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Indeed!

Quite!

[cesium133]

If Raven can do that with an espresso machine, what could she do with an AnthroPC?

And what would Pintsize do with teleportation abilities?

[pwhodges]

I dread to think!  But I'm sure others will have ideas...

[TheCollector]

Man, alot of artists seem to be stabbing themselves in the hand lately. First Rich over at Order of the Stick, and now Jeph.

[StevenC]

At least Jeph didn't do it to his drawing hand. I really hope he feels better soon. I don't know what caused this (because I'm fairly certain that tumblr troll alone didn't make him so exhausted) but I really hope everything's going to be okay for him.

[Is it cold in here?]

Aren't we due to find out more about Gabby? She can't be as normal as she appears, not in this comic strip.

Maybe she could be in a spinoff strip with Lt. Potter and a cat, called "Abby, Gabby, and Tabby".

[FunkyTuba]

I want a book 3 but I was kind of holding out to get a personalized one... wonder if those are still a possibility

[StevenC]

Right now? Unlikely.

[FunkyTuba]

sure... but ever?

[jwhouk]

"Ever" is a very long time.

[CompSarge]

sure... but ever?

On Topatoco I remember seeing something about Book 3 personalizations possibly later this month. Dunno if that's still the case though.

[Tova]

I am trying hard to come up with comic chatter, but this recent news is quite distressing.

So I will just stick to my poll response, which is a hearty "indeed!"

[Is it cold in here?]

You know who we haven't seen in a while? Mieville. Dora could have a heart-to-heart talk with him about the Tai relationship.

[Bluesummers]

I want a book 3 but I was kind of holding out to get a personalized one... wonder if those are still a possibility

Your best bet is probably at a convention or something in the Boston area...I'm just going to blindly assume Jeph attends those every once in a while. Somebody correct my foolishness if applicable, please.

[lunakitten]

When I saw the filler, and why, I decided that an archive binge was in order. I was just going to read and enjoy the comic, because it's an awesome comic. I hope Jeph gets the help he needs and feels better soon. Depression is so debilitating, and you don't realize how much it's crushing you until you start to come out of it, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone, especially not an artist who makes so many people as happy as he does.

In regards to the current re-posted comic, can anyone of the archive ninjas tell me which comic is the one where this gets resolved?

[Mr. Doctor]

This wasn't what I hoped to return to. 

Yeah, I just saw it now (it's 02:52 here... I should sleep) and man... I'm sad.

[Bluesummers]

In regards to the current re-posted comic, can anyone of the archive ninjas tell me which comic is the one where this gets resolved?

Here you go, complete with hat-tip to Douglas Adams.

[Carl-E]

Thank you.  I was just thinking about looking for it myself! 

[Hypster]

In regards to the current re-posted comic, can anyone of the archive ninjas tell me which comic is the one where this gets resolved?

Here you go, complete with hat-tip to Douglas Adams.

Oh god, I wish I hadn't kept reading. Creepy hairdresser lady bleaurghhhh. There's a real hair cave run by Chez Gilip.

[foolsguinea]

Severed ring finger tendon? Oyyy.

[snubnose]

Man, alot of artists seem to be stabbing themselves in the hand lately. First Rich over at Order of the Stick, and now Jeph.

Oh thats why QC is stalled right now.

Well I guess I could have read the forum there, but god theres so much more traffic than in this forum, so I kind of stopped reading it quite quickly again.

[Is it cold in here?]

Thank you.  I was just thinking about looking for it myself!

http://questionablecontent.wikia.com/wiki/Espressosaur

[Is it cold in here?]

Severed ring finger tendon? Oyyy.

Am I missing tweets? I had not seen this.

Yeetch!

[pwhodges]

It's in the newspost under today's guest strip (written by Cristi, I presume).

Jeph is much better today, he sees a hand surgeon tomorrow to repair his severed tendon on his right ring finger. Thank you all for the wonderful emails and tweets of support. He and I both really appreciate it.

[cesariojpn]

You know who we haven't seen in a while? Mieville. Dora could have a heart-to-heart talk with him about the Tai relationship.

So Dora talks to her pussy about girl problems?

[tempest3k]

You know who we haven't seen in a while? Mieville. Dora could have a heart-to-heart talk with him about the Tai relationship.

So Dora talks to her pussy about girl problems?

I guess someone had to go there - would be good to see Mieville at some point once Jeph is better though.

[sluthy]

Was it ever established anywhere that Marigold was "the fat girl"? Faye copped more fat jokes, particularly from other people, in the early days than I can recall Mari ever getting. Has anyone ever called or referred to her as 'fat', other than herself, all I've seen are boob comments? The only direct size comment I remember is Faye saying "we're basically the same size".

[StevenC]

Nope, the only one thinking Mari is fat is Mari herself. And tumblr apparently.

Also I didn't know that Jeph is lefthanded.

