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November 25th-December 1st, 2019 CTP Archive

The archive for the Comic Tea Party week long chat that occurred from November 25th , 2019 to December 1st , 2019. The chat focused on Action Hat: Big Trouble in Little Everywhere HD Remix Gold Deluxe Edition by Sergio Ragno.

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RebelVampire

COMIC TEA PARTY- WEEK LONG BOOK CLUB START!

Hello and welcome everyone to Comic Tea Party’s Week Long Book Club~! This week we’ll be focusing on Action Hat: Big Trouble in Little Everywhere HD Remix Gold Deluxe Edition by Sergio Ragno~! (https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/action-hat-big-trouble-in-little-everywhere-hd/list?title_no=260255)

You are free to read and comment about the comic all week at your own pace, so stop on by whenever it suits your schedule! Remember, though, that while we allow constructive criticism, our focus is to have fun and appreciate the comic. Below you will find four questions to get you started on the discussion. However, a new question will be posted and pinned everyday (between 12:01AM and 6AM PDT), so keep checking back for more! You have until December 1st to tell us all your wonderful thoughts! With that established, let’s get going on the reading and the chatting!

QUESTION 1. What has been your favorite strip in the comic so far? What specifically did you like about it?

QUESTION 2. Of the strips with a connected story, which one did you like the best and why? Overall, do you prefer the interconnected story strips or the one-off strips more? What is your reasoning?

AntiBunny

Favorite strip so far is this one here https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/action-hat-big-trouble-in-little-everywhere-hd/the-legality-of-keeping-it-real/viewer?title_no=260255&episode_no=41 mostly because it is quite different from the rest. Since Action Hat is largely a running gag comic that's been doing "wins by doing absolutely nothing" since before Luigi made it cool, this page is a refreshing shake up of the usual gag, being entirely dialogue driven.

To answer the second question, I prefer the one offs. There's a little bit of connection between strips, in that any given of episode of the Simpsons is connected by common characters, and that every event that doesn't contradict the status quo is canon, but mostly it's meant to be taken one strip at a time. Read, get your laugh, and go about your day. Action Hat is best read that way in my opinion. Not unlike a newspaper comic in that regard. Not to be binged, but to be taken in small, regular doses.

RebelVampire

QUESTION 3. At the moment, who is your favorite character? What about that character earns them this favor?

QUESTION 4. Which jokes connected with you the most from the comic, whether in terms of relatability or hilarity? Also, which jokes caught you the most off-guard in terms of making you laugh?

mariah (rainy day dreams)

So I didn't make it all the way through the archive but to sort of answer questions 1, 3, and 4, I thought the strip that had Detective Detective-Partner's gun was super funny. The premise of the already a farsical type of comedy, but I feel like adding a second inanimate object character just pushed it to a new level of funny for me. Especially since the gun just goes off without provocation in the last panel. I'm not sure if that's enough to call the gun my favorite character, but that joke was definitely a highlight moment while I was reading though.

SergeXIII

Hello everyone, thank you for taking the time to read my comic this week.

RebelVampire

QUESTION 5. What has been your favorite illustration in the comic so far? What specifically about it do you like?

QUESTION 6. What piece of advice from Action Hat do you actually think is also a good lesson for how we should carry ourselves in life? How in general do you think the comedy of the comic shows how it can be used to say things about life?

RebelVampire

1) My fave strip is definitely this one: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/action-hat-big-trouble-in-little-everywhere-hd/cool-guys-dont-look-at-explosions-action-hat/viewer?title_no=260255&episode_no=21 This was exactly where I wanted the idea to go, but it was still funny when it happened. Won't get into specifics since I don't want to spoil it for others at this juncture, but suffice it to say, I'm impressed the payoff was everything I dreamed of. 2) I liked the The Power of Love series the best. I am in love with the concept that theres a Guns and Bourbon store, and everyone acts like its the most common thing in the entire world. And I like the story about Detective Partner and Ex Wife met because it's a love story that fits too well in this world. There were just a lot of great continuing gags through. In terms of the second part of this question, I don't really have a preference. I actually like that the comic does a bit of both, since that gives wider appeal. Doesn't matter what you like, there's something for all.

