Comic #1000

[inhuman_decency]

I am on record with my prediction about QC #1000: Sven will be sitting disconsolate on the sofa, and mutter, "Faye, do you like me?"

What's your prediction?

[Kartoon Kween]

I think the forum should start some sort of betting pool.

My prediction is that Jeph kills a character off.  It would be both cliche and unexpected!

[MC]

I think the forum should start some sort of betting pool.

My prediction is that Jeph kills a character off.  It would be both cliche and unexpected!

maybe both. maybe Sven goes into a long talk with Faye. They than go for a long walk hand and hand, and Sven is killed by a crazed semi-driver! I know i'm cold and heartless

[pentaen]

i think 1000 might be something to do with dora and her dad. or maybe a huge ark that includes the sven/dad/dora drama, the faye/sven drama and the dora/marten drama too. expect huge cataclysts!

[SusurrusIgnoramus]

Sven and Faye go dancing, and Sven gets a sledgehammer to the knee, falls, cracks his head open, dies of an aneurism(sp?).

[Shift Breaker]

Sven's dad suffers from a heart attack, and is presumed dead. Not long before, he had cut himslef slightly, and Sven's fingerprints were on the knife. The person next door worries about what happens, hears commotion, and calls the police. Sven, being very paranoid and worried, and Fayer, being quite tipsy, run off and hide from the police together. Their bond becomes stronger, Dora finds out and becomes worried, bringing up bad memories of the past with Marten. Sven's dad wakes up, and reveals what happened, and the police make sure to find them, as faye's phone was left back at the flat and Sven's has ran out of batteries, and thus, they can't be contacted. They get found, and Sven and Faye run into a derelict building, thinking they are on the run. After a mishap, Sven manages to save Faye's life. The police catch up with them, and reveal that Sven's dad is okay and wonder why they ran, and Sven reveals that it was a combination of drink and severe paranoia. All is well, and Dora's revealing(Of the past, not of her...never mind) leads to a future storyline.

All in one strip.

[Kartoon Kween]

I'm not sure about a strip, but it sure made one helluva one paragraph fan-fiction!  I was genuinely entertained. 

I wish I could contribute, but I'm not feeling particularly creative right now.

[SusurrusIgnoramus]

if jeph actually did draw that out, it'd probably take 6 months  (not meant as an insult, just stating facts)

[muteKi]

Maybe Sven goes into a long talk with Faye. They than go for a long walk hand and hand, and Sven is killed by the crazed vespa-driver who came back after another of Sven's unsuccessful forays!

Fix'd


Actually, scratch that...

Surrealist humor!

[ThinWhiteDuke09]

Dora is pregnant, caused by some antics by pintsize.

[StMonkey]

Pintsize is pregnant, caused by some antics by Dora

[chrisisme]

We all know that it's going to be Faye and Dora mud wrestling to see who gets to fuck Marten first after Dora reveals that they never actually did it. Dora barely wins, but Marten's blueball gasket splits her in half, leaving Marten (now fueled with the soul of Dora) to do it with Faye in the mud. Then Pintsize explodes.

Duh.

[snoppyjanoppy]

Jeph reads the forums. He's GETTIN HIS IDEAS HYUCK.

No, number 1000 is going to be this-



I'M DEAD SERIOUS.

(P.S. what is that girl on the far right drinking? It looks like shit water.)

[chrisisme]

Um, Coffee Of Doom has been open for more than a year. Long before Faye moved in and Marten first appeared.

But if what you say is true, for the love of god we must stop posting any ideas but mine.

[snoppyjanoppy]

What the fuck did I say?

Yea, what the fuck did you say? That was INCOHERENT.

[MC]

i think 1000 might be something to do with dora and her dad. or maybe a huge ark that includes the sven/dad/dora drama, the faye/sven drama and the dora/marten drama too. expect huge cataclysts!

after seeing Jeph's newspost, you might be right.


quote: "We'll be seeing more of Mr. Bianchi in the future, I promise."

[SusurrusIgnoramus]

what if comic 1000 isn't anything terribly special?  what if it's just a regular comic?  where did we get the idea it was going to be something earth-shattering (other than the #) anyway?

