I'm just saying…

So. I’m fried. Too much to do, not enough time to do it in, and having no clue where to start. I’m sure you’re familiar with the concept. So I’m just going to get right into it and my apologies for not having my usual panache while writing. I’m really fucking tired.

It seems like every goddamned webcomic I’m reading has been hitting milestone landmarks and/or unveiling a big reveal and/or hitting a major turning point in the story. I want to talk about that, and I want to talk about plot predictions. I don’t normally engage in such an activity, because I’m the kind of guy who likes to be surprised. I’m not going to do any thumbnails for the comics I talk about because there’s a lot I’m going over, but links will be provided for your ease.

Also, I suppose this is the part where I say SPOILER WARNING, even if it’s mild. So I would recommend that you, the wonderful reader, minimize this here window, open up a new one, read all your comics for the day, and come back. I’ll be waiting.

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Ok, you back? Cool.

Let’s start with Sam & Fuzzy. Now, we know that Sexxica is and always has been Candice. That’s big. Today, we found out that the demon that lived in the fridge is alive and well, with a new and more powerful host. And he remembers Sam very well. So well in fact, that he decreed that Sam was an enemy to the Ninja Mafia, and must be brought in. Candice/Sexxica is bringing Sam in, in order to get close to the leader of the Ninja Mafia (inhabited by the refrigerator demon), so she can kill him. Sounds complicated. That’s because it is. Sam & Fuzzy has just reached its 500th strip, and that’s a lot of history and continuity. Everyone’s paths have at some point crossed with everyone else’s by now. And here we are getting ready for a big ol’ confrontation. What’s going to happen? I say Sexxica and the fridge demon are going to throw down for a bit (possibly with Fuzzy involved), and either an outside party is going to come out of nowhere and shut it all down, or Sam will make a definitive step towards becoming an assertive individual and take control. But knowing Sam Logan, it’ll probably be something I could never expect.

Over at the house of CAD, things are definitely reaching the boiling point. The conpeoples have got the wrong man in Lucas, and the fact remains is that someone is getting an inheritance. Likely Ethan. Makes sense, as he’s always been the lucky dimwit and things usually tend to be solved for him. The X-Bot will probably save the day, earning him back his trust from the gang, and Ethan will get that inheritance (and possibly also some reward money for catching the crooks) and he’ll blow it all on something. Probably video games. I don’t know, Ethan might be into those.

Questionable Content finally pops the big question. We’ve reached the part of the story where the big, direct confrontation (the one the entire story has been dancing around and leading up to) has been confronted. Faye asked Marten if he has feelings for her. He confirms. She tells him it can never be. Could be construed as clicé, but I prefer to think of it as formulaic. Because it’s one of those things that are used very, very often in storytelling across the board, but work just about every time because it’s real. This happens. Eventually, you have to bring up this issue when you’re getting involved with somebody. And now Faye’s starting to talk about why it could never work between them, and how much it involves her father. Needless to say, everyone’s all over this now because it’s big important shit. My prediction? I have no specific one. I don’t know what is going to be revealed with her father, and I don’t have a good guess as to what will happen with Marten & Faye. In my mind, it could go any direction. So I’ll sit back and watch.

Another little bomb has been dropped that’s worthy of mention. Niego is ending. Major, major bummer. I always seem to get into a comic right as it’s about to end. Call me “Captain Late-to-the-party.”

Similar to dropping a bomb is the act of bombing. And I don’t like to just go out there and be all “TEH SUX” on things, it’s not my style. But Wapsi Square lately has been leaving me feeling alienated and confused. There are two separate stories in this comic, definitively: The everyday lives of this cast of nutty hot chicks, and the developing mystery and magic of the Chimera that lives with Monica. The strip, lately, has been doing either one story or the other. Which is not working too well for me. The Aztec Mythology stuff is cool, and doesn’t get a whole lot of coverage in media, webcomics or otherwise. But it feels out of place. The real magic behind Wapsi Square for me is the everyday life stuff. The cast of characters that I’ve grown attached to and love and all that (and the tits, I suppose… There’s magic there as well). I like all that stuff so much more than the Aztec Mythology, and definitely feel like it’s executed with better results. So basically, I’m starting to lose interest in Wapsi Square, which is something I definitely do not want to do. My recommendation to Paul would be work harder at combining the stories of the Aztec stuffs and the everyday life stuffs and make them a unified story like they deserve to be. Of course, it might just be me. I’m sure lots of people like it just the way it is.

But the big bomb, I saved for last. The one of these bombs that made me jump out of my seat and squeal with amazement. Because finally, at long last, our questions have been answered. And that’s just a big cause for celebration on its own.

It’s pretty exciting stuff in webcomics story wise right now. But let me get back to the first point I brought up. There’s a nagging thing for me. And this is by no means the fault of anyone else. The thing is that all these comics are all coming out with their milestones and revelations and major turning points and everything at once, and having all that happen together kind of cheapens each of them for me individually. It’s harder for me to appreciate the gravity of each of these events individually, when they’re all happening at the same time. Like I don’t get to pay enough attention to one, because all the rest are taking some of my attention away as well. Not to mention the slight overwhelming feeling.

Otherwise, yes. Webcomics are looking pretty motherfuckering good right now.

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