I cant help but feel that this camp is an "after-life" like place for kids who died. There are NO adults, and all of the children seem to have come from some sort of rough background.
Seventeen could have died when the still exploded. Mal died in the chemical explosion. The kid who used to get dunked in the toilet could have drowned....
Perhaps this camp is made to help children make peace with themselves before they move on to the next life?
Just saying...
I would agree, except there are quite a few kids that don't seem to have any potential cause of death in their backstory. For example, Dani got sent to camp because his songs became less famous and the family went broke or whatever. So, maybe they had to start living on the streets and he died of starvation, but that doesn't seem likely to me.
I cant help but feel that this camp is an "after-life" like place for kids who died. There are NO adults, and all of the children seem to have come from some sort of rough background.
Seventeen could have died when the still exploded. Mal died in the chemical explosion. The kid who used to get dunked in the toilet could have drowned....
Perhaps this camp is made to help children make peace with themselves before they move on to the next life?
Just saying...
I would agree, except there are quite a few kids that don't seem to have any potential cause of death in their backstory. For example, Dani got sent to camp because his songs became less famous and the family went broke or whatever. So, maybe they had to start living on the streets and he died of starvation, but that doesn't seem likely to me.
A hoppy ending indeed. I'm glad that Chekhov's painted tomatoes didn't go off. As always everyone's expressions are great and convey so much about them instantly. A wonderful wrap-up.
I'm not going to say I've never considered the possibility that the camp is purgatory type place, but it doesn't really fit.
Besides being a really depressing interpretation, I don't think it fits what we know. It's just a world that operates slightly different than ours. Where unwanted kids (and cats) can be sent to a camp and forgotten about.
I think the closest comparison I could make is Dumbo (How depressing is 95% Dumbo?). He's mocked and ostracized for a perceived failing, but the supposed failing is his greatest strength. And I think this is true for a lot of the campers.
Obviously, some of them might just be jerks, but I like to think there's good there, too.
I mean poor Braden seemed pretty happy just notching wood in his room and he got sent off for looking odd.
The first time going through I didn't even notice the mini-story with the rock tomato kids.
Then the next time through looking for the cat i noticed the kid in the bush and his reaction to Brian. Just so much detail in this comic.
Great job as usual, great story line.
The only thing I couldn't figure out is which kids were the silhouette kids from the early panel, but I did notice there were 5 kids in the silhouette not 4 which I didn't notice at first. I think the kid in the middle is the red angry kid, but the other silhouettes don't make sense if that's the case
The expressions are so great again.
Seriously:
The mean girls, Fred, Steve(n), the Twins
Btw, speaking of the two mean girls, the tall red haired fair skinned freckled girl and the short black chin length haired tan skinned girl that is, I thought of two names for them back on the strip episode "Friendly Warning": the tall red headed one is Bianca and the short black haired one is Udella.
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Brian is awesome.
I would agree, except there are quite a few kids that don't seem to have any potential cause of death in their backstory. For example, Dani got sent to camp because his songs became less famous and the family went broke or whatever. So, maybe they had to start living on the streets and he died of starvation, but that doesn't seem likely to me.
that's quite cute
Now, as Brian may be a quite fellow, he still knows how to get a good cheer started.
YES! YES! YES!
Besides being a really depressing interpretation, I don't think it fits what we know. It's just a world that operates slightly different than ours. Where unwanted kids (and cats) can be sent to a camp and forgotten about.
I think the closest comparison I could make is Dumbo (How depressing is 95% Dumbo?). He's mocked and ostracized for a perceived failing, but the supposed failing is his greatest strength. And I think this is true for a lot of the campers.
Obviously, some of them might just be jerks, but I like to think there's good there, too.
I mean poor Braden seemed pretty happy just notching wood in his room and he got sent off for looking odd.
Then the next time through looking for the cat i noticed the kid in the bush and his reaction to Brian. Just so much detail in this comic.
Great job as usual, great story line.
The only thing I couldn't figure out is which kids were the silhouette kids from the early panel, but I did notice there were 5 kids in the silhouette not 4 which I didn't notice at first. I think the kid in the middle is the red angry kid, but the other silhouettes don't make sense if that's the case
Loved it.
Beautiful end to a brilliant arc. It's comics like this that secure Camp Weedonwantcha firmly in it's place among the best.
Wooooooooooo go Brian!
This link led me to looking at all the Camp wallpapers, including the one with the deer pooping while jumping over Malachi. I love this comic.
Btw, speaking of the two mean girls, the tall red haired fair skinned freckled girl and the short black chin length haired tan skinned girl that is, I thought of two names for them back on the strip episode "Friendly Warning": the tall red headed one is Bianca and the short black haired one is Udella.