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September 09, 2007
I Want To Know Why Stantis Still Has a Job
This is a REALLY strange strip considering this past week's storyline, and it goes to show how poor Stantis is as a writer and really needs a to take a refresher course on little things like "characterization."
One of the Prickly City regulars questions the moon, demanding to know "why?" The moon responds with the expected "why not?" And that's your strip. Simple, to the point, cliche' to the extreme.
Here's the thing: the character asking "why?"
It's Carmen.
For an entire week we heard about how faithful Carmen is, how God is the Word, and how mean and nasty "secularist" Winslow is for calling her names because she loves Jesus and he can't accept that.
So please, tell me Mr. Stantis, why is Carmen in the middle of the desert asking the moon "why?" Um, shouldn't the answer for a good Christian be "because it's what God wants?" And why isn't she in a church asking this question?
Has Carmen lost her faith? Over the course of a week, because of Winston's name calling, did she lose her belief in the Almighty?
I'm guessing that's not the case at all. Instead, you're a lazy azz writer who can't be bothered with little things like keeping your characters straight and making sense with your strips. I wouldn't have a problem with today's strip if it had been Winslow up on that rock asking the eternal question. That would make sense, and be in line with his "secularist" sensibilities. But nope. You had to go and put Carmen up on that rock, completely ignoring an entire week of strips where you establish that Carmen believes God is the Way and Winslow is a heartless bastard who won't leave her alone with her faith.
I hope everyone enjoyed yesterday's PC, which wasn't horrible. Because as predicted, Stantis is right back to form - he's still your Worst Comic Strip Writer In The World.
