[Webcomic] PVP Discussion
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Joe Johnson
I think it would have been better if he HADN'T told us. Now I'm going to frame this entire arc in my head as an advertisement, and I fear it will end up resembling one of those old Marvel/Hostess ads they used to have in the back of comic books.
Hey for everyone who thinks his strip should be about gaming more often, this will basically force him into that. His last MTG strips were pretty good if I recall correctly.
You know, thats actually not a terrible direction for him to take advertising/strip merging. Those old comic/hostess comics are great and one could easily poke fun at/parody them.
SCOTT, IF YOU ARE READING THIS, STEAL THIS IDEA IMMEDIATELY!
Waitasecondnow. Slicing bread instead of tearing it like a chump? Genius!
figmentPez
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This isn't even a case of "what's old is new again". Kurtz somehow thinks he's on the leading edge of this re-emerging trend, when he's really leagues behind. "Eureka" had a season sponsored by Degree deodorant three years ago and worked it into the plotline. Not a webcomic, granted, but a lot of other shows have since followed suit.
Kurtz, product placement in media isn't new, and even in the scope of it's recent revival, you're not setting the trend.
Hell, last week's episode of The Glades had a brief and pointless discussion about the Kia Optima that one character was driving, with a minor character commenting on it's nifty features, almost mirroring a nearly identical conversation had between two characters last summer on Royal Pains, though it was a different brand.
figmentPez
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Yeah, they had a deal with Nissan, and featured the cars prominently. They also had ads in the tie-in comics as well.
I think he knows perfectly well that it exists in movies and tv shows. I mean, he talks extensively about that. If there HASN'T been product placement in webcomics, then yes, I think he's legitimately breaking some new ground.
I don't expect this to make the strip worse, and as noted earlier, it'll force it to actually be about GAMING, which is probably a plus.
I don't expect this to make the strip worse, and as noted earlier, it'll force it to actually be about GAMING, which is probably a plus.
I think that the movie Doomsday must have had some substantial funding from Bentley Motors considering that an important part of the movie involves finding Bentley Continental GT in storage. Not only does it appear to have rolled freshly off the lot, but despite having been in storage for years the car starts and drives without ANY problems.
They engage in a full on chase with cars ramming into each other and exploding around it and yet the Bentley takes hardly any damage at all.
It's clearly a supercar
They engage in a full on chase with cars ramming into each other and exploding around it and yet the Bentley takes hardly any damage at all.
It's clearly a supercar
I really, really, REALLY hate the new Francis. This isn't meant to be a criticism of teh Kurtz's writing style or character development, but I just don't like Francis as an adult. It was fine when he was a selfish, thoughtless douchebag because that's how you expect a teenager to act. But now he's still a selfish, thoughtless douchebag and a fully grown adult. He doesn't have many redeeming features.
I was doubtful about the advertising thing until he mentioned that he wasn't in charge of it, but letting the two pros at the PA office who handle that sort of thing to handle it.
That's exactly what he should be doing, and I applaud him for finally putting delegation into practice beyond asking his wife/brother/dog/Kris/etc to do something for him as a favor.
That's exactly what he should be doing, and I applaud him for finally putting delegation into practice beyond asking his wife/brother/dog/Kris/etc to do something for him as a favor.
North_Ranger
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Aww, c'mon, Dave. You say that about every person who is younger than you. You know, people born after the last ice age
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Philosopher B.
Hey! I'm only 23 and I'm not a ...
poop. :-(
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His hooties are way less flappy.
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kaykordeath
Ahhh fart jokes. Is there nothing they cant do?
In fact the singularity is actually a fart joke.
North_Ranger
Staff member
Okay, who's the guy with the glasses and the wild-haired hamster on his chin?
Dave
Staff member
If you read his blog post it's probably his brother.
North_Ranger
Staff member
Scott has a brother?!
I always figured his dad stopped with the whole thing after enough efficient German sex to have him.
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kaykordeath
I chuckled at today's...