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Swords, Sorcery, And Then Some!
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Written by Scott T. Hicken with art by Antipus, the comic updates Mondays. Please check out the Archive to enjoy the earlier adventures of Typh and Peonie!
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It’s been a while so I forget the details of Typh’s curse.
As far as I recall it was supposed to adapt to Typh’s self image.
I was also under the impression that Typh accepted that she is a woman.
After Typhan-Knee met his maternal grandmother, he once again identified as a man and insisted that people pronounce his name correctly as Typhan-Knee.
As far as he’s concerned He’s still a gay man, regardless of the body He’s currently stuck with.
That seems to be a “depending on the writer” thing. Drowemos wrote her as quite literally a straight woman who merely remembers being a straight man. Dan Standing changed this to Typhan-Knee having been either a gay man or a trans woman attracted to men, who was then transformed into a cis straight woman. Scott Hicken seems to have gone the other direction, treating him/her as a trans man attracted to men.
Ah, that stats to (just barely) explain things for me. I only infrequently follow and just binge catch up, and since there doesn’t seem to be a good way for me to bookmark my place I often lose a lot of comics. I was also completely unaware of the author hot-potato that seems to be going on. My only real memory of Typh is that of a straight woman who remembers being a straight man. I don’t recall any recant comics where his/her sexuality was mentioned or mattered in any way, except for this one of course.
Typhan-Knee, why are you shocked? You’ve encountered a magician who can influence thoughts, seen a unicorn appear out of thin air, witnessed a whole bunch of men get turned into gorgeous women and realized that dragons act like cuckoos by laying their human-seeming young in human ruins. After all that, a self-professed homosexual makes you do a spit-take?!?
I thought the shock was more that he suddenly realized that they might be compatible. As a gay man in a woman’s body he probably isn’t interested in a relationship with a man who wants a woman, as he just strongly implied by what he thought was a put-down of the cook’s desire for a comely woman. But if the cook is gay, then maybe his body isn’t as important after all, eh?
I highly doubt about it in your last phrase, Oberon. Typh would preffer his male form, totally, to make love and share a life with another male. He´s just confused about the tiny teensy details about that, or perhaps hasn´t given a lot of thought to that (he seems to think that his preferences over the male sex are bound to keep him in a pseudo-celibacy of sorts, since he´s deferred any chances to hook up in his female form). The romantic pursuit of Denver ending the way it ended, just confirmed that he liked a male not because of his female form doing things to his brain, but because he indeed liked men, something he tried hard to keep supressed. He now knows there are places and people that (may be) are openly gay. But that doesn´t mean the body he has now isn´t an issue to him about what he would like to have in a relationship. Besides, Peggy states he likes to oggle the male body, just like that xD The woman parts Typh has aren´t his aim 😛 But yes, as someone posted, I too like that now Typh has someone whom can relate to. Besides, this cook is sassy. High-five!
Every little bit of dialog on this page feels forced af. Heck, I can’t even remember the last page where Typh insisted on the whole “man” thing. Probably not since before Denver.
And it’s starting to feel like this cook is here to make a point, rather than be an interesting or useful character. Even though it’s a moot point to make, we already had Typh as a homosexual in the flashbacks, making a much stronger point about expectations and acceptance in a primitive tribe.
I’m just hoping that this page is just a little character establishment, and not an indication of where we’re going with the next few pages.
Or if we are going with this, that it’ll at least be something about Typh growing as a person, and understanding how expectations are different when you’re not in a barbarian tribe. And not be just, “Oh hey, we threw in a token character for reasons, yaaay”.
Then you have not been paying attention, because Typh has been idemtifyimg as a man for the last several strips. He got a few snide remarks from the guy escorting Typh to the boat, remember? Plus Peonie has also been using “he” and “him” when talking about Typh.
And him insisting one people pronouncing his name correctly and identifying as a man happened after he met his maternal grandmother, which is after Denver left.
So there’s no error, you’re just misinformed or you don’t remember.
I really like this page, actually. It seems like the other commenters have forgotten the defining character traits of Typhan-Knee:
1. He is a homosexual man.
2. He does not accept being a woman.
3. NO SERIOUSLY HIS GENDER IS MALE AND THAT ISN’T CHANGING ANYTIME SOON
Personally, I want to see Maggie become a recurring character. He seems quite unique, he’s sardonic, and he might make a love interest of sorts for the protagonist.
Because honestly, I don’t think Typhan-Knee ever had much chemistry with Denver. That just wasn’t a thing, unless I’m forgetting something.
Some people seem to forget: even with the original writer, Typhan-Knee was a man being shoved into a woman’s body. Since then we’ve had the comedy elements give way to more serious explorations of transgenderism… but Typh started as a man (and a misogynist, for that matter), and remains a man in his mind.
…MY problem with the latest pages have been how the comedy has begun to fade. That’s a problem that often happens when a comic gets too preachy… they stop being entertaining…
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It’s been a while so I forget the details of Typh’s curse.
As far as I recall it was supposed to adapt to Typh’s self image.
I was also under the impression that Typh accepted that she is a woman.
Can anyone please clarify?
After Typhan-Knee met his maternal grandmother, he once again identified as a man and insisted that people pronounce his name correctly as Typhan-Knee.
As far as he’s concerned He’s still a gay man, regardless of the body He’s currently stuck with.
It still does not answer my first question: shouldn’t his masculine self-identification affect the curse?
Not really, no. The curse only activated when he tried wearing more boyish clothes.
