More specifically, without Marten.
I'm thinking coffee shop for some reason this week. That doesn't really narrow it down much for characters except 'probably not Faye'. Could be interns, Dora, could be Dale and Hanners adventures, overworked Cossette destroys the shop or a confused Marten wondering who that blonde lady serving him coffee is.
I'd really like a set of comics centred on Momo (possibly with May as a sidekick). What is everyday life like for a working robot? Is there discrimination (even subconscious in nature)? Do they have friends beyond their 'special' humans? What do they do for fun when they're not 'on duty'? It could be an interesting little side-tale.
Claire sees an opportunity to become Sam's new older sister, is quickly rebuffed because she isn't cool enough.
Gabby could use the help.
Seriously, poor Gabby. Got lost in L-space weeks ago, and when somebody finally noticed she was missing Tai just shrugged and said "Meh, probably quit or something" and took another hit, and nobody thought to actually confirm the fact. It's an unhappy lot, being the least-interesting person in a newly-introduced group of three.
On their way to a group session at Dr. Corrine's office.
I can't find the last strip she was in. Is my mind playing tricks on me, or was she wearing a red shirt? :)
Marten: Well you see Claire and I have been spending a lot of time together and um, how do you feel about being a grandmother?
Huh, always figured Marten to have Rudiger as a middle name.
Although maybe his parents were Star Trek fans.
Veronica already knows about Marten and Claire. Whatever he's going to tell her, it's not that.
Huh, always figured Marten to have Rudiger as a middle name.
Although maybe his parents were Star Trek fans.
booo, she cut her hair! Only Claire and Penelope remain in the long hair club. :(
Tiberius makes a good middle name.
Veronica already knows about Marten and Claire. Whatever he's going to tell her, it's not that.
Looking forward to the shenanigans. Mother-Son double date!?
Veronica already knows about Marten and Claire. Whatever he's going to tell her, it's not that.Wait, she knows they're actually dating? I know she knows Claire and wants them to, but I don't recall her finding out her son had a girlfriend.
Veronica already knows about Marten and Claire. Whatever he's going to tell her, it's not that.
Wait, she knows they're actually dating? I know she knows Claire and wants them to, but I don't recall her finding out her son had a girlfriend.
Gabby could use the help.It's the humidity.
Another long hair casualty. :(Veronica's new hair does nothing for her.
Nope. Veronica's about to go see Faye. Supportive mom is supportive, especially to the adopted ones.
However, she caught Marten and Claire out walking hand-in-hand on the way to their first date. It's quite possible that she's rightly deduced that this is the case. That said, I doubt she knows that it's progressed to the point of intimacy and Claire casually coming home with Marten to spend a night and morning with him as if it was the most natural thing in the world.
And just to throw us ALL for a loop
A week of Wil and Penelope.
Another long hair casualty. :(Veronica's new hair does nothing for her.
Another long hair casualty. :(
Veronica's new hair does nothing for her.
I kinda miss the gray streak in her hair, too.
Another long hair casualty. :(
Veronica's new hair does nothing for her.
I kinda miss the gray streak in her hair, too.
My guess? She cut it short so it would fit under a hairnet at the bakery more easily and dyed in the silver streak because that's one of the excusable little vanities that an adult in love sometimes commits.
Her new hair's ok, I guess. Her old hair was ok, I guess.
Her new hair's ok, I guess. Her old hair was ok, I guess.
It's hair, I guess. And if she had no hair, that would be ok, too, I guess.
I guess :wow:Her new hair's ok, I guess. Her old hair was ok, I guess.
It's hair, I guess. And if she had no hair, that would be ok, too, I guess.
And that's OK.
I'd started getting...I'm not sure if it quite qualifies as a buzzcut or not, but my hair clipped down to half a inch a few years ago and I really wish I'd started to earlier. I love that the answer to the question 'do I need to comb my hair?' is literally always 'no'. It's like I'm cheating.
