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The best comic currently in the thread is Hitmen for Destiny, followed by Tredlocity. Makai no Ossan is, as always, read right to left   
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Tredlocity just mostly feels like inoffensive fluff to me. I don't dislike it, but I also can't bring myself to care too much about it. I'll read it as long as it gets posted but it's nothing I'd seek out on my own or miss when it ends. Hitmen for Destiny is legitimately the currently posted comic I'm the most invested in. I know I could just go read it all on its website, but I like following along with the thread. I also find PFSC great, in its own grey way. And I very much enjoy the Viz comics!
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Sep 2, 2021 22:34
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Shall we have a bit more Viz then aye? Buster Gonad and his Unfeasibly Large Testicles  Mickey's Monkey Spunk Moped  Cockney Wanker  I think someone requested The Parkie  I'm fairly sure I've posted Major Misunderstanding before, but have another couple since this is one of my favourite Viz characters  
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The relationship stuff in tredlocity is pretty boring because it takes the light, inoffensive tone of the comic and stretches it out over the lowest stakes (was anyone expecting that Val's history of killing people would cause any meaningful drama?), which is just ehhhhhh. The general, less-serial strips are pretty good, though. Makes me crack a smile, and I think that's the target it's trying to hit. And agreeing on Pupkin as the most weirdly engaging strip in this thread.
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Sep 2, 2021 23:17
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Buster Gonad was one of the first Viz characters I ever came across. Back in the day, we borrowed an Amiga from one of my older brother's friends, and among all the game diskettes for it was Viz: The Game. The three playable characters in that was Biffa Bacon, Buster Gonad, and Johnny Fartpants, and you played a minigame to earn bonus tokens and then ran a race. I don't think I ever played it well, but I always remembered a character looking like a Don Martin character with huge balls. While he doesn't really look like a Don Martin character in above posted page, and it's in no way a perfect match, I'd still say he looks a little more like one in the game.  (I also very fondly remember playing Alien Breed on said borrowed Amiga. Man, that game ruled.)
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Sep 2, 2021 23:20
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So did Viz ever publish anything that didn't suck?
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Sep 2, 2021 23:26
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Precambrian posted:The relationship stuff in tredlocity is pretty boring because it takes the light, inoffensive tone of the comic and stretches it out over the lowest stakes (was anyone expecting that Val's history of killing people would cause any meaningful drama?), which is just ehhhhhh. The general, less-serial strips are pretty good, though. Makes me crack a smile, and I think that's the target it's trying to hit.  on all countsthe main tumblr has a fanart piece someone commissioned of a crossover between tredlocity and rick & morty and I think it's weirdly apropos as there is a lot of the same deconstruction of fantasy/sci fi adventure tropes involved, just presented in a more wholesome and less obnoxious way
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Precambrian posted:The relationship stuff in tredlocity is pretty boring because it takes the light, inoffensive tone of the comic and stretches it out over the lowest stakes (was anyone expecting that Val's history of killing people would cause any meaningful drama?), which is just ehhhhhh. The general, less-serial strips are pretty good, though. Makes me crack a smile, and I think that's the target it's trying to hit. Yeah the jokes are good, the relationship stuff is eh. Like I said before it’s just very self-indulgent
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Yeah, probably my biggest gripe against Tredlocity is that for how much time it spends on character development, nobody actually grows or changes or learns anything and most of the actual relationship arcs are pretty paint-by-numbers. The one-off strips where it explores a gag from a new direction are its best hits for sure.
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Voyager I posted:Yeah, probably my biggest gripe against Tredlocity is that for how much time it spends on character development, nobody actually grows or changes or learns anything and most of the actual relationship arcs are pretty paint-by-numbers.
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Sep 3, 2021 01:54
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God I fucking love Diablo 3 gold, it even paid for this shitty title
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Voyager I posted:Yeah, probably my biggest gripe against Tredlocity is that for how much time it spends on character development, nobody actually grows or changes or learns anything and most of the actual relationship arcs are pretty paint-by-numbers. Well yeah because there's literally no conflict. It exists in a world entirely free from friction, just glossy brightly coloured orbs all sliding past each other to have a nice time where there's no judgement and even bucaneering violence is completely weightless I like it fine but if it stopped being posted here I would never think about it again
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Sep 3, 2021 02:10
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misguided rage posted:It sounds like you've forgotten about Coffee Machine.  some plague rats posted:Well yeah because there's literally no conflict. It exists in a world entirely free from friction, just glossy brightly coloured orbs all sliding past each other to have a nice time where there's no judgement and even bucaneering violence is completely weightless
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Arriving from a place that is absolutely filled to the brim with judgement is Clementine  Last two panels are me in PYF about to see that big purple banner again
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some plague rats posted:Arriving from a place that is absolutely filled to the brim with judgement is Clementine hashtag relatable.
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Sep 3, 2021 02:22
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i loving love clementine
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Sep 3, 2021 02:29
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Ellie Trashcakes posted:So did Viz ever publish anything that didn't suck? Yeah, they did a few Drunken Bakers strips.
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Sep 3, 2021 02:35
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Rally enjoying learning there was more terrible terrible terrible than I thought. I had seen maybe 1/2 the strips so far and thought that was all there very was. How much breadcat is there? Why is there that much?
