Having seen Inception recently…
… I realize that I’ve been going about promoting Twilight Lady the wrong way.
After the first 5-10 minutes, Inception is basically a fun caper movie cum psychological thriller with a fairly straightforward plot and POV. But all the hype surrounding the film seemed to be about how difficult it is to follow. (“You’ll have to see this movie 5 times to really get it. 5 TIMES!”) Sheer marketing genius.
Now, if you’ve ever tried describing Twilight Lady to anyone, I’m sure you’ll agree it’s a bit of a challenge. I usually keep it simple, so as not to scare people off by making it sound totally convoluted. “She’s kind of like Nikita but with supernatural abilities. Oh, and she’s a ghost. Sometimes…”
Like I said, maybe I’ve been approaching this the wrong way.
Next time you tell someone about this comic, I suggest using one or more of the following lines to entice ’em:
“It’s 1000 times more confusing than Inception, believe me!”
“Only starts to make sense after you read it for the 50th time. Backwards.”
“You’ll never figure out what this comic is about. Not until the day you die. Maybe not even then. PROMISE!”
“You thought Inception was incomprehensible? Wait’ll you read Twilight Lady!”
And so on, and so forth… (Feel free to make up your own.)
It was an outstanding film all things considered. But sometimes people are too dense to follow a storyline, they do not pay enough attention or maybe they aren’t used to thinking when watching a movie. I do not understand why people had trouble understanding shutter island, the film gave you all the clues to pick the correct version of the story. Inception didn’t, while there are hints for either case there is no ‘evidence’ per se.
Now twilight lady is easily amongst the more complex webcomics I’ve read. However being updated a few times per week it’s easy to forget earlier pieces of the storyline so few people if any could get everything from reading through a single time. Except if they read it in one go and are meticulous about it.
Now at this point.. I don’t know, feels like the magic is gone. It does not grip my attention like in the beginning where the plot is moving fast, interesting notions are introduced and the lady’s presence is felt. But maybe that’s just me. I’d expect that the pace will pick up sooner or later.
Yes, I think the 2-3 pages per week thing makes it a lot more difficult to follow if you read the comic as the pages are released. A re-read in one go would probably help.
Maybe I’ll try that once I have enough leisure time. Because right now, I have trouble following the plot myself.