Reasonable Comics For Reasonable People
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I really don't think they are super concerned with promoting "honest discussion and progress". I think they are primarily concerned with putting out a popular comic.Krantos said:
The point is that the best referential humour (in this case, satire and parody) are borne from affection. Humour borne from anything else, in the rare event that it is funny, will date quickly. In this case, the humour was borne from intentional controversy (better known as 'trolling') and a desire to draw out a jab at an easy target. Example: I don't think you're going to see any 'blackface' pantomimes any time in the near future, when a century or two ago they were all the rage. This comic is running on the same brand of humour, but directing it at one of our generation's easy targets instead.Amir Kondori said:
Mel Brooks made two movies about a Nazi musical, while being Jewish - as tongue in cheek as it was, it never pointed any fingers and came out all the stronger for it. That's what his quote meant.
Hope that clears things up.
Hello there, part of the people who "by inaction let a vocal minority speak in my name" here.
I don't "let" anyone speak in my name, because it implies I can stop people from around the world from saying stupid crap. I can't, you can't, no-one can. The best way to deal with them is to ignore their comments, just let it go, stop giving them attention, it might sound crazy but it's not a issue worth stressing over.
People who play videogames already are a very small portion of the world'd population, those who can even be arsed to read gaming websites even smaller, and those who comment are smaller even and inside this tiny, insignificant group of people there's an even smaller group who'll say stupid shit. And you're giving those people the spotlight on your webcomic and your news site.
I don't "let" anyone speak in my name, because it implies I can stop people from around the world from saying stupid crap. I can't, you can't, no-one can. The best way to deal with them is to ignore their comments, just let it go, stop giving them attention, it might sound crazy but it's not a issue worth stressing over.
People who play videogames already are a very small portion of the world'd population, those who can even be arsed to read gaming websites even smaller, and those who comment are smaller even and inside this tiny, insignificant group of people there's an even smaller group who'll say stupid shit. And you're giving those people the spotlight on your webcomic and your news site.
You mean Grey and Cory, right? Or was that just hyperbole trying to say Grey has enough bitterness for two people?Krantos said:
I think you may be over looking some context of the medium itself. You sight that the comic makes use of caricatures; are caricatures in themselves not meant to be gross exaggerations of what they depict? They aren't meant to be taken seriously, or if they are, taken with a huge grain of salt.Silent Protagonist said:
On the other hand we are talking about a comic here, a medium who's history is founded on a basis of sarcasm and ridicule. Pick up any newspaper today and you will find political cartoons doing the same things to politicians that Grey and Cory are doing with this comic here. Is everything depicted true? Hell no. Is it offensive? Usually to whatever person or group it comments on. Does it get a point across? You bet it does, as can be seen by your comment and the comments on the last comic. It isn't a particularly subtle medium; comic writers and artists have to convey a point that some people could write pages about in a few frames. That isn't easy, and can be forced into coming off as more haphazard than careful, but their point is made, showing how carefully it was constructed and therefore it is a success. If you are looking for, as you said, "more encouragement of the attitude of mutual respect that can bring forth actual discussion and growth" and by that I'm guessing you mean civilized and sophisticated discussion, I think you are looking at the wrong medium to provide it, and also remember that the internet doesn't have the best track record as a whole if you are looking for clean discussion, although the Escapist has been a pretty good place for it overall.
That all being said, there are comics meant specifically to entertain, but even those tend to delve into deeper meanings on top of the literal arcs they depict.
It is funny that you mention them specifically as not offensive because I was unfamiliar with this comic and looked it up. Hit the random button once and this one happened to pop up, http://xkcd.com/1197/ . If that isn't making fun of adobe then I don't know what it is doing. Just proves my point about comics being a medium built on sarcasm and ridicule. Some of the comics may be specifically for entertainment value, but then that is the point they are trying to make.shephardjhon said:
If their point is something beyond face entertainment value, comics are far more likely to ridicule something in a comedic way because it catches eyes and conveys a message. People also like to hear some of society's more serious problems in a lighter form of comedy than raw.
Overall, great job Cory and Grey. The comics are funny, have great substance, and have some fantastic artwork to tie it all together. That sounds like a successful comic to me. Keep up the good work!
Oh come on, this is as far from backpedaling as humanly possible.ticklefist said:
It's cycling.
With a jet attached.
Whilst screaming "YOLO" at the top of your lungs.
I approved of this comic. I would also love to see that strawman become a meme image posted repeatedly on the forums whenever his name is invoked.
Just wanted to clarify, the second seemed a very strong possibility the more I thought about it, haha. Grey's cynicism does seem to be quite formidable in its own right.Krantos said: