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Comic Discussion => QUESTIONABLE CONTENT => Topic started by: Kugai on 27 Dec 2015, 12:16
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Hrublegurble
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I predict someone says something sassy this week.
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Jeph drops a Character Bombshell on us on New Years Eve then goes on Holiday for two weeks!!!
Except we already know regular QC doesn't start until after the New Year.
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I'm hoping that everyone who is predicting Bembo the Barbarian is right! I voted for the Claireten alcohol-fuelled marriage, by the way, with the amendment that the marriage took place in Las Vegas and was carried out by a Klingon Elvis.
Jeph drops a Character Bombshell on us on New Years Eve then goes on Holiday for two weeks!!!
Except we already know regular QC doesn't start until after the New Year.
Don't be a spoilsport. It's all harmless speculative fun!
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Indeed.
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I don't disagree :parrot:
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Shame Orb appears only to flee in abject horror upon encountering Emily
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Why was I given two votes.
Butts are an option.
Butts are the only option.
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The agony of choice.
And be grateful, my original intention was to make it three.
But I'm not that evil.
MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHHHHHHH
*coff hack gasp choke*
*Thud*
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I voted for Space Pizza and May getting her fighter jet, just to see if May would try to intercept and destroy the PizzaMIRVs.
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Welcome to the world of Fighting Fantasy, where being dead is nothing more than a serious inconvenience for a major plot-significant character. So, Jeph? Is Bembo blond or brunette? He can't be a redhead - Only barbarian princesses are redheads!
We've also confirmed that Jeph, either consciously or subconsciously, is a fan of Terry Pratchett's Cohen the Barbarian.
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Bembo comic week is the best news I've had all year.
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"Grandpa you are dead"
And now I am too :emotrex: :emotrex: :emotrex:
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So now I have to go find all the relevant tweets. Ugh I didn't think the non-canon week would have homework ::)
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Ugh I didn't think the non-canon week would have homework ::)
BEMBO HAVE CANNON HE USE FOR SMASHING PEOPLE.
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Being serious tho, what adventures will the future hold for Bembo?
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The usual
Mayhem, battles, looting, women in scanty outfits, demons, wizards, witches, warlocks, Orks and assorted ugly races and people.
Probably a Cameo by Conan thrown in for good measure.
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Man, I expected Orks in scanty outfits. That was a letdown.
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By the looks of the three generations, I expect lotsh of reshipes for shoup.
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Probably a Cameo by Conan thrown in for good measure.
I'd hold out for Fallon or that James Corben fella.
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By the looks of the three generations, I expect lotsh of reshipes for shoup.
"Bembo? Your name ish Henry! We named the DOG Bembo!"
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I think Blembo should be allowed to stay up as late as he wants.
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So vitalist.
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Signs you've been playing too much Skyrim: dragur start to appear in your favorite webcomics.
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It could be worse
It could be Crod Mandoon
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You know, I think the sand is probably the most valuable option anyway. The regular QC cast would kill(?) for a kingdom's worth of sand, it's pretty great stuff. Unless you don't like how it gets everywhere, but Bembo doesn't seem to be someone who'd go for bad romantic language.
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One thing that seems to be a universal trope with Barbarian Heroes is that they get bored very quickly and very easily. What's the point getting a kingdom or a pretty girl if they're just a ball-and-chain to your wandering fancy-free lifestyle?
Even if she turned out to be an adventurous tomboy like Merida in Brave, he and the princess would probably end up getting bored with each other and go their separate ways in the fullness of time (likely a few months, tops - Sixteen years later, he would end up meeting an awkward never-before-seen son or daughter).
As for magic swords, they just tend to be annoying with hidden 'only work if...' ethical traps and, more often than not, tend to be cursed in some way.
Of course, Bembo was born out of Jeph's wish that you could have really awkward reward demands in Skyrim, so we see that in action here. ;D
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So now I have to go find all the relevant tweets. Ugh I didn't think the non-canon week would have homework ::)
Somebody made a Storify out of them:
https://storify.com/geoffreyhts/bembo (https://storify.com/geoffreyhts/bembo)
Possible spoilers.
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Ha, I'll read 'em after this week then. Thanks.
Also Belb is Cosette
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I can completely understand turning down a rapping sword. Even if it was a good sword, rap would make me depressed all the time. Don't want something that'll prevent me from being happy.
I can also understand turning down a marriage to a complete stranger. Been there, did that (the turning down part, not the marrying part). I get it, it's a practical arrangement that says you'll be part of the royal court. But, if you don't even know the royal court, or care about them? That's not much of a reward. If she doesn't have any older brothers, you even get to be the husband of a Queen Regnant after a while. Which is not the same as being King.
Unless it's one of those backward principalities where having a penis is enough to make up for not having been brought up royal and knowing what the hell you're doing. If that's the case, you get to be the King, and either you take your wife's advice on everything or you watch yourself destroy a nation despite your best efforts, which is no fun at all.
I probably wouldn't have asked for sand, though.
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Which is not the same as being King.
No, it's way better, all of the wealth with none of the responsibilities.
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Which is not the same as being King.
No, it's way better, all of the wealth with none of the responsibilities.
It's like being Vice President, much better gig. Being in charge sucks.
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It's golden sand!!!
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Maybe he wants to set up a glass blowing boutique.
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Hey, if he owns all the sand, he owns all the beaches. Sounds smart to me.
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I presumed that the country was mainly desert, so he's asking for the King's entire domains outside the city.
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Technically just the sand. In theory one could take all the sand and transport it elsewhere. Eventually.
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He can't be a redhead - Only barbarian princesses are redheads!
I suddenly have the urge to watch Red Sonja.
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Going for the sand is a classic Jack Donaghy move.
