Hatrack River Forum: I smell a retcon.

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Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

For more than a year now, the formerly gag-centric online comic Shortpacked has been experimenting with dramatic elements. One of the earliest elements introduced were hints that shy, reclusive Amber had been emotionally abused by her estranged father.

Later hints seemed to confirm this implication, along with a suggestions of darker things.

Today, we find out the reason Amber's dad is estranged is...he made her a target of the Korean Mafia?!? [Confused]

I think we've bypassed "drama" for "Sillyville", but that's just me. [Razz]

Posted by SenojRetep (Member # 8614) on :

That thread title is begging for a dobie.

Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :

quote:
Originally posted by SenojRetep:
That thread title is begging for a dobie.

...darn near killed 'em?

Posted by MattP (Member # 10495) on :

I smell a rectum?

Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :

That could be a new forum game, guess the dobie based on hints given.

Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Puffy Treat:
I think we've bypassed "drama" for "Sillyville", but that's just me.

Dude. It's David Willis. He introduced drama into his college roommates comic strip by making the main character's ex-girlfriend an agent for a secret gov't organization that combats aliens with their martian-induced superpowers.

Posted by Primal Curve (Member # 3587) on :

Silly? In a comic? Heavens to Betsy, what shall we do?!

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

quote:
Originally posted by MattP:
I smell a rectum?

Dang near killed 'im!

Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Primal Curve:
Silly? In a comic? Heavens to Betsy, what shall we do?!

Using the Korean Mafia as the "switch" after using the "bait" of possible parental abuse in a character's background is more silly "weird" than silly "ha-ha".

Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

quote:
Originally posted by erosomniac:
Dude. It's David Willis. He introduced drama into his college roommates comic strip by making the main character's ex-girlfriend an agent for a secret gov't organization that combats aliens with their martian-induced superpowers.

He introduced drama in this strip by the somewhat serious implication of parental abuse, so I was prepared for something a bit less...Korean Mafia-related. [Smile]

Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :

Let this be a lesson to all of us: Never pull the drama tag.

Posted by Lord Solar Macharius (Member # 7775) on :

quote:
I think we've bypassed "drama" for "Sillyville", but that's just me.

What does it say that I read that as:

quote:
I think we've bypassed "drama" for "Smallville", but that's just me.