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Thats one of the abilities I really envy artists... the skill to sketch out on the fly!

… and now I can't unsee that image!!!

If Aaron’s sister turns out to be freaking DiDi, I’m leaving the planet.

So...Aaron has a twin sister
Who he derogatorily refers to as a fat ass
Interesting

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I don't think it is Kiley, as there would appear to be an age difference... unless Aaron has been hanging out at the comic shop for 4+ years doing nothing while Kiley was at university.

And I am pretty sure "fat ass" could never be applied to Kiley. Of course, siblings can change in appearance quite a bit... let alone a male & female twin.

Curious to see who she is, and if we've even met her before.

I can see no way this doesn't turn just a bit skeezy.

I'm guessing the "fat ass" remark is merely a sibling style taunt, and Aaron's sister is just buxom. I presume his sister is a successful person, which is why his insecurity is heightened to the point of making childish brotherly insults; or, who knows, she could be a disaster like he was until finding his comic book epiphany.
Speaking of siblings, it was nice to see the dynamic of Tracy and Felix as they had their fun little banter together. I didn't think Tracy could have any redeeming qualities after she had torpedoed so badly in the main strip, but seeing their interaction made me think that there are further qualities to her character that can... maybe not *atone* or compensate for the flaws, but perhaps make them seem less severe?

worldshaking00 wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 19, 2019 11:39 am

I don't think it is Kiley, as there would appear to be an age difference... unless Aaron has been hanging out at the comic shop for 4+ years doing nothing while Kiley was at university.

Aaron is nineteen; Ramona said so, and it's entirely consistent with what we've seen. Kiley is a postgrad, so unless she's a prodigy (which is something I did wonder about once), they're very unlikely to be twins. No, unless Giz has decided that logic and consistency can go hang, she's setting up to introduce another new character. Or to repeat the Felicia joke.

What I'm not clear on is why Felix and Tracy are fascinated by the idea of Aaron with boobs.

Spidrift wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 19, 2019 12:38 pm

What I'm not clear on is why Felix and Tracy are fascinated by the idea of Aaron with boobs.

As both Felix and Tracy walk on the geek side, one presumes it may have something to do with Rule 63. Which states: "For any given male character, there is a female version of that character."

Yeah, Aaron. Doesn't your sister regularly go topless in your company? Isn't that just something siblings do? What, you're not some kinda weirdo who doesn't see his sister's naked body all the time, are you? That's weird. You're the weird person in this situation, Aaron.

These fucking people, I swear. Can a single one of them act remotely normal for like five minutes? There's wacky, and then there's Ma3-verse Montreal Madness. It's impossible to follow any train of thought or logic from these characters, because they're all so far out of their gourds, children are using their skulls as Jack-o'-Lanterns.

My sister and I used to live in a small shotgun house and shared a bedroom; we had to change in front of each other all the time, well into our teens. It's just a comfort level thing, and it seems way weirder to me that anyone just assumes that there has to be a sexual connotation to that. We never felt compelled to have sex simply because we had seen each other naked. The assumption that everybody has their own bedrooms is kind of classist, isn't it?

@Valtog - Right?

I took Fine Arts for a few years in college, so I get an artist need to be comfortable around nudity (you won't make it far if you can't handle the sight of a naked body) and nude models being casual in front of the artists is completely believable (they have to be, considering they have to stand naked for anywhere up to an hour plus holding a pose for a group of people drawing/painting them).

But Felix and Tracy are SIBLINGS - which just adds a thick layer of grossness to this scene. And I can't help but feel a little insulted that this comic implies that seeing family members naked is totally normal and you're the weird one for thinking differently, And no, sorry - Felix being an artist and Tracy being completely fine with getting naked in front of her brother for the sake of 'art' doesn't wash as a plausible excuse.

Again, I get this is a porn comic and the population of this version of Montreal are super casual when it comes to sex - but...

@ Dalai Rasta - I grew up in a small house with six other siblings; and we still managed to find a way to change/dress in privacy instead of having to dress in front of one another (and even in those cases we had to change in the same room; we kept our backs to each other for the sake of modesty/privacy). Not to mention there's a significant difference between changing in the same room with someone and holding a nude pose for an extended period of time while someone draws your every curve. (not saying either Felix or Tracy gets off on this - but it definitely would make things very weird; artistic inclination be damned).

My view of this is “rather weird” rather than “thickly gross”, but yeah, definitely weird. And Tracy’s “He wishes!” in panel 1 adds another touch of, umm, Luke/Leia oddity to the situation.

Spidrift wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 19, 2019 12:38 pm

worldshaking00 wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 19, 2019 11:39 am

I don't think it is Kiley, as there would appear to be an age difference... unless Aaron has been hanging out at the comic shop for 4+ years doing nothing while Kiley was at university.

Aaron is nineteen; Ramona said so, and it's entirely consistent with what we've seen. Kiley is a postgrad, so unless she's a prodigy (which is something I did wonder about once), they're very unlikely to be twins. No, unless Giz has decided that logic and consistency can go hang, she's setting up to introduce another new character. Or to repeat the Felicia joke.

Perhaps. As much as I'd like to see Kiley return I think it would be very contrived if she was Aaron's twin sister and not just because she'd have to be child prodigy to be getting a doctoral in psychiatry at 19. The remark "fat ass" implies that she is either currently or formerly fat. It would be a fairly dreary story line if it were established that Kiley put on a lot of weight just to increase her breast size.

Roxie might be a possibility. They both have similar hair and short. Roxie's conversation about junk food with Zadie seems like a clue that she was once heavier and while Aaron didn't acknowledge their relationship when she was wrestling in Jung's store it could just be part of kayfabe. As a wrestling aficionado he would play along. However, there's the matter of age. Like Kiley she'd have to be phenomenal to be where she is even in the independent wrestling scene so we'll probably be introduced to another new character or this will be as you say a repeat of the Felicia joke.

MoonshadowDark wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 19, 2019 11:26 am

If Aaron’s sister turns out to be freaking DiDi, I’m leaving the planet.

While that would be amusing much like Danny Devito and Arnold Schwarzeneggar were twins in the titular Twins I doubt it. Aaron doesn't talk in Franglish like DiDi.

Also, Aaron has made passing references to DiDi in non-fraternal tones. In his sleep, anyway.

I dunno why people are so convinced that Aaron's sister must have appeared previously. Giz only pulls that sort of stunt intermittently.