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The Ask Jeph thread
Mr. Doctor:
--- Quote from: Godfiend on 13 Jul 2009, 04:05 ---I'm a huge metalhead, and I recall you mentioning Deathspell Omega for one comic's newspost. Besides your Kralice recommendation, what other black metal do you like? I can imagine you might like Emperor, perhaps, and others like that (Borknagar also comes to mind). What about the more raw stuff, like 1349 or Anaal Nathrakh? Any interest there?
You've also said, somewhere in this thread, that you don't like grindcore. Does this mean that you generally don't prefer death metal? (The two do share some similarities). Any gems from that genre you'd care to name?
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Jejeje... I was searching for some Deathspell Omega pics in google and I found that comic. That's how I discovered QC... Through good French Black Metal. A shame that Jeph doesn't like Grindcore then. But I understand it, it's not an easy genre... But there's good stuff like !T.O.O.H.! which sounds like if Pink Floyd played Grindcore highly technical.
jeph:
--- Quote from: The Bastaroids on 02 Jul 2009, 07:38 ---Jeph, have you ever considered experimenting with Flash or After Effects? A Deathmole music video could be a fun side-project.
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I know just enough about animation and video production to know that I hate it
--- Quote from: BeoPuppy on 09 Jul 2009, 05:06 ---
--- Quote from: jeph on 30 Jun 2009, 23:15 ---[...] but my art is so bad and/or changes so rapidly [...]
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It's not, you know. It's actually good. One of the reasons QC is fascinating is the way the art changed and improved over time. Seriously ... isn't the fact that thousands of people read your comic every day some sort of confirmation that the things you do, you do bloody well?
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The fact that it's improved doesn't necessarily mean it's any GOOD yet.
--- Quote from: Tybalt on 09 Jul 2009, 17:45 ---So Jeph, how come you don't have alt-text (aka mouse-text, aka extra words for the pictures)? I'm sure you've seen it in other comics, so get with the times!
(obviously you may have some personal preferences about it, which would explain why your newsposts have degenerated to "here's a comic, have a nice day", or there's some sort of complicated coding issue, but I prefer to imply that you are either unhip or stupid with "get with the times!")
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Impossible to code in, given the extremely simple and archaic PHP running my site. YES it will get updated SOMEDAY but I've been saying that for YEARS NOW
--- Quote from: Jace on 11 Jul 2009, 18:01 ---I watched it for like 4 or 5 minutes trying to figure out what the hell was happening in it. Then I realized it and moved on.
Jeph, which is your favorite of the original Power Rangers?
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FUCK the Power Rangers. VOLTRON
--- Quote from: hartford on 11 Jul 2009, 22:00 ---Is the author of Minimalist Stick Figure Theater named Eric Ciocca?
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maybe?
--- Quote from: Godfiend on 13 Jul 2009, 04:05 ---
--- Quote ---It's completely unreasonable to expect someone to read the whole thing.
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I read all of every thread in any forum I post in, for the express purpose of not saying anything anyone else has said unless I want to back up their point.
Mr. Jeph:
I'm a huge metalhead, and I recall you mentioning Deathspell Omega for one comic's newspost. Besides your Kralice recommendation, what other black metal do you like? I can imagine you might like Emperor, perhaps, and others like that (Borknagar also comes to mind). What about the more raw stuff, like 1349 or Anaal Nathrakh? Any interest there?
You've also said, somewhere in this thread, that you don't like grindcore. Does this mean that you generally don't prefer death metal? (The two do share some similarities). Any gems from that genre you'd care to name?
Finally, do u liek mudkips?
Thanks!
Edit: Remembered my other question. :)
Do you see yourself as primarily a story teller or an artist for QC?
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Black and Death metal, just like all music genres, are 98% crap so it's very difficult to find good current bands. I seem to have the best luck going back a couple years to records that people more in touch with "the scene" have declared "classics"- that's how I got into Opeth and Deathspell. Brandon Stosuy's metal column for Pitchfork is great at introducing non-metal fans to good stuff- I think that's how I first heard of Krallice and WitTR. Basically I have a pretty limited scope of bands I listen to at any given time, in any given genre. Right now the new Wolves in the Throne Room and the most recent Meshuggah are the two metal albums getting the most playtime.
The problem I have with black metal is so much of it is just punk chords and sloppy drumming, recorded badly. The problem I have with death metal is so much of it is just needlessly technical riffs with idiotic grunty "demon" vocals. But bands that can avoid these cliches, now, those are the bands worth listening to. As far as death metal goes, I like earlier Opeth before they went all proggy. Arsis can be fun depending on mood. People keep telling me I'd like At the Gates but I have yet to check them out.
