(Historical Notes: …and that brings us back around to the Astrid stuff again. I would argue that, most of the time, seeing Astrid in a weirdly revealing outfit is a more successful comedic exercise than just about anything in this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(Historical Notes: …like, here. Look at this one. You can find hundreds of drawing out there with female characters in outfits or lack thereof basically the exact same as this. If the only intrinsically funny thing about Layla wearing this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(Historical Notes: …and that’s the other thing. There’s very little about these costumes that have anything inherently “funny” about them, aside from the fact that we see a lot more skin than we normally would. This is a big part[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(Historical Notes: Okay, before we continue with my art theory dissertation you never asked for, I do want to say that I actually DO like a couple of the costumes in this set, particularly this one. If nothing else, I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(Historical Notes: By comparison, let’s think back to those Astrid comics again. The underlying gag THERE is basically the same as it is here. “Geez, isn’t this costume ridiculous?” Except I think those work better. They’re still not perfect, but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(Historical Notes: I’m pretty sure I remember the original commentary for this one being that this was the first time we’d actually seen Layla’s cleavage… which isn’t even true. SO I can also give Past Me grief for THAT too.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(Historical Notes: See, here’s the thing with the basic format of these comics. The satirical intent is expressed via Layla pushing back against Tabitha, the one who put her in these costumes in the first place. The IDEA was that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(Historical Notes: …but to be clear, that’s not to say I think satire is impossible, or anything like that. It’s just trickier than most people realize when they jump into it. heck, if anything, mediums like comics can get away[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(Historical Notes: Hey look. Tabitha dressing somebody else up in fancy princess costumes. I wonder if THAT will come back again in the near future? But anyway, where were we? Oh, right. I mentioned earlier, in some Incentives involving Astrid,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(Historical Notes: Yup, here we go. Pure cheesecake. Oh, but it’s okay, because the whole joke is that this kind of fancervice is stupid! Layla’s complaining about it, see? It’s satirical! Yeah… no. And believe it or not, THAT’S what[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…