Tuesday, July 10th, 2007
I don’t wear glasses, so I’m not a nerd like Guy.
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July 10th, 2007 at 5:14 pm
Dx
I wear glasses, therefore I’m a nerd?
No, just no.
I am a nerd, but I’m a nerd in glasses or in contacts.
♥
XDDD
I love this page just for the angle in panel 3.
Stasia looks like such a kid.
July 10th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
xD Guess I’m a nerd too. Though it’s blatantly obvious.
I like the last two panels best, for some reason. :3 Their expressions are just great there, I guess. xD
July 10th, 2007 at 5:28 pm
If you see Stasia’s body position she’s being flirty and I think she actually likes Guy. Maybe they will fall in love with each other. Or Stasia’s Dad will murder Guy before they get to really know each other?
Anyway, hugs and kisses to everyone.
And Stasia is basically a kid, she’s still young and never expeirienced the real world right?
July 10th, 2007 at 5:29 pm
Oh my god! I’m drooling all over the place. Stasia looks so damn hot! Guy doesn’t look anything like a nerd. He just needs a shave. In the last panel, it looks like Stasia has a sort of weak spot for nerds? She doesn’t seem to mind at all that Guy is a nerd.
July 10th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
(Munching on the fried chicken) holy crap new page. Right on.
I’m a nerd (I think) but I don’t wear glasses.
Naaaaah I take it back I’m not a nerd I just like goofy things.
Thanks for the page guys.
Oh best panle is the last one.
July 10th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
“In the last panel, it looks like Stasia has a sort of weak spot for nerds? She doesn’t seem to mind at all that Guy is a nerd.”
Guy’s making a joke about his glasses proving that he’s a nerd. Glasses by themselves mean nothing. She’s smiling at his joke and playing along with it. She doesn’t actually think he’s a nerd.
“And Stasia is basically a kid, she’s still young and never expeirienced the real world right?”
She’s 24 and has experienced the world more than the vast majority of 24-year olds. Been to every continent probably on tours and various charity missions and she’s dated multiple huge celebrities, as the first page showed.
July 10th, 2007 at 5:38 pm
Aw, cute. (Just the flow of the page)
Well, I still am a nerd myself, even though I don’t wear glasses all the time. I don’t think that world touring neccessarily means wordly – just for the purpose of debate.
I could see a hundred things that Stasia’s father could have protected her from, and not have let her experience. It’s quite obvious he’s an overpowering sort of chap, but it’s also obvious she’s not been COMPLETELY denied in every sphere.
I shudder to think of what it would have been like had she been completely naive though
July 10th, 2007 at 5:45 pm
I don’t wear glasses… Then again, I might need to soon.
Real nerds learn multiple programming languages in their spare time so they can make their own games like me.
July 10th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
Oooooh…. Playful, are we? xD
Nice page.
July 10th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
Hmmmmm… is Stasia *flirting*? (Or trying to?)
Maybe they are bonding after all! =J
July 10th, 2007 at 6:18 pm
Contacts ftw!
July 10th, 2007 at 6:20 pm
Guy: Have you not noticed I’ve been reading this book compulsively instead of trying to make a pass on my new wife?
Stasia: Oh yeah, I guess you are a nerd.
“For The Record: A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one. A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.”
July 10th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
Aww man then i guess im a nerd even though i try to hide it I mean the hours of mmorpgs the glass not leaving my house unless i have to GAH!!! i gotta get out side to late now
July 10th, 2007 at 7:23 pm
One thing that i find ironic is that Guy looks so much older then Ana (Stasia ) when they stand side by side. Just how old is Guy anyways?
July 10th, 2007 at 7:33 pm
Hey Bobby, you might want to rethink that aspect of Stasia. (naive about the world) She might not be naive about world politics, or cultures of the world, but given that she has been a celebrity since being a teenager, and if she is as big as you suggest, then she may be very naive about the everyday things that you and I take for granted. (Like not being able to go somewhere because of a lack of money. Or what it’s like to eat a hamburger at a dive. ) As an example you might want to think about George H W Bush during the 92 election who was surprised by the scanner at the local grocery store, he’d never seen one before because he had always had someone else buy his groceries for him. Celebs hire people to buy their clothes for them, their food, and various other activities that they don’t have time for because they are jetting around to other Continents. That is something that could give Guy the upper hand in their relationship. After all, how many times has Stasia run a vacuum cleaner? Just a thought….
July 10th, 2007 at 7:35 pm
Blozor: A lot of people define Geek and Nerd in exactly the opposite manner. I personally think it has a lot more to do with the type of knowledge they are interested in. Nerds tend to the theoretical (hard sciences, etc) while Geeks send towards implementation (technology, etc.) There’s a lot of overlap there, but I just know my of my friends who studied chemistry and biology identified with ‘nerd’ and everyone I know in IT identifies with ‘geek’, even though few of these people study one thing to the detriment of others.
July 10th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
tlong: Stasia’s actually not like that at all, not like the normal celebrity, as you’ll see more of in upcoming pages. She’s not naive at all about the world and she definitely understands what it’s like to not have much money. As I’ve said before in the comments, SPOILER: They’ll be going to Africa soon on a charity mission, which Stasia does often. She’s seen people living in the worst conditions and understands it well, and gives 97% of her money to help such people (among other causes).
“Just how old is Guy anyways?”
They’re about the same age. He’s 24 or 25. She’s 24.
July 10th, 2007 at 8:02 pm
tlong has a good point, just because Stasia is an experienced WORLD TRAVELER doesn’t mean that she’s very experienced at the things that’re everyday in OTHER people’s lives.
And if Guy really IS a nerd, then there’ll be even more things that’re everyday for him but not her.
July 10th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
“just because Stasia is an experienced WORLD TRAVELER doesn’t mean that she’s very experienced at the things that’re everyday in OTHER people’s lives.”
No one’s saying that’s the case. She knows about things that are every day in other people’s lives because she spends a lot of time with people in various conditions who she gives money to through her charities. She’s not just an oblivious celebrity or politican like the Bushes, as tlong implied she might be.
July 10th, 2007 at 8:12 pm
Woohooooo (not yoohoo. Hehe) spoiler.
Well not really a spoiler u mentioned it before.
Cool cool I’m ready for whatever u throw at us.
Hey valerie we still got the metaphoracle bench party goin?
July 10th, 2007 at 8:12 pm
*drools* Guy is so adorable in this page. And Stasia has such a nice smile!
July 10th, 2007 at 8:31 pm
The thing I posted about nerds/geeks/dorks was a quote lifted somewhere from the Internet. That’s why it was in quotes. I don’t know who originally made the quote, thus I left it unattributed. I should have attributed it to “Anonymous,” but that didn’t seem right if someone even semi-famous had first said it.
July 10th, 2007 at 9:20 pm
Aww, Stasia’s so cute! And guy is really adorable as well XD. I wish I could draw like that
I wonder what will happen when Parker sees them flirting?
July 10th, 2007 at 9:35 pm
Actually, looking back, you have to wonder how Guy’s glasses survived a front row crush at the front of a major concert! I’ve lost more than a few myself at some gigs with the more enthusisatic fans (kinda like Parker, I guess)
July 10th, 2007 at 10:17 pm
I’m still cooking food for whoever on the bench wants some. Just tell me what you want and how you want it cooked. I’ll tell you if I can’t make it. Oh, and there’s lemonade for those who don’t want alcohol, soda, or yoohoo.
Stasia looks really cute in the last panel.
July 10th, 2007 at 10:26 pm
I have to say this page really shows a more playful side of stasia and that well stasia and guy could become a couple easily, i guess. Also Bobby great job so far and all i can say is if you think about it ‘nerds’ nowadays have a.lot more respect than o say 10 years ago, so thank you bill gates and all other tech nerds for making nerds cooler.
July 10th, 2007 at 10:30 pm
They are TOTALI flirting. I could feel the chemistry building between the two.
And since I wear glasses… I’M A NERD YES. My life is now complete.
July 10th, 2007 at 10:33 pm
I wear glasses. I am a nerd.
July 10th, 2007 at 11:32 pm
Beautiful work as always.
If Stasia were a sign, she’d be neon… Is Guy being deliberately oblivious?
At least Stasia is making the effort to learn a bit about him too. It’s not as if Guy has a book for her to read. The information exchange has been pretty one-sided up until now…
July 10th, 2007 at 11:48 pm
I also wear glasses. I am also a nerd.
Guy seems surprisingly comfortable.
July 11th, 2007 at 12:31 am
This might be my favorite page yet.
July 11th, 2007 at 12:37 am
I can’t help, but it looks like Jess wants Guy to join her on the bed.
PS: I also wear glasses, but I would also be a nerd if I wouldn’t
July 11th, 2007 at 12:57 am
I wear glasses! I’m a nerd!
July 11th, 2007 at 12:59 am
Aww, how nice. Such nice chemistry.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:39 am
Its a great page.
There flirting hehehehe.
U know what’s crazy. I live in california its been 105 this last week, and right now I see lightning, and it sprinkled earlier.
Crazy I tell ya.
Ever since el ninõ
July 11th, 2007 at 2:23 am
it’s nice to see them just hanging out and talking…drama-less.
July 11th, 2007 at 3:01 am
Ooohh, that quote about nerds/geeks/dorks might be something I wrote! =) I’ve never been referenced before! If not, it’s darn close!
Curses! I’ll never attain my nerd status if I keep up my 20/15 vision! Curses!!
Now how could you NOT fall in love with that smile? (either of them)
July 11th, 2007 at 3:54 am
“You don’t look like a nerd to me.”
“Have you not noticed that I wear glasses?”
“Oh, yeah, I guess you -are- a nerd.”
This page made me giggle. Friendly banter for the win! It seems they’re both trying to keep things relaxed and avoid awkwardness.
Although Parker, drunk? That brings an amusing image to mind. I’d also like to know Guy’s guesses to why Parker’s wearing Stasia’s trousers; a part of me really hopes his guesses don’t include the real reason, as he can’t really foresee the exact circumstances surely.
“Do you know why she’s wearing my pants?”
“Hmm, I would guess it’s because she urinated all over her own.”
“…! O_o;;”
July 11th, 2007 at 4:03 am
Anyway, I was never one for letting go of a good thing; so…
*brings the barbeque and benches over from the last page*
@Valerie- Yup, the bunnies are play-with-able… Just no chasing or picking them up. They get angry and disapproving. You wouldn’t like rabbits when they’re angry and disapproving.
Hmm, someone said on the last page how cool it would be to have a forum. I’m inclined to agree; it seems we tend to drift off the topic of the comic and spend time getting to know each other. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, I enjoy it and find myself returning just for the comments; but a forum would be better for it, you know?
Anyway, I’m going to go and get my caffeine fix.
July 11th, 2007 at 4:27 am
Bobby said: SPOILER
Yes, Thank you! I was able to stop reading as soon as I saw that word!
July 11th, 2007 at 4:52 am
I like the “So, he’s smart and cute” look on Stasha’s face in the last panel. I am a nerd too.
July 11th, 2007 at 5:28 am
lol aaw they are so cute
and who knows, it might actually work out for them!
*watches bunnies run around* Ye bunnies can get very angry and disapproving. My sister has a scar to prove it lol
having a bbq/picnic and talking to each other is so much more fun than arguing isnt it? XD
*munches on a qourn sammich* lolly
btw, what kinda alcohol is there?
July 11th, 2007 at 6:25 am
I don’t wear glasses but vision is getting worse so i may need them does that mean i am becoming a nerd
July 11th, 2007 at 6:48 am
LOL… I love this story… I wish you would post faster
July 11th, 2007 at 7:04 am
Oh, Bobby, at the youngest Guy is 25-26. You have to teach three years to be a school councilor, or to even take the classes to get the masters required to get the degree. Assuming the average “quick” graduation of 22, and three years to teach-25. then two years to do the 36 hours of class work which can be done at the same time, you get 25-26 depending on his birthday. But at that age he would be a first year councilor. What did he teach during the 3 year period?
July 11th, 2007 at 7:41 am
One more awesome page. Love Stasia’s face in the last panel, she looks gorgeous…and those blue, blue eyes ^^
July 11th, 2007 at 8:05 am
I doubt Bobby thought that hard about Guy’s process of becoming a guidance councellor- but I’m fairly sure Guy is 25.
July 11th, 2007 at 8:41 am
I agree with Jade’s earlier comment — what struck me first was Guy thinking he could guess what happened to Parker’s pants.
But Parker being who she is, I’m not entirely sure the Guy might not have hit the nail on the head with his guess… who knows, maybe this isn’t the first time she’s had to change pants because of an “accident”…
July 11th, 2007 at 8:43 am
“Hey valerie we still got the metaphoracle bench party goin?”
I hope so. I need a party asap xD
July 11th, 2007 at 9:19 am
There is the fact that she said she was about to have an accident before she ran off. He probably guessed based on that.
July 11th, 2007 at 9:24 am
I’m a nerd too. And not just because I wear glasses;) Also, are you a half-nerd if you don’t wear glasses ALL the time? I’m only short-sighted.
I really like this page. They’re being playful and flirtatious and just kidding around. It’s really sweet, and I like how it contrasts the insane drama that we’ve seen so far. And the art and the dialogue work really well together.
