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Angus gets the gig

11 (16.2%)

Angus bombs out

4 (5.9%)

More Morose Faye

7 (10.3%)

Marten undergoes a lifestyle change

11 (16.2%)

Dora starts her own Ask Abby column

1 (1.5%)

Jimbo becomes Wils mentor

14 (20.6%)

Cake Batter and Boobs

9 (13.2%)

Vorlons arrive

4 (5.9%)

Green Eggs and Spathe Ham

1 (1.5%)

Butts

4 (5.9%)

Purple Monkey Dishwasher

2 (2.9%)

Total Members Voted: 65

[Kugai]

HUMMAKAVULA!!!!!!!

[jwhouk]

Gesundheit.

[Jazzmaster]

I chose #4, but mostly because I wish for it personally, and not so much that I think it's what'll actually happen.

I am somewhat expecting Angus to not get the spot, hard to say why.  I guess I'm just uncertain and nothing else, but I always expect the worst of situations for some reason...

[jwhouk]

A whole week of buildup, and then he shows up at her apartment - looking like he went into the ring with the Undertaker.

"I was number 9,723 to audition. Three seconds in, my nose started to itch. I tried to be suave and make it look like I wasn't trying to itch my nose."

"And that's why you have a patch over your eye?"

"No, that's from when I pitched forward and face-planted onto the judging panel's table."

"I was wondering what the sling was for."

"Yeah. So. They told me, 'Don't call us, we'll call you.' Unfortunately, I lost my cell phone on the train back up here, so I'd have no idea if they liked me, anyways."

(Meanwhile, the interior of a train car - "BRRRRRRING!")

[cesium133]

Okay, now I want to see Cosette audition for something, because that would totally be a Cosette story. 

[T]

I wonder if "friend Dora" and "Boss Dora" are related to "explorer Dora"

[K1dmor]

 ^
 

[jwhouk]

I wonder if "friend Dora" and "Boss Dora" are related to "explorer Dora"

I doubt it.

COSETTE! NO COSETTING!

[Jazzmaster]

I wonder if "friend Dora" and "Boss Dora" are related to "explorer Dora"

I doubt it.

COSETTE! NO COSETTING!

Hah, more like "Sven, no Sven'ing".  She'd always give him a hard time for his promiscuity. 

[jwhouk]

Okay, that demands a picture of Sven with a bandana around his face with TMNT-like eyeholes.

[izumiryu]

Could be worse, she could be Dora Valkyrie...the twin sister of Nora Valkyrie from RWBY...

Dora wielding a hammer/grenade launcher (?) hybrid weapon... That would be interesting.

[FunkyTuba]

Come on, vámonos.
Everybody let’s go.
Come on, let’s get to it.
I know that we can do it.

Where are we going?
 THE HORRIBLE REVELATION.
Where are we going?
 THE HORRIBLE REVELATION.
Where are we going?
 THE HORRIBLE REVELATION
Where are we going?
 THE HORRIBLE REVELATION

Hahahahahahaha.
Hahahahahahaha.
 THE HORRIBLE REVELATION

[jmucchiello]

I have to compliment Jeph on the art. Especially the composition. So many strip comics avoid showing people from the waist down. Here's a bunch of panels where people are standing in full view. Nice work. I hope this is a continuing consequence of the expanded size of the comic.

[cesariojpn]

I wonder if "friend Dora" and "Boss Dora" are related to "explorer Dora"

Fuck I wanted to kill her anthro-animal pals and enemies. "Hey Swiper, know what "Castle Doctrine" is?"

[Kugai]

Gesundheit.

Thank you.  *Pulls out large white Handkerchief*

I wonder if Boss Dora is cohabiting with Sarcastic Dora.

[Emperor Norton]

I wonder if "friend Dora" and "Boss Dora" are related to "explorer Dora"

That's what Tai calls her when its sexytimes.

[Shjade]

I wonder if "friend Dora" and "Boss Dora" are related to "explorer Dora"

I doubt it.

COSETTE! NO COSETTING!

Cripes, is that where that's from? I had no idea.

The things I don't know from not watching kids' shows.

[Akima]

There is something very strange going on with Dora's right foot in the first panel. Either she has mismatched feet, or she's wearing a biker boot several sizes larger on the right than the left. Jeph still draws better feet than Rob Liefield, even on a bad day.

[Is it cold in here?]

A reminder that even Faye can't de-feet her.

[NilsO]

A friend is a friend, and a boss is a boss. They should never be mixed. A boss should never be your friend outside of work, even if you are on friendly terms while at work. Conflicts are bound to occur if you do not follow this rule. Faye is trying to be schizophrenic about this, but it is not going to work.

Faye and Hanners obviously violate the boss/friends rule. Other employees at CoD are not part of Dora's inner circle of friends (even if she occasionally meets them outside of work because they have common friends).

Jeph has previously touched this theme, when Dora hired Hanners.

[Method of Madness]

Dora has been Faye's friend and boss since before the beginning of the strip.

looking like he went into the ring with the Undertaker.

(click to show/hide)

Victorious?

[Nepiophage]

When the undertaker boxes you, you go down and you stay down.

[Is it cold in here?]

There's plenty of role confusion in QC! Trying to mix roommate and romantic interest may even have been worse. It's a rich source of humor though.

[Thrudd]

When the undertaker boxes you, you go down and you stay down.

