Skullord + marshmallows + fencing = danger.That's Skullmaster thank you; Skull Lord the Bone King was a completely different comic.
I so hope that's where Jeph goes with this.
Skullord + marshmallows + fencing = danger.That's Skullmaster thank you; Skull Lord the Bone King was a completely different comic.
I so hope that's where Jeph goes with this.
Yeah, like, Dora's all corners and edges, especially back in that style; one or both of us could get seriously injured…
As someone who is also primarily made of corners and edges, I agree. Squishy boob hugs are the best.
To be fair who wouldn't prefer to hug Faye like that over Dora?
"Mid-evil" sword fighting? Is that like sword fighting that is only mildly evil? Not full on evil, but not completely free of evil, either. Or perhaps he meant "medieval" sword fighting.
"Mid-evil" sword fighting? Is that like sword fighting that is only mildly evil? Not full on evil, but not completely free of evil, either. Or perhaps he meant "medieval" sword fighting.Or mediaeval sword-fighting, which is where you take on Fox News...
"Mid-evil" sword fighting? Is that like sword fighting that is only mildly evil? Not full on evil, but not completely free of evil, either. Or perhaps he meant "medieval" sword fighting.
"Mid-evil" sword fighting? Is that like sword fighting that is only mildly evil? Not full on evil, but not completely free of evil, either. Or perhaps he meant "medieval" sword fighting.
I'm surprised the skull fits. Does Dora have the head of a 14-year-old?
Possibly Sam's sword.
http://www.amazon.com/Cold-Steel-Training-Polypropylene-Handle/dp/B001Q72ARC
Never used one, just rattan and live steel.
Possibly Sam's sword.
http://www.amazon.com/Cold-Steel-Training-Polypropylene-Handle/dp/B001Q72ARC
Never used one, just rattan and live steel.
These ones are great, but have a really high centre of balance. If you put some lead pellets in the pommel though, they're pretty much the perfect bastard sword.
"Mid-evil" sword fighting? Is that like sword fighting that is only mildly evil? Not full on evil, but not completely free of evil, either. Or perhaps he meant "medieval" sword fighting.
Comic's up.
There actually is a guy in Northampton who does that (http://www.lisashea.com/lisabase/writing/medieval/swords/academyofknightlyarts/).
Comic's up.
There actually is a guy in Northampton who does that (http://www.lisashea.com/lisabase/writing/medieval/swords/academyofknightlyarts/).
You win.
Seriously, I'm expecting a degree of angst on Faye's part when Dora tells her this 'cute story'. Faye really, really is unlikely to think that she is a good role model for Sam and might feel a bit bad about it.But she used to -- http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2178 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2178)
Am I the only one that every time that poster is in the frame I always confuse it's "LOL" for actual dialog?
Once Dora puts on the mask, this is all I hear.
How did yes become certainly not? :?
How did yes become certainly not? :?
Ah, it's been changed since it appeared on Patreon. She originally said "For the last time, Seven, no!"
Seriously, I'm expecting a degree of angst on Faye's part when Dora tells her this 'cute story'. Faye really, really is unlikely to think that she is a good role model for Sam and might feel a bit bad about it.
But she used to -- http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2178 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2178)
She just isn't pronouncing it properlyWait, what? I know how to spell medieval, but I've never heard it not pronounced "mid-evil". I get spelling it like that, to show that it's what she thinks the word is, but how is it being pronounced wrong?
One too many "ee"s there.Or possibly too few. Med-ee-eee-val gives the feel of them both being long ee, but one being longer than the other. Mind you it probably depends on where in Britain you come from anyway. So many vowel sounds, so few letters...
She's a sword wielding junior highschooler known as the Skullmaster. She's the fixer for an illegal underground robot fighting ring.Involving marshmallows and confectionery in the pursuit of freedom for "Biteys" everywhere.
Together, they commit crimes.
As opposed to Polish where there is a derth of vowels.One too many "ee"s there.Or possibly too few. Med-ee-eee-val gives the feel of them both being long ee, but one being longer than the other. Mind you it probably depends on where in Britain you come from anyway. So many vowel sounds, so few letters...
... where there is a derth of vowels.
She's a sword wielding junior highschooler known as the Skullmaster. She's the fixer for an illegal underground robot fighting ring.
Everyone I know over here in the UK pronounces it 'med-ee-ee-vall'.
Another reason for Six to be afraid of Seven is that Seven is... odd.
Another reason for Six to be afraid of Seven is that Seven is... odd.And primed for action.
And primed for action.Well, why would you bother with top coat on your fighting chassis? Only going to get banged up. Just a coat of primer to keep the corrosion off and she'll be right.
"Hey kid, we can still catch up, just not at my place of work" seems like the obvious call here.
Oddly enough, the only really pressing question in my mind was this: What was Corpse Witch doing in panel 8?
Obvious, perhaps, but far less audience-pleasing.Wouldn't making Sam happy be more audience-pleasing?
Until she made him another Manhattan.
As comicalArchitect noted, it was an Old Fashioned.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7S-6xPCJqU
However, if she were to apologize to him via a Manhattan, she would have to give him Manhattan. And Manhattan is very expensive...
If Sam does seek Faye out, and finds her at her workplace, Faye will have a tough time convincing Corpse Witch not to fire her on the spot.
