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Comic Discussion => QUESTIONABLE CONTENT => Topic started by: Border Reiver on 01 Nov 2012, 04:05
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As recently suggested, this is where we can place the "get well" wishes and support for Jeph, aka the reason we're here discussing his creativity.
Jeph, thanks for all of your work to date, I sincerely hope you are able to work through this. Get well soon.
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Not a self-harmer but I've snapped a couple of times over the years... it's not pleasant losing control utterly.
There is no such thing as a "speedy recovery" from such. Please take the time to work it through. If that means no comics for awhile, so be it. Your health and sanity are much more important.
Good luck, sir.
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Best wishes, Jeph. As MDBS says, take the time you need.
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Thanks Jeph - your work is awesome and it's kept me coming back for more for years. Please take all the time you need and feel better. We're keeping good thoughts for you.
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Christ, the things you can drive someone to by posting words on the internet. I can't imagine what kind of shit Jeph has to put up with. I don't think I'd be able to deal with it either, so I'm frankly amazed by how well Jeph manages to keep it up. I hope he's able to take his time to recover.
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Not a self-harmer but I've snapped a couple of times over the years... it's not pleasant losing control utterly.
Been there, and done that. It's not pleasant for anyone involved, not for yourself, nor (and ESPECIALLY) for people who truly care for you.
I don't wish Jeph for a speedy recovery either. "Speedy" is never "complete". Take your time, regain your focus, and find that strength to take on your inner demons and kick their asses.
I can wait for as long as it takes.
Good luck, sir.
Well put, MDBS. And indeed, Jeph, good luck!
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Jeph, you take as long as you need. I've turned to your comic in dark times and it's made me feel better so hopefully some fan support can return the favour at least a little.
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you give so much to other people with your amazing comic, maybe we can give back just a little with our support and encouragement.
all the best to you and yours, i am sure you will be able to work things out. stuff like that takes time.
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I rarely ever post, but I felt like this warranted it. QC is bar none my favorite web comic and is the one that got me to enjoy the genre overall. I'll happily stick around as long as it takes for Jeph to recover. I have no idea if he sees or reads the forum commentary, but if he does I figure the more of us who join this thread and send support his way, the better. Its so important to know that one isn't the only person to ever have a breakdown and to know that there's a huge community rooting for you through all of it.
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I hope you find the serenity you need, Jeph. Even if you need to turn QC into an outlet for anything and everything, indefinitely deterring from plot and characters. :-)
Speedy recovery for the hand, support and strength for working through everything else.
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Good luck and best wishes, Jeph. Though I've only stumbled across the awesomeness that is Questionable Content naught but two weeks ago, it's become a ritual, something that keeps my spirits up on a daily basis. I sincerely hope something will make that happen for you as well.
~Bluesummers
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Must have a cast-iron stomach/live. Last time I had that much booze, I was incapacitated in front of a toilet for a day and a half. Ugly.
Get yourself patched and healed, Jeph. Comic can take a rest until you're well on your way to mending.
Don't know why good people are cursed with shitty circumstances and happenings. Life's most ridiculous mystery.
Good luck and sorting things out, Jeph.
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Jeph, QC is a staple in my life now, and the reason I love it so much is that you're an amazing writer who also knows the terrors of anxiety like so many of us do. It's been said, but let me reiterate that your health comes first and to please, please take your time as you recover. Thank you for being you, because you're seriously one of the most awesome people I know of. Take care, good sir.
P.S. I met my current boyfriend in the UStream chatroom during one of the comic streams. :mrgreen:
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What everbyone said, Jeph. Do what you hae to to get well.
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Nicotine withdrawal is a son of a bitch :evil:
/doubly so since it's one of the key things that drinking exacerbates rather than suppresses
//whatever the actual reason, get well soon
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Wil Wheaton said it best. You're awesome, what you do is awesome, fuck anyone who says otherwise. Best of luck and a speedy recovery to you, my good sir.
*doffs cap*
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Don't know why good people are cursed with shitty circumstances and happenings. Life's most ridiculous mystery.
