The Dreadful -- Chapter 13: Old Holden - Page 6

Gillsing · 03-21-2014, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by MSperoni

If you look at some of the colored pictures I've done of Kit (not that there are many of them), you'll notice that parts of her are purple/blueish in color.

So that's where the name comes from.

Ah, I hadn't seen a coloured picture of the lips, which I now saw in your deviant art gallery. That's the only part of her that even remotely resembles a blueberry, at least as far as I can tell. Well, maybe her tail has that colour too, in that older picture where she doesn't have lips to speak of. Lips, lips, lips... Oh, now I think I get it. The other lips are that colour too, and that's why it's highly derogatory?

MSperoni · 03-21-2014, 12:40 PM

Racism is stupid and vulgar, so it could be for that reason.

epcharles · 03-23-2014, 11:31 PM

By the way.... I've been meaning to mention how annoying it is that the URLs use the calendar date in them. For example, how the hell am I supposed to get back to page 246 without clicking a really annoying number of times. (I don't actually need to in this case, but every so often I want to jump back to check something, but it is really a pain.) Even a "skip 10" button or something would be REALLY helpful.

Krylo · 03-24-2014, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by MSperoni

Racism is stupid and vulgar, so it could be for that reason.

Also there's the thing where you've established most devikin are prostitutes, which increases the odds that such a nickname would reference genitals.

I mean that's what I figured it was about as well.

Referring to the race by their sexual organs in a derogatory manner because it's also reducing them to just that organ. Which makes sense for a racism in a society where they're outcast to the point where prostitution and criminal activities seem to be all they're able to really get jobs doing.

MSperoni · 03-24-2014, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by epcharles

By the way.... I've been meaning to mention how annoying it is that the URLs use the calendar date in them. For example, how the hell am I supposed to get back to page 246 without clicking a really annoying number of times. (I don't actually need to in this case, but every so often I want to jump back to check something, but it is really a pain.) Even a "skip 10" button or something would be REALLY helpful.

Well, altering the way the site looks/functions is Brian's job. I don't have a way to tweak the archiving system, so the calender's not going anywhere unless Brian decides to change it (and I doubt that's going to happen).

Someone on TVTropes's Dreadful Forums divided the comic into sections, and it worked pretty well.

I might put a special thread on NPF that does something like it.

Kalbelgarion · 03-24-2014, 09:46 AM

I have a small suggestion: I think the footnotes are a bit distracting and give the reader too little credit. The flashback in the panel was a nice touch, but putting an asterisk telling where the reader saw that scene before is a little much. It was only 13 pages ago.

Look at the big punchline at the conclusion of 8BT: There wasn't a footnote saying "See page 7 for the setup to this joke!"

Having a footnote for a word like "blueberry" is also a bit overt. The real meaning of that word in this world should be conveying through information like which characters use it, and how other characters react. Reminds me a bit of this XKCD comic.

Love the comic otherwise!

MSperoni · 03-24-2014, 11:40 PM

It's not so much that I don't give the reader's credit, it's more that I'm still not used to the fact people are paying attention to my story enough to remember things that happened weeks ago.

8-bit had a gazillion readers and wikis and a rabidly active fanbase and all that jazz so it makes sense to me why it wouldn't need those kinds of captions.

The other day someone in a chat mentioned "Dewbreen" to me and I was like "Wow, you actually know the name of a character from my story that hasn't even appeared on panel yet?"

Maybe I oughta have a bit more confidence in this comic!

Krylo · 03-25-2014, 12:26 AM

Wait, dew what now?

MSperoni · 03-25-2014, 12:28 AM

Dewbreen. The tree person that is creating the dryads and who Charsi wants Kit to speak with.

The "anthropomorphic uppity asshole tree person" that the JDA agent is talking about in the recent update.

Krylo · 03-25-2014, 02:08 AM

Wait wait, there's a tree person?

03-21-2014, 12:40 PM	#52
MSperoni Artist and Writer of Comics Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,666	Racism is stupid and vulgar, so it could be for that reason. __________________ I do commissions! So Email me if you'd like anything and we'll work out the details! matts_1104@yahoo.com Follow me on Twitter for Dreadful news and random info! (though mostly it's just me babbling about nerd-stuff) http://twitter.com/#!/mSperoni Check out my Deviant Art page if you'd like to see other pictures I've made! http://exmile.deviantart.com/ Follow The Dreadful on Facebook!

03-23-2014, 11:31 PM	#53
epcharles Eric Charles Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bethesda, MD Posts: 98	By the way.... I've been meaning to mention how annoying it is that the URLs use the calendar date in them. For example, how the hell am I supposed to get back to page 246 without clicking a really annoying number of times. (I don't actually need to in this case, but every so often I want to jump back to check something, but it is really a pain.) Even a "skip 10" button or something would be REALLY helpful. __________________ . . The smartest person you know (who lives in my house).

03-24-2014, 11:40 PM	#57
MSperoni Artist and Writer of Comics Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,666	It's not so much that I don't give the reader's credit, it's more that I'm still not used to the fact people are paying attention to my story enough to remember things that happened weeks ago. 8-bit had a gazillion readers and wikis and a rabidly active fanbase and all that jazz so it makes sense to me why it wouldn't need those kinds of captions. The other day someone in a chat mentioned "Dewbreen" to me and I was like "Wow, you actually know the name of a character from my story that hasn't even appeared on panel yet?" Maybe I oughta have a bit more confidence in this comic! __________________ I do commissions! So Email me if you'd like anything and we'll work out the details! matts_1104@yahoo.com Follow me on Twitter for Dreadful news and random info! (though mostly it's just me babbling about nerd-stuff) http://twitter.com/#!/mSperoni Check out my Deviant Art page if you'd like to see other pictures I've made! http://exmile.deviantart.com/ Follow The Dreadful on Facebook! Last edited by MSperoni; 03-25-2014 at 12:05 AM.

03-25-2014, 12:26 AM	#58
Krylo The Straightest Shota Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a secret to everybody. Posts: 17,789	Wait, dew what now? __________________ I am very tired.

03-25-2014, 12:28 AM	#59
MSperoni Artist and Writer of Comics Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,666	Dewbreen. The tree person that is creating the dryads and who Charsi wants Kit to speak with. The "anthropomorphic uppity asshole tree person" that the JDA agent is talking about in the recent update. __________________ I do commissions! So Email me if you'd like anything and we'll work out the details! matts_1104@yahoo.com Follow me on Twitter for Dreadful news and random info! (though mostly it's just me babbling about nerd-stuff) http://twitter.com/#!/mSperoni Check out my Deviant Art page if you'd like to see other pictures I've made! http://exmile.deviantart.com/ Follow The Dreadful on Facebook!

03-24-2014, 09:46 AM	#56
Kalbelgarion King Rappy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 111	I have a small suggestion: I think the footnotes are a bit distracting and give the reader too little credit. The flashback in the panel was a nice touch, but putting an asterisk telling where the reader saw that scene before is a little much. It was only 13 pages ago. Look at the big punchline at the conclusion of 8BT: There wasn't a footnote saying "See page 7 for the setup to this joke!" Having a footnote for a word like "blueberry" is also a bit overt. The real meaning of that word in this world should be conveying through information like which characters use it, and how other characters react. Reminds me a bit of this XKCD comic. Love the comic otherwise!

03-25-2014, 02:08 AM	#60
Krylo The Straightest Shota Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a secret to everybody. Posts: 17,789	Wait wait, there's a tree person? __________________ I am very tired.