When a webcomic updates but you don't want to make a huge deal out of it, what you do

[Fifthfiend]

Originally Posted by Arhra

Dresden Codak used to be great!

But then we got Hob.

Basically yeah pretty much.

[stefan]

papadopoulos is so obviously Doc that he's obviously not.

[POS Industries]

Originally Posted by Arhra

Instead now we get multi-page stories and a lot more focus on Kimiko. Turns out she's a sociopath who we are meant to empathise with!

She was more interesting when we just got tidbits and didn't have her TRAGIC PAST and junk rubbed in our faces.

I also don't think changing the world to better suit Kimiko (whereas instead of being whatever the fuck it is that she is in what is basically the normal modern day where weird stuff happens to her, it turns out her father built an entire magical city of socially awkward mad scientists where the weird stuff is par for the course and she has moved there) was a good idea, considering that she is still written as if she is the only socially maladjusted person involved.

A basic tenet of comedy is that weirdness humor typically only works if A) there is one weird person in a normal environment or B) there is only one normal person in a weird environment. Putting a weird person in a weird environment and then trying to play it as if either the person or the environment doesn't fit at any given time doesn't communicate well to the audience.

Plus, I don't think taking the Tokamaks out of the story was a good idea. In spite of being nerdy superpowered Russian twins, they were altogether normal in terms of personality, which allowed them to contrast nicely with Kimiko's abnormal characterization while still having it make sense as to why they were friends with her.

[Loyal]

Originally Posted by Erfworld

In the deep hours of the night, Wanda walked alone through the darkened halls of Kiloton's garrison. Her boots clumped softly on a checkerboard of black and white marble, and the footsteps went echoing away.

Some of the men of Haffaton had tried to follow her upstairs, Larry among them. They had, in fact, tried a lot of things this evening. Apparently putting a hand inside the enemy's shirt was not a form of engagement that was prevented by Olive's spell. (Which shouldn't have been surprising, from what she understood of Hippiemancy's free-loving ways.)

Once this rule of engagement was established, though, she had her retort. Every man who attempted to put his hands on an unwelcome part of her body found himself with one of the Fellows fervidly trying to do the same to him. And with no chance to engage and defend themselves, the culprits were now spending the night either running from the lascivious crotch-gropes of the uncroaked, or curling up in a corner somewhere and enduring them.

Hahaha, oh Wanda.

[Gregness]

Originally Posted by stefan

papadopoulos is so obviously Doc that he's obviously not.

Except that even in disguise Doc usually keeps his ski mask on and there's no sign of it on Papadopoulos.

Edit: no, wait, the whole face is a mask over his ski mask.

[MFD]

Re. CSNES:

Oh my stars and garters.

[Dracorion]

Originally Posted by MFD

Re. CSNES:

Oh my stars and garters.

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[tacticslion]

Originally Posted by Dracorion

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Ninja'd!

Also, Tarquin is amazingly awesome.

Edit: Also, hurray for Mr. Delgado's cultural heritage!

[Steel Shadow]

Tarquin is just the best thing.

[Karrrrrrrrrrrresche]

Moments like that are what keeps me reading comics.
Tarquin's setup was so perfect.