[Bluesummers]

Unintelligent morons make their own assumptions based upon preconceived notions about society, about Jeph, and about the other readers. They don't deserve social interaction at all if they can't handle it properly.

[idontunderstand]

To be fair, most people seem to have thought she'd be a bit more chubby. Doesn't validate the criticism though.

[MillionDollar Belt Sander]

it's also a case of "how you say it" too.    If I had a critique for Jeph I sure as hell wouldn't present it the way the Email Asshole did.

[Thrudd]

When life gets you down and you can't wait to die
when the slightest contusion puts tears in your eyes
Here's what I do when everything goes wrong
I go out and sing a song
Oh well! At least I'm not a mole
Oh well! At least I'm not a mole - either kind
One I'm underground, totally blind
The other I'm a blemish on someone's behind
So put a smile on that long, long face... unless you're a mole, in which case I apologize for this insensitive song.

.......................................

Now back to the discussion relating to body image and the amount of extra tissue or lack thereof....
It has been already pointed out that Marbear has self-image issues.
Her earlier appearances, had her conceptualized physically as a bit more sturdy than most but able to rock a corset when the occasion arouse.
Her tendency to wear loose baggy clothing to obscure her body is something I can well relate to.
It also meshes well with her introversion mixed with laziness and maybe a bit of OCD.

<<== has battled ... okay argued at best .... with weight / image issues most of their life.
When my life takes a downer I end up swinging from fastidious organized social person to an absentminded hermit slob focused on something that takes their attention away from the real world around them [Warcraft / books / hobbies / etc].

I think that he has the artists touch to be able to characterize in a way that a majority of readers can relate to on a lot of levels.  I just hope that he can pull back and recover from all this.

[Barmymoo]

I just went on a mini-archive binge from the reappearance of the espressosaur, and I really like the panel where Hanners' kick-drum leg is just going mad. Actually the whole the 1980s is really good - in 1982 I love the way Dora's face is drawn.

[cesariojpn]

You know who we haven't seen in a while? Mieville. Dora could have a heart-to-heart talk with him about the Tai relationship.

So Dora talks to her pussy about girl problems?

I guess someone had to go there - would be good to see Mieville at some point once Jeph is better though.

I blame "Are You Being Served?"

[Carl-E]

You can blame who you like, we all know the truth...

[DSL]

it's also a case of "how you say it" too.    If I had a critique for Jeph I sure as hell wouldn't present it the way the Email Asshole did.

Poe's Law notwithstanding, you ever notice sarcasm as a mode of "criticism" is most favored among people who aren't all that good at it?

[Is it cold in here?]

And that the best flames are written by the people who do them least?

Long ago on Usenet, one of the most friendly and level-headed people finally got provoked beyond endurance, and dashed off something that climaxed with "I will not tell you to grow up, as I fear you have already reached the peak of your development, like an egg I once smelled".

[DSL]

Those are the folks who believe that anything worth doing, is worth doing well. And they save up the good stuff.
I respect those people.

[lanilanilani]

Man, alot of artists seem to be stabbing themselves in the hand lately. First Rich over at Order of the Stick, and now Jeph.

If I could draw, I would have totally drawn a picture of an Alot of artists (see http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html)

[Carl-E]

If the alot belongs to artists, then there's probably already a picture. 

Or a painting. 



Or maybe a sculpture, covered with human hair clippings...

[Tormuse]

Has no one commented on yesterday's guest comic?  Well, then I'm just going to say that, like Pintsize, I also have a cool, human penis. 

[Barmymoo]

I do not have a cool, human penis - and if I did have a penis and it were cool, I would consulting my doctor about possible problems with my circulation

[DSL]

About the guest comic, I would say that's passive, even for Marten.
Also, I like the expression of the gal who's flipping Pintsize the double-birdie.

[ChaosWolf]

Marten is strangely apathetic for someone who's had their skull flayed.

[lanilanilani]

If the alot belongs to artists

Oh, no, no, no, you misunderstand. The alot is MADE of artists. If you followed the previous link, you could see the Alot made of beer cans. Now, picture each of those cans being a webcomic artist instead.

[Is it cold in here?]

Marten is strangely apathetic for someone who's had their skull flayed.

Or having his head bitten off.

[DonInKansas]

Marten is strangely apathetic for someone who's had their skull flayed.

Or having his head bitten off.

I seriously miss snarky smoking Hannelore.

[Is it cold in here?]

Insightful, too. I miss that.

[cesariojpn]

You can blame who you like, we all know the truth...

Okay, i'm from 4chan, that vile cesspool of the internet. Happy now?

[DSL]

Insightful, too. I miss that.

She's always been insightful. It's just that once she found the meds that worked for her, they decreased her confidence/increased her inhibitions, and she acts "younger," not so much a "contemporary." Granted, the Hannelore we've known and loved since about the time the strip count went four digits is more "adorable" than bar-bathroom Hannelore -- but that might be a (sub)conscious defense move on her part. You know, kind of like "kids are cute so we don't eat them."