Oddly enough, the only really pressing question in my mind was this: What was Corpse Witch doing in panel 8? Does she make fighters out of the smashed remains of decommissioned AIs (hence her name)? Is she illegally modifying a brain drive to increase aggression? Or is that just a AI pressure cooker that she's fixing for a friend?
Given that Jeph writes her name in all caps, I think it's an acronym.
Given that Jeph writes her name in all caps, I think it's an acronym.
CORPSE WITCH... I wouldn't even begin to know what that would mean.
Given that Jeph writes her name in all caps, I think it's an acronym.
CORPSE WITCH... I wouldn't even begin to know what that would mean.
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Well they can't all be winners.
And now the Sam issue is resolved. That was quick.
This is a huge leap, but maybe those 'lets play' microphones will be used instead to commentate on robo-fighting. That would make one HELL of a more original/interesting Youtube/Twitch channel: video of live gear-grinding gladiators with a hyperactive teenage host.Sam recently bought a Blue Yeti USB mic. She wouldn't be caught dead with one of those "let's play" things. (Honestly!)
Someone on the Subreddit (correctly, IMO at least) postulated that the Beans' divorce probably left Sam with profound abandonment issues. Because of that, it must be exceedingly difficult for her to not get possessive of friends. It also sends her into the rollercoaster that we saw here when they aren't able to be in contact with her as much as she wants.
Veronica is clearly a wonderful wicked-but-not-evil stepmother. I think that it's a sign of how close she and Sam have become that Sam felt able to be vulnerable around her. I wonder if she's ever called her 'mom' in a distracted moment?
Someone on the Subreddit (correctly, IMO at least) postulated that the Beans' divorce probably left Sam with profound abandonment issues. Because of that, it must be exceedingly difficult for her to not get possessive of friends. It also sends her into the rollercoaster that we saw here when they aren't able to be in contact with her as much as she wants.
Yes, I'm sure Sam does have major abandonment issues where her mom is concerned, since there are mainly two reasons why Mom doesn't end up with main custody of the kids after divorce; she was proven totally unfit beyond a doubt (profoundly mentally ill, addict, etc) or...she just didn't fight Jim for custody, and let him have her. In other words, she abandoned Sam (far as Sam is concerned at least). Worst case, Sam may not have seen her mother since before divorce papers were filed; she may have just walked out and not seen or talked to her daughter since.
I just noticed that today marks the 19th straight strip without Marten -- and I think that's fine with everyone. Jeph has gotten REALLY good at telling stories that stand on their own, which means that Marten isn't needed to tie the strips together.The Dale/May interaction at 2490 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2490) went 25 strips without Marten. Then there was a few queststrips (including Marten but not penned by Jeph) and the comic continued with Fayes promotion for another week before Marten finally reappeared properly. So it has definitely happened before that Jeph writes long sequences without Marten, but they are rare indeed. And quite fun to read. Since the timeskip, it seems like all the Marten/Claire strips have been about how happy they are together and most of the action has been elsewhere.
What's.with.the extra.periods?
Talking about phone typing, look at Faye's mastery right there. That's some top quality shit. Something only true masters of the craft can achieve.
Jim drinks from the can?You sound surprised.
What's.with.the extra.periods?Hey, have you heard about Picasso's blue.period?
Hey, have you heard about Picasso's blue.period?
You sound surprised.He doesn't seem the type, but that's down to different cultural standards, I guess. I wouldn't drink from a stubbie or can because I'm not a bogan. :-D
What's.with.the extra.periods?Hey, have you heard about Picasso's blue.period?
,,, Jim missed the bus with respect to keeping Sam on the straight-and-narrow some time ago!
You sound surprised.He doesn't seem the type, but that's down to different cultural standards, I guess. I wouldn't drink from a stubbie or can because I'm not a bogan. :-D
Yes. (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=373)
What's the type that drinks from a can? Besides bogans, apparently.You sound surprised.He doesn't seem the type, but that's down to different cultural standards, I guess. I wouldn't drink from a stubbie or can because I'm not a bogan. :-D
You sound surprised.He doesn't seem the type, but that's down to different cultural standards, I guess. I wouldn't drink from a stubbie or can because I'm not a bogan. :-D
Aren't judgmental social norms funny?Yes. (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=373)
That level of recall is a bit freaky.
Are.those knee.patches on Sam's.jeans? Do young'uns even patch holes in jeans any more? I thought the big thing was to have them look as though they were laundered.in a cement mixer.Perhaps they are red tights under ripped jeans?
Are.those knee.patches on Sam's.jeans? Do young'uns even patch holes in jeans any more? I thought the big thing was to have them look as though they were laundered.in a cement mixer.Perhaps they are red tights under ripped jeans?
Mahatma Gandhi is sort of famous for his reply when he was asked what he thought of western civilization.
He said he thought that it would be a very good idea.
Spelling of Gandhi.Ahhhh, how'd I miss that?
There was a coding error in the original Civ that made Gandhi the most aggressive leader as soon as the Indians switched to Democracy. So it wasn't at all uncommon to see him tote his nukes.
Is this the first time that we've seen Faye coming home seriously exhausted, emotionally as well as physically, after a day at work? I'm thinking that, after the relatively easy life at Coffee of DoomHmm, have you ever worked in the business? Relatively easy life is *not* how I would describe my days in the often frantic catering business. IT support is relaxing by comparison (well apart from when things go really badly wrong and 6,000 people are waiting for you to get a fix working).