3) My favorite character is Action Hat. Because Action Hat is the wisest of all characters despite not saying a single thing. And that's just badass. 4) The jokes that have connected with me the most are the ones regarding common cop tropes. Like the fact Detective Partner is a macho dude who doesn't open up to people, or that there's massive property destruction, etc. As a fan of cop dramas and cop action stories, I equally enjoy when people make fun of it cause they can be over the top and ridiculous. As for jokes that caught me off guard, it was definitely the one about the shopkeeper being Velma. Cause the entire time I saw the resemblance but thought, nah, that's impossible. But then someone said it. XD

RebelVampire

5) My favorite illustration is definitely from the same strip I answered for number 1. I love the explosions and the angles chosen. Especially the last panel where Detective Partner's face is slammed against the camera. It really gives some good depth to the image that really captures the badass atmosphere it wanted. 6) I think the advice in this strip is actually good https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/action-hat-big-trouble-in-little-everywhere-hd/enter-the-hat-9/viewer?title_no=260255&episode_no=9. Which to me the advice is that people do often lash out because of their own insecurities and fears. And while there is, of course, a line we need to draw at toxicity, sometimes we need to be patient and gentle with others to make them understand how their actions hurt us. In general, though, I feel this comic is a good reflection of how comedy is often a callback to human condition. And that in a lot of ways, it helps us deal with uncool things in life by making us laugh and remind us that sometimes, we need to take a step back from life and consider things from other angles (or even just take a break).

SergeXIII

I really appreciate all of these questions, RebelVampire, but I especially appreciate question number 6. The gag of the cop and inanimate object duo has been done before, but I always thought that what makes Action Hat stand out is that it serves as kind of a conscious for Partner (and Lynda, who is new to this version of the comic), so it is really valuable for me to get feedback on this so as to gauge the effectiveness of this.

RebelVampire

QUESTION 7. Which characters do you enjoy seeing interact the most? What about their dynamic interests you?

QUESTION 8. Given Action Hat is not a speaking character, how do you think this works in terms of the comic’s comedy? In other words, what aspects of the visuals and other characters’ dialogues help pull the comedy off?

RebelVampire

QUESTION 9. What sorts of art or story details have you noticed in the way the comic is crafted that you think deserves attention?

QUESTION 10. What is your favorite aspect of Detective Partner’s and Action Hat’s relationship? What has been your favorite moment between them so far? What about these aspects when it comes to Action Hat and Lynda?

RebelVampire

7) I enjoy seeing Detective Partner and Action Hat interact the most. I really love how the two play off of one another. Especially cause Action Hat is, you know, a hat. And I really like that despite basically just sitting there doing nothing, Action Hat is still given a personality because of how everyone else interacts with him. And I like how Detective Partner makes Action Hat super wise. 8) I think the silence works cause of two main reasons. First, what I hinted at to above. Even if Action Hat doesn't speak, there's still a lot of personality there because of the words other characters add in. And that itself is kind of funny cause it's just a ridiculous idea to have an inanimate object be in the police. So in essence you wind up these ridiculous situations that are brought on by other characters cause of what they assume an inanimate object said.

RebelVampire

9) A detail I really appreciate in the comic is actually the throwbacks to police drama tropes. Like the gruff partner, the dirty business dude trying to bribe people, the belligerent chief always complaining about the wanton destruction. It takes a lot of knowledge to really capture the cop drama spirit, and I love seeing it present while also torn apart in the most entertaining ways possible. 10) My favorite aspect of their relationship is probably their honesty. Like I love how Detective Partner basically immediately apologized to Action Hat for lashing out and became best friends. And I like how much Detective Partner idolizes Action Hat too, cause it is both funny while also revealing of Detective Partner's own wisdom. My favorite moment between them is still probably the one from my fave strip, but I've mentioned that to death. As for Lynda, I like the patience in their relationship. Not a whole lot of people have patience for anything, and I just like this is kind of a key point to their relationship. It's got that good slow burn kind of feel. For fave moment, I like when Lynda is touched Action Hat "waited" for her. And it had nothing to do with the fact it's a hat and has no legs to move.

RebelVampire

QUESTION 11. What do you think are this particular comic’s strengths? What do you think makes this comic unique? Please elaborate.

QUESTION 12. What sort of tropes of cops and cop dramas have you seen in the comic so far? In what ways do you think the comic successfully subverted them and/or changed how you thought about them?

RebelVampire

QUESTION 13. What are you most looking forward to in the comic? Also, do you have any final thoughts to share overall?

QUESTION 14. In general, what other police-drama related shenanigans are you hoping to see Action Hat tackle? How do you think those scenarios will play out?