Great job Bobby and Eisu!
July 11th, 2007 at 9:37 am
I’m too lazy to read through the comments right now…
But omigosh, cute page!^^ I think I have to ♥ Stasia and Guy for this page.
(Still ♥ Parker, though!)
Stasia’s effing ADORABLE on this page.
July 11th, 2007 at 10:06 am
this comic is awesome
July 11th, 2007 at 11:10 am
“Oh, yeah, I guess you are a nerd…a completely adorable, delectable nerd!”
July 11th, 2007 at 12:27 pm
You just have to love everyday discussions. It may not be everyday that you marry a random guy, but having a discussion about whether you are a nerd or not happens at least once a week to nerds ^_^
For the record, I am not a nerd….I AM A GEEK! and Proud ^_^
July 11th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
I… I… good god…
BOBBY CROSBY! REMY MOKHTAR! I curse you for giving me a comic I can’t stop reading! Wah! I keep checking every single day!
I curse you with good luck, awesome lives and drive, will and desire to give us more “Marry Me”! I curse you with not only my support, but the support of many more! I curse you with happiness so you can keep doing this comic!
Well, I could’ve used “I wish you good luck” and so on, but you have GOT to admit it’s more powerful with some drama embedded. xD
Fantastic work as usual! Chemistry between Guy and Stasia can really be seen!
July 11th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
Stasia’s quite cute here, and Guy’s even getting a bit flirty.
And am I the only dork here? Oh wait, I’m a losork, nevermind. (/end badly put inside joke that possibly nobody here will get)
July 11th, 2007 at 1:54 pm
tlong says, “Oh, Bobby, at the youngest Guy is 25-26.”
Nope, that would definitely be wrong. Google is your friend. Found many cases of 23 and 24-year old high school guidance counselors, and obviously there are younger ones than that as well. Also, ever hear of Doogie Howser?
http://rubyk.diaryland.com/030827_6.html
“What did he teach during the 3 year period?”
He didn’t teach anything — you do not need three years of teaching to be a guidance counselor. Wherever you’re getting your information from is incorrect.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:01 pm
Um, I’m not sure about this, but different places might have different requirements for being a guidance counselor. That might be the source of the confusion.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
Different places definitely have different requirements, yes. The confusion most likely comes from tlong not realizing this, and also not realizing that many people have graduated from college at the age of 15, for example. It’s just stupid to say, “Oh, Bobby, at the youngest Guy is 25-26.â€
July 11th, 2007 at 2:26 pm
Alright since this is a lighthearted flirty page I’m bringing some more stuff to the bbq bench extravaganza.
Lets see. How about some REESE’S PIECES AND SOME CHOCOLATE MILK.
Ha what ya think.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
A friend of mine got offered a job straight out of college this year. She was 22, but had she been a youngin’ like me she could have been 21. Hell, if she’d a done AP classes and what not in HS and been a youngin’ like me she coulda been 20. Depends on the state, level of school, etc.
(I forget if what type of school Guy was at was mentioned.)
Also, Bobby, never cite Doogie Howser again please! That was like the 6th worst show on television ever.
July 11th, 2007 at 3:29 pm
*Hanging out on the bench…*
Love the last panel, Eisu sir. Stasia looks great. ♥
July 11th, 2007 at 3:47 pm
The best thing I like about this page is stacias body and face expression. It’s the first time she looks unwound. Every time before (including the start in the hotel room) she had been controlling herself, trying to play a role or being angry. Now she seems just herself for the first time. This wordless storytelling is the reason why Eisus work is such a good complement to bobbys writing.
July 11th, 2007 at 6:07 pm
I can see guy and stasia getting really comfortable now.
But watch them get interupted again.
U know what, I think I see one good thing happining from the last page. Because of parker dragging him out there it helped him break the ice with stasia when he got back to the room.
(Oh yeah brought my ipod with stereo attchment. So now we got a lot of diff music for the bbq.)
July 11th, 2007 at 6:23 pm
Not to sound rude or anything, but could you remove the sign that says “new page every m-w-f”? Since you don’t update every Monday Wednesday and Friday. I don’t use RSS feeds and it’s irritating when you visit the website on MWFs and find that the comic hasn’t updated.
BTW, I thoroughly enjoy the comic, which is why I’m making this complaint. (If the comic weren’t worth reading, I wouldn’t bother visiting
July 11th, 2007 at 7:02 pm
Frumpy girls are hot… and Stasia is most definitely frumpy. You know, very relaxed, almost playful. LIKE A KITTY!!! ahh… so kyoot!!!!!
okay, regaining sanity…
Anyone else notice the massive hairy caterpillar that grew on Guy’s lip in panel 4? heh heh..
July 11th, 2007 at 7:36 pm
“Not to sound rude or anything, but could you remove the sign that says ‘new page every m-w-f’?”
No, never.
July 11th, 2007 at 9:34 pm
So i keep hearing people mentioning forums and such, Bobby if ya want i can get you set with a forum for all your fans to have some fun and well you know do forum stuff.
July 11th, 2007 at 9:54 pm
Hmmmm…..
I don’t really care for a forum.
I like it like this myself.
I think we’d just be doing what were doin now.
(Listening to tarantula by smashing pumpkins.)
July 11th, 2007 at 11:46 pm
Artisen: Thanks, but I’m fine with it how it is right now — don’t want a forum at the moment.
July 11th, 2007 at 11:52 pm
So wait, when a girl lies down on the bed like that and is talking to you in that way, it means she wants to have sex? Shit! >_
July 12th, 2007 at 3:41 am
Yes but you are a hot nerd!
July 12th, 2007 at 7:47 am
“Anyone else notice the massive hairy caterpillar that grew on Guy’s lip in panel 4? heh heh..”
Thanks for that…
The face is actually done VERY small, so the lips part is a bit more splotched and the shrinking of the page for web-viewing makes it even more splotched, so that “hairy caterpillar” is actually his lips with a bit of the stubble on it.
July 12th, 2007 at 7:48 am
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/darkkof/guy-face.jpg
A 300dpi version of the image as I forgot that html is not allowed in the comments
July 12th, 2007 at 8:41 am
Hey Eisu, what medium do you use for your comics? Like do you do the sketches in pencil and ink it with a pen or do you do part of that on the computer?
I’m just wondering because I like your work and like drawing myself, that’s all.
July 12th, 2007 at 9:17 am
don’t fret, Eisu. I think you’re doing a fantastic job! I also read No Pink Ponies and just love your artwork! (Plus you know how to draw really cute girls!)
July 12th, 2007 at 9:30 am
Info below comes from:
http://www.schoolcounselor.org/content.asp?contentid=242
Note two years previous related experience reads teaching.
OKLAHOMA
Educational Requirements: Master’s degree in school counseling; completion of a two semester hour course in the education of the exceptional child; and regency credit/experience.
Experience Requirements: Two years of previous related experience.
Examination:
o With an OK teaching certificate:
Oklahoma Professional Teaching Exam (OKPT) and
Oklahoma’s subject area test in school counseling
o Without teaching certificate: Two tests mentioned above and Oklahoma General Education Test
Reciprocity: Yes
Certification: K-12
Background Check: No; however, districts have the option of requiring a background check.
http://www.sde.state.ok.us
Further he would make at state base for teachers (Same Pay different workload.)
$35,000 per year.
http://www.cbpp.org/pa-ok.htm
This link will show you that for OK he’s relatively well off, as he makes as much as the average family of 4. If he worked at a reservation he would be considered wealthy. (Reservations tend to have average incomes at the bottom of the social ladder).
As to how I know this, I am working on a dissertation at a school in Texas that specializes in school public policy. And Because of a relative lack of masters granting schools in OK many teachers, principals and counselors come to Texas to receive degrees.
Finally, my wife teaches in the area, which is how I know the following which would also be pertinent. In OK, and TX, guidance counselors are usually teachers who are moving into administration but who find themselves closed to the principal positions due to the good old boy network. There may be younger councilors in other states, but each state has its own laws that are different from other states laws.
Sorry, but you told a PhD candidate who has spent 12 years of his life in school studying the subject that he didn’t know what he was talking about.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
“Sorry, but you told a PhD candidate who has spent 12 years of his life in school studying the subject that he didn’t know what he was talking about.”
You have absolutely no clue what you’re talking about if you’re saying it’s impossible for a high school guidance counselor in Oklahoma to be 24 years old, which is what you strongly implied when you said, “Oh, Bobby, at the youngest Guy is 25-26.” You’ve given absolutely no reasons for why this would be the case. I started college at 17. If Guy started college at 17, even based on what you’re saying, he could have started work as a guidance counselor at 24 after a normal amount of years taken to get his degree and certification. Your whole point is based on the fact that someone can only start college at the age of 18 apparently. What can’t you understand about the fact that people can start college below the age of 18? Many 12-year olds are in college right now.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
Oh great. Another guy who can’t get over the fact that this is a COMIC.
Engage your Suspension Of Disbelief, get over yourself and enjoy the show. If you can’t, why read fiction at all?
July 12th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
“Engage your Suspension Of Disbelief, get over yourself and enjoy the show.”
He’s also complaining about only a POSSIBLE difference of ONE YEAR — meaning that if Guy simply started college ONE YEAR earlier than is normal, it would apparently make perfect sense to him. And all I said in the first place is that Guy is “24 or 25″ and his response is to make it sound like I’ve made a grave error somehow and say, “Oh, Bobby, at the youngest Guy is 25-26.†It’s just a big HUH???
July 12th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
I know, one sodding year. And despite having spend twelve years learning he can’t fathom the idea of someone starting college a year early, not even in a comic, even though there’s plenty of people IRL that do it right now…
July 12th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
I love the last panel…. looks like they might make it. There may be a spark!! ::Jumps up and down:: Plus… Guy is pretty hot for a nerd.
July 12th, 2007 at 4:43 pm
“Hey Eisu, what medium do you use for your comics? Like do you do the sketches in pencil and ink it with a pen or do you do part of that on the computer?”
I pencil and ink it all on paper first then I scan it to colour it in the computer. Traditionalist thing. I use a photo-blue line pencil to pencil it, (very light blue) so that it doesn’t appear when I scan the inks, this way I don’t have to worry about erasing the pencils off my work. As for inking, I use whatever brushpen that is handy and close to me at the moment. I never really believe in the tools make the art but I believe that the artist who uses the tools correctly make it happen.
July 12th, 2007 at 5:45 pm
> > Not to sound rude or anything, but could you remove
> > the sign that says ‘new page every m-w-f’?â€
> No, never.
A little more detail would be helpful. My sole reason for asking this was because, the comic just doesn’t update on MWFs. I fail to see why “No, never” answers my question.
Of course, given that you are under no obligation whatsoever to answer my question (let alone fulfill the request), I’d rather have received no reply than a banal response as given. A 3 year old would give a more cogent response.
July 12th, 2007 at 5:48 pm
“Of course, given that you are under no obligation whatsoever to answer my question (let alone fulfill the request), I’d rather have received no reply than a banal response as given. A 3 year old would give a more cogent response.”
Fuck you, asshole, you’re banned. The reason I gave that response is because I’ve been asked this question 2,000 times and I’ve answered it in detail 2,000 times. You were the 2,001st and I decided to not go into detail again. Feel free to do a Google search for the damn answer like any 3-year old would know how to do.
First result:
http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:hHQQ-G-7dJEJ:www.marrymemovie.com/main/2007/06/+%22marry+me%22+mwf&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us
July 12th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
Heck, I graduated college 2 days after I turned 20 because I started when I was 16. (That was twenty years ago before AP classes became widely available and graduating in three years became much simpler.) I pick the more-than-occasional nit, but this one didn’t even cross my radar.
July 12th, 2007 at 7:30 pm
My apologies Bobby, I thought with placing the space below your comic you wanted feedback for a time in the future when you were to re-write for a screen play. Obviously I was wrong.
And btw. when a prof or TA get the roster for a class we also get information about ages as well… in the 3,000 + students I have taught at a Division 1 school I have had 1 student under the age of 18. If you did it you were the exception not the rule. (The movie style that you are using works because in the formula one character is average and can be identified with.) Ban me if you wish, I’m not posting again anyway. It’s fairly obvious that you don’t want feedback from others who are interested in helping you improve your writing.
July 12th, 2007 at 7:49 pm
“It’s fairly obvious that you don’t want feedback from others who are interested in helping you improve your writing.”
LOL. You’re definitely being banned now, you lying moron.
“The movie style that you are using works because in the formula one character is average and can be identified with.”
LOL. Are you forgetting that we’re in TOTAL AGREEMENT? I said Guy is “24 or 25″ and you said, “Oh, Bobby, at the youngest Guy is 25-26.” Are you actually somehow thinking that’s a big difference or even a difference? Are you forgetting that the comic has not stated his age at all??? I said he might be 25 and you said “Oh, Bobby, you moron, at the youngest Guy is 25-26.” What the fuck is your problem? And now you say that I don’t want feedback because of this? Go kill yourself, you stupid moron.
July 12th, 2007 at 8:39 pm
Hey bobby stop letting these people get to you man.
People are stupid. Because were using the internet they think they can act or say anything they want.
But if they were face to face with you they wouldn’t say shit.