So true....
I will echo the sentiments here and add that I get it. I really do. It doesn't matter what the triggers are because they are different for everyone, but anxiety and depression are fucking lying bitches. They make you feel like you are totally worthless and everything you do is shit. They tell us how much we suck, everything we're lacking, everything that is ruined completely just because it isn't perfect. And a lot of us are stuck with them for life. We just have to deal with it as best we can, find the coping mechanisms that work for us and eventually, we can live with it. That's not to say that the darkness ends- I know I have to be on guard 24/7 and watch for the signs that I'm slipping. It is a lifelong battle, but it is so worth overcoming just to prove your brain wrong. You will get through all this shit that is infesting your brain. You've done it before.....you'll do it again. Because you're a fucking champ. I guess the whole point of posting this is to reiterate that you are NOT alone in this and we're all behind you 1,000% while you work through this. Oh and another thing- if you feel up to it, check out the Pessimism and Depression thread. Everyone in there is empathetic, beyond amazing....just generally really wonderful people that offer love and support because they truly know how tough it is. Not every place on the internet is a steaming cesspool full of ignorance. There are little pockets full of awesome here and there and as silly as it sounds, they really do help.
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Jeph,
No matter how much we feel we know you through your work, we'll never really be able to be in your shoes. It's shallow to say we understand, since even those of us who've been to the darkest of places will never see your darkness.
But one constant is that there are things that can conquer the darkness - be it meds, love, therapy, whatever. And if there's one thing that a group of supportive people can do, it's help you find what works.
I know you don't like the forums, and I've been around long enough to know why. But I also know that we're not the cesspool that we once were, and the proof is right here, and all around - take a look at the pessimism and depression thread in chatter sometime (this (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,27809.msg1106401.html#msg1106401) is a good place to start to see what i mean) - it may have been unintentional, but you've created one of the best communities there can be. And you're always welcome, of course.
Thank you for everything, man. And if you want, we're here for you.
Edit: Ninja'd by the little cheese! Well, I'm posting anyway, at least for the link...
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I wish you all of the best. Take your time and get well.
Iechyd Da!
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Thanks Jeph - your work is awesome and it's kept me coming back for more for years. Please take all the time you need and feel better. We're keeping good thoughts for you.
What they said. You're a terrific artist, I think QC is awesome and I hope you take the time you need in order to get better.
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I never post, but I wish you the best, Jeph! I've been a daily reader since middle school and here I am turning 20 on Monday. Do whatever you need to do to recover, bro, we won't be disappointed in a lack of comics for a bit as long as you recover smoothly :) Thanks for the strips over the years so far, you've truly made an impact on my life.
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Jeph, we've never met but your comic has been part of my day for years. I'm worried about you and I hope you get the help you need. I wish nothing but the best for you. Get well.
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I love you, bro. I said it on twitter, but we all have your back, and support you without question. Do whatever you need to do, and we'll be here.
Sending all my good vibes, man.
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Hi Jeph!
I don't have something super-profound to say... but I think you're great and you've got my support as well! Best of luck with your recovery!
-Tuen
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As everyone has said, keep your chin up. We all have our demons, and we can all overcome them. We're all behind you!
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Do whatever it takes, Jeph. Tsemppiä!
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Well, all the meaningful things have been said, so I think I'll just send you a hug instead. Get well soon, and the best of all luck sir.
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Have been a long time reader, but have signed up to pass on some well wishes.
Have been sending mental well wishes in your direction all day.
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As a human being, I wish for your recovery so you can enjoy all the good things you deserve.
As a reader, I offer my gratitude, a reminder that you're good at this (geez, just consider strip 1737 by itself!), and an assurance that you're not being pressured to produce when what you need is rest.
As a nerd with an associative memory, I'd like to remind you that you've saved a life with your work. Remember the suicidal guy who wrote to you and said that after reading The Talk, he realized he couldn't hurt his daughter that way, and got help instead?
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Checking in on my old ass account to post a helpful message just in case Jeph reads these.