RebelVampire

11) I think this comic's strength is just how the comedy works. There's lots of creative ways it uses both the fact Action Hat doesn't talk and is an inanimate object to its advantage. There's also just a good balance in how it treats everything since the comic somehow acknowledges the ridiculousness while at the same time taking it seriously. So in the end, it's just got a great tone for having fun with the subject matter. 12) I've talked about this one quite a bit already. But got the disgruntled chief who forces partners together, gruff partner who just like guns, massive property damage, sleezy rich dude, etc. The comic does a great job of reminding you that all this action stuff is actually silly if you were to frame it in the context of reality. Like there's only so much property damage the police will take before firing someone, etc.

13) I am looking forward to seeing other cop action drama tropes. Like serial killers etc. Theres so many more cop stuff to be explored that I'm really hoping to see. 14) In line with the above, I would like to see Action Hat and Detective Partner deal with internal investigations. Cause theres always that one scenario where the cops get framed and get in super trouble and then they have to solve their own case. I'm just waiting for the moment where Detective Partner is like "Action Hat how could you!?" THere's a silent pause, and then Detective Partner gasps and is like "YOU WERE FRAMED I'm sorry I doubted you."

RebelVampire

COMIC TEA PARTY- WEEK LONG BOOK CLUB END!

Thank you everyone so much for reading and chatting about Action Hat: Big Trouble in Little Everywhere HD Remix Gold Deluxe Edition this week! Please also give a special thank you to Sergio Ragno for volunteering the comic and creating it! If you liked Action Hat: Big Trouble in Little Everywhere HD Remix Gold Deluxe Edition, make sure to continue to support it via some of the links below!