So don’t let it ruin ur day.
They can all go to hell.
July 12th, 2007 at 9:11 pm
Man, I grew up in Oklahoma, went to school there and everything. I can tell you for a fact that a majority of my teachers DID NOT have master’s degrees in ANYTHING. The majority of the teaching requirement tests/required student teaching hours would-be teachers do in their final year/semester of college, so its not like you go to school for four years and then have to take a year off to get all that crap together.
I graduated college at 22, so even if I DID have to go back two more years to grad school or something, I would have been 24.
But anyway, its funny when people feel the need to poke and pick at details that don’t really matter. Bobby said “he’s 24-25″ which means that Guy is in his MID TWENTIES and that he and Stasia are age-group peers. THAT’S ALL BOBBY WAS TRYING TO SAY. Seriously.
Let’s get back to enjoying the comic, plz & thx.
July 12th, 2007 at 9:20 pm
“Hey bobby stop letting these people get to you man.”
Not letting anyone get to me, no worries.
“They can all go to hell.”
Yes, after killing themselves.
July 12th, 2007 at 10:10 pm
Bobby sir, telling people to kill themselves might be going a little far…
And apparently people are getting to you, at least a little, otherwise I don’t see why you’d be saying things like that.
Can’t we all just be happy and nice and hang out on the bench or something?
And please don’t be mad that I said that, Bobby. It just seems sort of dark to me, is all.
July 12th, 2007 at 10:26 pm
“Bobby sir, telling people to kill themselves might be going a little far…”
I disagree.
“And apparently people are getting to you, at least a little, otherwise I don’t see why you’d be saying things like that.”
I tell lots of people to kill themselves. Common.
“Can’t we all just be happy and nice and hang out on the bench or something?”
I don’t like benches.
“It just seems sort of dark to me, is all.”
Little dark, sure.
July 12th, 2007 at 10:33 pm
I attack the darkness!
That would make me a… Geek?
July 12th, 2007 at 10:54 pm
Ahh man this is so funny people say they are giving helpful advice, and yet they are just making bigger ass’s of themselves. Ya bobby your doing good man keep it up, helpful hint when they start say stuff again imagin them being attack by on of those bugs from Starship Troopers ahhh good times neh.
July 13th, 2007 at 1:14 am
Well, telling someone to kill themself isn’t a very common thing, Bobby sir… but I mean, I’ll leave you alone. Being banned isn’t on my to-do list right now. I love this comic too much.
July 13th, 2007 at 1:22 am
In Tlong’s defense, getting an Oklahoma Teacher’s Certificate IS supposed to be tougher than normal.
Still though, 25 is 25, no matter HOW you decide on the age. It was a poorly thought-out complaint from the start.
I do find the idea of someone who entered college in a serious way at the age of 16 or below becoming an Oklahoma teacher ONLY A LITTLE BIT OUT OF COLLEGE dubious though. The pay here, to be honest, sucks if you’re a teacher. One of Oklahoma’s exports is teachers, because the state requirements are stricter than in (to give the major example) Texas, while the pay is lower (we might be 49th, but the last time I heard we were 50th). The chances of someone who had that level of success at becoming educated coming to Oklahoma to teach at that age seems unlikely. Doesn’t seem that it’ll matter to the story though.
As for my earlier post, I actually started writing that before you made your post Bobby. Just a slow writer, I suppose. I’m still a bit dubious about Stasia’s ‘naivety’ (that isn’t really the right word, though, is it?), but I’m willing to hold back the jury on the issue.
I would suggest you make a FAQ about things like the M-W-F thing, EXCEPT that in my experience, FAQs never get read by the people who you WANT to read them, making the whole endeavor regrettably pointless.
July 13th, 2007 at 4:51 am
“Well, telling someone to kill themself isn’t a very common thing”
It’s common for me. Humans are horrible and I hate most of them.
July 13th, 2007 at 6:13 am
I love this comic–Eisu, quick question! Have you ever had any formal education reguarding drawing style? if not, how did yours develop? I’m always interested since drawing is a big hobby of mine…
Bobby- How do you find time to write scripts every couple days? Do you have it pretty much planned, dialogue wise, or do you know the plot and just fill the speach in as it seems to fit? what ever you’re doing, it works. I stumbled on the comic around page 8 and check for updates daily….
and congratulations both of you, you mesh together awesomely. It’s hard to tell that two people are working on the strip.
July 13th, 2007 at 7:27 am
This question may have already been answered in some of the earlier pages, and if it has, i’m sorry, but is Stasia naked on the front of her book? I went back through the comic to see all the comics with the book in them, and she really does look naked. I was just wondering.
And yeah, Jared, Oklahoma sucks for teachers, but some people do choose to stay in the state for a few years. And I think we finally made it back up to only 49th lowest. Although with minimum wage finally going up other states may change their salaries (although i realize we don’t get paid minimum wage) and we may go back down again.
I don’t really think it matters if some details are a bit fishy (even though they really aren’t). If this were a movie already, no one would even think twice, since the ages aren’t spoken of and you only see the guy onscreen (although he would probly be played by some 35 year old or something the way they do movies these days) The only reason anyone even decided to care is because one page of the comic is up for a while for everyone to dissect.
But yay for a movie based in Oklahoma! Don’t think we’ve had one of those since Twister!
July 13th, 2007 at 7:50 am
>> Frumpy girls are hot… and Stasia is most definitely frumpy. You know, very relaxed, almost playful.
whoa, Jose Lope, do you even know what “frumpy” means? apparently not.
frump
n.
1. A girl or woman regarded as dull, plain, or unfashionable.
2. A person regarded as colorless and primly sedate.
yeah … i wouldn’t exactly say that describes Stasia seeing as she’s a famous pop star (although you never know, Britney is looking pretty frumpy these days)
July 13th, 2007 at 9:43 am
“Skyserpent Says:
July 12th, 2007 at 10:33 pm
I attack the darkness!
That would make me a… Geek?”
Sorry, but for misquoting this quote you only qualify as a semi-geek. The correct quote is “I cast Magic Missle at the darkness!”
July 13th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
I don’t wear glasses all the time so… am I a half nerd?
July 13th, 2007 at 12:18 pm
I tell people to kill themselves all the time. It is actually very common.
Also, love the comic!
July 13th, 2007 at 12:32 pm
i love this comic,
i also love reading the comments, so much drama it’s hillarious.
i like your “darkness” bobby, it’s your comic (and eisu’s), your webpage, everyone else can screw themselves.
keep up the great work
July 13th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
Bobby Crosby responses = Standard from anyone who has ever played poker. Play poker and you lose all patience for morons
July 13th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
(Blasting “them bones” by alice in chains.)
“Trying to not join the DARK SIDE. Eheheh”
Man gotta stay on the metaphorical bench and enjoy the chocolate milk.
Man people you should just relax and enjoy the comic.
The light side will always prevail
July 13th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
Damn right, Captain.
…Bobby sir, some humans are okay, y’know. Just saying.
Anyway, yeah, bench = good.
Sorry if I don’t see very cheery, I got into a fight with my mom just now. On AIM. How screwed up is that? XD
July 13th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
Ha, no fun at all.
July 13th, 2007 at 5:17 pm
Ah, online drama. You know, if we were all in a room together, I doubt half of this stuff would even be said, and if it were, most of us would raise our eyebrows, roll our eyes and ignore what was being said. Some people are being waaay too anal about miniscule and unimportant details and this whole “change the M-W-F” thing is getting out of hand. But I think that if this stuff really didn’t bother you Bobby, you wouldn’t justify it with a response. Replying with anger implies that it does bother you and you need to defend yourself. Although I have been wrong before
No offense meant, just a personal analysis.
BTW, the comic is fabulous, so thank you for posting it for free.
July 13th, 2007 at 5:21 pm
“Some people are being waaay too anal about miniscule and unimportant details and this whole ‘change the M-W-F’ thing is getting out of hand.”
That’s true, but nothing bothers me more than pointless wrong crap like your next line –
“But I think that if this stuff really didn’t bother you Bobby, you wouldn’t justify it with a response. Replying with anger implies that it does bother you and you need to defend yourself.”
Replying with anger? There’s no anger and I justify everything with a response, whether it bothers me or not. Anyway, you’ll be banned if you ever say anything like that again.
July 13th, 2007 at 6:01 pm
Well, Bobby sir, since it’s difficult to determine the tone of someone’s voice in text, it can often be misinterpretted as anger. I was trying to be nice to someone once, and he kept calling me a bitch, so trust me on this. XD
On another note, I don’t think Graceofbass meant to offend you with that, just stating an opinion.
Buuut y’know, back to the nice little bench. *Sits on bench and eats whatever the other people brought, because she was too lazy to bring something herself.* Sorry for being a mooch, guys. XD
July 13th, 2007 at 6:05 pm
“On another note, I don’t think Graceofbass meant to offend you with that, just stating an opinion.”
I don’t care in any way if Graceofbass meant to offend me. I’m no longer going to accept pointless discussions about what I’m thinking and feeling while saying things to people. It’s sickening, whether someone means to offend me or not — what does that matter? It’s a total waste of time saying shit like this — “But I think that if this stuff really didn’t bother you Bobby, you wouldn’t justify it with a response. Replying with anger implies that it does bother you and you need to defend yourself.” It’s disgustingly stupid.
July 13th, 2007 at 7:10 pm
….but I like nerds.
July 13th, 2007 at 8:05 pm
“They say the devils water it ain’t so sweet,
But you don’t have to drink right now,
You can dip your feet,
every once in a little while.”
July 13th, 2007 at 9:12 pm
Hmm…. and, uh… how many of us are psychologists here? Even for those of you who are, really. Keep it to yourself. Instead of badgering the writer and telling him that ZOMG YOU IS OFFENDED!!!!11one!!!eleven!!, why don’t you just sit back and laugh at the idiots he bans, because we all know that the loyal fans who let him go about his business of writing the comic for us will eventually get free movie tickets while the asses who pissed Bobby off will sit in a corner and cry like the emos they are because they’re lonely and everyone hates them XD
Okay, so maybe that’s just wishful thinking on my part, but oh well.
Eisu, this page is made of love and win, especially the last two panels. You are an art god.
Also, “go kill yourself” is one of my favorite, most over-used phrases ever… I tell all of my friends to go die about twice a day. Calm down people, some of us pessimists just use angry words as a catharsis.
July 13th, 2007 at 11:38 pm
Glasses are so hot.
July 14th, 2007 at 12:02 am
I Must agree with Shuzuko.
July 14th, 2007 at 1:33 am
> The update schedule means practically nothing to me.
> It’s not important enough to worry about the details
> of it. New pages will go up as they’re completed,
> that’s all. Glad you like the comic.
I’m sorry. That isn’t “explained in detail.” That merely says you don’t care to stick to your claims about when you’ll update.
I don’t understand why you are this angry. All comments have permalinks and you could just give the answer as a link to one of the comments (or heck, tell me to google like you just have). Doing one of those is more useful than “it stays that way.”
Once again, I do appreciate the very fact that you even bother to respond to _any_ of these comments. That in itself is very decent of you (especially with regards to persistent arguments about the age of a character). Picture Charles Dickens (who wrote most of his novels on a weekly basis — a chapter a week for the paper) answering this many questions as often. I do acknowledge what you and Eisu are doing and appreciate it.
I’m sorry if you’ve been asked the same question several times. However, I wouldn’t know if you _have_ been asked the same a million times. And frankly, I wouldn’t care. The normal avenues in such cases, is to read the FAQ, which isn’t provided. The obvious thing then, is to just ask the question directly. Such antagonism coupled with profanity is uncalled for. Plus, a “ban”? You probably live in Saudi Arabia or Iran or some other country known for it’s great free speech rights.
Once again, I appreciate the fact that you even respond to any of us. But no reply is better than the kind you’ve just given (not including this link you just provided).
July 14th, 2007 at 1:42 am
“The obvious thing then, is to just ask the question directly. Such antagonism coupled with profanity is uncalled for.”
You asked me if I’d remove the MWF sign and I told you “No, never.” I had zero antoganosim or profanity until you said “I’d rather have received no reply than a banal response as given. A 3 year old would give a more cogent response.” So go kill yourself, you lying piece of shit. I answered your yes or no question with “No” and you had such a problem with that that you said a 3-year old would have given a better response and you called me a banal baby. And you’re banned again now.
July 14th, 2007 at 1:56 am
One word…
wow
(to chicken to say anything else lol XD)
July 14th, 2007 at 8:55 am
I think Stasia will give Guy a B/J in the next page. ^^
July 14th, 2007 at 9:10 am
“Lunaroki Says:
July 13th, 2007 at 9:43 am
“Skyserpent Says:
July 12th, 2007 at 10:33 pm
I attack the darkness!
That would make me a… Geek?â€
Sorry, but for misquoting this quote you only qualify as a semi-geek. The correct quote is “I cast Magic Missle at the darkness!â€
I’m in a Nit-picking mood, but I’m not about to pick nits with Bobby. I’m loving this story, I can’t wait for the next installment!
Player: “… I’m casting Magic Missile”
DM: “Why are you casting Magic Missile? There’s nothing to attack here.”
Player: “I.. I’m attacking the darkness!”
Skyserpent: Lunaroki was closer.
