Sinfest

Don't forget Monique's fangirl and her superhero idea.

Why was the fan boy vilified for his ideas? But Miko was never called out for her equally bigoted ones. Oh yeah, current double standards that can never let women be wrong.

edited 22nd May '17 10:15:40 PM by firewriter

Seriously, for one it was pretty apparent that Fanboy had no idea what Pimps and Pimping actually entailed beyond looking cool and having something to do with pretty women.

For another, the story of a pimp attempting to leave behind that life and what he did and try to be a better person sounds like a pretty kickass story. Certainly a bit better than sad prostitute lady's which is basically one abusive husband/father away from being a Lifetime film.

I certainly agree. I don't think we have many pimp reforming stories ever.

Dude at this point sinfest IS a lifetime movie....

I don't think Tats has ever suggested that Uncle Sam was a teen or young adult.

Also, the midlife crisis joke seems to come out of nowhere, since Sam Bot is nothing new. She might as well have called him a showoff, and it would be more appropriate, too.

The joke WOULD have worked if she had seen Bondage and Domination with him, because that IS new, and is definitely midlife crisis worthy.

It's mostly in his depiction of Sam that seems to look more younger than most version of the character along with Liberty.

Out of curiosity, peeps... is it me or Clio FINALLY reached teenagerhood? I mean, she swapped her ridiculous trike for an actual motorcycle, and looks kinda sorta tallish - and with just a hint of boobs. Heck, I'd love to see Xanthe actually have a bit of an envy moment noticing that the only one who's smaller than her is Violent Violet... and then having Violet undergo a dramatic growth spurt. Yes, I'm childish. Gotta keep with the mood, right?

I think the hint of boobs is rather just the curve of her upper body.

I really think the Sisterhood could have been given a more Vague Age like the other characters so it would make more sense why Monique would actually listen to their opinions instead of it looking like an adult being easily sway by what an uninformed kid says.

Then again, I would just have the Sisterhood being treated as extremists while Monique would be the moderate feminist that counters their extremism.

Like how old Sinfest used to tackle issues

And I'd have exposed their hypocrisy by having them attack Monique for being "soft" on the men.

Yeah, I could see the Sisterhood throwing tomatoes at her in the crowd whenever she speaks, because she's not tough enough and her fans come to defend her from them.

Or even better she adopts a new style to emphasize her more feminist messages. She still does a little booty shaking, but she also has a message to the people about women's rights and how to be a good male ally.

There would be a Broken Base of fans who like her new style, or feel the change is a little bit too weird for them. Her fangirl Miko is still there, but she's less of an extreme feminist and learns from Monique's moderate example. Miko is often swayed by the Sisterhood to join their cause, but Monique steps in to stop them from indoctrinating her with bigoted thoughts.

She still gets into a relationship with Abbey, but instead of identifying as a lesbian she would come to accept that she might be bisexual. In the past, she would often tease the idea of flirting with other girls but she would gradually come to realize she might be attracted to them like guys. Abbey would become her first female relationship, and it won't be forced or shoved in our faces.

She still keeps her relationship with Slick and he supports her new feminist activism, I do think there would be focus on how he feels on her budding relationship with Abbey. He would feel good for her, but just at the same time feel disappointed due to the fact that they had a history flirting with one another yet it never was taken to the next level. However, here comes this newer girl and she becomes Monique's girlfriend instantly. He would gradually come to realize he won't probably ever get Monique, but he can at least be her best bud in the world.

With the Sisterhood proving to be assholes by trying to sabotage their friendship every step of the way and then going Never My Fault when ever they get caught

Just like real modern feminists do!

.... Susan B Anthony is rolling in her grave so fast that if we hook up a crankshaft and a generator to her corpse we can power the entire northern hemisphere.

Well, in canon they effectively were one of the reasons why Slick's relationship with Monique was later destroyed. Alternate Sin Fest Sisterhood would be badgering Monique saying that all Slick cares about is getting into her pants, and he wouldn't be close to her if that wasn't the case. This is where Slick's Berserk Button is pushed and he calls them all out saying that even if he will never get with Monique she still means the world to him as a friend and that a platonic relationship is as strong as a romantic one.

edited 23rd May '17 5:36:46 PM by firewriter

That or Monique does something I wanted done to Xanthe or Violet a long ass time ago. Punch them. Right. In the Face.

Since it wouldn't look good for an adult woman to punch kids, lets have little Miko being the one to punch Violet and Xanthe. I actually like the concept of Miko, because if she wasn't brainwashed into the canon Sisterhood then she totally would be a reasonable person.

Also alternate Miko would be a budding feminist who dreams of one day being a female comic book writer, and is coming up with non-misandrous superheroines. Fan boy would be there, but he would be made into the Straw Character he was in the past. He actually would be a fan of Slick and tries to always imitate him like Miko does with Monique.

Fan Boy's name is Theo, IIRC.

Just popping in with that, carry on.

Just imagine Theo looking up to Slick, and he realizes he really needs to clean up more of his act since a little kid like Theo looks up to him.

edited 23rd May '17 8:29:25 PM by firewriter

New strip: http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2017-05-24

Oh, Tats! You big tease — just when we think you're going to do something that redeems your comic, you wander off into inanity ...

You better hide son! He's looking for round 2!

Also, again with the notes. Tats, most people can't read that crap. Put a damned MIDI file or something under the comic! Neglected Mario Characters did that for their deathmatches! You literally have no excuse with this!

edited 23rd May '17 9:11:50 PM by Metalix

Given the comic title, I'm guessing that it's this riff:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMR5zf1J1Hs&t=0m18s

Oh and I get the joke (Sam Bot is fuckin' metal. Brutal!) but was the bot literally not made entirely of metal before?

Also, I like how positive and productive the discussion about alternate-universe Sinfest has been (and I like the ideas for that alternate Sinfest too. This truly is the darkest timeline).

edited 23rd May '17 9:19:17 PM by Pfhorrest

I know I can't.

EDIT: But there IS somebody who frequents this thread who may well be able to, come to think of it!

edited 23rd May '17 10:00:02 PM by Raylas

Still think Milton should have built Sam his own Predaking...