[Webcomic] PVP Discussion
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We know what he's saying, it's right there in print, as well as WOTC sending traffic because of a dungeon crawl story through an awesome dungeon that turns into something that we did way back in 1978 during the first month that we played D&D. It's just an unfortunately typical SK story line drop without any real resolution.
Hey, hey, I was kinda right!
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Soliloquy
I'm actually not sure Kurtz knows what character development actually is.
North_Ranger
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I think I might have to take a break from PvP. I looked at Jade's silhouette in today's comic, and suddenly thought that's what Fred and Daphne's lovechild would look like.
What? Don't look at me like that. You know those two are boning like rabbits while mask-wearing villain of the week is out chasing Shaggy and Scooby.
As for Velma... I'm gonna guess she's back in the Mystery Machine with a good book and a flashlight.
I think I might have to take a break from PvP. I looked at Jade's silhouette in today's comic, and suddenly thought that's what Fred and Daphne's lovechild would look like.
What? Don't look at me like that. You know those two are boning like rabbits while mask-wearing villain of the week is out chasing Shaggy and Scooby.
As for Velma... I'm gonna guess she's back in the Mystery Machine with a good book and a flashlight.
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SeraRelm
No, she and Shaggy had Francis.
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SeraRelm
One drunken night of revelry...
... is all it took.
... is all it took.
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SeraRelm
So, um... Serious question here, because this is something I've already done. If you dislike what he writes, does, and how he acts, we do so many of you still go and read his strip? I don't think I've looked at anything he's done since... I can't even remember. It's been at least since Max came back as a business partner. I'm not saying don't read it if that's what you want to do, but why do you read it if you're displeased with the work?
Necronic
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Honestly I don't dislike his strip, and I've come in here to defend it more than once. He's one of the only webcomics out there that does regular updates and the daily nature of his comics means that they won't all be hits. Generally it's still one of the best webcomics out there. It's just these last couple of weeks that have been particularly bad.
WOuld you film it for a scooby snack?
I stopped reading shortly after the site design. It makes sense for Penny Arcade which is much more than a webcomic site but when PvP went to this format it just seemed like a way to increase page views with no additional content. I stuck around for a couple of weeks. The site bugged me so bad and the strip hasn't been doing it for me I decided it was time to move on. I still check out this thread in the event he hits gold again and I don't want to miss anything but yet have not found much to lure me back. My page view won't be missed, though, as I'm sure he's more than doubled his page views with the new site. Like he said in one of his tweets to a disgruntled reader "My site will be there whether you visit or not."
I'm waiting for the ambulance weee/woooo clip in 9 months.
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Soliloquy
a comment made by GasBandit in the vegetarian thread has reminded me of one of the funnier PvP arcs in recent memory.
Brent and Cole decide they want to kill their own turkey for thanksgiving.
Brent and Cole decide they want to kill their own turkey for thanksgiving.
How about an abundance of copy/pasted panels?
Hey, even the best webcomic artists do that. Jeph Jacques over at QC routinely does that for his backgrounds and sometimes for his characters - only changing facial expressions.
Of course, Kurtz doesn't quite do backgrounds like Jeph does, so there's that.
Of course, Kurtz doesn't quite do backgrounds like Jeph does, so there's that.
Yeah I gotta agree on the copy/pasting not really being a problem. As long as it isn't entire scenes (which I think he has done in the past..) I think it's acceptable to do so.
It not only is a huge time saver, it also helps to maintain continuity I think. Just at least make the faces fresh for each panel, s'all I'm sayin
It not only is a huge time saver, it also helps to maintain continuity I think. Just at least make the faces fresh for each panel, s'all I'm sayin
North_Ranger
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Admittedly, the last three days have been touching. They keep reminding me of the time Brent had that dream where he had a precocious, wise-before-her-years daughter.
Aaaand now I feel I could go for some cookies and milk. Dammit.
Aaaand now I feel I could go for some cookies and milk. Dammit.
Today's Penny Arcade was hilarious.
Oops, wrong thread.
Oops, wrong thread.
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Amebix
I never really wanted to bitch about Kurtz because generally I like the strip and haven't found the fault with it that a lot of people here have. That said between the DnD arc which ended with the speed of a premature orgasm sans awkward crying and call to my mother (ladies, hello) and the idea he's toying around with the pregnancy idea which has shattered so many enjoyable shows, comics, etc, is disheartening. PLus with his blog posts these days you'd think he lives in a mansion made out of gold on the fairest hill of the land.
While I'm on it, since he moved to Seattle I've noticed a shift in PA's general quality. Strips aren't as funny and the newsposts are almost always pretty deep into the day so I have to check the site throughout in order sometimes to even get at what the strip is about, probably because I don't pay attention to gaming news too often anymore which shi(f)ts me about of the demographic.
While I'm on it, since he moved to Seattle I've noticed a shift in PA's general quality. Strips aren't as funny and the newsposts are almost always pretty deep into the day so I have to check the site throughout in order sometimes to even get at what the strip is about, probably because I don't pay attention to gaming news too often anymore which shi(f)ts me about of the demographic.
Penny-Arcade still seems to be the same top-notch quality it always has been. If you don't like checking the page often, I'd suggest subscribing to their RSS feed. News posts have been late recently due to E3, though usually I see the news posts up around 12pm eastern (which would be 9am their time)