July 14th, 2007 at 9:50 am
…
The “go kill yourself” thing… That’s really getting to me.
Bobby sir, you sure you don’t wanna just come hang out on the cool little bench? We have food, music, and bunnies!
July 14th, 2007 at 9:52 am
…And El, ew. XD
July 14th, 2007 at 10:02 am
@ El: Lmao!
Time to install Jaccuzies around the benches, me thinks. xD
July 14th, 2007 at 10:17 am
I just discovered this online and I love it!!!!!
July 14th, 2007 at 11:12 am
Ok bench boys and girls this is the second song I’ve thrown out there. Can anyone guess the name of the bands.
This is a guessing game for the bench/bbq/picnic.
Don’t for get there’s one song before this.
“All because of you,
I haven’t slept in so long,
When I do I dream I’m drowning in the ocean,
Longing for the shore where I can lay my head down,
I’ll follow your voice,
All you have to do is shout it out.”
July 14th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
the first song was by the killers, this one i dont know
July 14th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
Good job proxess.
Let me know if u need a clue.
July 14th, 2007 at 7:57 pm
Ok here’s another two;
1)
Well americans,
what,
nothin better to do,
Why don’t ya kick yourself out,
Your an immigrant too,
Who’s using who,
What should we do,
Well you can’t be a pimp and a prostitute too.
2)
I never live in the past,
Let freedom reign,
With a shotgun blast,
July 14th, 2007 at 9:21 pm
…Heeey, I’m American. ;_; *Feelings hurt*
July 14th, 2007 at 9:27 pm
No.
Don’t feel bad valerie its just a song.
By an american.
I’m american too.
Damn now ur makin me feel bad.
You should try to guess who it is. Its always on the radio.
July 15th, 2007 at 12:33 am
I’m not seriously upset over that. XD I agree with it a little… I mean, damn, even the Native Americans aren’t native to America. They came over on a bridge from Asia. NO ONE IS PURELY AMERICAN. The end. XD
Buuuut I don’t know the song, sorry. I haven’t listened to the radio since like, April. XD
July 15th, 2007 at 1:00 am
valerie: i figured u were jokin.
July 15th, 2007 at 4:47 am
That last one….. The White Stripes.
Can’t remember the title of the song though >.>
July 15th, 2007 at 4:48 am
Ooops! I meant the first of those two.
July 15th, 2007 at 8:33 am
Good page, but I somehow think the last two panels would work better without the dialog. The expressions speak for themselves.
July 15th, 2007 at 12:19 pm
No she will! First husbands get sucked. Duh. Jeez, it’s like I’m the only one knows what’ll happen in the next page. :p ^^
July 15th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
Alright andy-o, good job.
The name of the song is “icky thump”
Although I would have guessed that you would answer the 2nd song. Or I mean the 4th.
Its from a metal band………….
Is that a clue… I think it is.
July 15th, 2007 at 7:19 pm
I know this might be leapt upon as a flame, so I’ll preface it with this: I find the comic intriguing, with nice dialogue and beautiful art and panelling. I have nothing but respect for Mr. Crosby as a creator. No matter how beautiful the art is, it’s his script that has to support the project.
Now the point where I will probably be banned is arriving.
The only thing turning me away from the comic is the attitude presented in the comments. I realize that negative comments are frustrating and often annoying, even when an individual is trying to be helpful, but… It would be better to handle such comments politely, even with a stock “Thank you for your feedback.” Text is a difficult material to deal with, as you are deprived of both voice inflection and body language. As such, things can be read much harsher than they may be intended.
I say this in an everybody-love-each-other way, but it’s also just better from a marketing standpoint. As a creator attempting to build an audience on the web, your image is influential in the reception your comic receives. By revealing hostility towards readers (even if a reader instigated such hostility), you decrease the size of your loyal fanbase. I know I began reading Marry Me in the beginning, checking every update day and every day in between during late updates; however, I have found my interest in the comic declining steadily with each trip to the comments section. It just seems as if all negative feedback is treated with defensiveness and hostility, and that lack of openness is really unappealing. If you didn’t want constructive comments, why not label the page as such? Or remove the comments section alltogether?
I wouldn’t have said anything at all, as such comments are obviously unwelcome, but the above comments on suicide really surprised me. I suppose it’s just a sensitive spot for me personally, because people who’ve dealt with suicide don’t really think of it as a laughing matter. And if it was meant seriously, I find that disturbing. A basic respect for another person’s life is something I prefer to see, not a casual dismissal of it. Especially when that person’s only sin is caring enough about a comic to submit a suggestion. Even if that suggestion was phrased offensively, it’s better to ignore it or state that it was offensive than dismiss the individuals life so casually.
This may be irrelevant to you. I don’t know how these issues affect other people. All I know is that it’s made me feel incredibly awkward about enjoying this story now. And, if others might be feeling the same way (a probability, given that no one in the world is truly unique), that might be a concern for someone attempting to build a fanbase.
I’m sorry I’ve taken up so much space. I understand if you delete or ban, or whatever you wish. Sometimes I just can’t keep my mouth shut.
July 15th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
…I see what you did there, El. Nicely done. XD *High-five*
July 15th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
I do not wear glasses. I am not a nerd. I am, however, a huge damn geek.
July 15th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
I love Stasia’s smile in the last panel, it’s gorgeous.
July 15th, 2007 at 10:06 pm
This was the first time I’ve read the comments section, and I laughed my ass off. Bobby, you are a scholar and a gentleman.
July 16th, 2007 at 3:58 am
SockPuppet,
“As a creator attempting to build an audience on the web, your image is influential in the reception your comic receives.”
You assume that I’m trying to build an audience on the web, even though I’ve said many times that I do not care in any way about that. You’ve also stated that you’ve read all or at least most of the comments for the pages, so either you’re lying about that or you’re lying by saying that I’m attempting to build an audience on the web to try to help your pointless point.
“By revealing hostility towards readers (even if a reader instigated such hostility), you decrease the size of your loyal fanbase.”
Again, I do not care in any way if morons like that (or morons who are offended by such things in conversations that they’re not even involved in) stop reading the comic because of such discussions.
“It just seems as if all negative feedback is treated with defensiveness and hostility . . .”
It seems that way because that’s what you want to see. It’s not actually the case whatsoever in any way. You assume it’s the case incorrectly, just like you assume I want to build an audience on the web incorrectly.
“If you didn’t want constructive comments, why not label the page as such? Or remove the comments section alltogether?”
Please stop assuming very incorrect things about me. I’m perfectly fine with constructive comments that actually make some sort of sense, and I’ve USED MANY PIECES OF ADVICE IN THE GRAPHIC NOVEL WHICH WERE GIVEN BY PEOPLE IN THE COMMENTS. So don’t say this nonsense about me not wanting constructive comments. It’s disgusting and you’re lying about me.
“I suppose it’s just a sensitive spot for me personally, because people who’ve dealt with suicide don’t really think of it as a laughing matter.”
Don’t make a blanket statement like that about everyone. I’ve come very close to suicide many times and I see nothing wrong with jokingly telling some stupid moron to kill himself. I’ve said it to major league baseball players at Dodger Stadium and they’ve openly laughed about it, along with a large audience of people who heard it as well. Never had anyone say “Hey, don’t say that!” or complain in any way. Some people like you are just extremely sensitive to such things, though. I’m not going to change who I am just for the few people like you, although I did choose to stop saying “retarded” when someone else asked in these comments recently. Not sure how long that will last, but anyway, stopped saying it for now at least in the comments — until I forget not to.
“Especially when that person’s only sin is caring enough about a comic to submit a suggestion.”
Screw you, liar, wow. Only sin is caring enough to submit a suggestion???? You’re seriously right now saying that I’ve told someone to kill himself just because he gave a suggestion??? You have some serious problems with basic reading comprehension and/or truth telling. Please re-read the comments and then apologize to me for saying that.
“And, if others might be feeling the same way (a probability, given that no one in the world is truly unique), that might be a concern for someone attempting to build a fanbase.”
Again, not trying to build a fanbase, certainly not with what I say in these comments (obviously). The vast majority of people who read the comics never even glance at the comments or even my original post under each page.
Not banned yet, just to let you know.
July 16th, 2007 at 9:28 am
I wear glasses and contacts.my glasses broke unfortunately
July 16th, 2007 at 9:40 am
*starts selling T-shirts that read “Bobby Crosby told me to go kill myself and all I got was this lousy blood-stained T-shirt.”*
July 16th, 2007 at 9:51 am
Niiiice, Lunaroki. XD
(Sorry, Bobby sir. XD)
July 16th, 2007 at 11:14 am
Good idea (t-shirt).
July 16th, 2007 at 11:20 am
The MWF thing isn’t a big deal people. It’s something that they would obviously like to strive for. Obviously Bobby and Eisu have other projects going on, and you know… something called a life? This is a web comic, provided to us for free. Just be happy that you found it. I’ve got it sorted into my folder of comics that update every now and then right now. When they free up the time from other projects to do MWF it’ll go into the MWF folder and be checked on all those days. None of us are paying for this comic except the guys who make it, so don’t feel any sense of entitlement to new episodes, or even to seeing the MWF tag changed to “When we get time” or anything. Sit back, grab a beer (or a coke) read the latest issue, and enjoy. If you can’t do that, then you need to find another comic to read to tide you over (I’ve got way to many myself). Sometime they’ll get back to their MWF schedule and when they do I’ll be jumping with glee, but please stop complaining about trivial things like what the top banner says the update schedule should be.
July 16th, 2007 at 11:21 am
Bobby doesn’t WANT to build an audience on the web, it just happens cause he’s so gorgeous. Reckon it’s hell of a burden.
July 16th, 2007 at 11:56 am
I’d buy one of t-shirts in a heartbeat.
…
Or at least one with “Kill Yourself!” emblazoned on the front.
July 16th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
“Bobby doesn’t WANT to build an audience on the web, it just happens cause he’s so gorgeous.”
Either that or because Stasia’s gorgeous.
SuperCracker: “Kill Yourself!” is a great shirt — might make it. Probably been done before, though.
July 16th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
Stasia’s not real. :p
Also why does this comic say updated Monday, Wednesday and Friday when it doesn’t? That’s kinda strange, you should change it. Oh and the sexual innuendo is a bit much…especially all the rape allusions on the last page…a romance story should steer away from sex really, I think, it’s 100% bonkers insane to think sex is an element of two people getting together as a couple. And Guy can’t be 24 or 25, he has to be 24 or 25, cause otherwise he wouldn’t be 24 or 25 would he? And…yeah. You’re such a bird brain Bobby.
July 16th, 2007 at 12:14 pm
BANNED.
July 16th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
Bollocks like I’m banned. Seriously, it implies I’m banned when I’m not ya moron.
July 16th, 2007 at 12:21 pm
Hey, I just wanted to say thanks for such a great comic. I’m stationed over in Iraq and this is one of the few comics that I keep up with. I check almost every day for a new one even though I know you don’t update it that often. Keep up the great work!
July 16th, 2007 at 12:31 pm
Hey, Shawn, thank you very much, glad you like it!
July 16th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
I’ve worn glasses since I was two years old… That makes me the uber-nerd.
The usage of the word uber doesn’t help much either.
July 16th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
XD
Oh God, I love you guys.
July 16th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
…can I sit on the bench?
July 16th, 2007 at 6:42 pm
Hey is there anymore guesses on the songs?
On my next post I’ll give the answers.
That’s too bad cause I heard mr. Bobby is giving away a bucket of metaphoracle chicken to whoever guesses the rest.
Atleast that’s what I heard.
July 16th, 2007 at 7:41 pm
Metaphorical chicken?!
…I want KFC now…
Man, sometimes being a stereotypical Kentuckian sucks. XD
Bobby sir, I think El was just mocking all the people who are saying stuff about your comic. o0
July 16th, 2007 at 7:41 pm
And of course you can sit on the bench, Graceofbass. ;P
July 16th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
I just want to say, Bobby and Eisu, that I’m happy you two are sharing your work to the world wide web. Few people appreciate what individuals like yourselves do to get stuff like this done, taking into consideration all the issues of real life. I’m not one of those people. Thank you so much for MARRY ME. ^_^
As an aside, I do not endorse telling people to kill themselves. But individuals have freedom (I know, crazy isn’t it), so ya… I’ll drop that line of thought now. I’d much rather appreciate the nice art and good story.
July 16th, 2007 at 7:54 pm
Hey val at least u get real kentucky fried chicken.
Out here in cali we get crappy kfc food. Doesn’t even taste like chicken. That’s why I bbq.
Oh we have popey’s chicken that’s not bad.
Oh I forgot I said I’d post the answers to the songs….. I think I’ll wait a lil more its too early. Make some guesses people.
July 16th, 2007 at 7:58 pm
*Gasp* You… you don’t like KFC?
*Goes emo*
July 16th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
heh, I’ve been following along for a quite some time now. and I have to say I love how expressive the fases are. and teh story seems cute and i like cute so shoot me. staple me to the ground and call me Suzette
lol
July 16th, 2007 at 8:23 pm
Hey val I don’t like it NOW, before when I was younger it was better. Now its not as good.
The quality is not that good anymore.
I’m sure in kentucky its still the best, but where I live its not even edible.
