Clarissa Ruins the Internet
A Portuguese Brazilian blogger has posted a long review of Clarissa titled ‘The Day I Met Clarissa” (linked and translated here). I haven’t seen anyone give  Clarissa a detailed examination like this, so you might enjoy it.
last time I clicked on a site trhat admitted it was Portugese it was a graphic video of what was gleemed over in Clerks 2.
It’s a small point, but the poster is Brazilian, not Portuguese.
At least once in a lifetime having Portuguese as native language would have its payoff, right? 😀
…as much as reading an article without having to rely on Google Translate counts as a payoff, of course.
Give it up JY – Weapon Brown may be a stone-faced psycho killer, and Roadblock’s cynicism may perpetually boil over into gleefully destructive rage, but you wish to sweet Jesus you could write a line as unforgivingly cold-blooded as, “If you do not like it, cry to fuck the world hear you.”
Yeah, i follow this blog. “O Blog Do Amer” (The Amer’s Blog in portuguese) is one of the best blogs out on the internet. Really nice that you notice his examination – almost made me cry.
…ummmm…’tha boy don’t seem ‘ta figgerd out how them ‘thar innernets worked yet,… now do he?…
TRANSLATOR: LOL FAILSAUCE!1one… (hey!; someone had to say it, right!?).
Hello Jason, I am the blogger who wrote the article about Clarissa.
First, I would like to congratulate you on your work. Your comics are brilliant, both in art and story.
Second, Clarissa is simply a masterpiece. I never thought I’d see such a powerful story about child abuse, something that’s so uncomfortably real. It made me think very hard about the subject, and I believe it had the same effect on most people that read it.
Now, I am truly honored that you saw my article, never imagined that would happen, thank you so much for sharing it with your readers, it means a lot to me.
I can translate my article to proper English if you like and send it your way. I know that reading something on Google Translator can be a bitch and although my grasp of the language is crappy at best, I believe I can do a better translation job than an internet program.
Thank you for your time, Jason. I wish you nothing but the best.
Cheers.
Any advertisement is good advertisement, i think(JY?). The blogger in his July 17th post fairly well addresses his overall opinion of Jasons work. BUT, in the blog his thrust(heh)decidedly ignores the creative concept-that being humor. Using Clarissa as ONLY an example of abusive behavior completely ignores the SUBSTANTIAL(dark)humor within-which I believe is the main point(jason?). He didnt kill the messenger, for that i applaud the blogger. Yes JY has “big balls”(hi wipeout)for bringing this reality to light. However(ashamedly), I for one find it a tremendously funny comic. Yah its tragic, but we DO live in a world that includes much worse, so forgive my funnybone(heh)for this small indiscretion. I dont excuse the father/family or the act, but do appreciate Clarissa’s strength. She’s has found a way to survive, to thrive, and will(i believe)eventually live what we all enjoy, a wonderful life. So, Clarissa’s story used primarily as an example of the negative I find short sighted, and continue to sample the notion that the strip may also be helpful ; perhaps someone somewhere might benefit in a real way by reading about Clarissa. Might be the adult with notions toward children. Perhaps those copeing years after the event, family, friends, maybe principals. Glass is half full but the water is still pretty dirty-I gotta admit. Funny, filthy, immoral, funny, offensive, insightful, funny, theropudic, tragic, and finally funny–JASON U DA MAN ! I’d hope readers can appreciate the humor in this BEFORE fixating on the reality. I’m not excusing, just placing it all in context. I’m sure Beepo clubbing a baby seal isnt a nice thing, or Roadkil’sl pissing on the Vietnam memorial but to see that and not the humor diminishes ones intelligence.(WIDF Vo1 #3=best issue ever)As I’ve suggested of JY, my hope is that we get to see Clarissa progress as a teen, young adult, perhaps wife/mother. I’d enjoy following her as she navigates the tragidy and TRIUMPH of life given the hard(heh)start she’s had…
**that outta do it bro..Dignified? Suave? CONVINCING?? PAY ME.
I’ve never been sure what to make of Clarissa. Yes, it is a disturbing tale and well-told. But is it supposed to be funny? Are we supposed to be laughing? We’re supposed to be laughing at the other Deep Fried stuff, right?
Amer-
Thanks for your re-praise! If you want to create a translated version of your critique that I could link people to, please do. I’m sure you can out-do Google, although i thought Big G did pretty well for being a soulless piece of machinery that cannot understand love.
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Laugh at what makes you laugh, Jorpho.
Danny is going to explode if In don’t get that new Clarissa story done fast.
Since you only linked directly to the blog, here is a direct link to the post: http://blogdohammer.blogspot.ca/2011/07/o-dia-em-que-conheci-clarissa.html and the translation: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://blogdohammer.blogspot.ca/2011/07/o-dia-em-que-conheci-clarissa.html
He mentions that Clarissa is six. I don’t recall her name being mentioned in any of the comics, where did this detail come from?
JY: That would be on my currently unlinked cast page.