Durkon's cool and all, but... between Roy's sister, Miko, Sam the Sorceress, Sabine, and Haley's persistent aphasia, I am beginning to wonder if Rich has issues with women.
Well...in a deeper sense, doesn't every man have issues with women?
More practically, Rich seems to have a pretty good relationship with his wife so it's not as if he's a ranting, unloved loner.
I will say that generally, the women in the strip are all fairly competent. Miko single-handedly defeated the whole group. Haley consistently does her job well. Roy's sister is a teenaged punk, but she does escape the bad guys on her own. Sabine is sneaky evil like I'd expect a fiend/devil to be. If V is actually a female elf, then she's been more than useful as a party member.
And while all of them have quirks/problems, it's not much different than Elan being a doofus or Belkar being a homicidal maniac. And if she'd just get her damn voice back, Haley would really be one of the deeper characters (along with Roy and Durkon).
So is it a gender equality utopia? Probably not, but the women aren't window dressing or helpless victims either so it's a lot better than it could be.
I'm not saying women in the strip are helpless, by any means. But there seems to be a common thread of shallow/selfish/manipulative behavior common to Julia, Miko, Sam, Sabine, and (to a lesser extent, but then, when was the last time she had a line?) Haley. The male characters have more variety in their flaws.
I am beginning to wonder if Rich has issues with women.
-I've also noticed that while there are male characters who get along comfortably with each other, or are even great friends, none of the female characters can stand each other.
-But Durkon does indeed rock like many vast rocking things.
I've also noticed that while there are male characters who get along comfortably with each other, or are even great friends, none of the female characters can stand each other.
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Well...in a deeper sense, doesn't every man have issues with women?
More practically, Rich seems to have a pretty good relationship with his wife so it's not as if he's a ranting, unloved loner.
I will say that generally, the women in the strip are all fairly competent. Miko single-handedly defeated the whole group. Haley consistently does her job well. Roy's sister is a teenaged punk, but she does escape the bad guys on her own. Sabine is sneaky evil like I'd expect a fiend/devil to be. If V is actually a female elf, then she's been more than useful as a party member.
And while all of them have quirks/problems, it's not much different than Elan being a doofus or Belkar being a homicidal maniac. And if she'd just get her damn voice back, Haley would really be one of the deeper characters (along with Roy and Durkon).
So is it a gender equality utopia? Probably not, but the women aren't window dressing or helpless victims either so it's a lot better than it could be.
later
Tom
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-I've also noticed that while there are male characters who get along comfortably with each other, or are even great friends, none of the female characters can stand each other.
-But Durkon does indeed rock like many vast rocking things.
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Just so.
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