So I’m sorry if I offended you.
As an appology I offer you this metaphoracle (KFC) bucket of chicken with a pic of Parker on the bucket.
July 16th, 2007 at 8:55 pm
Ok, so sitting on the bench… metaphorical muffins anyone?
July 16th, 2007 at 9:37 pm
Love this comic!
July 16th, 2007 at 10:05 pm
So Ickle Bobby can wave his banhammer and feel special all over again…
No wonder you think humans are horrible, if all you ever choose to see is your own personal experience. Perhaps people would not be horrible to you if you were not utterly horrible in that disaffected-high-school-student, I-have-a-persecution-complex, I’m-smarter-than-everyone way. It’s pathetic that you do this just to have a little corner of the goddamned internet that you can lord it over. I will be amused when you take this attitude to the people who are in a position to pay you for your work, and may you have exactly the success you deserve. Maybe it’s not that humans are horrible, but that you’re a twat who can’t or won’t own up to the failings he works so hard to have. Doesn’t mean the aren’t failings, doesn’t mean they aren’t painfully abundant, doesn’t mean people don’t see that right off the bat. It’s great that you love yourself so much, because no one else in their right mind (or even half in their right mind) would so much as like or even pity you. You’re a sad, bitter little man, and no amount of bullshit bravado will cover that up. Won’t stop you from piling it on, but hopefully no one will be naive and masochistic enough to shovel out from under it yet again. You have indeed alienated a lot of people, but I suspect that only because your goal because you can’t do anything but and wanted to make it look deliberate, you sad little fuck.
July 16th, 2007 at 10:19 pm
lol I don’t read anyone’s comments but Bobby’s, for potential spoilers
all else is irrelevant
July 16th, 2007 at 11:34 pm
I really like this page. It’s feels like a perfect little reprieve from the surrounding chaos and demonstrates a nice sense of pacing overall. Showing the possibility of real attraction between the “married couple” with a little bit of body language and weightlessly opening up to each other in conversation makes for a really sweet moment. But it’s not overdone. I don’t feel like I know what’s likely to happen next. Here’s a little bit of what I really like about how this story is developing. First, Stasia is used to everyone “loving” her, so she’s use to playing to people’s affection- but not in a really authentic way. Her real capacity for attachment is a bit of a mystery (her relationship with her sister is a nice clue). Everything about her has been managed and edited. Guy comes across as pretty considerate- enough that it almost looks like he’s also being pushed around a lot- albeit in a less pronounced way- by Parker especially and then, by extension, Stasia. I don’t get that he’s a pushover though. I think that I get that he’s just secure enough in himself that it doesn’t bother him to experience a little discomfort for a friend. He’s really loyal, and therefore, truly trustworthy- something Stasia needs dearly. But if he’s conscientious enough for that to be the case, he’s also got a maverick side to him because ACTUALLY GETTTING MARRIED so that Parker can get Stasia’s autograph goes far beyond the call of duty. I don’t think he’s a fan of Stasia, but he doesn’t dislike her either. Like any truly reasonable person, he just hasn’t judged her. I think that having him read Stasia’s book is genius. It solves all kinds of problems in one fell swoop. There are lots of things I like about the story.
July 17th, 2007 at 12:36 am
“Bobby sir, I think El was just mocking all the people who are saying stuff about your comic.”
Um, Valerie, you take things way too seriously. I know that she was doing that and I was joking about banning her. As you see, she posted after I “banned” her, so she wasn’t really banned. She hates the morons she was talking about even more than I do, I think.
“No wonder you think humans are horrible, if all you ever choose to see is your own personal experience.”
Huh? And what am I supposed to see? Your experience instead?
“I will be amused when you take this attitude to the people who are in a position to pay you for your work . . .”
Oh, right, because those people will definitely call me a banal baby if I answer their yes or no question with a no, and they’ll tell me that I can’t accept criticism if I explain in massive detail why their crazily wrong criticism doesn’t make any sense (no one in any position of power would ever waste time arguing about Guy’s age possibly being a few months off from what is “normal”), and they’ll certainly all call me a liar pointlessly about my feelings on an extremely minor issue (for a good example, let’s say we’re at a business lunch and I say that I like the food and they seriously tell me out of nowhere that they think I’m lying about that). If any of those types of things were to actually happen in that situation, I’d take my business elsewhere, but they wouldn’t happen. Also, once again, you really think studios spend millions of dollars on something because the author is NICE? It essentially has no impact. Also, don’t you think I’d be “nicer” to people who would possibly give me millions of dollars? Again, I’m very nice to the nice people on here and I have no patience for the total morons who say wrong shit and call me a liar and lie about me and get pissed at me when I answer their “Will you remove the MWF sign?” with a “No” (why aren’t you mad at that guy for getting pissed at me for no reason, by the way?). Oh, and I also don’t think they’ll call me a sad little fuck simply for defending myself against assholes like you who have absolutely no brains in their heads.
“It’s great that you love yourself so much . . .”
No clue where you get this from. I hate myself more than almost anyone in the world. Also, you’re not banned yet, although you probably will be if you post again, of course, unless you retract everything you said and apologize. And to repeat, I had banned absolutely no one EVER on any of my sites until a couple weeks back when people just wouldn’t shut the fuck up about calling me a liar about pointless issues and trying to pointlessly and incorrectly dissect my feelings about completely pointless issues. It was disgusting and had to stop and you should thank me for trying to at least partly stop the comments from being totally cluttered up with the whining posts of assholes like yourself.
July 17th, 2007 at 12:53 am
well said.. now back to work!
July 17th, 2007 at 7:13 am
‘It’s great that you love yourself so much, because no one else in their right mind (or even half in their right mind) would so much as like or even pity you. You’re a sad, bitter little man, and no amount of bullshit bravado will cover that up. Won’t stop you from piling it on, but hopefully no one will be naive and masochistic enough to shovel out from under it yet again.’
Well that’s a load of crap innit?
‘Um, Valerie, you take things way too seriously. I know that she was doing that and I was joking about banning her. As you see, she posted after I “banned†her, so she wasn’t really banned. She hates the morons she was talking about even more than I do, I think.’
Joking about banning me pah, obviously you’d say that having failed to ban me, my powers so far exceed moderation. XD Oh n I don’t hate anyone, well you know. :p
July 17th, 2007 at 7:34 am
w-wait… I’m a nerd?! NO! Now I must outcast my glasses and join the cool people! I’M COMING MAMMA!
July 17th, 2007 at 9:08 am
Hey Bobby.
I don’t know you.
I’m not going to tell you how you feel.
I wont pretend to read your mind either.
I know some of your work. I thoroughly enjoy this comic in particular. I’ve also read a few of the comments in this site. But today I actually took the time and read through every comment for today’s comic page. I’m not a shrink, I’m not a writer, I’m not a philosopher, I’m not much of anything. Hell, I wont even claim to have common sense (Seeing as I’m typing this comment against my better judgement). I only have a couple of questions.
Have you ever overreacted at all in your life?
Have you ever done or said anything to anyone in your life that may have been missunderstood?
Have you ever said, done or written something in anger (or rage) and later regretted it?
Have you ever lost your patience (stupid question) and taken out your frustrations on somebody who, in hindsight, may not have deserved it?
Are you going to look back on this comment page in particular and feel like you could have acted with a bit more decorum, if not decency? Regardless of wether or not the venom was actually warranted.
And if all the above comments were actually made lightheartedly, or in jest and should not have been taken seriously, allow me to pre-empt my apologies and ask that you ignore this comment. However, I have to say that you are a genuinely talented, driven, passionate… yet very frightening individual whose sense of humor is questionable (at least to me).
Feel free to go over everything I’ve just said point by point in your next comment and show me where I’ve made any mystakes or offenses. You don’t need to hold anything back. I’m a big boy, I can take it.
July 17th, 2007 at 9:28 am
First of all: Love it… I love it I love it I love it…. You don’t often find a WebComic that has the style that of a “Real Comic” (DC/Marvel stuff)
Second: Why in the HELL do people insist on flaming a comic; saying how stupid and “unlogical” it is.. and then CONTINUE to read it and comment on every single update? I believe that’s called “In need of a life”…. As far as the “banner baby” thing goes…. Hell… Why bother with the brats… Just ban them… Sounds like a good idea to me. I doubt Bobby has time to deal with every crying, no-talent jerk-off that tries to insult him…. I say “banning” is a good idea… Keep up the good work!
Awesome update. I’m going to buy it.
July 17th, 2007 at 9:41 am
“Are you going to look back on this comment page in particular and feel like you could have acted with a bit more decorum, if not decency?”
LOL, not in any conceivable way. It’s nowhere NEAR that important. It’s the comments for a comic.
Felt the need to respond to that part, but your entire post is just pointless shit. You’re way too sensitive and take things way too seriously, and I’m pretty sure you have some serious emotional problems.
July 17th, 2007 at 11:06 am
I find it amusing how people keep telling you, Bobby, how you should act, when you’re very well just taking actions the way you truly would, for the comic that you write. They’re criticizing you for controlling your work and what relates to it the way you want to, and you for being yourself here when more than half of this world is fake. Sad, isn’t it?
July 17th, 2007 at 11:45 am
Reading many of the comments lately it almost looks like there is a little invasion of /B/tards going on. Yes, you know who you are.
Get a life people, right now you’re only giving voice to Gabe’s Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory.
July 17th, 2007 at 4:08 pm
I was just genuinely curious, that’s all. I was wondering if you had ever said or done anything hurtful to anyone else in your life and latter regretted it. I know I have. I could fill a book with all the awful things I’ve done to other people (warranted or not) that I’ve later regretted. I only asked because it struck me as odd behavior coming from an otherwise very talented and creative writer.
But you’re absolutely right. This is the comments page for a comic. You can expect to find a lot of trite and pointless things on the internet. Nothing important here. I’d even go so far as saying this is the internet equivalent of striking up a conversation with the guy standing in front of you in a line to watch the latest summer blockbuster. Just a little light chit-chat to pass the time while the line moves. Long enough to exchange a couple of ideas and opinions and then be on our respective ways. Maybe we’re both baseball fans.
But I’m not going to start screaming at the guy and calling him a liar just because he said the Yankees suck (For example), or yelling at him to shut up and keep his opinions to himself, or to outright tell him to go kill himself because I don’t agree with what he has to say. I wouldn’t do that in real life, so I refuse to do it on the internet.
But that’s your excuse, isn’t it? “I don’t have to be polite, respectful… even civilized. Because this is the internet. This isn’t important. This is just the stupid comments page for an online comic. I’m having a bad day. I don’t have to look into these people’s eyes when I’m screaming in their faces and spewing all the venom I can muster. More importantly, they don’t have to look into mine as I do it. I don’t get to cut loose like this over baseball while in line for a movie. But I sure can do it in here over a comic. I don’t have to look at them. I can’t see them across my computer screen. If I can’t see them, they’re not there. They don’t exist.” I’m paraphrasing, but you get my point.
But anyway, I have “emotional problems.” What I’m saying is “nowhere NEAR that important.” My opinions are just “pointless shit”. I’m “too sensitive” and take things “way too seriously.”
Anyway. Those were my two cents. I guess a fellow can’t expect everyone to understand that the anonymity of the internet is no excuse to check decorum and respect at the door.
That said, (or in spite of what I said) I still think you’re a wonderful and creative talent. I think this project has lots of potential, and I hope you get picked up by a major Hollywood production company. In spite of what others like myself may consider your shortcomings, I’m a firm believer that talent (and not personality) should be rewarded. And yours is a great talent. So you should expect great rewards. I love this story your weaving, and I find the wait between updates as unbearable as your most steadfast fans, but the wait is always well worth it. Kudos.
My heartfelt well-wishes and good luck to this, and all your future projects.
July 17th, 2007 at 4:34 pm
Another lovely page, Mr. Crosby. Stasia’s got the look on her face that very plainly says ‘He’s so cute and funny and sweet, and I’m in LOVE!!!’
Methinks there be some chemistry there!!
BTW…*whimper* Can’t we all just get along?
July 17th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
Why does no-one EVER disagree with a DAMN THING I say, EVER?
July 17th, 2007 at 4:39 pm
changoboy, you have no clue what the fuck you’re talking about and everything you said is totally wrong shit because you assume completely wrong stuff about me for no reason and clearly didn’t understand anything I’ve ever said in these comments.
“But I’m not going to start screaming at the guy and calling him a liar just because he said the Yankees suck (For example), or yelling at him to shut up and keep his opinions to himself, or to outright tell him to go kill himself because I don’t agree with what he has to say. I wouldn’t do that in real life, so I refuse to do it on the internet.”
What the FUCK? So why are you doing it on the internet??? Except even WORSE. You’re choosing to write to me to tell me how horrible I am and how I should stop acting the way I’m acting all because you dislike the things I’m saying to OTHER PEOPLE WHO AREN’T YOU. That’s just one of your many huge lies, trying to somehow claim that what you’ve done isn’t a hundred times worse than what I’ve done. And of course you lie and make it sound like I told someone to kill himself just “because I don’t agree with what he has to say.” Kill yourself for saying that, you piece of shit liar, wow.
