by Kris@WLP » Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:12 pm
Round 2 is underway, so now it's time for Round 1 post-game and Round 2 analysis.
Ignoring the PitW v. PitW matchups, here is how each comic did in the first round:
PitW: 3-3
Milkmaid: 1-5
CM: 3-2
Chichi: 3-1
Shiroi: 1-0
The Milkmaid minor characters didn't hold up well at all in the first round. Yes, they can look forward to having their heavy hitters (or should that be a T instead of an H?) coming out of their byes... but, by definition, ALL the lead characters are coming in, including Peter, Sarah, Jean, Butch, CM, and Chichi.
To make things worse for the Milkmaid team, the one character who won in the first round... matches up immediately against ANOTHER Milkmaid character in the second round! This guarantees that the Milkmaid cast will be down another team member, no matter what else happens, when Round 3 comes round.
Anyway, here's what each comic has left in the race:
PETER IS THE WOLF - 13 entries
THE MAGNIFICENT MILKMAID - 7 entries
CHOCOLATE MILKMAID - 6 entries
CHICHI-CHAN - 5 entrants
Other (Shiroi) - 1 entrant
We have two Cinderellas coming out of the first round: Shiroi (a #11 seed) and Prof. Wanda (a #10 seed). Both, of course, are facing very stiff competition in #1 seeds Chocolate Milkmaid and Butch Cramer, respectively. Initial voting does show some support for Shiroi, though, so there might be hope for a non-busty bracket buster!
Round 2 matchups:
PitW v. PitW - 2
PitW v. MM - 3
PitW v. CM - 2
PitW v. Chichi - 3
MM v. MM - 1
MM v. Chichi - 1
CM v. CM - 1
CM v. Chichi - 1
CM v. Shiroi - 1
In addition to CM v. Shiroi, Butch Cramer v. Prof. Wanda, and the C*nt v. JuGGG's, there is one other match-up worth special consideration: Milkmaid v. Carla Goodwin. Although Milkmaid is by far the heavy favorite here, PitW fans who want a mother-daughter Jean v. Carla matchup later on need Carla to pull off the major upset here. As I type this, about two hours into the voting, the numbers show early support to Milkmaid... but can the WILF fans rally and put Carla over the top? (It'd be a stretch...)