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Comic 3038: Neuromantic (questionablecontent.net)

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[–]nomadbishop 49ポイント50ポイント  (15子コメント)

Let's just be honest, though: Jeph has created a world full of working-wage characters where androids are common and privately-owned space stations are a thing.

That there are so few references to classic cyberpunk fiction is kind of baffling.

[–]Aleril_Antarai[S] 16ポイント17ポイント  (14子コメント)

Yup.

Now let's get some Elves, Dwarves and cool shaman magic in there and it'll be a real treat.

[–]nomadbishop 16ポイント17ポイント  (13子コメント)

I'm thinking more along the lines of a character who is violently upset when somebody fucks up their basic desires for "a girl, a cigarette, and a place to sleep".

[–]Jaz_the_Nagai -2ポイント-1ポイント  (12子コメント)

I think you just described /r/TheRedPill. :P

[–]nomadbishop 8ポイント9ポイント  (11子コメント)

I can't tell if you're trying too hard to pick a fight with your favorite shithole sub, if you completely missed the reference, or both, but my money's definitely on "both".

[–]Jaz_the_Nagai -3ポイント-2ポイント  (7子コメント)

Dingdingding. You win! But def more of the former.

[–]nomadbishop 7ポイント8ポイント  (6子コメント)

It's actually kind of sad.

That's really one of the most poignant moments in the book, when you realize that his life is so dismal that all he cares about is having a small luxury, a safe place to sleep, and a person he can share that with.

[–]jherazob 1ポイント2ポイント  (4子コメント)

Which book?

[–]nomadbishop 6ポイント7ポイント  (3子コメント)

"Neuromancer" by William Gibson.

It's kind of a big deal

[–]jherazob 2ポイント3ポイント  (2子コメント)

*Facepalm*

Clearly it's been way too long since the last read, i should reread it soon...

[–]Jaz_the_Nagai 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

sad

dismal

Sounds to me like I'm gonna read this book.

[–]borland66 0ポイント1ポイント  (2子コメント)

you completely missed the reference

I know I did. Halp pls.

[–]nomadbishop 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

Neuromancer

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[–]dwarfsFTW 27ポイント28ポイント  (6子コメント)

Huh, didn't expect to see a Shadowrun reference here. Has Jeph done that before?

[–]Russano_Greenstripe 18ポイント19ポイント  (0子コメント)

Dunno if there's been an explicit one, but it's in-character for Marten, previous president of the AD&D club back in high school.

[–]silentivan 4ポイント5ポイント  (2子コメント)

3rd edition, no less.

Or did they revert back to decker from 4th edition "hacker"?

[–]dwarfsFTW 7ポイント8ポイント  (1子コメント)

In 5th edition I think it's back to decker. Decks are back anyway, instead of just using comlinks.

[–]rob7030 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

Yeah fifth is Decker again.

[–]Tendehka 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

He's probably playing or has just played the new Shadowrun game.

[–]verdatum 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

The SNES game was the best. So friggin' good.

[–]bigdogneversleeps 27ポイント28ポイント  (6子コメント)

This pretty much says that Claire's family has a history of doing something stupid to impress people. Remember all the shit Clinton went through?

[–]SirDoober 16ポイント17ポイント  (1子コメント)

Wasn't that like yesterday in-comic time?

[–]Korbit 9ポイント10ポイント  (0子コメント)

Something like that. Definitely this week. Maybe it has something to do with the lunar calendar. Full moon, Claire's family goes nuts. Clinton reinvents himself, Claire get an idea for a new look, Claire's mom buys a new flavor of tea...

[–]squashedbananas 1ポイント2ポイント  (3子コメント)

But...didn't Claire just say that she's not doing this to impress people?

[–]BiggieAndTheMets 4ポイント5ポイント  (2子コメント)

Yeah but in her mind's eye she's just striking a pose while people are impressed by her... so she mightve just been saying that

[–]squashedbananas -1ポイント0ポイント  (1子コメント)

Yeah, maybe. Or maybe people just want to believe she's only doing this to impress other people so they'll decide that's what she means even if she's not saying that.

[–]heff17 27ポイント28ポイント  (7子コメント)

Why do I get the feeling that this, of all things, is going to lead to drama between these two? Marty not liking the idea all that much, Claire thinking he has no right to, yada yada yada. Could be wrong, but my drama radar is making a bit of noise.

[–]Harrikie 21ポイント22ポイント  (5子コメント)

I think it's time for SS Clarten to get a bit of rocking (that whole shebang with Faye doesn't count). It's been riding the tailwinds for too long I feel.

[–]SirBruceMega 9ポイント10ポイント  (4子コメント)

Rocking the boat already? Haven't they only been dating for like 2 hours in comic-universe time?

This is sarcasm. I don't want to use a /s

[–]MagnifloriousPhule 9ポイント10ポイント  (3子コメント)

I don't want to use a /s

You just did.

