The speculation will never end.
Another day, another comic; what's to speculate about? :evil:
gratuitous reply so that new posts will show up in the "Show new replies to your posts" buttonIs that what you're doing, or were you accusing me of such things?
Wait, what? Are you implying speculation is bad?The speculation will never end.
While this is true, it's hardly comforting...
Jeph went out with a camera to get some reference pictures from the area where they'll be hiking, so strips about the hike are the way to bet.
Strip's up. That Butts disease is vicious.Jeph went out with a camera to get some reference pictures from the area where they'll be hiking, so strips about the hike are the way to bet.
You win the prize for best guess! Your prize is: nothing. Don't use it all in one place.
Yeah, time to see what Sven's been up to lately. Or some more cute couple stuff between Faye and Angus.Well, looks like he managed to work the latter in, kind of, without going off the Marten/Momo/Padma/Elliot/Sam track he set up last week.
I want that t-shirt.
No, she doesn't say that "Angus is better than him", just that she likes Angus's butt better - that's quite different, and falls well within the usual range of banter between friends who live together.
Why would she bring that up though, if only to be mean? Besides, after "the incident" I would think that Faye knows to not rub in anything regarding Sven or Angus. There's healthy banter and then there's low blows, Faye is leaning towards the latter as usual.
I'm on the Sunn O))) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunn_O%29%29%29) album, Monoliths & Dimensions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoliths_%26_Dimensions) and have some idea what they're like.
Those are clearly PJs.Aw, how cute to see Faye with agoddammit ninja'd!
Faye, Faye, Faye...red top, purple pants? You're not one to throw stones in the fashion department.
Those are clearly PJs.Does sleepwear get a pass? Benefit Of Peejay, or something? I have taken issue with Faye's colour-sense before...
Why would she bring that up though, if only to be mean? Besides, after "the incident" I would think that Faye knows to not rub in anything regarding Sven or Angus. There's healthy banter and then there's low blows, Faye is leaning towards the latter as usual.
Did you see the smirk on Faye's face? How much more :-P :-P :-P :-P can you get?
Maybe it's subconscious payback for "the incident"?
Honestly, I didn't laugh at today's comic. I got to the last panel and was still waiting for the jokes to start.
But I can see other people liked it, so I'll just put that down to me being a boring churl (or immune to Butts Disease).
Bring on the hiking, that will cheer me up.
Faye's booty-comaprison made me think of this (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1096), so, yeah, Marten, why are your feelings hurt?
Faye's booty-comaprison made me think of this (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1096), so, yeah, Marten, why are your feelings hurt?
'Cause he's not gettin' that hot hot Dora sexing anymore? Not being with someone tends to make criticism of one's physical attributes harder to take.
No, she doesn't say that "Angus is better than him", just that she likes Angus's butt better - that's quite different, and falls well within the usual range of banter between friends who live together.
Why would she bring that up though, if only to be mean? Besides, after "the incident" I would think that Faye knows to not rub in anything regarding Sven or Angus. There's healthy banter and then there's low blows, Faye is leaning towards the latter as usual.
How much Momo pays in Income taxes?Income tax laws have yet to take into account the individuality of anthroPCs. Thus, all their income is considered that of the person or organization most closely associated with them or with whom they have created a contract. Some argue against the tax code incorporating them, on the principle that if death (the near term mortal kind, not the heat death of the universe kind) is not certain for them, taxes shouldn't be either.
The QC forums: taking innocent teasing and elevating it to the level of "RED ALERT: RELATIONSHIP CRISIS" since strip five.No, she doesn't say that "Angus is better than him", just that she likes Angus's butt better - that's quite different, and falls well within the usual range of banter between friends who live together.
Why would she bring that up though, if only to be mean? Besides, after "the incident" I would think that Faye knows to not rub in anything regarding Sven or Angus. There's healthy banter and then there's low blows, Faye is leaning towards the latter as usual.
Considering the first time Faye and Angus had sex and Martin witnessed Angus's post sex dance (with pink condom) and put up celebrationary decorations, I think Martin is ok with the idea of Faye dating.
I think Faye is merely teasing Martin over the fact he is wearing shorts for the first time ever - and Faye only compares it with Angus's when Martin reminds her that she used to think it was cute... To be honest, I doubt Martin is that upset really...