Women, save the particularly bold, can't really use that cheat. I worked with one girl who, proportionantly, had hair longer than Emily's. Often tied in a braid since you had to tie it anyway. And I'd think her hair was beautiful. But I'd also think 'Does she ever get caught in doors?' or 'What if she's careless going to the bathroom?' If nothing else she had to deal with a random jerk tugging it like a 13 year old when he walked by. Fortunately I don't think I bothered her too much when I did that. Hopefully :p
I'd started getting...I'm not sure if it quite qualifies as a buzzcut or not, but my hair clipped down to half a inch a few years ago and I really wish I'd started to earlier. I love that the answer to the question 'do I need to comb my hair?' is literally always 'no'. It's like I'm cheating.
Women, save the particularly bold, can't really use that cheat. I worked with one girl who, proportionantly, had hair longer than Emily's. Often tied in a braid since you had to tie it anyway. And I'd think her hair was beautiful. But I'd also think 'Does she ever get caught in doors?' or 'What if she's careless going to the bathroom?' If nothing else she had to deal with a random jerk tugging it like a 13 year old when he walked by. Fortunately I don't think I bothered her too much when I did that. Hopefully :p
I regularly shave my hair, though I haven't been bald in a while. I wouldn't stay I'm bold..just lazy.
Jemf Jecks @jephjacques · 49s 49 seconds ago
Haha I totally forgot Marten's mom ran into them while they were holding hands! TIME FOR A REWRITE
the "pattern" of my balding is kinda odd. Can't just lose my damn hair like a normal person. :P
My sis had hair go down to her butt
Will he be able to divert her attention into knitting an Alcohol Hat for Faye, made of a special fabric that repels alcohol cravings?
He had big news he shared with his mom, he's just disappointed she wasn't more excited is all.
As a person who has had both long and short hair, I think short hair is more maintenance. I mean, it depends on the person, but the idea that short hair is easier is not universally true.
I'd started getting...I'm not sure if it quite qualifies as a buzzcut or not, but my hair clipped down to half a inch a few years ago and I really wish I'd started to earlier. I love that the answer to the question 'do I need to comb my hair?' is literally always 'no'. It's like I'm cheating.I'm so tempted to go back to my pixie cut, simply because not having to brush it was fucking awesome. And I save so much on hairdye that way!
Women, save the particularly bold, can't really use that cheat. I worked with one girl who, proportionantly, had hair longer than Emily's. Often tied in a braid since you had to tie it anyway. And I'd think her hair was beautiful. But I'd also think 'Does she ever get caught in doors?' or 'What if she's careless going to the bathroom?' If nothing else she had to deal with a random jerk tugging it like a 13 year old when he walked by. Fortunately I don't think I bothered her too much when I did that. Hopefully :p
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Jemf Jecks @jephjacques · 39s 39 seconds ago
always check your continuity, kids
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Jemf Jecks @jephjacques · 49s 49 seconds ago
Haha I totally forgot Marten's mom ran into them while they were holding hands! TIME FOR A REWRITE
And ugh, the old version worked so much better. Especially Claire's line.
In her mind, I'm sure she didn't just call it, she made it happen (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2379)Jemf Jecks @jephjacques · 49s 49 seconds ago
Haha I totally forgot Marten's mom ran into them while they were holding hands! TIME FOR A REWRITE
Speaking of calling it. Called it!
I thought changing that one was unnecessary, but as neither the author or one of the potential people who might be offended that opinion should probably be taken with a grain of salt.
booo, she cut her hair! Only Claire and Penelope remain in the long hair club. :(
And of course to her, holding hands is far more intimate than merely bonking....
I like the re-write much better. What is it about Claire's old line that people like so much? It's not particularly clever or humorous, just the same "cutesy" sitcom-y stuff that's been surrounding them.
The re-write is better because Marten's "Oh shit I forgot" is actually FUNNY because Jeph really did forget. And dedicated readers will know that going forward.
Because it implies a much deeper spiritual/ emotional intimacy than sex. It is easier to imagine people having casual sex than it is to imagine people holding hands and not having some sort of deeper connection.:?
Her new hair's ok, I guess. Her old hair was ok, I guess.
It's hair, I guess. And if she had no hair, that would be ok, too, I guess.
And that's OK.
Because it implies a much deeper spiritual/ emotional intimacy than sex. It is easier to imagine people having casual sex than it is to imagine people holding hands and not having some sort of deeper connection.:?
