zidane wrote: ↑Thu Sep 30, 2021 8:09 pm1) You are aware that there's more to Sasha's plotline than just legal talk, right?
Yes, and we saw plenty of it. It sounds like you're asking for an exhaustive side story detailing the life of a fairly insignificant side character. Not really something that's likely to be engaging.
The whole point of the betrayal was summarized, [...]
Yes. In fact, I put it all into a few words in my last post.
[...] and the resolution was ridiculously easy given the emotional investment of it.
No, it was very appropriately straightforward, since the confrontation arose due to a simple misunderstanding.
3) The plotline of the Temple was put on a halt for it [...]
No, it wasn't. That was only even brought up in the epilogue, AFTER all of the major events in the arc had occurred.
4) It was to show that Rick introduces dark elements to his story, only to ignore or backpedal them. All because he does not know what kind of story he wants to tell in first place.
Once again, you're just making up causes that don't have any factual basis. It's just what you'd like to
believe, for whatever nebulous reason that may be.
5) Fido literally walked away because he didn't want "face his brother", [...]
No, he didn't.
As for your coment about cerebus syndrome, you clearly didn't even bother to read what I had previously said about this matter.
Of course. "My assertion can't possibly be wrong in any way, so if someone doesn't agree, they cannot have read it fully."
The story would flow better because each panel/page didn't revolve around a set up for a punchline and instead were used to move the plot forward.
No, it wouldn't, because a rapidly advancing plot doesn't make for good storytelling at all. So, you don't want him to skip the barely relevant details, but you also don't want to endure a pause in the action either (despite this being a comic that advances by three strips every week that you would necessarily
have to wait for in order to follow the current story, but whatever). It really seems like you're just looking for something to complain about.
It’s less that he doesn’t know how, and more like you’re not gravitating to his preferred method in this particular work
Well then, first off, stop insisting that he doesn't know how to do it well. Second,
your personal preference is irrelevant to his ability as a comic writer.
Obbl wrote: ↑Thu Sep 30, 2021 10:31 pmI actually find the toilet installation quite interesting. It stands out immediately as feeling like it doesn't belong in an art exhibit, but that just draws your attention to it. At the same time it can make a statement on the art that's all around us hidden in plain sight, or perhaps a comment on what modern art has become (which would seem to agree with your own comment). And that is part of the point. Art means different things to different people, and when you are too quick to dismiss something because it's "not art", you can miss something very interesting or meaningful.
Unfortunately, the thing about modern art is that it's really more of a money laundering scheme than anything else. It doesn't actually matter what it means, or what thought went into its creation, as long as it can be insured for millions and written off as a "charitable donation" on the tax forms. Sorry for the tangent.