Man, the poster above just melted because a character in a comic on the internet wears a t-shirt with the name of a band which wear capes and average 4 chords per hour. I'm just saying that. Man.Yeah. And including ))) in the band name (unpronounced apparently) makes the equally silent Heävy Mëtal Ümläut (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeavyMetalUmlaut?from=Main.ptitlerwc2j24ka224) seem quite sensible.
Yeah she looks like Dora with ebony skin. But she's totally NOT Dora on the inside.For the first part, I just don't see it. For the second part, that's a good thing. That's not a shot against Dora, I just don't see why he'd want someone who acted like Dora, especially when like Dora on the inside would mean all her neuroses.
The only thing that really matters to me is that cool Sunn O))) t-shirt. I never thought that Marten would dig them (because if he owns that t-shirt only for the lulz... that's just dumb in my book).
I'm on the Sunn O))) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunn_O%29%29%29) album, Monoliths & Dimensions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoliths_%26_Dimensions) and have some idea what they're like.
What do you mean with this?
Ahem.
Sunn o))) SHIRT!!! ZOMGWTFFWBBQ!!!!!!!
*melts from the sheer awesomeness*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1HEiQJEmBg
God, Faye's one to talk. What's with her outfit in this strip? It doesn't even match. Purple and red together -- she must be colorblind. :/
Man, y'all have some strict standards for jammies.
What determines whether two colors match? Seems kinda arbitrary.
What determines whether two colors match? Seems kinda arbitrary.
Err ... I really, really, really have no clue why Marten is even trying to date Padma.
Yeah she looks like Dora with ebony skin. But she's totally NOT Dora on the inside. She's driving me nuts with her inability to spot the glaring obvious. And she apparently completely failed to notice the other guys interest in her for ages, so why would she notice Martens interest in her ?
Quite frankly - all Padma did in the comic so far was being annoyingly stupid.
I'm a musician—I play the French horn—and played in a recording session or two for Sunn O))) for M&D. It was a great experience, and all the musicians who were there were brilliant. (As an aside, I hope the free improvisations by trombonists Julian Priester and Stuart Dempster will someday be released on their own.)
(As an aside, I hope the free improvisations by trombonists Julian Priester and Stuart Dempster will someday be released on their own.)
That's some pretty heavy company. Especially Priester, who's been around for decades.
I'm not sure where to post this, so maybe Jeph will read this or not.
Man, y'all have some strict standards for jammies.
My pajamas match.QuoteWhat determines whether two colors match? Seems kinda arbitrary.
If you're a woman, then you just know.
Err ... Raven is SUCH a different person. Raven is funny. And Raven always proved between the lines that she was a lot more nifty than she showed.Err ... I really, really, really have no clue why Marten is even trying to date Padma.
Yeah she looks like Dora with ebony skin. But she's totally NOT Dora on the inside. She's driving me nuts with her inability to spot the glaring obvious. And she apparently completely failed to notice the other guys interest in her for ages, so why would she notice Martens interest in her ?
Quite frankly - all Padma did in the comic so far was being annoyingly stupid.
She comes across as a (perhaps) slightly less clueless version of Raven. It wouldn't surprise me if she still thinks Marten is gay. Of course it's possible that the punchline will be that Padma is a lesbian and isn't interested in either Marten or Elliot.
Frankly I'd be interested in seeing Martien try something with Renee, if only to see if she actually is the equivalent of Faye her character design implies. So far all we've seen her do is be deadpain and swear a bit.
I wonder if the solvent in the bug spray is bad for the plastic in Momo's skin.I wonder why she does it at all, because plastic wont attract any insect attacks in the first place.
I wonder if the solvent in the bug spray is bad for the plastic in Momo's skin.Let's hope she has read her own manual and also the warning label on the spray (or did a quick spectrometer analysis, whichever is easier).
Never mind that Marten is wearing shorts, if you're gonna criticize Faye's choice of color, what about that hideous ensemble of yellow-beige that Marten is wearing. Yikes
Well, Dora's parents smoked weed. We just saw her get a contact high.Really? Maybe I'm remembering it wrong I thought only Marten declined, and she smoked. I don't think she does it regularly, though.
Poor Momo. She was just trying to fit in and then Padma had to go make a (albeit funny) computer joke.
Maybe my circle of friends are all jerks with thicker skins but their banter isn't beyond us, down to the "Why does that hurt my feelings."
Anyone have the hook to drag Padma stage left?This.
I said it before and I'll say it again: I think Padma's high. :psyduck:
3. Why is everyone wearing shorts to go hiking? In the UK, I certainly know that long trousers would be first thing on my list. I am not sure if this is a cultural or climatic thing. Or perhaps in the USA they don't have nettles.