It feels bad to not really be able to do more since reading the comic has lifted my spirits on so many days. And other days when I really needed a laugh I'd go through old indietits as well and still laugh every damn time. I've been on the medicated and self medicated road myself and it's brutal. Hopefully though, remembering just a bit that so many people are entertained every day by your characters, your little imaginary world and the things you think up, will help make it easier to violently bitch slap the demons that creep up to haunt you.
I think I speak for most people that we will wait for comics to resume until you feel up to it. Just have Yelling Bird update us on your progress once in awhile. I think I speak for most people when I say that we love to learn about your characters, laugh with them and see where their antics take them. That's solely because of you, so go get as better as you can, take care of yourself and don't be afraid to lean on those that would help take care of you.
*brohugs*
j.
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Dear Jeph,
First of all... *GIANT INTERNET HUG*
Anyway. I started reading QC in September of 2010. I was enraptured. I didn't know why, but I couldn't stop reading it. I had a hard time doing any homework until I finished my archive binge. There are so many factors that make it a great webcomic that I have no idea where to begin!
Something great that's come out of reading QC is that I was able to bring it to someone else who now reads it daily.
But the best part is that I went to see if there was a forum. I wasn't expecting one. But I found this place. I was cautious at first. I thought it would be full of hardcore crazies that had all been reading since the beginning, and I would never, ever fit in at all. But I jumped in anyway. I've been using forums since 2001 or so, so I figured I'd just pretend I knew what I was doing. And you know what? This place is frickin' great. I have come here at my very worst when I had nowhere else to go, and I found support. Heck, these guys were part of why I was able to take the step of starting therapy.
I've been so close to doing the very thing you did, but these guys got me through it. You have created something so great that a community like this has formed around it. I have had the chance to connect with people I never would have met otherwise. I feel like the people here are my friends. Tumblr may be terrible with this kind of thing, but we love and support you. I feel like we are one, big, awesome unit of compassion and love. And it's all for you.
I really empathize. And I'm sorry you're dealing with these things. But if I feel like I can make it through when I've been feeling like being dead would be better, then I know you can push on through it. I know it's not over for either of us.
Thank you for working so hard for us. I only wish there was a way for you to know just how much all of us mean everything we're saying. Get better to the best of your ability. We'll still be here waiting. <3
~Loli <3
(Edited for complete lack of awareness of passing time.)
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Well, all has been said, I can only join the choir in saying "get well/better" and don't let the spiessige get to you.
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Jeph, I've been struggling with what to say here. I know I want to say something, but what I don't know is You. It's an awkward position to be in - every weekday for the last five or six years, I've read this comic. I've watched your artistic talent evolve, I've watched old characters change, I've watched new characters spring up. The strips have mostly made me laugh; a few have made me tear up; a few have hit really close to home on one issue or another. It's a story about people who aren't real, but they're certainly realistic, so it's easy to become attached to them. But I don't know You beyond what I see on my screen.
We all get a little window to your soul, I think, in reading, but it's only a window and not a door, and it only goes one way. Like many artists, I assume your comic is an outlet for you - you have things floating around in your brain that you just have to form into physical reality. And you've chosen to share that with whoever is willing to read it - certainly to our benefit! But while it's easy for us to get attached to the story you present to us, and to feel like we "get" you and can peer into your mind, I'm sure that there are very few of us who actually know you on a more personal level. I know I don't, not at all. When we get the occasional tiny glimpse into your personal life, though, and I hear that you're struggling, I still feel heartsick for you. I want to say the right thing, or be able to help in some way, just as I would for somebody that I'm close to. From what I've seen here, there are many others who feel the same way. Maybe that's silly or overly sentimental; you may even think that since we don't know you, we can't possibly care that much. But in contemplating WHY we actually do care, it occurred to me that when someone opens a window to the world for that long, people who have been peering in are bound to form an emotional bond of some sort - even if it only goes one way, even if they know nothing else about the person.
