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What is the appeal of this comic?
Flying Sagittarius:
The humor is great. It's usually not crude, and I could imagine me pulling some of the punch lines.
CrazySoprano:
I've been reading the comic for almost three years now. I've tried to get into other comics that Jeph suggests, and I do read http://www.agirlandherfed.com/ regularly, but no comic has had quite the same appeal for me that QC has.
It's not the indie rock thing, because I'm an opera singer and rarely listen to anything but classical music. Some of the time, I have no idea what the joke is about, but I enjoy the comic anyway. Although there is more elegant art out there, I like the clean simplicity of Jeph's art. It's always clear who's talking and what they're doing and I always know who a character is, even if they're wearing a different outfit or they changed their hairstyle, and that's more important to me than pretty pictures. I've also enjoyed watching the art evolve over the years. Mostly, I like the characters because they're so real. I feel like these are people who could conceivably exist in real life, though I wish I could afford such an awesome apartment as Marten and Faye have, especially given that they probably make minimum wage. There's just enough suspension of disbelief (AnthroPC's, Vespavenger, etc.) to make it an interesting world, but the people in the comic are real people with real problems and believable personalities. They're my age, struggling to figure out who they are and what they want, just like me and everyone else I know.
From the comic, newsposts, and my recent exploration of the forum, I get the impression that Jeph is a down-to-earth guy who isn't trying to be something he's not, and he writes his characters the same way. I appreciate the honesty of that.
This went on longer than I had planned...I hope I got my ideas across to anyone who happens to read my post!
Spluff:
It's free.
Jeff7:
Given today's comic, I shall reiterate my previous statement:
--- Quote ---"OMG TEH SEXINESS!!!!"
--- End quote ---
And "teh boobies."
Yeah, yeah. Cartoons. And a digital picture is just a bunch of pixels.
edgreenberg:
For me QC is everything BUT the Indie Rock. I have to Google to get the Indie Rock references. On the other hand, Jeph's sense of humor, his characters, his story line and his art have made QC a daily read for me.
Yesterday, I visited a local coffee shop full of pretty female employees. I could hardly keep from bursting out laughing.
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