[jeph]

It's not even really #1000 if you don't count the guest strips.

I MEAN YAY WOO BIG ROUND NUMBER

[AnotherQCaddict]

It's not even really #1000 if you don't count the guest strips.

I MEAN YAY WOO BIG ROUND NUMBER

I'm taking this to mean that Jeph isn't doing anything special for ol' 1,000. Then, after everyone in the forums start to forget about that, Jeph springs a suprise and *insert MAJOR PLOT TWIST* ensues.

[jeph]

It's 16 comics away. I rarely if ever know exactly what I'm doing that far in advance.

[Mojo]

The past is an illusion, and the future is uncertain.  Live only in the present....

I'm sure I heard that somewhere....

 

[Rocketman]

It's not even really #1000 if you don't count the guest strips.

I MEAN YAY WOO BIG ROUND NUMBER

Doesn't that mean it wasn't really #666? 

Also, Faye/Sven's dad. Calling it.

[MC]

The past is an illusion, and the future is uncertain.  Live only in the present....

I'm sure I heard that somewhere....

 

yeah, the makeout hobo! Jeph! You seriously need to make him return! Just the idea of a "makeout hobo" is hilarious!

[Cartilage Head]

 You have no idea how serious the idea of the Makeout Hobo is.

[Shift Breaker]

I'd find it pretty funny if the special WHOAMG comic was #1001. >_>

[teh pwn queen]

In any case, 1000 comics (no matter how it got up that high: insert a couple of guest comics or whatever) it is still a whole lotta fucking comics, and if jeph doesn't feel like doing anything (laziness, keep QC fans on our toes, death) I say fine. 
LOL, this is likened to the whole millennia debaucle... everone though that it was all gunna happen in the year 2000, but look where all that got us.

[LeeZion]

what if comic 1000 isn't anything terribly special?  what if it's just a regular comic?  where did we get the idea it was going to be something earth-shattering (other than the #) anyway?

I came up with that theory more than a year ago. When Jeph hit #100, this was a milestone, and he gave us something special to mark the occasion — five frames rather than the usual four, and Faye topless, besides.  Jeph's exact words at the time were:

Holy crap, I've hit strip #100! Hooray! I thought for number one hundred I'd do something a little longer than my usual strip. Also I figure after 100 strips it is okay to show a little skin. This should answer all the emails I get asking whether Faye wears a bra or not.

He did it again with strip #300.

You may have noticed that this strip is A) longer and B) wider than most of the other strips! This being comic #300, I wanted to do something a little special.

As a result, we got a six-panel strip rather than the usual four, and got a "double-booty dance" besides. Jeph further celebrated the milestone by turning the double-booty dance into a limited-edition T-shirt. (I have one. You don't. Nyah nyanny boo boo.)

Strip #500 was another milestone, but it was marked in a very different way — it was the start of "The Talk." And Strip #666 must have been a milestone, because Jeph called it "I've Been Waiting Three Years For This Strip" and accompanied it with the following news post:

SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY SIX COMICS WOOOO!

Consider today's strip a break in QC's usual strict continuity. I simply couldn't let such a once-in-a-comic's-lifetime opportunity pass me by. Can you tell I had fun drawing this one? 'Cause I did!

So naturally, I figured 1,000 would have to be a similar landmark — at least in the parts of the world that use a base 10 counting system. I created a post back in Aug. 2, 2006, inviting people to speculate on what would happen Oct. 26, 2007. The original post was here:

http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,11965.0.html

[snoppyjanoppy]

what if comic 1000 isn't anything terribly special?  what if it's just a regular comic?  where did we get the idea it was going to be something earth-shattering (other than the #) anyway?

I came up with that theory more than a year ago. When Jeph hit #100, this was a milestone, and he gave us something special to mark the occasion — five frames rather than the usual four, and Faye topless, besides.  Jeph's exact words at the time were:

Holy crap, I've hit strip #100! Hooray! I thought for number one hundred I'd do something a little longer than my usual strip. Also I figure after 100 strips it is okay to show a little skin. This should answer all the emails I get asking whether Faye wears a bra or not.

He did it again with strip #300.

