Topic: Has anyone written any QC fanfiction? (Read 40424 times)

Professor Snuggles · « **on:** 10 Jul 2009, 17:26 »

I was thinking about this earlier, and if anyone has, I'd really love to see it. I am very curious as to what the fans of this comic have imagined happening in the universe non-canonically.

Either post stories, or links, or hell, maybe no ones done it at all. But if you have it would sure be awesome to see.

Kross · « **Reply #1 on:** 10 Jul 2009, 17:53 »

Eh, that would weird.

That and someone would eventually write slash fiction. I don't think anyone here wants to read Marty/Steve/Amir slash fics.

OR DO THEY?

Juniper Jade · « **Reply #2 on:** 10 Jul 2009, 17:55 »

Quote from: Kross on 10 Jul 2009, 17:53

That and someone would eventually write slash fiction. I don't think anyone here wants to read Marty/Steve/Amir slash fics.

Speak for yourself dude.

chowburger · « **Reply #3 on:** 10 Jul 2009, 18:37 »

Rule 34 also works for slash fiction - if it exists, there is someone who wants to read it.

Professor Snuggles · « **Reply #4 on:** 10 Jul 2009, 18:49 »

Guys we are not talking about slash, although if anyone has written any and wants to post it I would probably read that too. I just want regular fanfiction.

est · « **Reply #5 on:** 10 Jul 2009, 19:04 »

This is actually a better idea than I thought it would be when I first saw the thread title. However, be warned that I'm not sure how Jeph'd like slash fiction being posted in here. I'm pretty sure it would be unappreciated and you'd probably be banned.

plethora · « **Reply #6 on:** 10 Jul 2009, 19:20 »

Drabble competition!

But seriously, if shipping is creepy enough for the banhammer to come out, I suspect reactions to fic (slash or otherwise), would not be good.

nichidani · « **Reply #7 on:** 10 Jul 2009, 19:23 »

Quote from: chowburger on 10 Jul 2009, 18:37

Rule 34 also works for slash fiction - if it exists, there is someone who wants to read it.

i was thinking rule 34 myself but you beat me to it.

my thing is, it's bound to happen sometime... there's MYTHBUSTERS slash fiction, isn't there?

chowburger · « **Reply #8 on:** 10 Jul 2009, 19:31 »

Quote

But seriously, if shipping is creepy enough for the banhammer to come out, I suspect reactions to fic (slash or otherwise), would not be good.

Having spent most of my teenage years on Livejournal, I'm still working my head around the idea that the internet is not solely populated by shippers and slashers... Don't really see the harm in fanfiction of any sort, though.

Kross · « **Reply #9 on:** 10 Jul 2009, 19:59 »

Jeph just might not want fanfics based on his works. IIRC, there are several writers who are opposed to fanfiction, including George R. R. Martin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_R._R._Martin#Fan_relationship

I actually had to look up shipping, first time I've heard that term.

Surgoshan · « **Reply #10 on:** 10 Jul 2009, 20:30 »

Someone once linked to a winslow/hanners fic. Non-erotic. Point is, it's out there.

satsugaikaze · « **Reply #11 on:** 13 Jul 2009, 06:12 »

Someone should follow up on that "QCmiller" pic that some dude did for Jeph ages back - you know, the Sin City/Frank Miller style.

I would read a fanfic with that sort of thing. =P

Janvs · « **Reply #12 on:** 13 Jul 2009, 07:54 »

Quote from: chowburger on 10 Jul 2009, 19:31

Having spent most of my teenage years on Livejournal, I'm still working my head around the idea that the internet is not solely populated by shippers and slashers... Don't really see the harm in fanfiction of any sort, though.

If you can't see the harm in fanfiction (even the non-slash kind) then you clearly haven't read enough.

plethora · « **Reply #13 on:** 13 Jul 2009, 08:02 »

If you can't see the harm in fanfiction, then clearly you've never heard of Fandom Wank.