Man, the poster above just melted because a character in a comic on the internet wears a t-shirt with the name of a band which wear capes and average 4 chords per hour. I'm just saying that. Man.Yeah. And including ))) in the band name (unpronounced apparently) makes the equally silent Heävy Mëtal Ümläut (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeavyMetalUmlaut?from=Main.ptitlerwc2j24ka224) seem quite sensible.
3. Why is everyone wearing shorts to go hiking? In the UK, I certainly know that long trousers would be first thing on my list. I am not sure if this is a cultural or climatic thing. Or perhaps in the USA they don't have nettles.
Depends on how warm hot it is, how likely there are to be mosquitos (if the number is minimal then shorts with spray often sufficient) and the state of the paths you are going on. I suspect they are all wearing trainers (or sneakers) or something similiar rather than proper solid hiking shoes. Quite possibily they are merely looking to camp in the forest rather than "hiking" in which case they can make do with lighter clothing.
it's a tribute to their favorite amps: Sunn Amps (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunn)
Any reason the image for the comic is 8-bit, even though it's PNG format, and PNG can support 32-bit colors?
I wonder if the solvent in the bug spray is bad for the plastic in Momo's skin.
Kudos on the background.
Any reason the image for the comic is 8-bit, even though it's PNG format, and PNG can support 32-bit colors?
Well, Dora's parents smoked weed. We just saw her get a contact high.Really? Maybe I'm remembering it wrong I thought only Marten declined, and she smoked. I don't think she does it regularly, though.
She just got a contact high.
I think it's now been definitively proven that Padma wasn't playing around in strips like #2009 and #2013. She's just plain thick.
I stand corrected.Well, Dora's parents smoked weed. We just saw her get a contact high.Really? Maybe I'm remembering it wrong I thought only Marten declined, and she smoked. I don't think she does it regularly, though.
No, in that strip just her mom smoked (and maybe the dad too (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1043)). She just got a contact high.
Wait, so QC takes place in Northamptong, Vietnam? :psyduck:
Also, Samantha...rule #1 when applying bug spray is to keep your mouth closed. Everyone knows that. Rule #2 is to be ready to swat any bugs that are either immune to it or don't bother leaving you alone. Rule #3.....is there a rule #3?
In a PNG with a palette, there can be 256 distinct colours. Even with that background, I'm surprised that so many of the main blocks of colour are dithered, so I wonder if Jeph is using a non-optimal method of creating the palette in Photoshop (or does he do that bit in Illustrator?).The only way I can see the fairly poor results of #2017 happening is if Jeph's just done the conversion on the default settings, when he really needed to convert the background to 128-colour separately (in advance of joining bg and foreground) to leave a reasonable palette for the characters in the web version of the comic.
Also, Samantha...rule #1 when applying bug spray is to keep your mouth closed. Everyone knows that. Rule #2 is to be ready to swat any bugs that are either immune to it or don't bother leaving you alone. Rule #3.....is there a rule #3?
You don't talk about fight club.
Y'all quit talking about things you're not supposed to talk about.Also, Samantha...rule #1 when applying bug spray is to keep your mouth closed. Everyone knows that. Rule #2 is to be ready to swat any bugs that are either immune to it or don't bother leaving you alone. Rule #3.....is there a rule #3?
You don't talk about fight club.
You just broke Rule #2
How the hell did Sam not break something in that fall? :psyduck:You do have to wonder...the way she hits her back in the third...position? Segment?...of the fall looks like it should have done some serious, if not permanent, damage.
One of the comics where I'm glad to have a low-rez monitor. Scrolling through Sam's fall really gave me that 'Oh shit' feeling.Oh mah gawd, Samantha is a robot!
And it's probably too early to speculate, but whatever damage she has, it doesn't appear to be bloody. In fact, it appears quite... grey and metallic.
One of the comics where I'm glad to have a low-rez monitor. Scrolling through Sam's fall really gave me that 'Oh shit' feeling.
That's a fall of what, ten meters, and she's barely scratched her face. Is she a Terminator?Me thinks five (or at most six) meters is closer to the mark. She is clearly shorter than Marten, so estimating her height somewhere between 1,5 and 1,6 meters (or between 5ft and 5ft4in). So from the top to the first stump sticking out of the side is about 2 Sams or a bit above 3 meters. Then add one Sam and then some to the bottom.
Still a nasty fall, so I agree with you. The babysitters were not doing their job.