Oh god and GOJIRA how can I forget about them. They are so good. Even the goofy keyboard song on the newest record. Dude has the best voice in metal.
I liek mudkips okay I guess
For the day-to-day, I'm definitely a gag writer and artist before I'm a "storyteller." The story unfolds over such a slow, long-term arc, that it's only taking the work in as a whole (which, I should add, I have NEVER DONE BECAUSE AUGH MY OLD ART) that I could describe myself as a storyteller.
Mr. Doctor:
I agree with Jeph here... It happens with all the genres. And when it comes to metal it happens mostly with the most extreme acts as Grindcore, Death and Black Metal. 90% goes from shit to just almost decent.
I was surprised that you enjoyed more the first Opeth albums... I really though you would like the last ones as most of the people I know do. I also agree here since I think every album that came before Blackwater Park is way better than that album so called magnus Opus..
Hey Jeph... some little questions.
Have you ever seen a person in real life and think: "Thisdude/gal would look interesting for a new character?
And also... How did you create the characters [I'm just talking about the looks here]. Those faces came out of nowhere?
Godfiend:
--- Quote from: jeph on 13 Jul 2009, 12:05 ---Black and Death metal, just like all music genres, are 98% crap so it's very difficult to find good current bands. I seem to have the best luck going back a couple years to records that people more in touch with "the scene" have declared "classics"- that's how I got into Opeth and Deathspell. Brandon Stosuy's metal column for Pitchfork is great at introducing non-metal fans to good stuff- I think that's how I first heard of Krallice and WitTR. Basically I have a pretty limited scope of bands I listen to at any given time, in any given genre. Right now the new Wolves in the Throne Room and the most recent Meshuggah are the two metal albums getting the most playtime.
The problem I have with black metal is so much of it is just punk chords and sloppy drumming, recorded badly. The problem I have with death metal is so much of it is just needlessly technical riffs with idiotic grunty "demon" vocals. But bands that can avoid these cliches, now, those are the bands worth listening to. As far as death metal goes, I like earlier Opeth before they went all proggy. Arsis can be fun depending on mood. People keep telling me I'd like At the Gates but I have yet to check them out.
Oh god and GOJIRA how can I forget about them. They are so good. Even the goofy keyboard song on the newest record. Dude has the best voice in metal.
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I looked up Gojira on myspace... I think we have some very different ideas on good metal, sir :P. I'd still recommend Emperor, assuming you haven't heard them, and you might also enjoy Summoning (slower, epic, more atmospheric LotR-themed black metal) and Keep of Kalessin (I can't think of any good way to describe it, but it's some good BM).
Everyone knows the best vocalist in metal is... damn, I can't pick anyone in particular. Lord Worm? Nergal? Dead? There's some good ones. I'unno about any DM bands I'd name-drop, besides perhaps Decapitated. Check out Winds of Creation or their song "Spheres of Madness," they're some of my favorites and might qualify as some good deth metul.
ATG is melodic death, similar to Dark Tranquillity, and pretty good. I prefer earlier In Flames (Lunar Strain, The Jester Race) for my melodeath fix; I'd recommend that too - but check out TJR first, I think you'll like that a lot more.
Do you like any industrial? You've mentioned techno a couple of times, don't remember if that came up, though. Anything there you'd recommend? My favorite is Psyclon Nine, you heard of 'em or enjoy it?
--- Quote ---I liek mudkips okay I guess
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So then, out of curiosity, how much of a /b/-tard are you? It would explain where Pintsize's twitter comes from...
--- Quote ---For the day-to-day, I'm definitely a gag writer and artist before I'm a "storyteller." The story unfolds over such a slow, long-term arc, that it's only taking the work in as a whole (which, I should add, I have NEVER DONE BECAUSE AUGH MY OLD ART) that I could describe myself as a storyteller.
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I was wondering because I've read the comic a couple of times through (I need a hobby) and I've always seen it as a story, moving at its own pace, with lots of tangents. I also see evidence of that in the individual comics. However, this might also stem from how I am artistically retarded, so while I notice the gradual changes, the day to day stuff is utterly lost on me. You've certainly done a great job of making the comic accessible from all sorts of perspectives. :)
lijenstina:
Estatic Fear is really a worthy listen. Symphonic/Doom with hints of Black.
Somnium Obmutum is such a great song.
Estatic Fear- Somnium Obmutum part 1
(Edit: BTW it's a 32 minute song :-D the rest is here : Part2 Part3 Part4 )
However, I'm still only a music noob. Probably there are so many great bands and songs that I've never heard of, buried under piles of garbage. :-(
I have a question. Jeph, what you think about Neurosis?
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