Mmm, I'm not sure the current quote is supposed to illustrate the greater themes so much as to illustrate Duane and Sette's characters and interactions, which it does quite well. Maybe there's some better later Sette and Duane bit that could be put there, but I don't really think ditching an illustration of the comic's core relationship dynamic in favor of that kind of serious philosophizing that doesn't actually make up too much of the comic's screentime would improve it.
Is it really the core dynamic, though? Early on it is, but after chapter 5 there's virtually no lighthearted banter anymore, and their dynamic completely changes after chapter 7.
I'm just concerned that, right now, the page quote paints the comic as a happy-go-lucky action adventure story focusing on Duane and Sette even though it's not, which I think could give prospective readers inaccurate expectations. Dense philosophizing could also be a turn-off, though, especially without context.
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I can't substantiate the note on Sette's Barbie Doll Anatomy. I wonder if Ms Cope has taken steps to decanonize it. It could have had serious plot implications, with Sette being the only heir to the frummagem dynasty. Unless she has a working cloaca or something.
So, whoever knows about that, please add a citation or remove it.
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What should we do about the Complete Monster entry for Murkoph? It's normally an audience reaction trope, but Word of God says that the author was explicitly shooting for that reaction trope in the first place. Does that mean we can list Murkoph as an objective Complete Monster?
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I removed this:
- Anyone Can Die: Don't get too attached to anyone (even a child) who isn't Sette or Duane.
The fact that you need that "...who isn't [the main characters]" rider invalidates the entire premise of Anyone Can Die. If a bunch of people die, but the main characters still have Plot Armor, it's not Anyone Can Die. There haven't actually been a whole lot of deaths so far, and most of them were of minor characters. Pretty much the only major death has been Mikaila, and personally I think the jury is still out on that one. Infant Immortality is definitely averted, yes, but that's all we can say so far.
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Should we change the image? The current one is a bit of a problem due to its length (it cuts into the trope list). I'm thinking we could maybe use the official image from the website, or possibly the cover of the first volume? Maybe the stylized "unsounded" title image from the pdf and print version.
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This page Needs A Better Description, badly. The description is incredibly sparse, exacerbated by the long page image that cuts deep into the examples section.
The page originally had a longer, better, and more general description, but it was cut for using value statements. Could we perhaps find a way to refurbish it in a more objective manner, or just plain write a new one now that the story has developed a bit more?
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Okay, I've tried making a new description, based somewhat on the official description on the website. Thoughts? I've archiving the old one here:
[Unsounded
is a webcomic by Ashley Cope.
Rude, loud-mouthed Sette Frummagem has been sent by her Da' to get the jukrum, the cut owed to the Boss-King thief, from her cousin who's "gotten too fancy for his pants." Accompanying her is Duane Adelier, a markedly eloquent Galit who was, uh, persuaded to protect Sette from the dangers of the realm. Cue problems.]
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I feel like we should change the page quote. Now that we have a better understanding of the greater themes in the work, it doesn't seem terribly representative.
I think that Ilganyag's spiel here
and Cutter's Motive Rant here
might be good candidates for better quotes.
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