I still can't get used to Brent not wearing sunglasses. Especially when he's outside.
[Webcomic] PVP Discussion
- Thread starter Dei
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Yeah, his shades were iconic to his look.
EXACTLY! Brent is a tool... and he should look that way.
Is she getting paid? Because seriously... she should probably be making more than Scott.
North_Ranger
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...which probably explains why the story-arc has been going on for this long.
You know, as much shit as we give Kurtz (myself included, it's fun) this could be the change he needs. He's been doing pvp for a long time, maybe he's feeling burnt out and wants new projects.
figmentPez
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I doubt Kurtz will ever give someone sole control over PvP.
Because when I think of Quality Writing (TM), the first name that comes to mind is Scott Kurtz.
Despite how everyone is taking the news, I feel the need to point out that he didn't say that Dylan wrote the strip, he said they worked on it together, and earlier in the news post was talking about how seeing Mike and Jerry in action has made him admire the collaborative writing process.
...Which is good, because now you can blame Kurtz for any elements you dislike while assuming Dylan is responsible for all the better parts.
...Which is good, because now you can blame Kurtz for any elements you dislike while assuming Dylan is responsible for all the better parts.
It seems so, the newspost also mentions her being paid for the first week she did for PVP, which implies she'd be paid now too.
But from his point of view, it would be, "I have put out this product for a decade and a half, suddenly I'm selling New Coke, so maybe if I see if they like it first..."
He mentions she was hired, so she was being compensated for her work, and hopefully she knew beforehand that they were going to sit on her involvement before announcing it.
The roadside is littered with abandoned projects. Remember Ding!, anyone? How quickly did his role on The Trenches change?
figmentPez
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It feels very *meh* to me as well. The pop-culture reference isn't developed enough to be parody, and doesn't have enough enough punch to feel like funny in-character snark. It's just there and it's not doing anything. I like the concept of Max being a "bad guy" again, and the overall story concept is a lot of fun, but a lot of the specifics have been lackluster.
I say 10 to 1 odds that this ends with Lucille saying "You passed." Cos dear sweet merciful Satan does it feel like that is coming.
... wasn't that joke used just last week?
I wonder if Scott hasn't realized that we all get the Return of the Jedi reference and he doesn't have to hammer it home in every strip by replaying out the Emperor's death scene completely. Is it supposed to be funny because it's all LARPing? If my DM pulled this blatant rip-off in a game I would slap him after five minutes. "I get it. Move on. Ass."
Why are there end quotation marks at the end of Lucille's speech bubble in the last panel? Its silly is what it is! As one of Irish descent I'm okay with killing the English language but still it confuses this one.
Really?
Wait, what?
I bailed on PvP months ago, so this is news to me. (And the lettering's just a font, anyway)
figmentPez
Staff member
I think "LARPs are legally binding!" would have made a better punchline than "houppenlande".
Kati would like to point out that the costume in question is not a houppenlande, it is a cotehardie. Unless he is referring specifically to just the headgear, which would be a wimple.
--Patrick
FUCKIN' KNEW IT! She didn't say it was a test, but its clear it was. I will give them props for her not saying "You passed" but still, this plot was exTREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMly cliche.