Long Attention Span Theater
Every once in a while I feel like putting together an extra-long story. It’s fun to do, and for people who like long storylines, it’s fun to read. But there are some people – and you know who you are – who have the attention span of a gnat when it comes to comic strips. Some people like a quick, self contained joke, and even if every strip in a long series has its own self-contained punchline, if there’s even a hint that it’s part of an ongoing storyline, some people get itchy, they get a nagging urge to pull their hair out at the root, and they feel like a little kid is holding his finger a centimeter from their ears saying “I’m not touching you, I’m not touching you…” I’m a Babylon 5 fan. I’m a Farscape fan. I love long, ongoing stories. I don’t get you people at all, but I do grudgingly acknowledge your existence.
Today, I counted the responses to the vampire story arc and – using my way-too-rusty math skills – about .05% of you fit the above description. I never shorten my stories for the sake of the impatient, but the last thing I want to do is piss you off. So if you just can’t take it, you’d be better off waiting a week or two ’til it’s over. Then come back and read through the whole thing in one sitting, as if it’s a comic book. It won’t feel excruciating to you, and I guarantee you’ll enjoy it more.
For the 99.95% of you who tell me you can’t wait to see where this is going, read on…
You should give the entire series to the strip’s “patrons” in advance. If you won’t shorten your strips for impatient readers maybe you can make a few bucks off them.
I have A.D.D., so I’m one of the .05%; however, I will keep reading EVERY day because I am also CURIOUS. I am sort of hoping this will prove, in a court of law, to be a reasonable doubt for paternity for Lemont. However, on the other hand, I really LIKE the little baby and think he’s cute, and WANT it to belong to Lemont. It would be funny if he ended up being a vampire baby, however, and bit the fiance every time she insults Lemont.