Girl Genius - 20092220b (4th wall breaking)

Wayne Throop

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Nov 19, 2009, 10:16:00 PM11/19/09

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Now, if that isn't 4th-wall breaking in the last panel,
then I ... um... I'm not sure just *what* I'll do,
but *some*thing or other, you can rest assured.

But uh... is that particular style of 4th-wall-break getting
more and more common in webcomics lately, or am I just
noticing it more?

"Something fishy is going on here, or my name's not Laramore.
And it isn't."
--- Courage the Cowardly Dog

Wayne Throop thr...@sheol.org http://sheol.org/throopw

Quadibloc

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Nov 20, 2009, 12:27:34 AM11/20/09

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On Nov 19, 8:16 pm, thro...@sheol.org (Wayne Throop) wrote:
> Now, if that isn't 4th-wall breaking in the last panel,

Perhaps there is some physical thing on which he is resting his hands
that has just been made to coincide with the panel borders.

He isn't exhibiting conscious awareness of being watched by us, the
readers.

Let's say it's a very _borderline_ case of fourth-wall breaking. Oh,
dear, I think I just made a bad pun.

John Savard

J. Clarke

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Nov 20, 2009, 2:25:51 AM11/20/09

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Wayne Throop wrote:
> Now, if that isn't 4th-wall breaking in the last panel,
> then I ... um... I'm not sure just *what* I'll do,
> but *some*thing or other, you can rest assured.
>
> But uh... is that particular style of 4th-wall-break getting
> more and more common in webcomics lately, or am I just
> noticing it more?

I'm not clear on what you're looking at. Is there a panel up after Nov 20
or are you looking at an older one or something beyond the ken of mortal men
or what? If you're talking Nov 20 my take is that we're seeing Gil from
Tarvek's viewpoint, although the hand grasping the frame of the panel does
suggest that it might be otherwise.

If it's Nov 20 I gotta say Tarvek seems quicker on the uptake than Gil.

William George Ferguson

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Nov 20, 2009, 3:06:27 AM11/20/09

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On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:27:34 -0800 (PST), Quadibloc <jsa...@ecn.ab.ca>
wrote:

If it were true fourth wall breaking, his finger would be in front of
'Wright" instead of behind it.

And abou the the Kessel, you know Othar could have warned it about Agatha
giving in and enthusiastically accepting your point of view.

--
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
(Bene Gesserit)

Wayne Throop

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Nov 20, 2009, 3:46:27 AM11/20/09

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:: Perhaps there is some physical thing on which he is resting his hands

:: that has just been made to coincide with the panel borders.

: If it were true fourth wall breaking, his finger would be in front of

: 'Wright" instead of behind it.

His fingers are this side of a frame that is, itself,
metaphorically *hanging* on the 4th wall.

And if his hand could just happen to be resting on something,
I say that Wright just happened to paint his fingers.

Robert A. Woodward

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Nov 21, 2009, 1:25:35 AM11/21/09

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In article <he5gf...@news4.newsguy.com>,
"J. Clarke" <jclarke...@cox.net> wrote:

Because of his inner weasel, Tarvek is more apt in deception
(notice that he did try to give Gil a hint "Do what she says! Don't
argue!").

--
Robert Woodward <robe...@drizzle.com>
<http://www.drizzle.com/~robertaw>

Brenda Clough

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Nov 22, 2009, 1:29:06 PM11/22/09

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I only hope that Gil has realized that it is a faux fight, as well.
Otherwise it could be difficult. OTOH, since he is the one that is
keeping Tarvek alive, the first move of a serious combat would be to
jerk loose those hoses and connectors.

Brenda