[Webcomic] PVP Discussion
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That's kind of been my point. And unlike Sohmer, or Howard Tayler of Schlock Mercenary (the man with the legendary buffer), or the guys from Penny Arcade, Kurtz doesn't have a kid to take care of, either. By definition, he has much more free time than his partners, and yet he is the worst at updating in a timely manner.
And you know, he's had a few ideas that could have developed into something more, to allow him to work on a bunch of strips in a row - how about the Fremont Troll telling Skull his story, if he's supposed to be an actual troll turned to stone? There's a week or so of strips. How about Brent going on a quest to obtain Panda Brew coffee, using a variety of wacky disguises and ruses? There's a few quick and easy gags, perfect for con season.
No, instead we miss four strips and get two fucking LOLBats.
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Disconnected
fuck you
it's funny.
(actually it's not)
it's funny.
(actually it's not)
Keep in mind "The Trenches", his new strip, is just around the corner. And I believe he mentioned awhile back he was also working on a Skull children's book and a graphic novel with his fantasy character (the dwarf-I don't remember his name). I'm amazed with all those projects in the works he's able to give us one strip a week let alone a free downloadable coloring book page.
North_Ranger
Staff member
This. So effing much this.
figmentPez
Staff member
I tend to like LOLBat, but I agree with you. It's not just too often, it's also been done poorly as filler strips. LOLBat should come out when Kurtz has a fitting gag that's just too good to pass up on, not when he needs a quick idea. If Kurtz had to do a couple of sketch fillers, why didn't he do a hipster coloring book? At least it would have continued the theme of the current story-arc. A hipster paper-doll might be downright hilarious.
Hipster Coloring Books: The only ones where your supposed to color outside the lines.
Alternatively, it comes pre-colored and your just supposed to make demeaning comments about how coloring books aren't as good as they used to be.
M
makare
I hate lolbat. Didn't that strip used to have characters?
And, thus, a new arch-foe was created for LOLBAT -- The Hipster.
Dave
Staff member
Now that would be timely and new! But a Hipster would never actually DO anything evil. They don't have time for that and actually doing evil is OVER!
And this is a good thing because LOLBAT is largely powerless against the Hipster. "An Invisible Chainsaw? What are you, like 12?"
figmentPez
Staff member
Articulating the disgust he generates is currently beyond me. And you know, I get that he's annoyed that his doctors and strangers keep telling him to lose weight - I get that, too. "Yeah, doc, I know I need to lose weight, but could we deal with the strep infection first?" But the fact of the matter is that the doctors are right - if his system wasn't already strained by his weight and general poor condition, he'd probably be able to fight off colds better. Respiratory infections especially - you know how bad fat guys breathe already.
Scott tweeted: I feel surprisingly good after such an intense weekend. Not sure if I'm sick or just beaten and worn.
FordD replied: if you don't lose the weight you'll get more sick more often as you get older. We wanna see u make it into Stan Lee territory
Scott retored: thank you Doctor shut the fuck up. Thin people get sick when they shake 200 hands in a weekend too you twat. #offensive
So yeah, I'd say he's probably tired of people bringing up his weight. I couldn't imagine being at a convention, shaking hundreds of hands (remember every time you shake a hand you are shaking hands with everyone that hand shook hands with) and not get sick. FordD took a cheap shot at Scott and Kurtz served him up a slice of STFU.
FordD replied: if you don't lose the weight you'll get more sick more often as you get older. We wanna see u make it into Stan Lee territory
Scott retored: thank you Doctor shut the fuck up. Thin people get sick when they shake 200 hands in a weekend too you twat. #offensive
So yeah, I'd say he's probably tired of people bringing up his weight. I couldn't imagine being at a convention, shaking hundreds of hands (remember every time you shake a hand you are shaking hands with everyone that hand shook hands with) and not get sick. FordD took a cheap shot at Scott and Kurtz served him up a slice of STFU.
Also, while I agree that Scott should have built up a buffer and had strips for the week or so he was in Boston, getting on his case for being sick after a con is just a lame attempt to troll him.
I hate feeling like I'm constantly playing the Kurtz defense force here because he honestly does stuff that I can't explain, but man, some people like to jump down a guy's throat.
I hate feeling like I'm constantly playing the Kurtz defense force here because he honestly does stuff that I can't explain, but man, some people like to jump down a guy's throat.
He did say he was through shaking hands but he bowed to pressure and decided to do it at this con. I would assume he will go back to the fist bump. I agree with his "no shaking hands" stance. I am a bit of a germaphobe and hate shaking one persons hand let alone a lot of people. If I shake someone's hand I can't relax until I get to a sink and wash it. Any fan of Scott's knows he's not a handshaker and shouldn't get too upset if he just bumps.
People wouldn't be "jumping down the guy's throat" if this shit didn't happen ALL THE DAMN TIME.
When was the last time he had a strip up before noon? Says he's gonna build a buffer so this isn't a problem, but he doesn't. In addition? This is his full time job. This is how he earns his living, and he can't be bothered to do it in a timely manner. Then he gets pissy when people question him about it. Hey, you get sick after cons? How about not doing them on consecutive weekends - ECCC and PAX East one right after the other. Make the hard choice and say, "Well, I'd really like to go, but with my health and my workload, I have to stay home from this one."
And even though he can't keep up to date on his day job, he's got another strip in the works?
When was the last time he had a strip up before noon? Says he's gonna build a buffer so this isn't a problem, but he doesn't. In addition? This is his full time job. This is how he earns his living, and he can't be bothered to do it in a timely manner. Then he gets pissy when people question him about it. Hey, you get sick after cons? How about not doing them on consecutive weekends - ECCC and PAX East one right after the other. Make the hard choice and say, "Well, I'd really like to go, but with my health and my workload, I have to stay home from this one."
And even though he can't keep up to date on his day job, he's got another strip in the works?
I always thought Scott would do much better to go to a m-w-f schedule. I mean, not because I don't think he can't do MTWTF, I know he can if he wants to, but I never really thought he wanted to. I'm not even entirely sure he wants to do PVP at all. Maybe if he just cut it down he could actually handle it and still have time for the stuff that energizes him.
That was the exact same argument he gave us when he cut out the weekend strips. That did nothing. He's still late all the time, and he still makes excuses constantly. The problem is that he won't put in the work to do it correctly. No change of schedule would fix that.
Dave
Staff member
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