That big panel is a candidate for the QC Captions thread if I've ever seen one.
Is that a "dazed" star coming off the snake at the bottom, or just a leaf?It's a Canadian snake. So both.
Also, re yesterday's Padma moment: Padma needs to stop saying the stuff she thinks is funny, because it isn't to others, as someone else said. As someone else who has done the thing Padma is doing many a time, I highly advise her to stop, because she's embarrassing herself.
We now know a little more about the capabilities of AnthroPCs. Momo could not move fast enough to prevent possible serious injury to a human.
Wait, so QC takes place in Northamptong, Vietnam? :psyduck:It does look a bit lurid and jungle-y for New England, but I can't see any river sampans or girls in ao dai.
She probably speaks with an accent.Who doesn't?
And she might be embarrassing herself, but since she is completely unaware of the fact, I don't think she'll care.Is it even possible to embarrass yourself if you're not aware of it? Usually, when people say "you're embarrassing yourself" it's just a sneering way of saying "I don't like what your are doing and I want you to stop".
... I'm not afraid of snakes-but I keep a wide berth from poisonous ones. Sam, I think, would not survive long in Australia...Especially the way she's holding that snake. It's got plenty of wiggle room to turn and bite, if it's so inclined. By the neck, Sam. By the neck. Always treat a snake as if it's loaded.
Yeah, people either generally hate snakes or love 'em, there's very little in-between. Many women (of all ages), at least here in the US, tend to run away screaming at the sight of one, while men tend to murder them on sight (if they don't run away themselves-I see an increasing number of young men running now...).
Akima, you're in Australia, right? Considering that the most poisonous species of snakes live down there, I think I'd be running away at the sight of an Australian snake in the bush. And I'm not afraid of snakes-but I keep a wide berth from poisonous ones. Sam, I think, would not survive long in Australia...
Snakes are venomous - not poisonous (/pedantic)... :PNot strictly true. SOME are poisonous. It just doesn't matter in the "do I need to run away" stakes the way venomous/not venomous matters. :)
Heh, isn't that the same thing?Yeah, people either generally hate snakes or love 'em, there's very little in-between. Many women (of all ages), at least here in the US, tend to run away screaming at the sight of one, while men tend to murder them on sight (if they don't run away themselves-I see an increasing number of young men running now...).
Akima, you're in Australia, right? Considering that the most poisonous species of snakes live down there, I think I'd be running away at the sight of an Australian snake in the bush. And I'm not afraid of snakes-but I keep a wide berth from poisonous ones. Sam, I think, would not survive long in Australia...
Snakes are venomous - not poisonous (/pedantic)... :P
Venomous means you die if it bites you.Really ? Interesting.
Poisonous means you die if you bite it back.
To be fair, the same is true for many, many people in the U.S., who probably wouldn't recognize the word 'venomous' if it bit them on the ass (at least until they, you know, died from it). Many folks in my area would, in fact, be more likely to ask if the snake is poison.Venomous means you die if it bites you.Really ? Interesting.
Poisonous means you die if you bite it back.
There is only one word (giftig) for either circumstance in german.
And, yes, if I were that snake, I'd bite the kid, even if I couldn't kill her. I'd be even more inclined to do so if I knew the hullabaloo that would likely result. After all, she probably broke my damn spine, whipping me around like that…
I don't like when comics that exist on the plane of reality bend the laws of physics for comedy.
She fell ~10 feet onto a jutted rock, hitting her square in the back, then another ~6 feet afterward. The fact she isn't seriously injured annoys me; I don't like when comics that exist on the plane of reality bend the laws of physics for comedy. The robots and dinensional portals are one thing, but humans, gravity, and rock faces are another.
At the very least the hiking trip should be over, you can't take a kid hiking if they're flinging themselves off cliffs.
Heh, isn't that the same thing?Yeah, people either generally hate snakes or love 'em, there's very little in-between. Many women (of all ages), at least here in the US, tend to run away screaming at the sight of one, while men tend to murder them on sight (if they don't run away themselves-I see an increasing number of young men running now...).
Akima, you're in Australia, right? Considering that the most poisonous species of snakes live down there, I think I'd be running away at the sight of an Australian snake in the bush. And I'm not afraid of snakes-but I keep a wide berth from poisonous ones. Sam, I think, would not survive long in Australia...
Snakes are venomous - not poisonous (/pedantic)... :P
I don't like when comics that exist on the plane of reality bend the laws of physics for comedy.
