stopped doing that ridiculous red tumor nose they that was so common a couple years back.
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Galvanik posted:At least Penny Arcade stopped doing that ridiculous red tumor nose they that was so common a couple years back. Big red noses and everybody had chipmunk teeth. It looked like the art design you'd find in the Little Golden Book Tijuana Bible.
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This reads like it's supposed to be a really on-point parody of PA/etc. comics, like something that would be done by 4chan.
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Calaveron posted:Isn't Penny arcade done by unpaid interns now There's never been any confirmation but the art's become so uneven that it's not an unfair guess.
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I am willing to testify that Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik held me as prisoner for two years and nine months so that I would produce one strip per week. I know that they held others to produce more. I do not know who they are or what's happened to them.
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So for the hell of it, I decided to take six-month snapshots to look at the art evolution, and I made a couple observations: 1. Holy poo poo, I can't believe I actually used to like PA in middle school and high school. Like, there's some good strips in there, but a lot of them... yikes 2. This explains a lot about the cesspit that is gaming culture 3. Holy poo poo, I can't believe PA has been around for nearly twenty years November 1998:  May/November 1999:   May/November 2000:   May/November 2001:  May/November 2002:   May/November 2003:   May/November 2004   May/November 2005   May/November 2006   May/November 2007   May/November 2008   May/November 2009   May/November 2010   May/November 2011   May/November 2012   May/November 2013   May/November 2014   May/November 2015   May/November 2016   May/October 2017  
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I can't think of anything nice to say about any of that. Edit: Oh, wait. Child's Play is a thing that I'm glad exists. So, reluctantly, I am by extension glad that PA exists.
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I know it's sad to feel nostalgic for the garbage fire that is Penny Arcade but man seeing some of those old strips make me really miss PA circa 10 years ago.
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