You may have noticed that this strip is A) longer and B) wider than most of the other strips! This being comic #300, I wanted to do something a little special.

As a result, we got a six-panel strip rather than the usual four, and got a "double-booty dance" besides. Jeph further celebrated the milestone by turning the double-booty dance into a limited-edition T-shirt. (I have one. You don't. Nyah nyanny boo boo.)

Strip #500 was another milestone, but it was marked in a very different way — it was the start of "The Talk." And Strip #666 must have been a milestone, because Jeph called it "I've Been Waiting Three Years For This Strip" and accompanied it with the following news post:

SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY SIX COMICS WOOOO!

Consider today's strip a break in QC's usual strict continuity. I simply couldn't let such a once-in-a-comic's-lifetime opportunity pass me by. Can you tell I had fun drawing this one? 'Cause I did!

So naturally, I figured 1,000 would have to be a similar landmark — at least in the parts of the world that use a base 10 counting system. I created a post back in Aug. 2, 2006, inviting people to speculate on what would happen Oct. 26, 2007. The original post was here:

http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,11965.0.html

for some reason Jeph loves to piss on everybody's parade. I do enjoy his comic, but he also seems to be a bit of a dick sometimes. That's okay though, since I loved A Modest Destiny and that webcomic guy everyone hates was the most pompous ass to grace the internet in a while.

If he doesn't do something, it will be intentional and everybody can be like, Hey! Remember when strip 1000 in QC nothing really happened? It was super special just for us.

EDIT: I laughed my ass off just now, that webcomic guy everyone hates, lol.

[Clobbersaurus]

i predict a predictable swerve tactic that depends on something "silly and random" to be mildly funny at best! 

[Madartistgirl]

 What if there isn't a strip 1000 at all? What if there is... a guest strip!!!
 Major anticlimax. It would be kind of hilarious.

[muteKi]

Actually, I would expect 1000 to be a major turning point in the comics' storyline. This came to me on my way to lunch, and kinda' fits in with the way the story is heading.
I wish I could draw this.

[Marten has just gotten back from his work at the library.]
[Panel 1: Marten is standing at the doorway, with a surprised look on his face. There are several pieces of luggage on the floor, packed, and Faye is sitting on the couch watching TV or something.]
Marten: What's with all the luggage?
Faye: Oh, honestly Marten, I figured you could be slow on the uptake but I though that this was obvious. It's time for me to move out.
[Panel 2: Marten appears shocked. He has moved a bit more into the room and Faye has gotten off the couch to talk with him.]
Marten: Wha-- What? But why? It's not like you've been freeloading or anything!
Faye: I might have been paying for the rent, but all this time I've been hurting you emotionally and physically as well. I'm suprised you didn't dump me out before for being such an asshole. Besides, it's time for me to quit moping about something that happened many years in my past and take charge of my life.
[Panel 3]
Faye: Besides, since you and Dora have been getting more serious lately I feel like a third wheel. If I have a little time off from you two it'll make things a lot less awkward.
Marten: But where will you go? It took us a while to find this place, and there'll be a lot of empty room here.
[Panel 4: Faye has a slight smirk in this one, with her index finger near her cheek]
Faye: I think that my old apartment complex has been rebuilt. I might try going back there, but if this doesn't work out, Sven's offered me a room at his place.
Marten: Sven?? Isn't that like hiring a fox to take care of chicken eggs?
Faye: He's improving, I think. Besides, maybe I can help shape him up if he reverts.
[Panel 5 Marten has one hand on the back of his head]
Marten: So, uhh...if you're trying to change, does that mean that if I hug you now I won't get a headlock?
Faye: Why don't you try it and see. It's either a tender moment or a reliving of the nostalgia.
THE PUNCHLINE:
Marten: Never in my life did I think I'd associate physical pain with a happy relationship. And my mom was a dominatrix.

[snoppyjanoppy]

Marten: Sven?? Isn't that like hiring a fox to take care of chicken eggs?

I pissed my pants.

[Thy Dungeonman]

Woah, that one is so plausible that I considered calling a spoiler alert.

[muteKi]

Yeah, when it came to me I was particularly proud of myself.

[Kartoon Kween]

Yeah, when it came to me I was particularly proud of myself.