What I'm getting at is... I'm not sure if I speak for everyone here, but probably enough of them, when I say that these aren't just pleasantries that we're spouting. I felt like I'd been punched in the stomach when I saw your post this morning. I give a shit whether you're okay, even though we've never met, even though you haven't the faintest idea that I exist. You've chosen to share your soul with us, and that's what I give in return - a little bit of mine.
Take time off and recharge. You don't owe anyone anything; do what you need to in order to heal yourself physically and emotionally. And please keep this in mind - you don't know me, and I don't know you, but I really do mean it when I say that if there's anything I (we) can do to help, all you have to do is just say the word.
Becky
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Take time off and recharge. You don't owe anyone anything; do what you need to in order to heal yourself physically and emotionally. And please keep this in mind - you don't know me, and I don't know you, but I really do mean it when I say that if there's anything I (we) can do to help, all you have to do is just say the word.
I think that sums it up quite completely...I can't think of anything else to say that more closely conveys what we're thinking.
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Yes, exceptionally well said.
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Said it on twitter and will say it again:
Jeph. Dude. Ignore the haters. You kick ass, take names and have books, t-shirts, a wonderful wife & two dogs. You ROCK.
And if Wil Wheaton says it, you KNOW it's true.
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May Hannelore break through the fourth wall and lend him her Big Book o' Kitties.
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Illegitimi non carborundum Jeph.
(Don't let the bastards grind you down)
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Hey, registered just to say that I love the comic, and to offer whatever support an random reader can. Your comic is one of my daily joys. Thank you!
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May Hannelore break through the fourth wall and lend him her Big Book o' Kitties.
And the Worry Hat.
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Been reading a while, but I believe this is my first post (I'll see when I get the post count after posting). Take care of yourself Jeph! We're all pulling for you!
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Tweeted link to this thread as a "FWIW - The Crowd Loves You" message.
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I just joined the forums to send my wishes for a complete and healthy recovery as well. Stay strong, life does get better!
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Jeph, your work has been an outlet for me for years, so much so that it is a daily procedure to come here when I wake up. So, as a fan, I just want you to know, that really, take all the time you need. Get better. If you feel you have an obligation to your fans, then here it is: Get yourself well. The comic can wait for as long as you need it to. And when you're ready, we'll be here, with party hats on.
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I wish you a full recovery in your own time and lots of love. I'll be sending out thoughts to the universe for you.
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Registered just to post in this thread, long time reader of QC tho.
Jeph, while I can't possibly fully understand your pain, I definitely can empathize with it. My 16 year old son shares a LOT of the same issues that you live with, including I think almost every med you've mentioned on twitter at one time or another, starting from when he was 6 years old. There will always be good and bad days, weeks, months etc., and for now just remember you'll be at those good days, weeks, months etc. again. Don't be afraid or worried to ask for any help that you need from those closest to you, that's why they are that close to you, for support in rough times. <3 Feel better.
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Jeph, we've all had bad days -- sometimes VERY bad days. Please forgive yourself as soon as you're able. And if you need some time, we all understand. Really.
Thanks so much for your comic. I've been following it since just before Faye and Marten had The Talk, and I've been hooked ever since. You've been awesome all that time, and you'll be awesome again. When you're ready.
Wishing you well, always,
squeegee.
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Damn man.
Take care Jeph, and get well soon.
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Jeph, you inspired me to seek help for my problems when I saw too much of myself in Dora during the breakup arc. Even as a fictional character, it was like Faye was speaking to me when she told Dora she was being stupid and needed help and I broke down in tears that day. You're a wonderful man producing a pants shittingly amazing comic. I don't know if you'd rather have us be sympathetic or tell you to suck it up, but we're here for whatever you need. May you find a winning lotto ticket on the sidewalk, and may your enemies trip and bruise their knee.
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Jeph,
You're awesome. Don't let the haters get you down (seriously, ignore Twitter and Tumblr if it's a problem). Don't worry about us, what's important is you getting well. Do what you need to do to get yourself well.
