"What does inevitable mean to you? I’ve always found it a bit nihilistic. As though one is throwing up their hands in response to the chaos that comes with the natural order of things."
For me, I think "inevitable" means throwing up one's hands at an obvious consequence of their actions, rather than change course or admit the likelihood of said consequence. While we never have every element under our control at any given time, there the "those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it" concept, which carries a lot of truth. If you close your eyes tight and just do whatever you want regardless of learned outcomes, that's "inevitability". We COULD change course, but if we don't, then we can't say the results weren't inevitable.
The visual is key. This scene was originally written to take place over a game like chess. Same dialogue, but playing out over a series of moves leading to what we know as checkmate.
I changed it because I was getting bogged down developing the rules of the game and not writing 😂😅
Yeah, chess would have been a more "brainy" visual, but the combat is better for COMICS. That juxtaposition between cartooning and smart, subtle dialogue is exactly what I'm talking about re: subtext being especially interesting in this medium.
Anyway, good example of it! I feel an essay coming on...
"What does inevitable mean to you? I’ve always found it a bit nihilistic. As though one is throwing up their hands in response to the chaos that comes with the natural order of things."
For me, I think "inevitable" means throwing up one's hands at an obvious consequence of their actions, rather than change course or admit the likelihood of said consequence. While we never have every element under our control at any given time, there the "those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it" concept, which carries a lot of truth. If you close your eyes tight and just do whatever you want regardless of learned outcomes, that's "inevitability". We COULD change course, but if we don't, then we can't say the results weren't inevitable.
I can dig that definition. The disregarding of one’s ability to change is what leads to inevitable outcomes.
*pinches fingers* ahh, subtext :)
There’s a bit of that in The Rule of Nine 😎
That's the sign of mature writing IMO. I see people gush, "oh, have you read so-and-so? Genius!" but then I read, and alas, no subtext. ;)
It's such a particularly powerful tool in comics, too, since you have the visual contrast.
The visual is key. This scene was originally written to take place over a game like chess. Same dialogue, but playing out over a series of moves leading to what we know as checkmate.
I changed it because I was getting bogged down developing the rules of the game and not writing 😂😅
Yeah, chess would have been a more "brainy" visual, but the combat is better for COMICS. That juxtaposition between cartooning and smart, subtle dialogue is exactly what I'm talking about re: subtext being especially interesting in this medium.
Anyway, good example of it! I feel an essay coming on...
I’m here for it!