THESE FORUMS NOW CLOSED (read only)

Comic Discussion => QUESTIONABLE CONTENT => Topic started by: bhtooefr on 19 Feb 2013, 03:03

Title: How old the various QC characters are
Post by: bhtooefr on 19 Feb 2013, 03:03

Amir: 35 in comic #1180 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1180) (2008 IRL)
Dora: 26 in comic #144 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=144) (2004 IRL) and 26 was "a good guess" in comic #1928 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1928) (2012 IRL), although she could have been misleading in #1928
Ellen: 17 in comic #231 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=231) (2004 IRL), presumably turned 18 before comic #296 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=296) (2005 IRL)
Faye: 19-20 as of her father's death, 2 years plus a few months prior to comic #507 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=507) (the few months from comic #458 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=458)) (2005 IRL), making her 22-23ish I'd guess as of #507
Hannelore: Turned 22 in comic #1069 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1069) (2008 IRL)
Hannerdad: Turned 56 in comic #2129 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2129) (2012 IRL)
Henry: Late 50s per Jeph (http://jephjacques.com/post/44755819106/qa-dump-the-reckoning) as of 2013 IRL (at same time as comic #2398, filler comic)
Jim: 40 in comic #1954 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1954) (2011 IRL), turning 41 in "July" in-comic
Marten: Younger than Dora? (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=144) (Based on Faye humming Mrs. Robinson in comic 144), Older than Tai? (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=976)
Samantha: 13 in comic #1958 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1958) (2012 IRL)
Steve: 24 in comic #224 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=224) (2004 IRL)
Sven: 1 year older than Dora in comic #337 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=337) (2005 IRL)

Title: Re: How old the various QC characters are
Post by: Loki on 19 Feb 2013, 03:24

Samantha is 13 in 2012. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1958)

Title: Re: How old the various QC characters are
Post by: pwhodges on 19 Feb 2013, 03:40

You should refer the ages to comic number, not real-life years, because time in the comic does not advance at the same speed as in the world.

Title: Re: How old the various QC characters are
Post by: bhtooefr on 19 Feb 2013, 03:52

True, although it also helps establish time flow.

Title: Re: How old the various QC characters are
Post by: pwhodges on 19 Feb 2013, 04:07

Also, Dora doesn't confirm her age as 26 to Jim in comic 1928 - she only says it's a good guess.  She could be covering for 27 or 28 perhaps.

Title: Re: How old the various QC characters are
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 19 Feb 2013, 08:22

She's a year younger than Sven, who told Faye he's 28.

Title: Re: How old the various QC characters are
Post by: Carl-E on 19 Feb 2013, 08:34

It could be like my brother and I - we're 15 months apart, so for most of the year, we're only a year different, but for a few months we're 2 years apart in age. 



Which is the only time I let him call me "old man".   :-D

Title: Re: How old the various QC characters are
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 19 Feb 2013, 08:45

Veronica was recently revealed to be fifty-six in 2385 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2385).

Title: Re: How old the various QC characters are
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 19 Feb 2013, 08:48

Everyone feel free to update the wiki!

Title: Re: How old the various QC characters are
Post by: bhtooefr on 19 Feb 2013, 14:14

Faye moved north a few months before comic #458: http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=458 (I think that's useful for determining age, but I forget, so I'll stick it down here.)

FWIW, this was started by a conversation in the chat on Jeph's stream, wondering Marten's age.

http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=507 So, Faye would've been approximately 20 when her father killed himself (could have been 19 to 21, most likely 19-20), 2 years later she moved north, a few months after that is comic 507. Making her probably 22-23 as of comic 507.

Title: Re: How old the various QC characters are
Post by: Bluesummers on 19 Feb 2013, 18:52

Quote from: pwhodges on 19 Feb 2013, 03:40

You should refer the ages to comic number, not real-life years, because time in the comic does not advance at the same speed as in the world.

Yes, quite. If I recall, it's been roughly two or three comic-years since the start.