Okay, I guess I'll have to take your word for it.
I would have rated having sex with somebody WAY more intimate than holding hands. *shrugs*
I thought changing that one was unnecessary, but as neither the author or one of the potential people who might be offended that opinion should probably be taken with a grain of salt.
You can just join my headcanon, those babies are cute and they have little shirts that say 'my grandmother spanks people.'
Because it implies a much deeper spiritual/ emotional intimacy than sex. It is easier to imagine people having casual sex than it is to imagine people holding hands and not having some sort of deeper connection.:?
Okay, I guess I'll have to take your word for it.
I would have rated having sex with somebody WAY more intimate than holding hands. *shrugs*
Well, I can't predict what will happen in this weeks' strips but I pretty much can predict what won't happen: unicorn wars, all the characters show up bald and hanners becomes queen of the universe.Well of course not. You can't suddenly become what you already are….
lol, she shure is violently assaulting her adult son
We should start a petition to convince Jeph to change it back.
COMIC
I assume Veronica was painted like one of their French girls indeed. I feel as if the model whale penis can be a hindrance to coffee table usage tho.
Is it just me, or is the perspective in panel 3 off?
Claire's going to be leaning quite far forward to touch the model whale penis based on the room's scale in panel 1, yet her abdomen is shown as significantly wider than her thorax - more so than when her full figure is normally drawn, even, when it should be the opposite, as she's leaning into the camera.
Also, having a nude portrait of oneself in one's living room is just strange, Veronica.
The whale penis is smaller than I expected. :claireface:Marten: "It's only a little smaller than mine (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=764)."
The whale penis is smaller than I expected. :claireface:Obviously not full size. Real ones can be up to 8', apparently.
Also, having a nude portrait of oneself in one's living room is just strange, Veronica.
Is it just me, or is the perspective in panel 3 off?
Claire's going to be leaning quite far forward to touch the model whale penis based on the room's scale in panel 1, yet her abdomen is shown as significantly wider than her thorax - more so than when her full figure is normally drawn, even, when it should be the opposite, as she's leaning into the camera.
The perspective would be correct-ish if she were sitting straight up and reaching an arm out. But she'd have to lean forward unless they moved the coffee table back before sitting down.
My uh... gee.
That happened.
The words 'whale penis' are going to be stuck in my head for weeks.
Also, having a nude portrait of oneself in one's living room is just strange, Veronica.
What? You can't keep it in the dining room!
Why are we assuming that's a portrait of Veronica? Just because the hair's the same color?
Why are we assuming that's a portrait of Veronica? Just because the hair's the same color?Because Veronica strikes us as the type to have artful nudes of herself scattered about her abode given her openness (to appropriate-ish persons) about her career?
It's actually a housewarming present from Dora.Somebody just launched a new fanfiction line.
Steve, maybe.
I get that this was a joke, but still. A whale penis and a nude painting of oneself (if that really is her) are not appropriate decorations. Especially not for your son and his girlfriend.
I'm thinking that this is why Marten doesn't bring girlfriends to his mother's place often.Or because she's lived there a week :roll:
I'm thinking that this is why Marten doesn't bring girlfriends to his mother's place often.
Or because she's lived there a week :roll:
Schroedinger's Comic.
Schroedinger's Comic.
Is the punchline dead or alive?
A whale penis and a nude painting of oneself (if that really is her) are not appropriate decorations. Especially not for your son and his girlfriend. Would a male character have gotten away with it?It's a model of a penis, not a penis, and says who? A male character could have got away with hanging a stuffed deer's head on the wall, or picture of himself standing with his foot on a bear he'd shot; both altogether more dubious as decorations than the back view of a nude woman, so I don't think we need to invoke sexism.
Schroedinger's Comic.
Is the punchline dead or alive?
I think that Zoe meant that, technically, both versions of panel 4 in strip 2948 exist and are equally valid outcomes. Only when you read the version of the strip that you have does the uncertainty resolve itself.