Then I guess a lot of comics annoy you (Scott Pilgrim would, for sure!). Since there are other distortions of our reality in QC already (robotics and AI), does it really hurt to have another?
More seriously, people have survived (seriously injured, to be sure) falling from 47 stories up a building, and even from planes; and they have got up and walked away from substantially bigger falls than illustrated.
She fell ~10 feet onto a jutted rock, hitting her square in the back, then another ~6 feet afterward. The fact she isn't seriously injured annoys me; I don't like when comics that exist on the plane of reality bend the laws of physics for comedy. The robots and dinensional portals are one thing, but humans, gravity, and rock faces are another.
At the very least the hiking trip should be over, you can't take a kid hiking if they're flinging themselves off cliffs.
Personally, I'm perfectly happy for Jeph to throw out reasonable physics for special occasions. Not that we know how seriously injured she is yet.
I don't think the hiking trip will finish just yet (Jeph would still want to get some mileage out of those backgrounds, after all), but I do expect we'll see a bit more of Jim's inner protective dad coming out upon their return.
I just have one question, stoutfiles. How serious are you each time you express your distaste for a certain aspect of the comic? I'm thinking about things like Sam's fall, Charlotte's behaviour while Marigold and Momo were picking out a new chassis... that sort of thing. You tend to look at things somewhat pedantically, and that's FINE (I've certainly had my share of pedantic moments), but how much do these things affect your over-all enjoyment of the comic?
I'm just pointing out*things you dislike.the negative things
It's worse than that she's DEAD JIM!I laughed.
So the question stands, "I've caught it! Now what?"
Venomous means you die if it bites you.
Poisonous means you die if you bite it back.
She fell ~10 feet onto a jutted rock, hitting her square in the back, then another ~6 feet afterward....
She probably speaks with an accent.Who doesn't?
She fell ~10 feet onto a jutted rock, hitting her square in the back, then another ~6 feet afterward. The fact she isn't seriously injured annoys me; I don't like when comics that exist on the plane of reality bend the laws of physics for comedy. The robots and dinensional portals are one thing, but humans, gravity, and rock faces are another.
At the very least the hiking trip should be over, you can't take a kid hiking if they're flinging themselves off cliffs.
Jim did decribe Sam as a tomboy-ish, not as mini-female Bear Grylls.
Can we blame everything on Momo? Technically, she's a robot.....and they can't prosecute a robot.
No, Scott Pilgrim quickly labeled itself as a video game crossover in the first volume. If Marten started battling people in video game duels and they exploded into coins, then I would have a problem with it after 2000+ strips of establishing a physics-based world.
She fell ~10 feet onto a jutted rock, hitting her square in the back, then another ~6 feet afterward. The fact she isn't seriously injured annoys me; I don't like when comics that exist on the plane of reality bend the laws of physics for comedy. The robots and dinensional portals are one thing, but humans, gravity, and rock faces are another.
At the very least the hiking trip should be over, you can't take a kid hiking if they're flinging themselves off cliffs.
Considering that I had similar fall (fell on back, bounced off, then went forearms first into the ground) when I was about 10 years old and came away with just bruises...yeah, it can happen. My little sister also fell down two flights of concrete steps and survived without anything broken. The thing is this...kids tend to get less seriously injured than adults because they don't think (i.e., prepare themselves mentally for) about is to happen, so they don't tense up, which highly increases the likelihood of broken bones. The same reason why drunk people have a habit of walking away unscathed from car wrecks.
I'm annoyed when people think they understand reality, but it's really just their perception of it.
No, Scott Pilgrim quickly labeled itself as a video game crossover in the first volume. If Marten started battling people in video game duels and they exploded into coins, then I would have a problem with it after 2000+ strips of establishing a physics-based world.
http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=721
http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=61
Perfectly fine with the robots being established as comic relief since it was established that way by day 1. I've only had a problem with it lately when Momo became a major character and we had to discuss things like robot's rights. They became more than comic relief and I wouldn't feel the same now if Pintsize shot a deadly laser at Marten...it wouldn't be seen as slapstick, somewhat non-canon humor but a very deadly act that almost murdered him.
Throw a 100 kids down concrete stairs or 20 ft rock faces and see how many walk away perfectly fine.I don't think I'd get past five or six without being arrested. I'm not a very fast thrower.
My money is that Elliott is the one who goes hysterical, while Padma remains calm and serene.I'm expecting Momo to walk up to Samantha, say "I'm sorry", and then electrocutes Samantha as punishment. Followed by Elliot and Padma attempting to complain about Momo's actions, only to say "Yeah. I'd do that if I had that ability."