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Hey Jeph! Just wanted to add my 0.00000001BTC to this thread of warm fuzzies and say that since I discovered your strip almost 7 years ago, I've seen your work evolve, got a glimpse of your own evolution through your forum and newsposts, and I just want to say thank you. QC got me through some lonely times at sea, times where I just wanted to say "fuck it", quit, and go back home to some shitty 9-5 IT job for crap money, but at least I'd be close to family and friends again. You have tremendous talents: artistic, literary, musical. These talents would be wasted without the "secret sauce" that are your life experiences, your passions, your challenges.
"Why do we fall, sir? So that we might learn to pick ourselves up. " ~ Alfred Pennyworth, "Batman Begins"
I have zero doubt that you will pick yourself up, Jeph, and become stronger because of the fall.
I haven't really been following the twitterverse about this, but to your detractors I say: Jealousy is a stinky cologne, assholes. (yes, i know the quote is "desperation", but hey, it's my rambling here...) And for those bitching about how Jeph draw *HIS FUCKING CHARACTERS* "wrong", how about you all SIT THE FUCK DOWN, SHUT THE FUCK UP, and start your own webcomic? Yeah. I didn't think so.
So, Jeph, my best wishes for a successful recovery and please don't be one of those guys who pushes their rehab too fast because "i know my own body, dude...." and ends up doing more damage (or permanent damage). Take it slow and easy, listen to your doctor(s), and we'll all be here when you get back, just like your characters.
Rob
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Like a few others, I'm just crawling out of the woodwork to pipe up with my support for you.
Kick some inner-demon ass, and whatever the reason is that they got to you, know that there are a bunch of us here rooting for you. I look forward to reading your comics, whenever it may be that you feel comfortable to start them up again. Take all the time you need, though; I'm a patient guy. ;)
-J
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I love the comic, and it has been such a useful tool for considering how people work and addressing my own personal demons. But far more than that, and probably in a way you never anticipated, the forum has been a huge influence in my life. I have learnt to debate and discuss issues that I had never considered, been open and honest about things that I couldn't talk to my friends in real life about, been entertained and educated by people from all over the world, and made so many friendships. Just by allowing this forum to exist, you have enriched my life immeasurably, and that coupled with the comic might well mean you are one of the most important indirect influences of the last decade for me.
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All I can say is 'damn, that's your fretting hand.' Or possibly 'how are you going to use your digital watch, now?', but that's a horribly old reference. Best wishes towards a recovery, and best of luck fighting the demons, man.
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I don't know what the issues Jeph is dealing with are, but I do know that he has created a universe which I think has a great deal to teach us about where our own is going (the Speech on AI Rights makes me want to cheer), and so I hope he finds his center anew and puts these problems behind him.
Jeph, if I buy all three of your books, will you promise not to regard this as proof that stabbing yourself is an effective marketing strategy?
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Others have written about how important the comic and the forum have been in their lives. I discovered the comic early this year, about a year after my wife of 40 years died. The comic was engaging; the forum and its members even more so. Clara and I, without family close to us, had found families wherever we could -- the people she taught with, the people I sang with, our neighbors, local friends. This year, the forum has become one of my families, at a time when I really needed it. I guess the QC characters have become part of my family too.
So Jeph, I'm grateful to you for creating a loving and lovable comic, and despite some hiccups before my time, for making possible a forum of good, loving people.
I'm not ready to buy all three books, but book 3 and a TEH shirt will do to start. If jwhouk can wear one into a Wausau Starbucks, I guess I can wear one into a Hillsdale coffee shop. And I hope you heal soon and don't come back to the Wacom before you're ready. We're coming up with some games to play in the meantime.
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Jeph,
I don't know if you will read this, but I will at least write to you in spirit.
I found your comic some years ago, and I loved it. The art, the writing, the wit, everything. You do what you do and you do it damn well. And to those who have a problem with what you do? I can't say why they do it, but i can say that they are asses. You have entertained me for years now, QC has become a part of my life now, in more ways than one.
