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The Chapters of QC?

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BenRG:
Jeph has said that he thinks that there have been several 'books' of Questionable Content where the direction and theme of the strip have been noticeably different and that we're on the third or fourth right now. I've been thinking about it and have a feeling I know what they were:

* "I Was A Young Californian, Unlucky in Love" - Marten's story from the beginning to the Space Station arc;
* "The Library Assistant and the Interns" - From the arrival of Emily, Claire and Gabby at the library to Faye's break-up with Angus;
* "The Fayesurrecction" - Faye's story from just after her brush with death up to her and Bubbles becoming a couple;
* "The Lives and Loves of the Synthetic" - The current storylinesAgree? Disagree? Discuss?



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Thread title changed - Thanks for the suggestion cybersmurf

cybersmurf:
Not intending to sound like a heckler or whatever, but "Ages" is a little bit deceiving here. IMHO Chapters or Periods would be better fitting though.


You could see it like this. "Fayesurrection" probably is the most prominent section here, and I definetly like that to be a section of its own.
But spanning the first section of more of half of the current strips? feels a little bit of a stretch, but then again, it's probably Marten becoming non-mopey there I guess.

Is it cold in here?:
There was the indie music and snark era, followed by a stretch about relationships, and later the AI rights theme. I could change my mind on any of that.

Gyrre:
Some of these can be broken into smaller units.

The Fayesurrection could be at least three by itself. At least one of which should be called "Bigger Fish".

BenRG:
It's worth noting that there is never a clear break between arcs. Sometimes, the existing arc drifts to a halt over a few score strips and the new one starts appearing in its place. So, there is usually a transition period of sorts between the two of semi-random mini arcs and moments when both main subjects are being addressed in parallel.

I don't think that Jeph actually has ever set out to have the strip so easily dividable into distinct major arcs and really it's something that is only visible from hindsight.

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