... though the reverse would be hilarious, and probably more in character.
I love this strip because this happened at my kids' elementary school last week -- someone yelled "snake" and a crowd of little girls (average age: 6) dashed toward the speaker. At least there was a knowledgeable mom on hand to identify the snake a harmless garden snake. The girls who didn't get to hold it before we decided the poor snake had had enough were crushed. This is the new breed of girl, people. Running towards snakes.
I love it.
Perfectly fine with the robots being established as comic relief since it was established that way by day 1. I've only had a problem with it lately when Momo became a major character and we had to discuss things like robot's rights. They became more than comic relief and I wouldn't feel the same now if Pintsize shot a deadly laser at Marten...it wouldn't be seen as slapstick, somewhat non-canon humor but a very deadly act that almost murdered him.
So, 2d10 fall damage for Samantha translates into several cuts, a few bruises (both bone and skin) and mild concussion.Well you can roll as little as 2 with 2d10 after all (probability of 0.01). Sam plainly has that quality Napoleon is supposed to have valued highly in his marshals; luck.
It is completely realistic. It just happens to be a different reality. I remember reading something once where Jeph expressed surprise at people not realizing it was science fiction despite the "little robots running around" and other stuff that is my our standards fantastical. The comic has always been in a world with that stuff going on, and to get all picky and annoyed that it's not focusing on the human relationships quite as much at this point in time is a bit pedantic. Also, passive and reasonable describes exactly one character on a consistent basis, and that's Marten.
This is evidence in favor of the belief that Padma is clueless.
MAN HOW ABOUT THOSE BACKGROUNDS THEY CERTAINLY LOOK LIKE NATURE DON'T THEY? :psyduck:
Oh man, if Pintsize shows up... :psyduck:
Maybe Dora will meet her new hot neighbour "Cliff" :-D(http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/3683/pfffffhahah.jpg)
Maybe Dora will meet her new hot neighbour "Cliff" :-D
Maybe Dora will meet her new hot neighbour "Cliff" :-D
I did look over the edge (at the tops of the clouds in the valley), but I crawled to it...
Is it just me or are the ladies of tSB all crazy?
...
Okay, crazier than the ladies of CoD.
At this point, Sam and Padma make Hanners and Faye look mundane.
The truth is, Sam is secretly a ROBOT, and Jim is a MAD SCIENTIST using the coffee shop to fund his EXPERIMENTS!Jim owns a backery, not a coffee shop ...
Heh, imho Dora does a pretty good contempt/haughty expression, amirite?
Y'know, gotta say, she seems a bit dim at times, but I'm really starting to like Padme.
I really just want to slap some band aids onto Sam.
I really just want to slap some band aids onto Sam.
My wife, who has done research into various aspects of skin, strongly prefers to leave cuts and grazes uncovered to dry out and scab naturally, unless they cannot be managed without protection or containment of bleeding. Obviously cleaning them first is not discouraged, though.
I call the big one Bitey!
I really just want to slap some band aids onto Sam.I started to 'fix' this as:
I really just want to slap Sam.
I really just want to bite Sam.
I really just want to slap some band aids onto Sam.I started to 'fix' this as:I really just want to slap Sam.
But then I realized that wasn't enough.I really just want to bite Sam.
Repeatedly. With myposoivenemuhot death fangs. 'Bitey,' my ass. Damn kid is asking for it, and Elliot makes it sound as though it's high time she got it.
a Californian can dream, can't he?
Yeah, I've liked Padma since she showed up...though I'm still wondering if she is way sharper than she lets on.
Jeph, if you want to keep drawing outdoor scenes you need to update your characters' colors a bit. [...]I honestly have downloaded the picture without checking the text and then tried to figure out for several minutes what the heck the diff was ... so unless you know what to look for, or are an expert for this, one honestly doesnt notice the difference at all.
Y'know, gotta say, she seems a bit dim at times, but I'm really starting to like Padme.Oh, I always liked Padme.
For a second I thought Padma was going down.From the looks of it, that would have been a much deeper fall ... and her undoing.
Perhaps that's how Sara really ended up - "tempted fate, got blown away atop Mount Tom".Who ?
2. Padme retains her title as Queen of the Oblivious.More like Queen Amidala.
Jeph, if you want to keep drawing outdoor scenes you need to update your characters' colors a bit.I think the blue filter is actually darkening some of the warmer skin tones, there.