“But that’s your excuse, isn’t it? ‘I don’t have to be polite, respectful… even civilized. Because this is the internet. This isn’t important. This is just the stupid comments page for an online comic. I’m having a bad day. I don’t have to look into these people’s eyes when I’m screaming in their faces and spewing all the venom I can muster. More importantly, they don’t have to look into mine as I do it. I don’t get to cut loose like this over baseball while in line for a movie. But I sure can do it in here over a comic. I don’t have to look at them. I can’t see them across my computer screen. If I can’t see them, they’re not there. They don’t exist.’ I’m paraphrasing, but you get my point.”
I get your point??? I never said anything like that whatsoever, not in ANY way. I was talking about what YOU should feel about conversations that you’re not even involved in, not about what I feel whatsoever. Absolutely disgusting reading that lying shit from you. The question is why are you so incredibly emotional and upset about this stuff that doesn’t involve you in any way. When people call me a liar or lie about me or call me names simply because I answer their yes or no question with a no, I’m going to tell them to kill themselves and I have absolutely NO problems with that. I will never ever regret anything that I’ll say in these comments, because it’s impossible for me to say anything worthy of regret in them. I’m acting perfectly nice to the nice people and perfectly mean to the mean lying assholes like you.
“That said, (or in spite of what I said) I still think you’re a wonderful and creative talent. I think this project has lots of potential . . .”
You’re obviously nowhere near smart enough to comprehend this project or almost anything else that happens on this planet, and I’m sure you’re a horrible judge of talent. Your opinion means absolutely nothing. Kill yourself.
July 17th, 2007 at 4:39 pm
“I guess a fellow can’t expect everyone to understand that the anonymity of the internet is no excuse to check decorum and respect at the door.”
This is an opinion, not a fact, actually. And it’s said in a pretty condescending way.
July 17th, 2007 at 4:44 pm
“I guess a fellow can’t expect everyone to understand that the anonymity of the internet is no excuse to check decorum and respect at the door.â€
I’d also like him to tell me how the fuck he thinks he’s being respectful and using decorum while lying about me and telling me how horrible he thinks I am out of nowhere for no reason.
July 17th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
Well, isn’t that obvious, Bobby?
These persons hate your comics and they hate us fans, so they will try to provoke you into replying to them instead of making comics, by patronizing you.
July 17th, 2007 at 5:36 pm
Hypocrisy is part of human nature methinks. One problem with the internet is freedom of speech.
July 17th, 2007 at 5:37 pm
Notice my hypocrisy in saying the above statement. You can’t really get rid of hypocrisy. But you can definitely ignore it and move on with your life.
July 17th, 2007 at 6:40 pm
Wow when did everybody start to think they were a psychiatrist.
I didn’t know it was “get inside bobby’s head” day.
Damn people I know I said this before but
Leave the man alone.
If u wanna comment on the page cool.
But back up off the man.
damn people I come to this page to goof off and have a little fun, not to f#ckin piss off the writer.
If its not constructive criticism then keep it too urself………….
Anyway the answers to the songs before go like this.
1. The killers
2. Rise against
3. White stripes
4. Machine head
Thanks for playing.
July 17th, 2007 at 7:44 pm
Been a long time lurker, just wanted to say I really enjoy the comic and check on it everyday for updates. I forget which other comic had a link to this one, but glad I’m here now.
July 17th, 2007 at 9:09 pm
Haha, I just wanted make a quick comment in regards to something that changoboy said, the whole “I can’t see them, so they don’t exist, and it doesn’t matter what I say” thing:
And judging from Bobby’s comments, I’d guess he’s the same way, which is just one more reason why he’s awesome.
I act no differently on the net than I do in real life. If someone says something completely stupid to me in real life, Im’ma tell ‘em to go kill themselves, the flaming fucktards! Same goes for the internet. Ain’t nobody fuck with me and gets away with it, mofo
And Bobby, your responses are always absolutely hilarious. Keep up the awesome beat-downs man, they tide me over waiting for the next page, lol.
July 17th, 2007 at 9:13 pm
“And judging from Bobby’s comments, I’d guess he’s the same way . . .”
This is correct.
“And Bobby, your responses are always absolutely hilarious. Keep up the awesome beat-downs man, they tide me over waiting for the next page, lol.”
Ha, glad you like it.
July 17th, 2007 at 10:19 pm
I have never seen so much feed back generated by a single page in any of the WAY the hell to many comics I read. Oh and to break the trend, I’m not a nerd, I’m an Otaku! Bwahahahahaha!
~Tangent in the making~
July 18th, 2007 at 1:06 am
I’ve never really replied before, but I have kept up with the comic and have enjoyed it fully. So what if he doesn’t update it on MWF, things happen and come up in life that make it hard to always meet a deadline. Also he is posting this free for everyone to read, he doesn’t have to do this if he doesn’t want to. Btw I can’t wait to see this if it becomes a movie!
July 18th, 2007 at 1:07 am
Just popping in to say I love how human all of the poses are.
..that probably sounds a bit odd but what I mean by that is that those are very nice and natural and I can see them really happening. x.x
July 18th, 2007 at 6:47 am
So… What do you guys think his decision’ll be?
July 18th, 2007 at 7:56 am
I think he’ll ban us all and keep making the comic anyway.
Oh wait, you mean Guy? ^,^
July 18th, 2007 at 8:00 am
Ah my first comment.
Justed wanted to say I love the comic. Bobby’s writing and Eisu’s art seem to fit so well together. I hope you get that movie your aiming for.
July 18th, 2007 at 8:38 am
thecaptain: sorry, darling, tried to play but, I mostly listen to Celtic Rock,and a certain few Pop/Country bands, but, the Ambulance crews I run with knew who they where! they actually got them right *beams with pride*
Thanks for the game….
Love the Comic! (rocking out on the bench…I get enough drama from folks as an EMT)
July 18th, 2007 at 9:47 am
Hey Bobby,
I’m glad you have time to do them though, they keep me entertained when I’m not working. Thanks for taking the time to do them. You’re an awesome guy.
I noticed you have about 7 webcomics (sorry if you don’t like that word) you are doing. How do you have time to do all of them? Do you illustrate any? I’m reading three of yours, and I think they’re pretty awesome. I don’t think I’d have that many ideas.
July 18th, 2007 at 11:29 am
Bobby,
STOP ARGUING GO MAKE THE COMIC!
July 18th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
*Not bothering to read through the comments*
I’ll get back to you guys either on the nice bench or the next page, whichever comes first.
July 18th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
Wonderful! The comic. I love the artwork (oh so envious) and the plot and script are /halarious/. Halarious as in sublime not hystericle.
I agree with quite a few people before me when saying great last too panels, especially the fact that Guy acts as if his nerd-ness and glasses proff as good things. I wear glasses but am no nerd as they are red and awesomeness on a stick^^ Not sure if that stops me being nerdy though…
Moving on- Great story! Rooting for it to be a film soon.
July 18th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
Otiscokate: your welcome. I’m thinkin I should try to do it again.
Maybe this time I’ll make the songs harder.
July 18th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
“I noticed you have about 7 webcomics (sorry if you don’t like that word) you are doing.”
I write three comics currently — “+EV,” “Last Blood,” and “Marry Me.”
“How do you have time to do all of them? Do you illustrate any?”
I have no life and I do not illustrate any of them.
“STOP ARGUING GO MAKE THE COMIC!”
Eisu has had the latest script page for four or five days. He’s been very busy and says the new page should be done by Friday probably.
July 18th, 2007 at 9:36 pm
some good stuff on the page, I got a laugh when I saw the forth panel, looks like he’’s had his lips sown shut (I already know why it looks like that, don’t you hate it when you try too stuff to much detail into a small area and it looks dodgy)
@ bobby, I’m just curious about something. how long does it take to write the script for a strip? I’m just wondering because I’ve heard from alot of people that a webcomics more about writing then drawing but I’ve always thought that the drawing would take up the majority of the work
July 18th, 2007 at 10:18 pm
Rawlo: It’s a very complicated answer and it all depends on how you look at it, and I’m surprised you’ve heard that they’re more about writing than drawing — I thought I was one of the only people in the world who thought that! Had many discussions about it on various forums through the years. Anyway, for an ongoing story comic like “Marry Me,” it’s hard to talk about the writing time for a specific page. The vast majority of the “writing” time comes from just coming up with it all and thinking about the story as a whole and how things will play out and how each page relates to the next and flows into the next and follows up the previous one and so on. The actual time of typing out the script is secondary. Sometimes there’s 15-20 hours of fairly concentrated thinking and deciding about what will happen in a page (and how it relates to the whole) before I ever write a word down for the script. But I’d say the average writing time per page, including all that prior thinking, is somewhere around 7-8 hours, with only maybe 1-2 of that devoted to the actual typing of the script. Before I type a word of it in script form, though, I usually have almost all of the dialogue for the page already thought out. If you look back through the comments you’ll see where I posted a few script pages.
Also, it takes longer for me to write “Last Blood,” by the way, mostly because I usually give detailed instructions on the exact layout of those pages, often including sketches of the pages too. On the “Last Blood” site you’ll see some of those sketches linked to at various times through the comments and as voting incentives. With “Marry Me” I usually leave the layout decisions up to Eisu.
July 19th, 2007 at 12:56 am
*Is a nerd in the purest sense of the word* Anyway, I am quite glad to finally see some communication going on between Stasia and Guy. The vast majority of the conversations up until now have either been about the marriage situation or Guy being oblivious to Stasia. Seems like Guy is either near finished with the book or is taking a break, and I like it this way. Although I am still trying to figure out if Guy is intentionally avoiding Stasia or if it is just coincidental >_>
July 19th, 2007 at 2:49 am
I’m a Nerd. Damn i never wanted to admit it. I’m a Nerd
But oh well i accustomed myself to my glasses and i think it looks better so. Was it only my twisted mind or was Stasia dissapointed when Guy didn’t sat right beside her on the Bed. But well they’re starting to know eachother better. I’m still waiting for his Father-in-law to appear. Don’t believe it will be a happy meeting.
July 19th, 2007 at 3:21 am
Hey Bobby, love the comic.
Y’know, at first I was shocked at how you reacted to peoples dumb comments. I thought you were being way too hostile and defensive. But now I find it kinda awesome. You never see comic authors blowing down the door to beat down the jackass who won’t stop heckling.
It’s somewhat refreshing!
July 19th, 2007 at 3:26 am
Just to let you know, I don’t think I’ve been in any way “defensive.” Hostile, sure, but not defensive. Just having conversations with people and telling morons when they’re being morons, especially when they lie about me. Nothing to be defensive about. Just telling them clearly where they’re wrong.
July 19th, 2007 at 3:44 am
Okay, I’ll give you the “hostile not defensive” thing.
It’s just hard to tell the difference between defensive and hostile oftentimes. Many actually consider it to be the same thing.
I think the reason alot of people are so shocked by your replies is because they didn’t expect you to be so aggressive.
I mean, here you have a nice, sweet, and romantic comic (albeit a little different); and then here they see you grinding heckler’s faces into floor (metaphorically speaking). I’d bet they were expecting you to be this soft spoken hopeless romantic, but that sure isn’t what they’re seeing here.
Nothing wrong with it, just surprising.
Go on, keep kicking ass.
July 19th, 2007 at 6:01 am
I absolutely love this comic. It’s amazing. You guys are doing an awesome job. It’s really funny to read all the comments. It’s exactly how Taylor puts it
“I mean, here you have a nice, sweet, and romantic comic (albeit a little different); and then here they see you grinding heckler’s faces into floor (metaphorically speaking)”.
July 19th, 2007 at 6:16 am
“you have a nice, sweet, and romantic comic”
Might want to check out “Last Blood,” by the way.
July 19th, 2007 at 7:29 am
“Just Parker. She’s totally lost her mind. Like the time she got really drunk. Just saying crazy things.”
The first two sentences are plausible things a person would say. The last two…? Not so much. They’re stilted, weird, and don’t make a lot of sense. Why does the drunk part matter? How would Stasia even know about “the time she got really drunk”? Are we supposed to believe Parker has only been really drunk one time? Punctuation might help.
Let’s redo this.
“Just Parker. She’s totally lost her mind. It’s like she’s really drunk; just saying crazy things…”
“Eh, it’s just Parker, saying crazy things…”
“It’s Parker. She’s talking crazy, like she’s drunk or something.”
“Parker. She’s getting pretty crazy.”
“It’s Parker, she’s totally lost her mind. I haven’t seen her this bad since she got plastered …”
Any of these is better than your lines, which, when read aloud with the given punctuation (and even trying to get around that), are completely retarded. Try reading your dialogue aloud before you put it down.
July 19th, 2007 at 7:55 am
Completely disagree with FFA. My lines are much more natural and real than the ones you gave, and I don’t understand your criticism about punctuation. Are you yet another one of these morons who thinks dialogue needs to entirely be in complete sentences? People speak in fragments, you know. And I read all of my dialogue aloud before putting it down. Your lines sound much more fake and scripted and it’s not even close.
“Why does the drunk part matter?”
Don’t understand the question. That’s what it reminded him of, that’s why it matters, and it gives us insight into Parker, letting us know that she only got drunk one time.
“Are we supposed to believe Parker has only been really drunk one time?”