Before I discovered QC and these forums, I believed the internet was filled with trolls and other rude people. But now I see from the other people on this forum, that there are some really awesome people here too. And if you didn't write QC, I wouldn't have met them. And at this point, it's hard to imagine what else I would waste my time on without this forum. All of the people on this forum support you Jeph, we care about you and want the very best for you.
And I can't say I know what you're going through, but I have experienced changes in my life that did some weird things to my emotions. And I wish I could prescribe some advice or medication better than this, but you just have to wait. Wait for your hand too heal. Wait until you get yourself back together. If you have a positive view, everything will work out. You have a loving wife and a caring community behind, nothing can bring you down.
Get well soon, Mr. Jacques. We'll understand if you can't do comics for a while.
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Registered so I could say this: Jeph, your comic has been a part of my daily routine for almost 5 years now. I will echo the far more eloquent words written before mine in saying that I honestly hope that your recovery is swift and complete, but take whatever time you need and don't be afraid to ask if there is any help we can provide (though I have no idea what form that could take).
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Jeph, you goober.
I don't think you understand how many people consider you and your characters as much a part of our lives as some members of our own families.
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OK, I'm another user who signed up to the forum just to post this:
Jeph, I've been a QC reader since the comic figured under the 100 mark, at which point I skipped working for an hour being glad no-one else was in the office while I caught up, and I've been with QC on every new comic ever since.
The only person on this planet I have the right to judge is myself, and as such I cannot dare to imagine what you're going through or try and assume how my own demons can or cannot compare. The only thing I can do is reiterate what every good person here is doing and to convey our support for you to get better and to deflate and conquer whatever demons that need dealing with.
You're an extremely talented artist who we have all seen develop tremendously over the years, yet your ability to characterise and convey such brilliant wit and observation into your comics is what kept me there since the beginning. No one can take that away from you, you bring joy and humour to those of us who read QC, and I for one just want to wish you best in whatever course of action you feel you need to take in order to get better and stay happy.
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I rarely post in the forums, but I read the strip since 2004 checking every update since then.
QC acompanied me in a really lonely time in my life, and I treasure every laugh I got from it, there were times I had few things looking forward too the strip being one of those fews. Thank you for all those times.
I am completely unable to give back even the half the QC did for me, but I do wish from the bottom of my heart that you get well soon of your hand, and that you are able to win against your own demons. Best of luck.
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I hope the surgery goes well, Jeph.
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You´re an idiot. Having said that, I did rush to buy books 2 and 3 when I read the news. So that's how likeable an idiot you are. Get well.
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Good to hear it went well Jeph.
Take care and get healed properly :)
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Loving the "Handerlore" strip, Jeph. I think we can forgive you and waive the PUN-ishme... wait, ARRGH!
Glad to see you back in action, good sir!
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Wish you well Jeph Take care of yourself!
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I registered on these forums that I didn't actually know existed just to say your comics rock.
I've been reading since I stumbled upon one of the very early QCs, shortly when Hannelore first arrived. I'd never read a webcomic before that was a story rather than just entertaining snapshots, and it's been the best thing I read on the internet since then.
I don't know much about what's behind the current situation Jeph, but wanted to let you know that your comic rocks. So much. So much so that despite making a buck from online journalism, the first thing I look at in the morning is QC.
Just remmber that there's so many people out there like me who, up until this point, have just loved your work without feeling the need to provide feedback, because I love it. It's like a car journey on a busy road, you don't remember the thousands of people you pass by without event, but you remember the one bell-end who beeps at you or cuts you up changing lanes. Don't let the bastards get you down, remember they're a tiny percentage of the huge audience that loves what you do.
Maybe those of us who love your comic need to be more active in bringing the smackdown on those who don't.
Take your time. Something worth doing is worth doing well.
Olivia
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I actually found the comic through the news that the author of QC hurt himself, so I checked it out and.. well. I ended up reading every single comic strip during sunday and after work on monday to wednesday. I really enjoy it and like the character development. I hope things straighten out for you soon and that you recover quickly, Jeph.