As for the whale penis, out of context it just looks like a piece of modern sculpture. The comic artist behind 'Oh Joy, Sex Toy', a fantastic, light hearted, sex-positive comic that I would hugely recommend, keeps some of the sex toys she has been sent to review on display because, out of the context of their use, they are very like sculpture.
I really don't see the big deal here, yo.
Also, having a nude portrait of oneself in one's living room is just strange, Veronica.
I'm assuming that is a scale model. I'd have expected a whale's penis to be larger..
I actually think it's a very tasteful portrait, even if it is Veronica herself. I mean, nudes are captured in art ALL the time, and it's hardly like a portrait from Madonna's 'Sex'. Consider:
(http://www.daydaypaint.com/images/Nude/Nude-Oil-Painting-008.jpg)
As for the whale penis, out of context it just looks like a piece of modern sculpture. The comic artist behind 'Oh Joy, Sex Toy', a fantastic, light hearted, sex-positive comic that I would hugely recommend, keeps some of the sex toys she has been sent to review on display because, out of the context of their use, they are very like sculpture.
I really don't see the big deal here, yo.
Edit: this was the particular OJST comic I was thinking of: http://www.ohjoysextoy.com/gspoon/
I actually think it's a very tasteful portrait, even if it is Veronica herself. I mean, nudes are captured in art ALL the time, and it's hardly like a portrait from Madonna's 'Sex'. Consider:
(http://www.daydaypaint.com/images/Nude/Nude-Oil-Painting-008.jpg)
As for the whale penis, out of context it just looks like a piece of modern sculpture. The comic artist behind 'Oh Joy, Sex Toy', a fantastic, light hearted, sex-positive comic that I would hugely recommend, keeps some of the sex toys she has been sent to review on display because, out of the context of their use, they are very like sculpture.
I really don't see the big deal here, yo.
Edit: this was the particular OJST comic I was thinking of: http://www.ohjoysextoy.com/gspoon/
You miiiight want to put an NSFW warning on the comic link :-P
And there's a real lack of appreciation for the difference between art and porn here.
Ah, but is it dishwasher safe?
Ah, but is it dishwasher safe?
Where in the hell's a whale going to find a dishwasher?
Ah, but is it dishwasher safe?
Where in the hell's a whale going to find a dishwasher?
I thought changing that one was unnecessary, but as neither the author or one of the potential people who might be offended that opinion should probably be taken with a grain of salt.
You can just join my headcanon, those babies are cute and they have little shirts that say 'my grandmother spanks people.'
Besides that, talking kids when they've been going out what, a week or so seems a bit premature.
Marten: "Mom, before you get started on grandchildren, there's something you should know." He takes Claire's hand.
Veronica: "Yes?"
Claire (confidently): "I'm trans."
Marten shouldn't be the one to initiate that reveal. It's fine otherwise, though I'd go for something more subtle. If we go that direction at all, since you don't NEED to. But if you do, have her kinda say she knows without actually saying she knows and that she loves Marten and respects his choices.
Poking around in your dad's girlfriend's underwear drawer is not exactly polite, though I can't condemn the curiosity.
I really wouldn't be terribly surprised if Veronica already knows or suspects Claire is trans. Apparently she's known trans people, so she might guess.
I can see Veronica being devastatingly plain-spoken. She will demand to know if Claire has told Marten if she is trans and warn that she won't tolerate Claire pursuing a relationship under 'false pretenses'. She doesn't disapprove as much as insist on candour and honesty.
And there's a real lack of appreciation for the difference between art and porn here.
That difference which exists only to perpetuate the gap between respectable society and sex workers, based on misogynistic systems of sexual norms developed over thousands of years of fatherhood-centered cultural mythopoeia, and which to this day serves as the key ingredient in the structural, social and legal oppression of the women and men involved in the artistic creation of pornography?
Ah, damn, that came out wrong.
What I mean is: Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
@Gladstone,
I respect your opinion. However, I genuinely think that my suggestion is in-character for Veronica. She knows better than most about playing roles and, after all the bad experiences Marten has had in relationships, she doesn't want him hurt again. I'm sure that, after Claire tells her that she volunteered the information upfront, she'll be fine.
I just think that it would be good to have Claire facing a challenge based on good intentions and love rather than fear and malice.