Um, yes. Why do you ask?
“How would Stasia even know about ‘the time she got really drunk’?
Why would Stasia possibly need to know about the time Parker got drunk in order for Guy to bring it up? He’s thinking about what Parker said, still in a daze from it, mostly just talking to himself at that point. Guy’s never allowed to tell Stasia something new about his past or what? Don’t understand any of your complaints.
July 19th, 2007 at 8:18 am
gah! where is it? where’s the next one???
RJ
July 19th, 2007 at 9:12 am
I’ve never seen anything quite like this before– webcomics going to print, sure, or even syndication, but never a movie– and I’m intrigued. Maybe I’m alone there, but would there be any way you guys could add a section to the site that lets us know about the process as it happens? I really want to see who’s going to produce, direct, act in, whatever, mostly so I can envision it then be inevitably crushed/annoyed when their version is not the same as whatever I produced in my head. Maybe I could even start a wiki and messageboard and gun for 20,000 posts (I kid, I kid, I don’t have the energy for that level of fandom).
Also, irony notwithstanding, why do you bother with a comments section? All it seems to be is irritation, and people with actual questions or feedback could just contact you via a form or e-mail or something. This, being angry myself, seems like masochism, because there are plenty of annoying things in the world without adding to them. In that vein, if this posts, I think they might be busted, because I tried at home and I see no comment. Dunno if this is your area, but I thought it might be good to let you know.
July 19th, 2007 at 9:58 am
RJ – probably on Friday, as Bobby said a few comments ago, Eisu’s been away and now he’s back that’s his estimate for finishing it.
“I mean, here you have a nice, sweet, and romantic comic (albeit a little different).”
Obviously, Bobby’s a total hopeless romantic. :p XD
Still not banned, yay! XD
July 19th, 2007 at 10:40 am
“Are we supposed to believe Parker has only been really drunk one time?”
What’s so hard to believe about that?
I’m 21 still haven’t drunk anything alcoholic much less gotten drunk, maybe thats an exception to the rule, but it can still happen, and being as she’s kind of a superstar type of character that probably *increases* the chances of her not getting drunk since a large part of the public eye is turned on her watching her every move.
Oh yeah, great comic, I enjoy reading it. :3
July 19th, 2007 at 12:17 pm
This is an awesome comic totally my favorite right now ^_^ love this page…being a complete geek myself its really cute!
The last two panels are beautiful, there is so much expression in their faces and you can tell that they are connected ^_^
ps..people shouldn’t be so rude! this is an awesome comic and just that! if you wanna pick on stuff that isn’t perfect go find some bloody politicians! >_
July 19th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
Ya know what else is cool about Marry Me? Number of comments.
I mean c’mon! Over 200 comments, and the comic is actualy updated pretty often, comparing to some other! I am not that big fan of internet comics but I do read few of them reguraly, Including Marry Me and Last Blood, and this situation is a phenomenon!
July 19th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
“I’m 21 still haven’t drunk anything alcoholic much less gotten drunk . . .”
And I’m 26 and have never had more than a sip of alcohol.
” . . . would there be any way you guys could add a section to the site that lets us know about the process as it happens?”
Nothing much to report about movie stuff yet. Just making the comics and pretty soon I’ll start actively trying to get a good agent and then of course actively trying to sell this, among other things.
“Also, irony notwithstanding, why do you bother with a comments section?”
Zero people were banned and zero comments were deleted until Page 33, which was over four months after Page 1 went up. Recently there’s been a lot of huge jerks invading the comments, but the vast majority of people are still being nice. Don’t see a reason to not have a comments section.
July 19th, 2007 at 8:27 pm
I also agree that Guy’s dialogue in the first panel is MUCH more natural as it is now. That is one thing that always pissed me off about comics, movies, novels, anything that involve writing: It feels so fake when people always have a very snappy comeback ready to go for every single sentence shot at them. They always speak in long sentences that you’d actually need to think through before you opened your mouth if you were to say them in real life. I’m not saying every character needs to be a retard with broken english, some people are very articulate, but nobody can keep it up constantly.
July 19th, 2007 at 9:38 pm
This has been a great comments page. Mostly because Bobby was taking out the proverbial trash.
A man’s home is his castle. And on the Internet, a man’s website is his home. Therefore, he can ban your asses for saying asinine shit.
As for the comic, I really liked Guy’s interaction with Stasia on this one. There’s a sense of them both being down to earth, if but for a brief moment.
July 19th, 2007 at 11:23 pm
Damn.
To FFA’s comment a few comments ago: If you think that your lines are so much better, YOU write a script, draw up a comic, then give us the link so Bobby can go laugh in your face…. It would probably sound like some sort of crappy “Friends” episode… You would probably end up adding your own laugh track.
That goes for anyone else….
It isn’t as easy as it seems… And if you go into a, “Well my friend drew comics every day and they were a lot funnier and blah blah blah.” you STILL don’t know what you’re talking about…
But yeah, Bobby… Rock on, man. Doin’ awesome.
July 20th, 2007 at 12:37 am
Falalalalaaaa…
July 20th, 2007 at 12:37 am
when is the new comic coming. this page is getting really big with comments.
July 20th, 2007 at 2:02 am
It might be a good idea to add a status bar to show when the next comic will come.
And this place needs a forum bad, there’s over 150 comments on just this one page.
July 20th, 2007 at 3:11 am
People, READ the COMMENTS. Bobby already said “Eisu has had the latest script page for four or five days. He’s been very busy and says the new page should be done by Friday probably.”
Nyh. On a side note I hate Windows Vista.
July 20th, 2007 at 3:38 am
Firstly, I love the comic. I check it almost everyday, even though I know it probably won’t update on that day… The art is awesome, and I love the writing and dialog.
Now. I’ve been skipping around the comments (this is the first time I’ve ever read any comments on this site) and I’m kind of confused…
First.. Valerie, stop it with the bench. It’s… not amusing. And it’s kind of stupid…
Second… there was a small argument about Crosby telling people to kill themselves often… What’s wrong with that? I mean.. any one of ANY intelligence can know when someone is being serious. Also there is the whole free will thing, so it’s not like telling someone to kill themselves actually makes them kill themselves. Aside there, what is wrong with it? It’s like saying “Fuck you” to someone. It’s. Just. Words. Get over it…
Third: Why do people keep complaining about the whole M-W-F update banner? Big deal. The “schedule” isn’t kept. It’s a webcomic. A webcomic. And at that, it probably isn’t Mr. Crosby’s actual income (just a guess here). It’s a damn webcomic. You people need to calm down. Updates come when they come. It’s not a big deal when they take longer. End of story.
More: To the if it didn’t bother him, don’t justify it with an answer thing. Do you people not realize that if he didn’t respond, he’d probably be bothered more for not responding? Or it’d be taken as “Ooh, it bothers him.. I’ll stop.” It is within human ability to respond to whatever the subject wants.
One last thing… Valerie, I’m sorry to bring you up again, but why do you insist upon calling him “Bobby sir”? It’s just… weird.
July 20th, 2007 at 8:09 am
Yes, because clearly I’m not permitted to criticize someone else’s shitty work until I produce my own crappy webcomic. Right. Go fuck yourself with a pineapple.
To the author: don’t say you’re updating M-W-F if you don’t mean it, shitstain.
To the artist: quit. You can do better, I promise.
July 20th, 2007 at 8:27 am
“don’t say you’re updating M-W-F if you don’t mean it, shitstain.”
I’ve never once said that it’s updating MWF. I’ve said a million times that I have no clue when it will update. And don’t forget that you called me “completely retarded” out of nowhere in your first comment and that you said a ton of stupid shit that you’ve yet to explain.
July 20th, 2007 at 9:51 am
“One last thing… Valerie, I’m sorry to bring you up again, but why do you insist upon calling him “Bobby sirâ€? It’s just… weird.”
It’s called freedom of speech. She can do whatever she wants.
Personally I think the bench thing is cute…. And some other people apparently do, too.
“Yes, because clearly I’m not permitted to criticize someone else’s shitty work until I produce my own crappy webcomic. Right. Go fuck yourself with a pineapple.”
Actually, that’s correct in a lot of ways. When you’re an artist you develop more of an appreciation and a sense of mind for others work. You can ACTUALLY give them accurate critiques that they can take seriously. But it’s very apparent you aren’t an artist by your vulgar ways to critique the comic, coming off as a five-year-old crying at the dinner table because he doesn’t like what his mother made for him. If you don’t like the comic, stop reading it. That is called “free-will”.
Changoboy, maybe what you say isn’t wrong and maybe you’re making good points… Who knows? All I know is this is a webcomic you’re commenting on… Please stop trying to psychoanalyze Bobby… EVERYONE gets angry… Even you I’m sure… I enjoy reading comments.. but not the ones the length of my arm (unless they’re Bobby’s, but that’s a different story).
No, the comic isn’t perfect… No one, not even Bobby “the man” himself. Any webcomic reader could tell you that the art, the characters personalities, and the story line ALWAYS get better and clearer as the story moves on and develops. At least give Bobby a chance to actually get the story moving. This is whaaaaat… the 37th page? I’ve read some comics that didn’t start REALLY kicking off until the 50th or near the 100th page… So give him a break.
If you’re going to read the comic, fine. If you’re going to childishly comment on each page, go find a comic another comic.
There’s MY two cents.
(Sorry about the arm length comment.)
July 20th, 2007 at 9:55 am
And FFA…. I believe the phrase you’re looking for is “Jack Shit”
Nice one.
July 20th, 2007 at 10:05 am
To FFA:
There’s serious attempts at criticism, and then there’s trying to be a jack-ass. You, sir or madame, have achieved the latter.
The lines make perfect sense, even read aloud. It’s common conversational practice to introduce an anecdote using the word “like the time etc. etc.” Just because Guy’s using “like the time” to introduce his thought, doesn’t necessarily mean he expects Stasia to somehow have been present at the event, as you seem to be implying.
However, you seem to have wanted some grand moment where you can say “Ha! I nailed the writer on that one, huh?” And let’s not forget call his work “completely retarded.” To achieve this, you decided to grasp at whatever straw was ready. It’s asinine.
Not to mention that you’ve become the modern-day Hemingway with this gem: “Yes, because clearly I’m not permitted to criticize someone else’s shitty work until I produce my own crappy webcomic. Right. Go fuck yourself with a pineapple.”
I’d say you thoroughly achieved Jack-ass status. Congratulations. Go flame on 4chan or something.
July 20th, 2007 at 10:24 am
” ‘Yes, because clearly I’m not permitted to criticize someone else’s shitty work until I produce my own crappy webcomic. Right. Go fuck yourself with a pineapple.’
Actually, that’s correct in a lot of ways. When you’re an artist you develop more of an appreciation and a sense of mind for others work. You can ACTUALLY give them accurate critiques that they can take seriously.”
I totally disagree with that. There’s absolutely no need to make a comic of your own in order to criticize someone else’s. And having made a comic of your own does not somehow give someone the ability to actually give accurate critiques that they can take seriously. Has no impact whatsoever.
July 20th, 2007 at 11:25 am
Dear Mr. Crosby,
I’ve been holding off on making serious comments for quite some time now because I was sure I would say some rather nasty things about you and get you ticked off at me. A number of the things you’ve said to people I didn’t feel at the time were justified, and while those comments weren’t directed at me I took offense at your attitude.
However, during the time I’ve been forcing myself to wait and calm down I’ve continued reading the comments and I find myself starting to think that maybe your reactions to the insensitive, insulting things some people have been saying to you aren’t entirely off base. You’ve taken a lot of crap from certain readers, often over trivial things like Guy’s age or the way he talks, things I personally never saw any problem with. For whatever reason they get a bug up their ass and start trying to prove that “You did it wrong!” -.- I don’t know why some people have to make an ass of themselves to prove a point, but the only point it proves is that they’re an ass.
Anyway, I have to say that I love the comic. You do good work. I may not always approve of the way you deal with your less-than-considerate detractors, but I have no complaints about your comic. I’m very much looking forward to this weekend’s update.
I should probably also add that I’m a big fan of this particular page. The casual atmosphere of camaraderie developing between Guy and Stasia is charming. ^-^
Cobalt: Parker isn’t the superstar. Stasia is. Parker’s just a rabid fangirl who wants to have Stasia’s babies. ^,^
July 20th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
Silly question — how much time has elapsed since the end of the concert? Will anyone get any sleep tonight?
(I keep thinking “Man, they have been at the hotel for DAYS now,” but in story-time, it’s probably been less than a half an hour.)
July 20th, 2007 at 12:20 pm
“Silly question — how much time has elapsed since the end of the concert?”
Somewhere around two hours.
“Will anyone get any sleep tonight?”
Janny’s already sleeping. At least two other main characters will also get at least some sleep in. Doubt Parker will sleep at all.
“I keep thinking ‘Man, they have been at the hotel for DAYS now,’ but in story-time, it’s probably been less than a half an hour.”
Yeah, about 10 minutes, I think.
July 20th, 2007 at 12:29 pm
Can we get a new comic soon so we can start over with a fresh set of comments? Seriously, reading all these comments from the jack-asses is getting annoying, I have scroll down to far….I know…I’m lazy.