Their coloring remains city-moody, which makes them appear like carton cut-outs when contrasted to the nature around them.
I propose you introduce some single cell highlights on their darker parts of skin and clothes to accompany the single cell shadows.
Not forever, just for the nature scenes. That way you won't have to draw highlights in every comic.
Here's what I mean, I threw this in literally 3 minutes 45 seconds. Select the highlight areas, Hue/Saturation, up the brightness by 20%, up the saturation by 5%. I also added an extra sky blue layer set in normal mode but only at 5% to produce a more uniform color palette all around.
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I think It would really compliment the outdoors scenes.
Just a friendly suggestion, keep up the good work!
-JDS
-edit- no, not as much brightness as 20%. Try it at 10-15%, in retrospect it works better.
In other news: http://jephjacques.tumblr.com/post/10537867365/goodbye-easthampton
At least Jeph didn't end the week with a cliffhanger.BWAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA LOL
Yeah, it's good thing Jeph didn't leave us all on edge.:D
Something tells me we're in for a rock-slide of puns.
I think Jeph mentioned in one of his tumblr question dumps that Marten's probably from the SF area.
"Well, a lot of stuff can happen in a few weeks"
I'd feel bad for Marten if he actually liked Padma, but he doesn't. He just thinks she's hot. Most of their interactions have ended awkwardly or leaving Marten with hurt feelings, so it's best it ends now.
I'd feel bad for Marten if he actually liked Padma, but he doesn't. He just thinks she's hot. Most of their interactions have ended awkwardly or leaving Marten with hurt feelings, so it's best it ends now.
He admitted he's infatuated with her. However, our pretty Indian subcontinental friend is so clueless she doesn't realize it. Or only realizes the vaguest outline of it.
I think that Jeph (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TeasingCreator) is playing Battleship (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShipSinking) with our hearts and minds. If only there was a trope that covered what he is doing before our eyes (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShipTease).
Three for one special!
I suspect Jeph decided to take the whole "mirror image COD" to it's limit - the reason why he came to NoHo in the first place ends up being the reason why he can't date the girl who he fell for at tSB.
So I'll go and make a prediction: He ends up dating Renee.
I'd feel bad for Marten if he actually liked Padma, but he doesn't. He just thinks she's hot. Most of their interactions have ended awkwardly or leaving Marten with hurt feelings, so it's best it ends now.
He admitted he's infatuated with her. However, our pretty Indian subcontinental friend is so clueless she doesn't realize it. Or only realizes the vaguest outline of it.
I think that Jeph (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TeasingCreator) is playing Battleship (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShipSinking) with our hearts and minds. If only there was a trope that covered what he is doing before our eyes (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShipTease).
Three for one special!
Yes, but why is he infatuated with her? Other than the initial attraction, the comics haven't shown any similar interests, touching moments, etc. Their interactions have been stressful, awkward, confusing, etc. Liking a girl based on looks alone is doomed to fail.
Okay, I want that last 20 minutes of my life back.
Can I be really juvenile and make a joke about how much he likes her cinnamon buns? Please? :-D
More seriously, I'm kind of wondering exactly what it is about Padma's baking (ahem) that's infatuating Marten.
FAREWELL SHACKUPS FAREWELL SHACKUPS
She's pretty and interesting. Reason enough to be attracted to her and liking her.Define "interesting". (I didn't find her interesting but that's of course a matter of taste, I just want to ask which aspects of her you're referring to.)
He ends up dating Renee.And brotray Angus? Are you crazy?
Most of their interactions have ended awkwardly or leaving Marten with hurt feelings
Could it be that Martin's attraction comes from the old adage: Men want what they can't have.
You don't need a reason to like a person. You barely need a reason to love a person (though if you want a marriage, you have plenty of other factors besides love to consider), but he likes her because he likes her. She's pretty and interesting. Reason enough to be attracted to her and liking her.Falling in love requires a pulse. Staying in love requires a plan.
Okay, I want that last 20 minutes of my life back.They were delicious!
QuoteShe's pretty and interesting. Reason enough to be attracted to her and liking her.Define "interesting". (I didn't find her interesting but that's of course a matter of taste, I just want to ask which aspects of her you're referring to.)
QuoteShe's pretty and interesting. Reason enough to be attracted to her and liking her.Define "interesting". (I didn't find her interesting but that's of course a matter of taste, I just want to ask which aspects of her you're referring to.)