Jack: I'd like to spend my remaining gold to purchase a fire spell.
Toofer: And against whom will you be casting this spell?
Jack: Against myself. I am setting fire to my own desert.
Sue: You're insane!
Jack: Am I? I'm going to turn my desert into glass, and glass is a commodity that you all need, for your elfin oracle mirrors, for your crystal palace, for the colorful glass beads that you keep buying for some reason.
Lutz: I'm going to wear them to the pirates' ball.
Jack: You need my glass. And I'll take your gold And eventually, the throne of 1,000 kings. You see, it doesn't matter if I'm on the wind-blown dunes of Kroth or in the fluorescent-lit boardrooms of 30 Rockefeller Plaza. I will create something from nothing. Today Malaar, Tomorrow Kabletown!
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Bembo will always be the real king when it comes to beach volleybarbarian!
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This proves that the sand was the right choice - neither Belb nor the rapping sword would've given him a free kingdom saved.
Whether or not he wanted to save the Beach kingdom to absolutely demolish their inhabitants at Beach Volleyball is something we should leave for a different strip.
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Hey, if he owns all the sand, he owns all the beaches. Sounds smart to me.
Called it.
And he totally owns the beach volleyball court. ;D
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I think it was more a beach kingdom served.
... I'll just show myself out.
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He layeth the smacketh down
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Traditionally he'd put his enemies heads on spikes, but he prefers a slightly less violent method of spiking :claireface:
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Why did Kugai edit everyone's posts?
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I was correcting a spelling error in the WCDT Title I didn't spot until IICIH pointed it out to me in a PM I got this morning.
I'd spelt January as Janurary. Unfortunately, to completely wipe the error, I had to go into each and every Post and delete the extra 'r' in the Posts. Thank grud IICIH Spotted it early. Imagine if this Thread was into two or three pages!!
Oy!!!
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HAM
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He's really hamming it up there. :claireface:
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Don't forget the Eggs
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Unfortunately, to completely wipe the error, I had to go into each and every Post and delete the extra 'r' in the Posts.
Next time: make a dummy new thread with the corrected title; merge with the other, selecting the correct title and ticking the box to change all post titles to match; delete dummy post.
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Huh...
I guess that this is what you get when Jeph writes a strip when hungry!
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Viking choir:
HAMHAMHAMHAMHAMHAMHAMHAMHAMHAMHAMHAM WONDERFUL HAAAAM
shrill voice:
SHUT UP!!! SHUUUT UUUP!!! Shut up!
spathe ham?
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SPace hAM
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SPAAATHE HAAAAAMM
BEMBO EAT SPAAATHE HAAAAAM
WHAT IS BEST IN LIFE? TO DEFEAT YOUR ENEMIES, TO EAT THEIR SPAAATHE HAAAAMM, AND TO HEAR THE LAMENTATIONS OF THEIR SOWS.
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But what about a MLT? A mutton lettuce and tomato sandwich? When the mutton is nice and lean...
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But where are the Green Eggs? :psyduck:
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But what about a MLT? A mutton lettuce and tomato sandwich? When the mutton is nice and lean...
Ugh. No thank you. I don't like tomato.
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WARRIOR
has eaten all the food lately
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Huh. I guess I must be weird, in that I just don't see what's so amusing about these strips. The only one that got a chuckle out of me was the first one.
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Same here, really; I just don't get them.
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Huh. I guess I must be weird, in that I just don't see what's so amusing about these strips.
They really are mostly an insight into Jeph's stream of consciousness. Like Yelling Bird, we're bypassing his story-telling to the sort of things that jump out of his hind-brain and make him giggle when he's doing other things.
Merciful heaven; I just realised how that sounded when read out.
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It sounds fine. Makes sense.
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Unfortunately, to completely wipe the error, I had to go into each and every Post and delete the extra 'r' in the Posts.
Next time: make a dummy new thread with the corrected title; merge with the other, selecting the correct title and ticking the box to change all post titles to match; delete dummy post.
Generally, spellcheck grabs small errors like that and I notice them. For some reason, I missed it entirely this time round. I'm usually fairly pedantic when it comes to spelling words and i instantly notice the dreaded red line under a misspelled word when i Proof what I've typed before I hit the Post Button.
Musta been true Christmas Madness for me to miss it that time.
Bembo is Jephs Alter Ego.
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good lord is Bembo wearing crocs
he's wearing crocs isn't he
(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
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Barbarian heroing is a bit like a ride at Disneyland - Below a certain hight and you don't get in for safety reasons!"
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Comic!
He fell down a hole and a goblin stabbed him.
Hang on a sec, I need to take a note.
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bembo is so much better than regular qc that returning to the regular strip is a crime against art
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3/10 must try harder.
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Yes; especially when compared with his previous Holiday fill-ins, this felt pointless. Still, now he's got it out of his system...
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Fun fact: this script was originally a rejected ending for the QC story arc where Marten took Sam hiking.
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2724
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I love Bembo, and would happily read an entire strip dedicated to him.
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Lesson learned: KID HELMET.
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He must loose a lot of Apprentices that way
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Set them loose from this mortal coil? Certainly.
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I'm kinda feeling a bit meh about the filler for this year. Still, if Jeph wanted to get this idea off his chest, that's his prerogative.
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I'm kinda feeling a bit meh about the filler for this year. Still, if Jeph wanted to get this idea off his chest, that's his prerogative.
At least it's better than last year's. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2860)
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Holy shit, didn't realize Faye's breakup and downward spiral waa a year ago.
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Yet only a month or so ago, in-universe! It isn't just DMW whose comics move that slow!
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Bembo art reminded me of Kate Beaton's stuff, except the princess. A Jeph Jacques girl-face is forever a Jeph Jacques girl-face, whatever the present state of the art.