(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…
(Historical Notes: Okay, you’d probably never guess it from the art on THIS page, but the whole gag throughout this entire series is that Tabitha keeps sticking Layla in costumes that are more and more fanservice-y. Again, you probably THINK[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(Historical Notes: Before we get to anything else, I take some slight issue with Past Me deciding to title this set of Incentives “Layla’s COSPLAY Quest” when it was all collected for the original Gallery. This is peak nitpicking, but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(Historical Notes: Oh boy, here we go. It’s THAT set of Incentives. Yeah, this is the one I was kind of dreading writing new commentary for, because I’ve got some… things to say about this series. However, if you remember[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…