Re: Nerd Boy, episode 256

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> In article <ahuatq$106muf$1...@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de>, "Joaquim
> G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> wrote:
>
> >llizard is notoriously bad at explaining what she likes. The converse
> >however... :)
>
> Joaquim, I will try to remedy that. (I had thought that "excellent" or
> "you made me laugh out loud" with no extra editorial comment was
> enough explanation for what I like.)

I was only half-serious, so don't go using my name in a scary way like
that like you're being full-serious.

=%^7^^^7^^   Now with 20% more serious!


> And in article <ahub53$vpjdi$1...@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de>, "Joaquim
> G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> wrote:
8<
> >You mean the planned one? :) Still, that's interesting information. You
> >seem to subscribe to Aiko's opinion that the total lack of social skills
> >is Nerd Boy's funniest attribute. Non?
>
> I mean #254. Whether it is planned or not makes no difference to the
> reader (as long as the planning can't be seen)

Hmm, OK.

> It has good timing. There aren't too many words to read. There is
> subtext (in the first frame, we have no idea why Mandy is laughing but
> it is clearly at Nerdboy's expense) There is movement - Nerdboy's
> slump of defeat in the first frame, then in the second frame his arms
> out in emphasis as he explains to Fanboy yet again why he's so
> demoralized and the brilliant blank look in the 4th frame. (I would
> have liked to see a little bit of impatience on Fanboy's part in the
> third frame as Nerdboy seems not to be responding but it didn't seem
> worth mentioning) The punchline is short and to the point.

I appreciate your analysis. I realise how hard it is to pinpoint the
funniness in something funny; I've tried it myself on occasion. You've
commented on "movement" aka "action" before, and I've tried to keep it
in mind.

Making short punchlines is always hard. I had to force myself to rewrite
the punchline several times and finally settle for a short one. I'm always
afraid that people won't understand what I'm trying to convey.

And looks are -really- hard in this format. I have to imply facial
expressions by using body language and symbols, which is awkward. :\

> As I said before "#254 is brilliant. (I smiled broadly.)"

:)

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