Edit:

On the other hand...

July 13, 2009 11:12pm

Somewhere, right now, someone is writing Wil/Coleridge/Ancient Mariner slash fiction.

Hott.

satsugaikaze · « **Reply #14 on:** 14 Jul 2009, 22:55 »

Someone up to the challenge? =D

Delirium · « **Reply #15 on:** 15 Jul 2009, 23:44 »

Does fanfic have to be for the express purpose of shipping? Use your imaginations, folks.

Surgoshan · « **Reply #16 on:** 16 Jul 2009, 07:31 »

Jeph already got the ball rolling on a bit of fic.

chowburger · « **Reply #17 on:** 16 Jul 2009, 13:26 »

Quote from: plethora on 13 Jul 2009, 08:02

If you can't see the harm in fanfiction, then clearly you've never heard of Fandom Wank.

There's a difference between harm and moronic hysterics.

Near Lurker · « **Reply #18 on:** 16 Jul 2009, 13:59 »

And, of course, he has fed the rule 34 beast.

Jace · « **Reply #19 on:** 16 Jul 2009, 21:46 »

Look at the guest comic for today you insufferable shits.

Yarin · « **Reply #20 on:** 10 Nov 2011, 11:01 »

Quote from: satsugaikaze on 13 Jul 2009, 06:12

Someone should follow up on that "QCmiller" pic that some dude did for Jeph ages back - you know, the Sin City/Frank Miller style.

where would i find such a pic?

Kugai · « **Reply #21 on:** 10 Nov 2011, 14:11 »

And somewhere out there someone has written a Hanners/Faye/Tai fic

Count on it

And no, I haven't, my writing is limited to Original Works and Star Trek.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #22 on:** 10 Nov 2011, 14:48 »

Absent any word from Jeph on the subject, I'd discourage posting fanfic here, on the grounds that being creative with Jeph's characters is Jeph's sole privilege.

Mr_Rose · « **Reply #23 on:** 10 Nov 2011, 14:54 »

Ah, but does a 'fic have to include Jeph's characters to be QC-ish?
Anthro-PCs, orbital weapons platforms, USDoKYA, the mysterious singularity, and all the rest are all ripe for the proverbial picking without involving any of the main cast, even as cameos.

pwhodges · « **Reply #24 on:** 10 Nov 2011, 14:57 »

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 10 Nov 2011, 14:48

Absent any word from Jeph on the subject, I'd discourage posting fanfic here, on the grounds that being creative with Jeph's characters is Jeph's sole privilege.

I concur.

At times the existence of the Fanart thread has also made me uneasy; but that was set up originally with the intention that Jeph would take what he liked from it to build a fanart page on the comic site. However, that never happened. So it remains, with the understanding that it will be moderated according to the rules of the rest of the forum.

DSL · « **Reply #25 on:** 10 Nov 2011, 16:33 »

Marten arrived home to a smoky apartment.
"Sorry," Faye said. "I still haven't gotten the hang of this toast thing."
"That's OK," Marten said. "Open a window and I'll get the fan out of the broom closet."
"I didn't know we had a fan," Faye said.
"I didn't know we had a broom closet," Marten said. " Let's see, let's see, where is the fan ...?"
"I don't think there is a fan," Faye said. "I think you made it up. The fan's fictional."
"No, here it is," Marten said. "Here's the power cord."
"That's just an extension cord," Faye said. " There's no fan on the other end."
"There was," Marten said. "Look, it's been cut. Did you do that, Pintsize?"
"Mmmmmmmmaybe, " said the robot, hurriedly hiding what looked like a miniature katana.
"Would that," said Hannelore, suddenly appearing in the apartment in a way no one had ever figured out, "be slash fiction?"

Mr_Rose · « **Reply #26 on:** 10 Nov 2011, 16:38 »

No, that would be five dollars in the jar for excessively egregious punning.