You're psychic.   Either that, or your idea is so far from the truth that Jeph is sitting in his squishy executive chair, and laughing evilly at his computer screen while he pets his fluffy white cat.

[Bearer]

No, I've got it.  It is turned out that Faye's dad isn't really dead!  It was just an elaborate hoax because of trouble with the Canadian Mafia!

[Kartoon Kween]

Hmmm.  Perhaps we find out the reason for his suicide.

[bryanthelion]

lets break out the shit water!

[Thunderpants121]

No, I've got it.  It is turned out that Faye's dad isn't really dead!  It was just an elaborate hoax because of trouble with the Canadian Mafia!

Think bigger. Think a cover up to get the evil terrorists that were tracking him off his trail. The reality is that Mr. W works for the NSA as a Splinter Cell operative. Turns out the terrorists were actually working for the Illuminati, who were using them to help cover up the existence of aliens and maintain their iron grip on humanity. But, through Mr. W's steadfast determination to finish his mission, and help from Marten and his gang of Super Sleuths, the truth is revealed and civilization is liberated from the Illuminati and it's oppression, ushering in a new era for humanity. 

[bryanthelion]

Dude,
Maybe Faye and Dora get in a fight, then Faye gets fired!!

That'd be crazy.


Also, Muteki matches so closely to jeph's style/humor that he has to come from the future!

So were do you keep your time machine?

[muteKi]

Which one? There's one in my garage next to the faster-than-light van, but I have a pocket model that I occasionally use (hint: it isn't very reliable), when I don't need to bring anything else other than what's on my person; I leave it right next to my cloaking device.

[Cartilage Head]

 Jeph will probably decide to end the comic at 999. I hope so.

[SusurrusIgnoramus]

here's what happens between now and comic 1000:

marten leaves the apartment to go find faye and apologize.  while walking, he gets hit by a drunk driver and dies.  faye, who finds him dead on her way home, is unable to handle the death of another man in her life and kills herself.  after dora doesn't hear from either of them for too long, she goes out looking for them.  she finds them dead, plus the drunk driver (jimbo) and the police in the midst of a firefight.  she gets caught in the crossfire and dies.  hanners gets too drunk by herself, trips, falls headfirst into the toilet, and in a drunken attempt to clense herself, sticks her head in the oven, dies.  the next day, pen pen decides to finally reveal herself as pizza girl, and vows not to serve pizza, but to rid the world of drunk drivers.  and in an attempt to thwart her, her archnemesis (the vespavenger) sets fire to coffee of doom (don't ask why... arch-nemeses always thwart).  in the midst, she, pen pen, raven, the makeout hobo, and angus all die in the fire.  tai hears of all the deaths, and while celebrating their lives, OD's on X.  On her way to the funeral, Faye's mom's plane crashes, she dies.  The rest of the cast (including the tequilla monster, mieville, scott, and the allosaurus that ate sara) are all at the funeral.  amir and natasha are playing a song to honor the dead, and ROKK so hard, that everyone's head explodes.  EXCEPT the allosaurus' stomach explodes, and sara climbs out and walks into the sunset.

cue music from the incredible hulk.

[Thunderpants121]

^Either that, or they all stop listening to Indie and switch over to Ska!

Imagine QC like this:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xVFn42jogrI
Or like this:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=qHtonaaVfYw&mode=related&search=

[pentaen]

Jeph

you need to give up the comand of the ink and let jimbo draw an erotic guest strip, beer stained napkins and all.

[Kartoon Kween]

Jeph

you need to give up the comand of the ink and let jimbo draw an erotic guest strip, beer stained napkins and all.

Wow.  I'm pretty sure that that's the best idea ever.  If Jeph doesn't do it, one of us has to.

Now, who on this board has artistic talent?

[celticgeek]

Like this one?

http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=197

[Kartoon Kween]

....God damn it.

[camelpimp]

Comic 1000 will be completely irrelevant and inane. It'll just be all the characters smacking each other in the face with fish.

1001 will be: "wait, what the fuck was THAT?"

[ebsha]

Jeph will probably decide to end the comic at 999. I hope so.

Ouch.  That would just be.... pain. lots of pain.