On the other hand -> look at how Claire's drawn. Her hips are way wider than her shoulders and so on - we're given no indicators that she wouldn't pass, at all, so Veronica might not know.
I don't understand why people think it would be in Veronica's character to be abrasive about such things.
Well yeah. I am a thousand times more rude to the people that know me really well.We love you too, douchenozzle. :claireface:
I just think that it would be good to have Claire facing a challenge based on good intentions and love rather than fear and malice.
That has mostly been demonstrated by her interaction with Marten, so it might not apply to others.
That has mostly been demonstrated by her interaction with Marten, so it might not apply to others.
While I think that coming out early as trans to your SO is probably wise (particularly if anatomy is going to make it obvious), it's not a moral obligation.
I just think that it would be good to have Claire facing a challenge based on good intentions and love rather than fear and malice.
What she's worried about is the corrosive effect that secrets have on relationships. She knows that from her personal experience and she didn't want Claire to make the same mistake.
So, it's confirmed that Sam is a dyed-in-the wool tomboy. She likes the less cuddly side of wildlife, playing in the woods and doesn't do 'bathing'.
Taking the wider point out of this, you're actually agreeing with my larger point, namely that 'dude it's just a naked person, no biggie.'
Taking the wider point out of this, you're actually agreeing with my larger point, namely that 'dude it's just a naked person, no biggie.'
Oh yeah, totally. I think I understand what you intended to say and agree with it, I just have one of those annoying things where I bring attention to my Personal Porn-Political Pet Peeves when I see people using phrases and transmitting memes which I think are harmful to sex workers/people employed in the porn industry. The idea that there's a difference between art and porn (which, you know, might very well exist depending on which aesthetic theory we use at the moment) has historically and up to this moment been used to damage the social status and economic security of women defying conventional sexual morality. And even though that is neither the intended nor even likely effect of that idea's usage in this situation, I felt the need to point it out.
I wonder why I never get invited to any parties. :psyduck:
Edit: Well, of course I get invited to parties, but I meant normal-people parties. The kind where I don't have to wear a leash.
Feel free to start a new topic in discuss. Could get some interesting discussion rolling.
"I don't know how to deal with children I'm not allowed to hit"When has there been any indication that Veronica ever hit Marten? Sure, she spanked people, but only people who paid her to.
The fun part will be when Jim brings Sam over for dinner with the new squeeze. I'm sure the furnishings will be a big hit.
Jeph, there's no need to apologize for an awesome comic. 8-)
Sorry, what does "but you do you" mean?
Jeph, there's no need to apologise for an awesome comic. 8-)"Awesome" is exactly the word that came to my mind, too.
Now, I wonder if this is a redrafting of a note Jeph penned to himself back in the day? He doesn't have a Pintsize to toss but I'm sure that he has plenty of (nonbreakable) free merchandise samples that would do the trick!
I couldn't have put it better than these, so I'll just shut up.Jeph, there's no need to apologize for an awesome comic. 8-)There are comic artists who would LOVE to draw as well as Jeph half-asses a comic.
Dear webcomicists of the world: Please stop having nervous breakdowns. You are awesome, everyone knows you're awesome, you have millions of fans who are enabling you to make a living doing what you love, you should not be panicking and stressing and shit. (This goes out to Tarol Hunt of Goblins as well as to Jeph, and probably to a dozen others I don't know about.)
When has there been any indication that Veronica ever hit Marten? Sure, she spanked people, but only people who paid her to.A professional dominatrix would necessarily take a progressive attitude toward child rearing. But I'm anxious about that "coat rack" that Marten hates so much.
I'm also wondering how Sam was able to access Veronica's underwear drawer. It would make some sense if she had moved in with Jim, but this is her private apartment, right?
When has there been any indication that Veronica ever hit Marten? Sure, she spanked people, but only people who paid her to.A professional dominatrix would necessarily take a progressive attitude toward child rearing. But I'm anxious about that "coat rack" that Marten hates so much.
I'm also wondering how Sam was able to access Veronica's underwear drawer. It would make some sense if she had moved in with Jim, but this is her private apartment, right?