That's what you would hope for anyways. -  Jonathan, the sixth King of Xanth 

[Zwammy]

(Meanwhile, the interior of a train car - "BRRRRRRING!")

That would be a whole lotta suck.

[Method of Madness]

No regular comic tomorrow. I HOPE RANDY RETURNS.

[Kugai]

He will, he's eternal.

[Method of Madness]

I meant tonight.

[Oenone]

When the undertaker boxes you, you go down and you stay down.

That's what you would hope for anyways. -  Jonathan, the sixth King of Xanth 

The whole plot of Castle Roogna was Jonathan and Milly getting reanimated, lol. I think bouncing back from the dead is kinda the goal for those two.

Is Dora egging Faye on to trigger a cleansing temper tantrum?

[Xthform]

Jeph it gets harder and harder to respect you as a real webcomic producer when you do shit like this. Sohmer hasn't missed a strip in years. What is your excuse?

[Jimor]

Whereas my respect for Jeph goes way UP because it's a real sign of personal growth to recognize the danger signs of his condition to know when trying to force out a comic could seriously affect his health and well-being.

[Loki]

What Jimor said. Besides, how good do you think a comic would be he'd churn out out of a sense of obligation and not drawing from his inspiration?

I also wish to remind you we are in a way guests - both as his readers and members of his forum.

[Tova]

I've now decided that I quite like Angry Bird comics.

[Rghfrgl]

Jeph it gets harder and harder to respect you as a real webcomic producer when you do shit like this. Sohmer hasn't missed a strip in years. What is your excuse?

Gee, I wonder why Sohmer never misses a strip. Must have something to do with the fact that he pays someone to draw it for him.

[Schmee]

Who is Sohmer anyway? What comic does he do?

[NilsO]

I've now decided that I quite like Angry Bird comics.

Yelling Bird, please. Angry Birds is something else. Jeph should sell Yelling Bird to Rovio, I bet he could kill the evil pigs with some yelling or some fireworks from his cloaca.

[pwhodges]

Jeph it gets harder and harder to respect you as a real webcomic producer when you do shit like this. Sohmer hasn't missed a strip in years. What is your excuse?

Many comics are only three strips a week; one well-regarded one is a dozen or less strips a year.  Why then do you feel the need to berate someone who's been so comparatively productive for over ten years now for being unwell?  What's your excuse?

[cesariojpn]

Is it too much to ask for a full week of just Yelling Bird Comics?

[hedgie]

Who is Sohmer anyway? What comic does he do?

Ryan Sohmer is the writer for Looking For Group (lfgcomic.com).

Many comics are only three strips a week; one well-regarded one is a dozen or less strips a year.  Why then do you feel the need to berate someone who's been so comparatively productive for over ten years now for being unwell?  What's your excuse?

Not to mention, Jeph doesn't run a strip buffer, and everyone needs a day or so off now and again.  As mentioned in the YB thread, it's either this, or nothing, and I'd rather have a ranty little bird (although an appearance by Sweet Tits Harriet wouldn't bother me at all.

[Method of Madness]

Sohmer also does Least I Could Do, he has the same artist for both.

I'd add my distaste for Xthform, but it appears they are no longer around to see it. Good.

[ihs]

I've read the comic for years, but never felt compelled to register/post until Xthform's post.  I thought it was going to have a sarcastic twist at the end, but nope - ended up being nothing more than a rant.

As mentioned above, we're guests, and Jeph's history/track record speaks for itself - he rarely misses a day.  Sometimes life gets in the way, and I'd rather he take a day or two when he needs it to reset, clear things up, and be ready to attack the next one fresh and ready to roll.

[Thrillho]

That sense of entitlement to something that is provided for free out of the goodness of the artist's heart is part of what makes creating any kind of art so unrewarding at times.

[Detachable Felix]

Seriously, Xthform?  The fact that Jeph has managed an update, even if it's just a Yelling Bird or Randy/Shelby/etc for five days a week for over a decade, is fucking incredible. Considering the shit he's been through, it's amazing that he's kept this up for so long and is still going strong. Let the dude have a night off if he needs it.

[snubnose]

I could NEVER write an episode of Yelling Bird myself.

Then again, I wouldnt ever manage any compelling regular QC strip either.

But I dont even know half the curses Yelling Bird uses ...

[Thrillho]

I am told I was a pretty passable Yelling Bird in the Mafia thread.

[Detachable Felix]

To make a YB curse, combine a commonly used expletive with any random object. Fuckstick, Shitstain, etc.

[ankhtahr]

Yep, I know anxiety issues, although they are probably very different from Jeph's, and because of that I have the greatest respect for Jeph for not completely skipping the day. Taking a day off can really be a necessity when you're struggling with stuff like this. So, I'm happy about the YB strip, while hoping that the day off helps Jeph with his problems.

[judemorrigan]

I generally don't love the yelling bird strips.  But I've never had any sort of problem with them.  As far as I'm concerned, Jeph's output is downright remarkable, particularly given the quantity and quality of art in his strips.  Everyone deserves time off every now and then, even if they aren't going through personal stuff.  I mean, seriously, compare it with Darby Conley on the paper strip side of things.

That said, I actually quite liked this YB strip.  For some reason, it really struck my funny bone.

[Barmymoo]

Haha yes, this one made me laugh out loud. Ostriches with wigs on, . And what is up with penguins, anyway? Weird waddly birds in tuxedos.

[celticgeek]

Penguins generate computer operating systems.