Personally, NOBODY has the right to criticize ANY comic. You don’t like a comic, don’t read it. So just STFU and go DIAF, I guess that should sum it up. All I have been reading is “wah wah wah, my mommy cut me off from her titties so I need to cry for attention.”
To bobby, great comic, keep up the good work, just ignore those jackasses, I have found that by NOT responding to their taunts and insults (which they make so that they feel better about their little weenies while trying to stroke their epeen), just makes them more pissed, and its funny to see the shit that comes from their mouths. Be the bigger person, they don’t need you tearing into them to look like idiots, they do it that all by themselves
Can’t resist….new comic plz??
July 20th, 2007 at 2:03 pm
Crap, i’m a nerd..
July 20th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
When it comes to criticism, I think anyone is allowed to criticize, but that doesn’t mean it’s worth anything. Since I’ve actually started making my own comic, I know how difficult it can be.
I take critiques by people who’ve actually made comics more serious than those who haven’t. Although, if someone presents a well written and sound evaluation, then I might decide it’s worth listening to. I’m just less inclined take what they say to heart.
July 20th, 2007 at 3:25 pm
hey, after a week of no updates on the comic, i thought i would have a read ( and skipped through some of it) aand i would say “who cares in insignificant things!”
i just would like the story to press on and have no hang ups on people going on minor things hindering the writer/artist being flamed and forced to defend him/herself ( dont know if ur a guy or girl) on anything and story they are trying to give to people to read and enjoy.
i like the story and art, so i like it to go on the way its heading. if anyone has a problem with how it is, say it in a polite manor that doesnt have some sort of attitude of being up ur own arse. if those that think its crap and u can do better, go on and make ur own and prove it!
anyway i hope this is the last comment as its going on far too long and boring (like my post is getting)
July 20th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
Ok, I’ve never written a comic specifically, but I do a lot of story writing. I also illustrate some of my work (sorry, nothing publishable yet). Personally, I am far more likely to take criticism from ppl I a) already respect in the field and b) are at least civil about it. At the same time, it really bugs me when ppl read my work and then give me suggestions on how to change it to make it more like, say, final fantasy (which happened). Respect the creativity, people!
Also, Bobby, I highly respect you for the writing that you do, especially since dialogue is my Achilles’ Heel.
July 20th, 2007 at 5:01 pm
“I take critiques by people who’ve actually made comics more serious than those who haven’t.”
“Personally, I am far more likely to take criticism from ppl I a) already respect in the field and b) are at least civil about it.”
I’m the opposite. I respect the opinion more of people who have never made comics. Also, it shouldn’t affect someone’s criticism in any way whatsoever if they’re civil about it or not. No impact, don’t see why it would. Just sounds like an excuse to me for people to dismiss something that they don’t like.
July 20th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
Wow.
I’ve only been gone for a moment and and all this stuff happens.
Ok first off,
Stauffer: don’t be jealous of the bench. Its only metaphoracle. If you don’t like it well….. You can go ” insert your own negative thoughts here”. Listen, the bench/bbq/picnic is a way for people to just ignore all the negative comments and goof around while we wait for the next page. So if u don’t like it. “Too bad so sad.” Go on with ur life.
Now to everyone who is tryin to start an argument.
Do you really have nothing to do. I mean seriously.
Next time before u “criticize” something, go back and read all the comments. No, re-read the comments. Maybe even go back a few pages and read those too. That way u don’t waste our time and make a fool of urself.
Thank you.
(Go bench squad)
July 20th, 2007 at 6:36 pm
“First.. Valerie, stop it with the bench. It’s… not amusing. And it’s kind of stupid…”
Psh, I’m not the only one talking about it. I didn’t even bring it up this time around, thanks much. Direct your comments at the correct people.
And pfft, it’s better than arguing like everyone else has been.
That said, I’mma go sit on the metaphorical bench out of spite.
*Hangs out on the bench*
July 20th, 2007 at 6:38 pm
“One last thing… Valerie, I’m sorry to bring you up again, but why do you insist upon calling him “Bobby sirâ€? It’s just… weird.”
It’s a respect thing. XD Sorry if it bugs you. I don’t call him that -every- time, just a lot of the time. I’ve called Eisu “Eisu sir” a fw times too, I’m fairly certain.
H’anyway, yeah. *Bench*
July 20th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
Yeah valerie u tell em.
Skoot over I brought chicken.
“Sits on the bench next to val”
July 20th, 2007 at 9:16 pm
I just wanted to chime in and say I love the comic. The art’s great. At first I thought it looked rough – the thick inking and the quick, overlapping lines – but the style works. Like others have said, the facial expressions are especially good.
And the writing’s good, too. It’s not normally the type of humor I go for, but I’m enjoying it anyway. Good dialogue, great depiction of Stasia’s near-breakdown and Parker’s fanaticism. “I’m Guy and I’m a high school guidance councilor” made me think first of AA and then of Jehovah’s Witnesses for some reason; I’m interested in seeing whether Guy’s getting in over his head.
On the criticism thing, I think anyone can give critique. At its most basic, criticism is just saying what you like or dislike and why. Sometimes it may come down to personal preference, but other times it may help.
July 20th, 2007 at 9:16 pm
Comic is great and I really enjoy the premises.
About the M-W-F thing however, there is something I would like Bobby to explain:
Bobby: “I’ve never once said that it’s updating MWF. I’ve said a million times that I have no clue when it will update.”
Taken from the top of the page: “New page every M-W-F”
I guess that must ‘ve been Eisu writting that line than.
From mid-Feb to now, M-W-F would make about 60 pages, and M-F would be around 40 pages. We got 37 pages so far, 37 very cool pages yes, but 37 nonetheless.
“Updates whenever they are ready” makes total sense as a policy, but I think it would be fair to change that line to reflect the actuallity *or* to double time ‘em updates.
July 20th, 2007 at 10:24 pm
oh, as far as the criticism bit, the reason I like ppl to be civil is not so much an out for me to disregard the advice. I have personally found that ppl who aren’t civil/decent about criticising are often the ones that simply are nitpicking, often not saying anything truly useful. More often than not, they have a problem with me personally and not the peice being discussed. In the rare occasion that I find a thoughtful, yet rude criticism, I take it into account. Yet as can be seen above, much negativity is aimed not at the comic itself, but the author. It doesn’t bother me so much as is completely useless.
July 20th, 2007 at 10:57 pm
Wiz: Feel free to search for my response to that, which I’ve given dozens of times throughout the comments. It would be totally pointless to change the MWF sign — not worth the two minutes it would take to make the change, and I bet right after that is when we’d actually start keeping to an MWF schedule.
July 21st, 2007 at 12:48 am
That’s fucking stupid. You just want to sound good. Might as well throw in some more hot air – “The webcomic that defines our generation!”
July 21st, 2007 at 1:21 am
Kevin: No clue what you’re talking about. What’s fucking stupid?
July 21st, 2007 at 4:51 am
But “Marry Me” does define our generation. Does it not?
July 21st, 2007 at 4:53 am
Also, Kevin, with a webcomic like yours, I really wouldn’t dare go around and bitching at other artists and writers. Oh god…
July 21st, 2007 at 9:25 am
I agree with Beth Anne.
Basically, when I said what I did (”When you’re an artist you develop more of an appreciation and a sense of mind for others work. You can ACTUALLY give them accurate critiques that they can take seriously.”), I was referring more to people who have a true appreciation for art.
I draw comics, and if someone comes up to me and rudely says my work sucks or say I should do “this instead of that” and I know that they have no experience or ability what-so-ever… I think that’s stupid… While you can tell if they have an appreciation for art work, whether they’re criticizing it or “praising” it.
That is all I meant. But hey… Something I’ve learned from being an artist… We all have our own style and opinions.
July 21st, 2007 at 11:02 am
Kevin wasn’t attacking the comic itself. I think he was just referring to the whole “M-W-F” thing.
July 21st, 2007 at 11:51 am
The two have to copulate otherwise her dad will just make here annul the marriage.
July 21st, 2007 at 1:26 pm
“Kevin wasn’t attacking the comic itself. I think he was just referring to the whole ‘M-W-F’ thing.”
Yes, which makes him almost too stupid to live.
“The two have to copulate otherwise her dad will just make here annul the marriage.”
Keep in mind that the lawyers said that they don’t think they’re married.
July 21st, 2007 at 2:36 pm
Well, the M-W-F argument is simple: even though you’ve said many times that M-W-F is meaningless, you still, in a sense, say “M-W-F” once for each page load. That’s how I would think, if I actually cared, at least.
Anyway. You seem to be oozing hostility in this thread, and you have every right to it. You say you don’t value your audience on the web, but frankly the exposure makes this is a decent source of critique from non-webcomic-making people. Your hostility might be frightening people who have good, non-moronic things to say. Fine, whatever, you can find people with useful critique elsewhere – again, it’s your right, your choice. But then, of what use is the commenting system? It’ll probably just be morons saying moronic things and people praising you. Maybe if you offloaded the commentary to a forum with required registration the pool of uninformed morons would shrink. Maybe not. I don’t pretend to know. The only thing I know is I’ve tried to make good comments in the past, and I don’t plan on doing so in the future, if I have to be careful in order not to get a vindictive response or a ban. I’m not fragile, so I can take your venom, but in the future I’d rather stay quiet than circumvent a ban.
July 21st, 2007 at 3:07 pm
“Well, the M-W-F argument is simple: even though you’ve said many times that M-W-F is meaningless, you still, in a sense, say “M-W-F†once for each page load.”
Who gives a shit?
“ine, whatever, you can find people with useful critique elsewhere . . .”
Why would I do that? I don’t want or seek any critiques. Pointless.
“But then, of what use is the commenting system?”
For people to talk about the comics and speculate and so on. A lot of that happens, but I’d prefer it to be 100% of it, as opposed to people whining about the schedule and calling me a liar and lying about things and telling me that I’m “oozing hostility” for no reason whatsoever other than to waste everyone’s time.
“The only thing I know is I’ve tried to make good comments in the past, and I don’t plan on doing so in the future, if I have to be careful in order not to get a vindictive response or a ban.”
That makes no sense whatsoever. I’ve only banned people who have lied about me, called me a liar, or insulted me for no reason whatsoever — for example, answering their yes or no question with a no. You clearly can’t comprehend any of this, though, and you choose to just waste all our time telling me how hostile I am. Anyway, banned obviously.
July 22nd, 2007 at 9:14 am
awww!!! stasia’s trying to be all flirty and stuff… too cute…
July 23rd, 2007 at 1:10 am
Hah.. I’m a nerd and I don’t have glasses.. Take that!!
:D
Otherwise.. the comic’s awesome.. Keep up the good work! (;
July 25th, 2007 at 5:57 am
Homg… Comic=fiction=suspension of disbelief required…
July 25th, 2007 at 8:21 am
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August 1st, 2007 at 12:05 pm
Hmmm…. seems to be off to a good start. Not bad, for the beginning of a webcomic. I’ll check back in on this in a month or so and determine whether or not it will be updating regularly. For while I have seen plenty of comics that say Mon/Wed/Fri, what they mean is often “4 or 5 times a month, and if we have an update finished, we’ll hold for the next Monday, Wednesday, or Friday.” It’s known as early Megatokyo syndrome, and it is not that special, even if the art and story are good.
By the way, poster above me, 31373 15 1)341). And for God’s sake don’t do your W’s that way. The point isn’t to be unintelligible, despite what it may have evolved into since the 80s.
August 8th, 2007 at 8:51 am
Holy crap a lot of people had something to say about this page! Mostly the anti-nerds in glasses I notice, but anyhow. I like being a nerd, glasses or no. It makes the dumb dumb-heads who think like a neanderthal look stronger I suppose. Oh well can’t wait to see the next few updates!
October 8th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
Im not a nerd im a geek… good comic btw..
December 17th, 2007 at 12:26 pm
“For The Record: A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one. A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.”
That would make me a geek…
Although a lot of people think of me as a nerd, because I know stuff…
I could talk to you about politics, history, geography, logic, mathematics, religion, biology, chemistry and so on…
But i guess i am a geek for LOTR… And no not the movies, they suck.
January 17th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
stasia looks so pretty in panel 6… i’m totally enjoying this
January 31st, 2008 at 5:19 pm
I just started reading this comic today and I had to stop here to comment on how pretty Ana looks in the last panel! Whee! She and Guy totally have to actually fall in love ♥
September 20th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Glasses-wearing nerd/’geek’/dork here! :-B
I believe the D&D guy actually says, “I wanna cast magic missile” and later says, “I’m attacking the darkness”. But the first person got the point across, so that’s good enough for me.
@Shuzuko; I have a psych degree; but I don’t know if that makes me a psychologist, or just a psycho.
At first, I thought Bobby was angry, too; but I realized that it was my perception, not his reality.
*looks around*
I see there was a picnic here. It’s too bad I missed it. Oh well, I tend to be late or miss out on things. It looked like it was fun!
*/looks around*
*tongue in cheek*
To Bobby:
You, sir, are a liar! You said you’d never change the MWF thing. When I looked at the top I found it to say, “now updating every hour”; which means I’ll never catch up.
*/tongue in cheek*
In all seriousness, I’m guessing you changed it so that you could tell the people who complain how ridiculous they were being, or something to that effect.