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spotlightsaga · 7 years

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Kevin Cage of @spotlightsaga reviews... Orange is the New Black (S05E10) The Reverse Midas Touch Airdate: June 9, 2017 Ratings: @netflix Score: 6/10 **********SPOILERS BELOW********** From Horror Homage to this Laura Prepon directed Horror-Thriller... Leaning heavily to its thriller aspects to keep tension circulating throughout 'The Reverse Midas Touch'... Piscatella's (Brad William Henke) largely confusing backstory does nothing to add to the hints of straight forward 'Saw'-like torture porn the show uses throughout this entry to keep us squeamish, twitchy and squealing in our seats as we watch. Piscatella lines up Red's 'friends' and scalps her bit by bit, but his motivations are becoming more and more absurd by the moment. We also get an extremely awkward B-Style romp as resident riot villains Angie (Julie Lake) & Leanne (Emma Myles) lead CO turned prisoner, Stratman (Evan Hall), through a maze of potential terror as he faces losing a finger to replace Leanne's old one that was shot off by Pensatucky, biding his time by showing Leanne just what his fingers are capable of. Gulp. Yeah, I basically just threw-up in my mouth too. I can't imagine these women, particularly Angie & Leanne, are exactly taking the best possible care of themselves during this Litchfield free-for-all. Maybe Stratman should have just taken the quick but painful loss of the finger instead. It's not that 'The Reverse Midas Touch' has a bad flow or center gravity for the episode to revolve around. It's quite the opposite really. Laura Prepon does a damn fine job with what she has to work with, keeping an even foreboding and sinister tone throughout the episode. Not too shabby, Laura! Despite the total lack of sensical character motivation for basically everyone in the cast brought on by what seems to be a rare stint of lazy writing by Rebecca Angelo & Lauren Schuker Blum, Prepon's vision and well plotted direction keeps the audience on board as the writing goes off the rails. I normally defend OITNB and it's ongoing choice to humanize most of the show's villains. It's a great way to remind the audience that we all have something dark that lives inside of us, ready to come out and reek havoc if the right buttons are pushed or the environmental stimulation calls for human induced chaos, while also reminding us that we weren't born monsters... But this was the first time OITNB5 truly felt off balance and discombobulated to the point where I have nothing when it comes to defending it as a whole. As a 'One Chicago' fan, or a one-time 'Chicago PD' & 'Chicago Fire' fan, it was a delight to see Charlie Barnett play Piscatella's object of love in his backstory. The way it plays out is just plain bizarre tho, adding nothing to fuel the psychotic fire that burns inside of Piscatella. So inmates attacked his boyfriend that he shouldn't have had in the first place... That's kind of how the story goes, so there's no real solid reason to indicate that would have anything to do with Piscatella's current psychotic state. It does however answer a few questions as to why Piscatella is so open about his sexuality in an environment where that could be a dangerous tool to hand inmates and even fellow guards. In the last episode I talked about how Piscatella sees himself as a comic book hero, more specifically a Judge Dredd type, when in reality he's actually coming off as a Freddy, Jason, or Michael Myers. We've now seen that idea taken one step further into 'Snowtown' territory where we're seeing 'John Bunting' like behavior, or maybe just a reverse 'John Wayne Gacy' without the clown make-up and little boys buried in his crawlspace, considering there is no one for him to influence outside of himself now that it's just him and no one else... No guards. No employees. Just 'Piscatella with the Lid Off' and a bag full of weapons and riot gear. Apparently, in a deleted scene, when Wes is being attacked and sodomized on the ground and a young(ish) Piscatella comes to his aid, the tattoo on Wes' wrist smears, altering Piscatella's true reasons for such a burgeoning hate for inmates. Going this route would require even more backstory and information... And it's pretty safe to say that more time we spend with any scenes that spark any kind of unwelcome empathy from the audience for Piscatella would definitely not make viewers scream in delight. That angle was thankfully dropped and since I haven't seen ahead I have no idea if the tattoo is explained further or if it's only used to trace Piscatella back to Wes Driscoll. It's all just rather ill-conceived and surprisingly 'bush-league' attempt at writing in new genres, a weakness we don't see often in OITNB... Though, to be fair, I would never take points away from this writing team for trying something new. It's the all around strong performances by an incredibly talented ensemble cast in 'The Reverse Midas Touch' and of course, Prepon's cues & eye for building tension that really keep the viewer invested in what would be otherwise known as the weakest entry of the season. Uzo Aduba is the real MVP here tho. She's been struggling without the familiarity of her schedule and the safety she feels in the confines of her normal routine. She no longer has those things to keep her line... Nor does she have her meds, and as confusing as what she is going through is for the viewer, it's literally a gazillion time more difficult through the eyes of Suzanne. The fact that we feel the intensity of her emotion and erratic state is a testament to what a strong force Aduba is for this show and acting in general. I feel like if I was making films, I would consistently try to write parts specifically for Aduba to play. In a sea of strong, talented women, Uzo Aduba never fails to draw in the audience and put you in the drivers seat. There is no one in the world that could ever give this character the nuance and depth Uzo Aduba gives this character again and again and again. We've been taken on so many rides with Suzanne, all of them shattering my heart into a million pieces, but her break down in this 5th season and her pain that's been brought to the surface since the death of her friend Poussey Washington (Samira Wiley) has been nothing short of yet another award worthy performance. I don't just want Aduba to win awards, I want everyone who's ever watched her in this show and appreciated her work to bake a massive batch of cookies for this woman. Yes, she's that good. Suzanne finds Maureen in a stall wasting away, in desperate need of real medical attention. The fact that Maureen needs Suzanne snaps her back into reality. Her condition calls for her to remember things, specifically processes and proverbs, and when she can apply those to real life situations, we see the super hero that lives inside of Suzanne, and all the beautiful and irreverent souls her character represents, come to life in the most magical of ways. Humps is dead, Suzanne has identified this and buried that information somewhere deep down inside of herself, but maybe if she can help Maureen that would erase all of the 'bad feelings' she is having. The fact that this scenario and the wheels in Suzanne's head are so clearly turning, giving the audience an in-depth ride into what it might be like to be Suzanne, just goes to show you yet again... Uzo Aduba is a queen. It's a bit bizarre that the most clear and circumstantially available 'The Reverse Midas Touch' is during its hour runtime is when it's following the most unhinged character of the entire series. While Piscatella is peeling away at Red for god knows why instead of saving his men and becoming the Judge Dredd he sees himself as, Gloria (Selenis Leyva) is being equally as unbalanced. There is no reason whatsoever why she would be sneaking around Ouija (Rosal Colon) & Pidge (Miriam Moraoes) to try and get the guards out safely. She's too old school to be acting this out of character. There is no reason whatsoever for her to believe any promises made to her by Caputo (Nick Sandow) or anyone else for that matter. All signs point to her risking everything for nothing and being in the exact same hell hole that she was before, only now with no leverage... And even if she is given a furlough, she will still have to come back and face the music... And that's one helluva nasty tune.

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