tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post6652262539247563771..comments2023-11-05T03:13:48.397-08:00Comments on PVP Makes Me Sad: Excuses, Excusestimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05183652264190911338noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-34022751262207472442008-11-20T16:31:00.000-08:002008-11-20T16:31:00.000-08:00@Brett: nits, by their very nature are tiny. ;-)@Brett: nits, by their very nature are tiny. ;-)Dedoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03242821722698752748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-4356340313946867852008-11-20T06:52:00.000-08:002008-11-20T06:52:00.000-08:00About Cole's "arm" collarSince people were still t...About Cole's "arm" collar<BR/>Since people were still talking about it after a couple of weeks I decided to look back about a year.<BR/>http://www.pvponline.com/2007/07/09/jul-9-2007/<BR/>Compared to <BR/>www.pvponline.com<BR/><BR/>There is a difference in the collars here as in the on efrom 2007 the line is more of a subtle curve than an abrupt turn. The fact that the turn changes from panel to panel is also more noticable. It doesn't take away from the character art too much but its a little jarring. Plus is his collar is doing that (Mrs. Richards pressing his shirts I guess) then why is the collar in the front of the panel perfectly smooth?<BR/><BR/>Hehe I love the little nits sometimes.Brett Schiller (Sage)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08631893385280344680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-54071541344247763872008-11-19T18:00:00.000-08:002008-11-19T18:00:00.000-08:00Max's leg really confuses Cole's shoulder for me i...Max's leg really confuses Cole's shoulder for me in the first panel...<BR/><BR/>And I know it's beating a dead horse, but some emotion would be GREAT to see in the characters faces once in a while. Is Cole's "pleasant surprise" sarcasm, or what? His face is no different than his standard look. <BR/><BR/>And Cole gets an Eyebrow, nothing, and then a curly hair in three different panels.<BR/><BR/>And yes, he needs to pull back the camera. The last panel could have used some distance.<BR/><BR/>Man, I guess I've been saving this up for a while. :DDedoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03242821722698752748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-33732825626458704702008-11-19T17:04:00.000-08:002008-11-19T17:04:00.000-08:00I think it's a great into into a new arc. And, I ...I think it's a great into into a new arc. And, I have to agree with Sage and R.W. about letting this flesh out alittle.<BR/><BR/>I particularly like the point-blank 'why don't you like me'? Since there are only 5 more strips before Turkey-day, SK can dispense with some of the stuffing.<BR/><BR/>But, I don't see too many ways this can end. Especially if it's going to have a trite holiday message at the tail end.TheOriginalJeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421469673726761084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-14751344253423786242008-11-19T13:54:00.000-08:002008-11-19T13:54:00.000-08:00This'll be better than that Garfield story arc whe...This'll be better than that <I>Garfield</I> story arc where Garfield becomes bulimic in response to the constant insults about his weight.Ben Sunshine-Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08423297571444513453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-4325655839265816512008-11-19T13:22:00.000-08:002008-11-19T13:22:00.000-08:00He hates Max *that* much.He hates Max *that* much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-6003177347799425582008-11-19T12:49:00.000-08:002008-11-19T12:49:00.000-08:00I realise people smooth the bumps of speech, turn ...I realise people smooth the bumps of speech, turn to slang and words are lost through local dialect but Cole never struck me as someone who would fall into such a pattern and come off as an idiot with the basics.Skohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265848547335575464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-11995805590582181602008-11-19T12:36:00.000-08:002008-11-19T12:36:00.000-08:00@rdy:Grammatically, yes. But people (myself includ...@rdy:<BR/><BR/>Grammatically, yes. But people (myself included) occasionally omit words that aren't strictly necessary. Especially if you're being terse with someone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-2281358035899049922008-11-19T12:05:00.000-08:002008-11-19T12:05:00.000-08:00"We all got families of our own", hmm? Shouldn't t..."We all got families of our own", hmm? Shouldn't there be a "'ve" after that "we"?Skohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265848547335575464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-50316729305712312962008-11-19T11:19:00.000-08:002008-11-19T11:19:00.000-08:00I hear ya, as a matter of fact, I'd be far more in...I hear ya, as a matter of fact, I'd be far more interested in Reggie getting fleshed out, because he is a character whose interactions with the other members of the cast have been a bit ambiguous.<BR/><BR/>Max on the other hand is pretty well set up as Cole Richards unknowing nemesis. I actually don't see this as a fleshing out of his character, so much as muddying it up.<BR/><BR/>It's like a plot arc in which Francis loses interest in video games: It might happen in real life, and it might be something 'interesting' to have the character go through...but it doesn't really serve the PvP strip.R.W.McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509063502719145043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-51592682712954731682008-11-19T10:29:00.000-08:002008-11-19T10:29:00.000-08:00@RWIf we get a flushing out of Max, previously don...@RW<BR/>If we get a flushing out of Max, previously done for the Panda, can we demand that Reggie gets the same treatment?Brett Schiller (Sage)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08631893385280344680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-78277180549582068172008-11-19T10:12:00.000-08:002008-11-19T10:12:00.000-08:00I think this strip portends doom, but I think it m...I think this strip portends doom, but I think it makes sense to let Kurtz unravel the thread a little more before I jump in...but I just can't see how this goes someplace interesting or funny.R.W.McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509063502719145043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-85761840227618141102008-11-19T08:37:00.000-08:002008-11-19T08:37:00.000-08:00I think this is a bad move. The charm of Max is th...I think this is a bad move. The charm of Max is that he is an oblivious @$$ that everything manages to work out for and that KILLS Cole (and to a much lesser extent Brent.) Maybe this is a set-up, but I don't think a suddenly sensitive aware Max is gonna go over very well.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01647642059185503824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-59820225699903716202008-11-19T07:07:00.000-08:002008-11-19T07:07:00.000-08:007 Words Max:Turkey buffet at your neighborhood str...7 Words Max:<BR/><BR/>Turkey buffet at your neighborhood strip club.The Troublehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01169419417994090316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-10797213168096403282008-11-19T07:02:00.000-08:002008-11-19T07:02:00.000-08:00Today's strip "Excuses, Excuses"It is good that MA...Today's strip "Excuses, Excuses"<BR/><BR/>It is good that MAx has become aware or finally voices why Cole and Brent has it out for him, but its weird that he would do it AFTER he was rejected from Thanksgiving after he invited himself. It makes me feel very little sadness for Max or anger at the PVP guys because if someone did that at my work, my reacion would be the same. <BR/><BR/>Now if he was bemoaning the fact he was alone and then they said "well that sucks but WE have families that we can spend our holiday with" then Id have more sympathy for him.<BR/><BR/>"Safe" but not "suck" we'll have to see where this storyline goes before the true worth of it can be determined.Brett Schiller (Sage)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08631893385280344680noreply@blogger.com