So... I think it would be nice if no one told people with mental illnesses to stop having mental illnesses.
In fairness, benefit of the doubt to willpell, he may have just meant it as a message of solidarity and encouragement rather than the usual 'bro you should be happy cause you're rich and shit' that so many celebrities get after death.
That's the way I read it, kind of like I am constantly tempted to tell my relatives "Please stop dying".
This conjured up an amusing little scene in my mind of someone telling me to just stop being depressed, and me responding "Wait-wait-wait, you mean I can just stop?!? [long pause] Well, sh-t. Why didn't anyone ever tell ME that?"
I'm also wondering how Sam was able to access Veronica's underwear drawer.Perhaps Sam's sneaking skills (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2343) have improved even further.
This conjured up an amusing little scene in my mind of someone telling me to just stop being depressed, and me responding "Wait-wait-wait, you mean I can just stop?!? [long pause] Well, sh-t. Why didn't anyone ever tell ME that?"I am happy to have amused you! :)
Well, it amused me, anyway. 8-)
You have no right to feel bad; there are so many people who have it worse off than you."
When has there been any indication that Veronica ever hit Marten? Sure, she spanked people, but only people who paid her to.A professional dominatrix would necessarily take a progressive attitude toward child rearing. But I'm anxious about that "coat rack" that Marten hates so much.
I'm also wondering how Sam was able to access Veronica's underwear drawer. It would make some sense if she had moved in with Jim, but this is her private apartment, right?
This conjured up an amusing little scene in my mind of someone telling me to just stop being depressed, and me responding "Wait-wait-wait, you mean I can just stop?!? [long pause] Well, sh-t. Why didn't anyone ever tell ME that?"
See, if I said this, some of my friends and family would say, "That's right, you can stop being depressed any time you want to. You choose not to because I guess you feel you get something positive out of being depressed. I guess you enjoy being treated like a little immature whining baby that can't clean up after it shits itself. Now straighten up, stop being so selfish, stop trying to manipulate others, get a real job (note: I'm an adjunct professor of music at a college and teach piano privately), and join the rest of us adults in the real world. You have no right to feel bad; there are so many people who have it worse off than you."
I know several people with Depression, and while sympathetic to them, they are EASILY the most selfish people I know, because the disease breeds that into them- instead of helping you out or talking you through YOUR problems, they just wallow in self-pity and are unable to do anything.(bolding added)
Perhaps you misread my post, or at least misinterpreted it. I acknowledge fully that it's not the fault of the Depression-sufferer. They have a condition, same as anyone with a more-physically-apparent disease like cancer does. Someone suffering from cancer is ALSO hell on their friends & family, the way someone with depression is, and similarly, it is not their fault that they have the condition. While it obviously does not HELP the Depression-sufferer to hear this, that doesn't change the fact that it is true. It sucks all around.I know several people with Depression, and while sympathetic to them, they are EASILY the most selfish people I know, because the disease breeds that into them- instead of helping you out or talking you through YOUR problems, they just wallow in self-pity and are unable to do anything.(bolding added)
Except for me, as a person with depression, it's not self-pity. It's never been self-pity, and I don't wallow. It's self-hatred, and rather than wallowing in it I drown in it. I hate myself because I'm sure that everyone else hates me, and then I fear that people are thinking about me the way that you are, and that feeds into my anxiety, and then the anxiety feeds back into the depression and makes me hate myself more, and the whole thing spirals out of control until I reach suicidal ideation and have to go back to the hospital. I fucking hate it when people think I'm "wallowing in self-pity" when in fact depression-me can't think of a single person less deserving of pity than I am.
It sounds to me as if you, in fact, are the selfish one. Inability to "do anything" doesn't make a person selfish, it makes them disabled. Inability to be your free therapist doesn't make a person selfish, either, it makes them not a therapist. If I am selfish because my depression makes me stay in bed crying instead of fixing everyone's problems, then I suppose my mom must have been selfish as well when she needed the rest of the family to do the housework because weekly chemo treatments left her almost too weak to move.
The disease MAKES people selfish, in the sense that they become self-obsessed- they're still selfish, but it's not their fault. That's part of why depression utterly SUCKS.