DSL · « **Reply #27 on:** 10 Nov 2011, 16:54 »

"We need a new fan," Marten said. "I'll go to the store."
"Can't we just have them deliver one?" Faye asked.
"That's not allowed," Hannelore said. "It's shipping."

jwhouk · « **Reply #28 on:** 10 Nov 2011, 17:57 »

You win one free Interweb for that.

Kugai · « **Reply #29 on:** 10 Nov 2011, 18:29 »

Keep your acceptance speech as short as possible please

Russell Crowe will be timing you.

Yarin · « **Reply #30 on:** 10 Nov 2011, 19:21 »

Woah my brain ouch that was so meta

Carl-E · « **Reply #31 on:** 11 Nov 2011, 12:53 »

Well, that kills that idea. No way anything can surpass the DSL touch!

...or, for that matter, survive it...

DSL · « **Reply #32 on:** 11 Nov 2011, 16:29 »

Are ya sayin' I killed the thread? At least I'm more fun than the banhammer ...

Carl-E · « **Reply #33 on:** 11 Nov 2011, 18:10 »

Time will tell....

but I'm not gonna hold my breath!

~~cesariojpn~~ · « **Reply #34 on:** 12 Nov 2011, 03:42 »

Quote from: pwhodges on 10 Nov 2011, 14:57

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 10 Nov 2011, 14:48
Absent any word from Jeph on the subject, I'd discourage posting fanfic here, on the grounds that being creative with Jeph's characters is Jeph's sole privilege.

I concur.

At times the existence of the Fanart thread has also made me uneasy; but that was set up originally with the intention that Jeph would take what he liked from it to build a fanart page on the comic site. However, that never happened. So it remains, with the understanding that it will be moderated according to the rules of the rest of the forum.

Aww, but I wanna see people's takes on Pintsize being damaged in hilarious ways!!

jwhouk · « **Reply #35 on:** 12 Nov 2011, 05:41 »

All right, I give. I have some. However, I'm dread to post it here because I don't wish to anger Mr. Hodges nor do I wish to anger Jeph.

Basically, it's a story about a fictional band that visits Northampton and runs into (most of) the QC cast. The catch is that the fictional band isn't "Indie" - they're a CCM band. (Think Switchfoot, but older - more like Petra.)

No, there's no sex, slash/pairing or anything like that in it. It's just interactions with the various characters (except, for some reason, Hanners). Of course, if you know what CCM is, you can guess the gist of the story. No, it's not a Chick-tract, beat you over the head with a Bible type of story. It's just genuine interaction with the characters.

It's in the same spirit as an older FF I did for another favorite webcomic of mine - Wapsi Square. That one, though, was just a "wander through their world" kind of thing.

Anyways - I'm hesitant to post it. I don't even want to put it up on Scribd, next to the QCSxS and the Cast List docs.

pwhodges · « **Reply #36 on:** 12 Nov 2011, 05:58 »

That doesn't sound like a thing that I would have any issues with. My caution is simply because the term fan-fiction immediately brings up images of the seamier kind of thing that is all too common.

While I'm at it, I should also remark that the particular images in the fanart thread that I was specifically concerned about in my earlier remarks (and which were complained about at the time) are no longer there; not, in fact, because I removed them - they were already inaccessible when I went through the thread yesterday pruning out dead links and discussion that relied on them (over a third of the thread). There is already a very brief fan-fiction post in there, so using that thread for more would seem to be in order.

Carl-E · « **Reply #37 on:** 12 Nov 2011, 08:41 »

Absolutely! Fiction is an art, after all, so fanfiction is fanart. However, I recommend linking anything longer than a few paragraphs for the sake of those of us who will be reading it.