I'm the kind of person who would be attracted to someone like Padma, She has such a different perspective that I want to follow her down some of her tangents and see the world the way she sees it. Also there's the "What will she say next?" factor, which keeps you on your toes.
Okay, I want that last 20 minutes of my life back.
I'd feel bad for Marten if he actually liked Padma, but he doesn't. He just thinks she's hot. Most of their interactions have ended awkwardly or leaving Marten with hurt feelings, so it's best it ends now.
He admitted he's infatuated with her. However, our pretty Indian subcontinental friend is so clueless she doesn't realize it. Or only realizes the vaguest outline of it.
I think that Jeph (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TeasingCreator) is playing Battleship (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShipSinking) with our hearts and minds. If only there was a trope that covered what he is doing before our eyes (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShipTease).
Three for one special!
Yes, but why is he infatuated with her? Other than the initial attraction, the comics haven't shown any similar interests, touching moments, etc. Their interactions have been stressful, awkward, confusing, etc. Liking a girl based on looks alone is doomed to fail.
I'd feel bad for Marten if he actually liked Padma, but he doesn't. He just thinks she's hot. Most of their interactions have ended awkwardly or leaving Marten with hurt feelings, so it's best it ends now.
Annnyways. I wouldn't be too surprised if Padma does like him. Oblivious people don't always know how to express things to other people. She'll spring it on him right before she leaves. :-P
But, Padma gone in two weeks... that's bad. We'd barely got to know her, and now in 500 strips she'll be gone?Oh, come on, time isn't that slow in the strip. I think she'll set foot in LaLa land in about 450 or so. And, by the way, I fear for her grandmother.
She fell ~10 feet onto a jutted rock, hitting her square in the back, then another ~6 feet afterward. The fact she isn't seriously injured annoys me; I don't like when comics that exist on the plane of reality bend the laws of physics for comedy. The robots and dinensional portals are one thing, but humans, gravity, and rock faces are another.
At the very least the hiking trip should be over, you can't take a kid hiking if they're flinging themselves off cliffs.
Considering that I had similar fall (fell on back, bounced off, then went forearms first into the ground) when I was about 10 years old and came away with just bruises...yeah, it can happen. My little sister also fell down two flights of concrete steps and survived without anything broken. The thing is this...kids tend to get less seriously injured than adults because they don't think (i.e., prepare themselves mentally for) about is to happen, so they don't tense up, which highly increases the likelihood of broken bones. The same reason why drunk people have a habit of walking away unscathed from car wrecks.
I'm annoyed when people think they understand reality, but it's really just their perception of it.
I'm annoyed when people give outliers and try to say that they understand reality better than others. Throw a 100 kids down concrete stairs or 20 ft rock faces and see how many walk away perfectly fine. While your muscle statement may be true, kids get less injured because they weigh less and their bones are much softer. They still get injured and they most definitely cry. The only reason why none of this is happening is because it's not funny that way, and that's what Jeph was going for. Works for most people, but not for everyone.
I'd feel bad for Marten if he actually liked Padma, but he doesn't. He just thinks she's hot. Most of their interactions have ended awkwardly or leaving Marten with hurt feelings, so it's best it ends now.
Marten has a crush on Padma. You don't really need to explain a crush-- you see someone, there's that spark. BOOM. So, I'd say it's more than just thinking that she's hot... Crushes are hard to explain. But I wouldn't say that he has any real/serious feelings for her. They don't seem to have a lot of (or any) common interests, they have never had an in-depth conversation, etc, etc.
Crushes are normal, healthy, and fun! It's good for him to have that, but I'm glad that she's moving away. I think he just needed to direct those feelings toward someone after the break-up with Dora. I never saw any real possibility of them being together-- it's just my opinion, but they do not seem like they would work well in a relationship. She's actually starting to grow on me, but I still don't see them as a couple. Like someone else already said-- with her out of the picture, Marten can find his REAL next girlfriend. It might be funny if it WAS Padma's replacement at the bakery. :roll:
Annnyways. I wouldn't be too surprised if Padma does like him. Oblivious people don't always know how to express things to other people. She'll spring it on him right before she leaves. :-P
I suspect Jeph decided to take the whole "mirror image COD" to it's limit - the reason why he came to NoHo in the first place ends up being the reason why he can't date the girl who he fell for at tSB.
So I'll go and make a prediction: He ends up dating Renee.
I wonder, we have seen Faye go home to Georgia for a few strips, it would be interesting to see where Martin grew up.