[–]Jaz_the_Nagai 4ポイント5ポイント  (2子コメント)

It's an ironic/sarcastic /s, doesn't count.

/s.

[–]lesser_panjandrum 6ポイント7ポイント  (1子コメント)

If enough /s are used, it startss ssounding like we're a bunch of ssnake people. /sssssss

[–]squashedbananas 7ポイント8ポイント  (0子コメント)

Idk, man, lately every time a comic has come up with these two, there's always someone saying, "Oh, this will be the thing that leads to drama!"

Hasn't happened yet, I'm just saying. But I guess if someone new makes this prediction every single time, then someone is bound to be right eventually.

[–]beetnemesis 7ポイント8ポイント  (5子コメント)

In retrospect, I'm kind of surprised there aren't more piercings in the strip, Jeph has a bunch, right? Also some tattoos of birds or something?

Hm, let me think. Smelly blonde rocker girl had piercings. Hannelore has a bunch of ear stuff. Dora has the Ass of Fire. Tai has a pierced clit hood.

I still think septum piercings look gross, though. Belly button plz

[–]alexpuppy 7ポイント8ポイント  (0子コメント)

Tai also has those 'pow' elbow tattoos, and used to have an anchor one as well.

[–]missmelaniebee 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Raven had a monroe piercing, if I recall.

[–]Skyrekon 1ポイント2ポイント  (2子コメント)

Who is smelly blonde rocker girl?

[–]FutureShock25 4ポイント5ポイント  (1子コメント)

I assume he's talking about Nat, Amirs ex girlfriend and ex member of Deathmole.

[–]beetnemesis 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Well done! I liked her, but she was apparently smelly.

[–]NightmareWarden 6ポイント7ポイント  (2子コメント)

I love everything about this page and desire more tabletop rpg talks. If Marten made a group out of his band they'd be an all bards party! Oh what lands they'd set on fire...

[–]nomadbishop 3ポイント4ポイント  (1子コメント)

I played that campaign. We spent the entire game on the run from various bounty-hunters and law-enforcement personnel until we became so powerful that the DM just ended the campaign because I had read the Book of Vile Darkness to no ill-effect and our cleric turned a town that we'd conquered into a theocracy dedicated to his deity.

[–]verdatum 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Damn....Sounds like a crummy DM.

[–]FutureShock25 2ポイント3ポイント  (6子コメント)

I know I'm probably missing something, but I'm not seeing how the comic's title relates to the comic material. Could someone potentially enlighten me?

[–]thommyhobbes 11ポイント12ポイント  (5子コメント)

I think it's a reference to Neuromancer. And being romantic.

[–]nomadbishop 0ポイント1ポイント  (4子コメント)

I don't think neuromancer is in any way related to septum piercing, unless I missed something of significance in that novel. It seemed to be basically a re-write of "The A-Team" with a sentient AI and as much drug abuse as the plot of the original "A Team" should, realistically, have had.

[–]thommyhobbes 5ポイント6ポイント  (3子コメント)

Shadowrun is cyberpunk, and cyberpunk basically came from Neuromancer and William Gibson's other stuff. And Blade Runner.

[–]verdatum 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

"...when I see things like Shadowrun, the only negative thing I feel about it is that initial extreme revulsion at seeing my literary DNA mixed with elves. Somewhere somebody's sitting and saying 'I've got it! We're gonna do William Gibson and Tolkien!' Over my dead body! But I don't have to bear any aesthetic responsibility for it. I've never earned a nickel, but I wouldn't sue them. It's a fair cop. I'm sure there are people who could sue me, if they were so inclined, for messing with their stuff. So it's just kind of amusing." -Gibson

[–]The English ModAdamBombTV 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

I don't have piercings, but I do have tattoos, and after I got my first one I instantly wanted more. I assume piercings are the same way?

[–]zorcack 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Yup, both piercings and tattoos can get addictive.

[–]jcbahr 4ポイント5ポイント  (2子コメント)

It feels a bit like Jeph is speaking through Claire to justify this crazy new desire. It still feels out of character and now a little contrived, too.

OTOH, maybe we'll get more drama out of this? oh boy!

[–]thatJainaGirl 11ポイント12ポイント  (1子コメント)

I don't know if it's super out of character for Claire, as many trans individuals enjoy body modifications as means of expression of body control. However, it does feel like Jeph is just speaking through the most appropriate character to justify his own desire rather than the character speaking.

[–]jcbahr 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

That is a good point.

[–]Anchupom 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Panel 3 Claire looks incredibly adorable to me for some reason.

Possibly because she's adorable.

[–]verdatum 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

This is one of the few comics where we get a more character development for Claire beyond "I freak out internally when people say surprising things" :)

[–]Jesus166 -1ポイント0ポイント  (0子コメント)

I don't know why but I don't like cliare at all

[–]MorboReddits -2ポイント-1ポイント  (0子コメント)

/Leslie Knope points to the word "librarian" and screams/