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OK wtf. I remember as a child I saw that picture in my cousin's British video game magazine, and didn't know at all what it was about and thought the guy on the right just had one of those tweed pants with lots of loose hair. As an adult I am surprised it even got published in an all ages publication
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some plague rats posted:Well yeah because there's literally no conflict. It exists in a world entirely free from friction, just glossy brightly coloured orbs all sliding past each other to have a nice time where there's no judgement and even bucaneering violence is completely weightless Yeah, exactly.
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mind the walrus posted:
Yeah all the character development stuff is so unnecessary When the setup is like "the captain lies to her crew to drag them across the galaxy making no money to meet her online girlfriend she's never seen in person who she also lied to and who doesn't know she's an insanely violent space pirate" and the resolution is "nobody minds at all. everyone has a nice time. we bought some sweaters" why even bother with it???
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some plague rats posted:Yeah all the character development stuff is so unnecessary Other times, lying seems like it's fine, but sets up something terrible down the line sometimes, the author is trying to gas light the audience just as much as the characters in the story. Marie and The Adventurer's League    
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some plague rats posted:Well yeah because there's literally no conflict. It exists in a world entirely free from friction, just glossy brightly coloured orbs all sliding past each other to have a nice time where there's no judgement and even bucaneering violence is completely weightless Yeah, I think that's it. Nobody has to grow because everybody is just already just fine and accepts each other the way they are. It's hard to do character development well when the strip is predominantly one-off gags or very short stories, but the time they do spend on it isn't particularly good. It kinda seems like the author has mistaken "adding new facts to the character's biography" with depth. Voyager I has a new favorite as of 19:49 on Sep 4, 2021 |
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I see he has been taking lessons from Shaggy and RikRok.
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some plague rats posted:Yeah all the character development stuff is so unnecessary Because the character development is just in pursuit of building light hearted jokes and simply being a feel good comic. Which, well, has its places. Just look at slice of life anime where rarely anything bad happens. It’s pretty much taking a page from that. The point is that the characters build relationships and you’re there for the ride and fun things will happen. I love books and comics with tons of depth as well and they’re incredibly interesting, but not everything has to be that. Tredlocity has picked its lane and it’s pretty good for what it sets out to do. It gets a chuckle out of me and has an aesthetic I like.
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Mr. Fix It posted:i loving love clementine
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eating only apples posted:I love the gay space wizards I'm gay for the gay space wizards.
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I used to read this comic all the time. I can't remember when or why I stopped, but I am surprised to see it's still going.
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Ellie Trashcakes posted:So did Viz ever publish anything that didn't suck? You have in fact landed upon the point of Viz. It was just bored students sitting around and going "What if the Dandy published a comic about monkey spunk??" then knocking together a barely drafted comic where the title is the whole joke. They're the publishing equivalent of drawing a big hairy spunking cock on the chalkboard while teacher is out of the room. They did print a few decent ones over the years, or at least ones where the joke is slightly more considered than knackers gags. Off the top of my head Drunken Bakers, Daily Male, and Real Ale Twats are all actually worth reading rather than skimming.
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I'm so mad that Tredlocity has no character growth. Without drama and action you'll never stand among the greats like Nedroid, Heathcliff, Garfield, Extra Fabulous Comics, Perry Bible Fellowship, Deathbulge, and Oglaf! The characters largely stay the same every chapter like it's a Roadrunner Looney Tunes episode! I'm so mad that a vein in my neck burst and realized I could just post 80 of these at once and not have to bother for a month.         
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Precambrian posted:The relationship stuff in tredlocity is pretty boring because it takes the light, inoffensive tone of the comic and stretches it out over the lowest stakes (was anyone expecting that Val's history of killing people would cause any meaningful drama?), which is just ehhhhhh. The general, less-serial strips are pretty good, though. Makes me crack a smile, and I think that's the target it's trying to hit. Right - Tredlocity is good, but it leans heavily on fan service, so that a bunch of strips seem to just peeter out with with them forgetting to make a joke. It's still better than most other strips being posted here. But drat. I'd forgotten how dark PFSC gets. I hope the creator eventually got help.
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some plague rats posted:Yeah all the character development stuff is so unnecessary I mean it's not really character development. Like has been said-- it's fanservice. It's a semi-idealized world where being an iconoclastic nomad living life like a TTRPG is viable, wholesome, and fulfilling. To a lot of young people, especially those in marginalized groups, that fantasy is deeply deeply appealing in contrast with Hell World. I think the comic could be done a little better, because you were right that a lot of it washes off the brain near-instantly without something deeper than "aww I wish I had that" or "that's a great gag" to hook you, but it's also a silly webcomic-- I don't think it needs to be a load-bearing franchise looking to take Steven Universe's place, and if you ever checked the creator's tumblr it's very obvious they do it to blow off steam and showcase portfolio work while looking for serious gigs. Yeah it could probably be more with investment, but it doesn't need to be for most of its audience to still enjoy and rep for it, myself included.
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 Maybe on Monday  What the gently caress, St Patty's ruined my out-put  It's chinese
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