Out of a dark alley a low demanding voice – “Hand over your homework kid, or the Kumquat get it.” (The dog eating it excuse didn’t work before, so you need to amp it up.)
You could say they were all infected by rabid fruit flies that escaped from a government research weapons facility. You will also need to create a new super hero to save the day. Write on Tarantino, write on…..
Backstories only matter if the author shares the backstory, uses it to affect the character the reader sees, or both.
In the Harry Potter books, Snape’s backstory was important to shaping his character even before Harry learned what the story was. The part of Dumbledore’s backstory that was revealed to the reader was important, too, but mostly AFTER Harry learned it, because it really didn’t shape his character much.
The part of Dumbledore’s backstory that was not shared with the reader (being in love with Grindlewald) was utterly irrelevant to a person reading the books. Play through the events of the book with and without that element of the backstory, and it changes neither Dumbledore’s personality nor his motives. Plus, Harry knows nothing of his teachers’ personal lives, so they are all asexual as far as he is concerned.
seanfear over 2 years ago
first time i ate these things I didn’t realize they should be peeled first like oranges – really dark backstory…. facepalm
ronaldspence over 2 years ago
Kumquat is a very edgy fruit!
Enter.Name.Here over 2 years ago
“The movie will have a car chase scene that lasts for 45 minutes!”
The Reader Premium Member over 2 years ago
You mean, he is rotten to the core.
Susan00100 over 2 years ago
Hopefully, the school bully will turn into an artichoke—and REALLY choke!!
Doctor Toon over 2 years ago
I think my granddaughter was about his age when I said kumquat, and she thought it was a naughty word
nosirrom over 2 years ago
This arc just doesn’t seem to have star fruit power. ;-)
gopher gofer over 2 years ago
my mother also liked to keep a bowl of wax fruit on the table…
assrdood over 2 years ago
What a terrible name for a supposedly edible something. “Kumquat” Ugh.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 2 years ago
Okay. I’m pretty sure this whole story line was a ruse to get the word Kumquat into the strip. …well done sir. Well done indeed.
goboboyd over 2 years ago
Out of a dark alley a low demanding voice – “Hand over your homework kid, or the Kumquat get it.” (The dog eating it excuse didn’t work before, so you need to amp it up.)
raybarb44 over 2 years ago
You could say they were all infected by rabid fruit flies that escaped from a government research weapons facility. You will also need to create a new super hero to save the day. Write on Tarantino, write on…..
lynn.rawls over 2 years ago
The dad is good for encouraging his kids. They all seem to have an artistic gene running through them.
oakie817 over 2 years ago
that’s Kaptain Kumquat ma’am!
jbarnes over 2 years ago
Backstories only matter if the author shares the backstory, uses it to affect the character the reader sees, or both.
In the Harry Potter books, Snape’s backstory was important to shaping his character even before Harry learned what the story was. The part of Dumbledore’s backstory that was revealed to the reader was important, too, but mostly AFTER Harry learned it, because it really didn’t shape his character much.
The part of Dumbledore’s backstory that was not shared with the reader (being in love with Grindlewald) was utterly irrelevant to a person reading the books. Play through the events of the book with and without that element of the backstory, and it changes neither Dumbledore’s personality nor his motives. Plus, Harry knows nothing of his teachers’ personal lives, so they are all asexual as far as he is concerned.
David Rickard Premium Member over 2 years ago
Edgy and moody? Does it end with the kids in a Mexican standoff, pointing corers/peelers at each other?
briggs.roy078 over 2 years ago
I’d like to see Chuck Palahniuk do this story.