Cinead · « **Reply #38 on:** 22 Feb 2012, 10:00 »

I do know of a writer who (with permission of the artist) has written a series based on a popular webcomic. It's John Ringo's "Troy Rising" series and it's a prequel to Howard Tayler's webcomic, "Schlock Mercenary". Ringo's series takes in the same "universe" as Tayler's comic but in the distant past, so there's no interaction between Taylers and Ringo's characters.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #39 on:** 22 Feb 2012, 13:07 »

Welcome, new person!

Redball · « **Reply #40 on:** 22 Feb 2012, 18:12 »

Quote from: jwhouk on 12 Nov 2011, 05:41

All right, I give. I have some. However, I'm dread to post it here because I don't wish to anger Mr. Hodges nor do I wish to anger Jeph.
Basically, it's a story about a fictional band that visits Northampton and runs into (most of) the QC cast. The catch is that the fictional band isn't "Indie" - they're a CCM band. (Think Switchfoot, but older - more like Petra.)

As I read this thread tonight, I thought of Jimmy Johnson's brief Peanuts arc. http://www.gocomics.com/arloandjanis/1997/10/13

LoverlyLucy · « **Reply #41 on:** 15 Mar 2012, 13:17 »

I was just thinking the same thing. The newest comic shows Marigold reading some on fanfiction.net, so I looked. I was quite disappointed to find that it doesn't actually exist.

jwhouk · « **Reply #42 on:** 15 Mar 2012, 13:42 »

The write-up on FFDN on Wikipedia states that they were essentially forced to take R/NC-17 stuff down from their site, so...

Akima · « **Reply #43 on:** 15 Mar 2012, 16:06 »

Quote from: Delirium on 15 Jul 2009, 23:44

Does fanfic have to be for the express purpose of shipping?

Theoretically no, but one has to consider the likely motives for writing amateur fan-fiction.

I once wrote a completely original detective/adventure story set in Shanghai circa 1935 featuring a not at all self-insert plucky young orphan sampan-girl (let's call her 苏玛丽 or Su Mali...), and an American hero who bore no resemblance whatever to a well-known fedora-wearing archeologist. It would never have been written if I hadn't had a soft spot for a certain American actor, and not coincidently, it was very bad.

ecstaticjoy · « **Reply #44 on:** 16 Mar 2012, 00:23 »

Quote from: Surgoshan on 10 Jul 2009, 20:30

Someone once linked to a winslow/hanners fic. Non-erotic. Point is, it's out there.

I would only read it if it were erotic.

jmucchiello · « **Reply #45 on:** 16 Mar 2012, 09:47 »

Quote from: Delirium on 15 Jul 2009, 23:44

Does fanfic have to be for the express purpose of shipping?

Well for a comic like QC, really what else is there? They don't solve mysteries or go on adventures. They just sit around being friends or having relationships. What else would a QC fanfic be about if not some kind of "new" relationship? The only thing non-ship one could really write is a Mary Sue befriends the cast, platonicly of course, story.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #46 on:** 16 Mar 2012, 13:28 »

It would be possible to add backstory, or pursue speculative story arcs like Marten doing something with his life, or Hannelore inheriting her mother's empire and cadre of minions.

Scenes from the struggle for robot civil rights would be interesting too.

Carl-E · « **Reply #47 on:** 16 Mar 2012, 14:32 »

A couple of us have written some non-erotic, non mary-sue fanfics. They're in the fanart thread.

TheEvilDog · « **Reply #48 on:** 18 Mar 2012, 20:43 »

First panel: Pintsize sitting on the couch in the apartment with a backpack by its side.
Second panel: Pintsize is still sitting there, its a little darker.
Third panel: Pintsize is still sitting on the couch, and its brighter in the room.
Fourth panel: Pintsize - "I think Marten forgot me..."

Yep, I'm bad at this XD

Yarin · « **Reply #49 on:** 18 Mar 2012, 23:39 »

Quote from: Carl-E on 16 Mar 2012, 14:32

A couple of us have written some non-erotic, non mary-sue fanfics. They're in the fanart thread.

Where in the fanart thread

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