When he thought of himself a weak woman, he became one.
Until he didn’t, at which case he wasn’t one.
That seems to be a “depending on the writer” thing. Drowemos wrote her as quite literally a straight woman who merely remembers being a straight man. Dan Standing changed this to Typhan-Knee having been either a gay man or a trans woman attracted to men, who was then transformed into a cis straight woman. Scott Hicken seems to have gone the other direction, treating him/her as a trans man attracted to men.
If he’s a transman, then it would just be “him”.
Typh’s gender identity is ambiguous enough I got a little confused while I was typing that. 😛
Ah, that stats to (just barely) explain things for me. I only infrequently follow and just binge catch up, and since there doesn’t seem to be a good way for me to bookmark my place I often lose a lot of comics. I was also completely unaware of the author hot-potato that seems to be going on. My only real memory of Typh is that of a straight woman who remembers being a straight man. I don’t recall any recant comics where his/her sexuality was mentioned or mattered in any way, except for this one of course.
Typhan-Knee, why are you shocked? You’ve encountered a magician who can influence thoughts, seen a unicorn appear out of thin air, witnessed a whole bunch of men get turned into gorgeous women and realized that dragons act like cuckoos by laying their human-seeming young in human ruins. After all that, a self-professed homosexual makes you do a spit-take?!?
Plus, Typh is gay, too. But he probably never met someone who shared his feelings.
Mayhaps Typh has simply never met one who is so open about it
He’s certainly the first gay man we’ve seen in this comic besides Typhan-Knee himself.
I thought the shock was more that he suddenly realized that they might be compatible. As a gay man in a woman’s body he probably isn’t interested in a relationship with a man who wants a woman, as he just strongly implied by what he thought was a put-down of the cook’s desire for a comely woman. But if the cook is gay, then maybe his body isn’t as important after all, eh?
I highly doubt about it in your last phrase, Oberon. Typh would preffer his male form, totally, to make love and share a life with another male. He´s just confused about the tiny teensy details about that, or perhaps hasn´t given a lot of thought to that (he seems to think that his preferences over the male sex are bound to keep him in a pseudo-celibacy of sorts, since he´s deferred any chances to hook up in his female form). The romantic pursuit of Denver ending the way it ended, just confirmed that he liked a male not because of his female form doing things to his brain, but because he indeed liked men, something he tried hard to keep supressed. He now knows there are places and people that (may be) are openly gay. But that doesn´t mean the body he has now isn´t an issue to him about what he would like to have in a relationship. Besides, Peggy states he likes to oggle the male body, just like that xD The woman parts Typh has aren´t his aim 😛 But yes, as someone posted, I too like that now Typh has someone whom can relate to. Besides, this cook is sassy. High-five!
“Ha ha, just joking.”
Yeah, plot resolution right up there with “And the little girl woke up and it had all been a dream.”
Of course, this was a minor plot point, and now we learn something kinda useful, but still.
You’re clearly exaggerating because of your personal bias. Because no, this is nothing like the “all just a dream” trope.
“Just a joke” goes with what we’ve seen of his character so far. Him being a gay man doesn’t put this on the level of “all just a dream”.
Every little bit of dialog on this page feels forced af. Heck, I can’t even remember the last page where Typh insisted on the whole “man” thing. Probably not since before Denver.
And it’s starting to feel like this cook is here to make a point, rather than be an interesting or useful character. Even though it’s a moot point to make, we already had Typh as a homosexual in the flashbacks, making a much stronger point about expectations and acceptance in a primitive tribe.
I’m just hoping that this page is just a little character establishment, and not an indication of where we’re going with the next few pages.
Or if we are going with this, that it’ll at least be something about Typh growing as a person, and understanding how expectations are different when you’re not in a barbarian tribe. And not be just, “Oh hey, we threw in a token character for reasons, yaaay”.
Then you have not been paying attention, because Typh has been idemtifyimg as a man for the last several strips. He got a few snide remarks from the guy escorting Typh to the boat, remember? Plus Peonie has also been using “he” and “him” when talking about Typh.
And him insisting one people pronouncing his name correctly and identifying as a man happened after he met his maternal grandmother, which is after Denver left.
So there’s no error, you’re just misinformed or you don’t remember.
I really like this page, actually. It seems like the other commenters have forgotten the defining character traits of Typhan-Knee:
1. He is a homosexual man.
2. He does not accept being a woman.
3. NO SERIOUSLY HIS GENDER IS MALE AND THAT ISN’T CHANGING ANYTIME SOON
Personally, I want to see Maggie become a recurring character. He seems quite unique, he’s sardonic, and he might make a love interest of sorts for the protagonist.
Because honestly, I don’t think Typhan-Knee ever had much chemistry with Denver. That just wasn’t a thing, unless I’m forgetting something.
To be clear, I mean that Typhan-Knee and Denver are platonic friends.
They were definitely attracted to one another. That was part of the point of the whole castle ball thing.
Except ultimately Typhan-Knee lets him go because he knew it wouldn’t work out.
I was right about them hitting it off. It is great Typhan–Knee has found a fellow mlm.
Some people seem to forget: even with the original writer, Typhan-Knee was a man being shoved into a woman’s body. Since then we’ve had the comedy elements give way to more serious explorations of transgenderism… but Typh started as a man (and a misogynist, for that matter), and remains a man in his mind.
…MY problem with the latest pages have been how the comedy has begun to fade. That’s a problem that often happens when a comic gets too preachy… they stop being entertaining…