OOTS 1341: Also Fully Biodegradable

[hamishspence]

1341 Also Fully Biodegradable - Giant in the Playground Games

Thog may be making an actual witty quip here.

 

[briggart]

I confess I'm finding the return of the Linear Guild a slog. I've never been particularly fond of Nale & co., but this close to the endgame I find them particularly irritating.

 

[Reef]

I confess I'm finding the return of the Linear Guild a slog. I've never been particularly fond of Nale & co., but this close to the endgame I find them particularly irritating.

I sort of agree. I think it’s being exacerbated by the slow release of strips. I understand the challenges the creator has, but the slow drip makes fights like this feel three times as long.

 

[SkidAce]

I sort of agree. I think it’s being exacerbated by the slow release of strips. I understand the challenges the creator has, but the slow drip makes fights like this feel three times as long.

what challenges? I have noticed the slower release and hope its not too bad for them?

 

[Reef]

what challenges? I have noticed the slower release and hope its not too bad for them?

I don’t know the details, because he hasn’t been specific (last I heard), but there is some medical issues that make it difficult for him to work. Granted, it was years ago he talked about this, and I’m just assuming it’s still the case.

 

[briggart]

I sort of agree. I think it’s being exacerbated by the slow release of strips. I understand the challenges the creator has, but the slow drip makes fights like this feel three times as long.

The slow release probably plays some part in it, but to me it's more that I felt Nale story had a fulfilling conclusion, and now this feels like the beating of the proverbial horse. I had the same reaction at the end of Season 3 of Invincible, when they showed a preview of Season 4 and some returning characters which I thought (hoped?) we were over with.

This being the Giant, I'm confident he will manage to still surprise us and not turn it into a cliché, but that doesn't change how I feel about this storyline. The fact that I'm not particularly fond of Elan as anything more than comic relief doesn't help.

 

[Rabulias]

what challenges? I have noticed the slower release and hope its not too bad for them?

I don’t know the details, because he hasn’t been specific (last I heard), but there is some medical issues that make it difficult for him to work. Granted, it was years ago he talked about this, and I’m just assuming it’s still the case.

I know back in 2012 he severely injured the thumb of his drawing hand on a shard of broken glass. It cut tendons IIRC, and he needed surgery and was unable to draw for months. The first comic he did when he came back was a recap since it had been so long, and there is a reference to his injury there:

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