The most obvious What if? is Marten and Faye as item.
If Vicky had wanted things to work with Marten, this strip would have never happened.
Pet toys and accessories are never for the pets. They're for the humans.
Logic and boundaries don't apply here in any way that makes sense, because dogs! (and cats! and any other pet!)Pet toys and accessories are never for the pets. They're for the humans.
And this is really something Claire’s Mom should be deciding.
Maybe Claire is a tad obsessed because she’s between school and a career.
Pet toys and accessories are never for the pets. They're for the humans.Usually, but I wouldn't use the word "never." Some critters have a pretty good grasp on the idea of personal property & the concept of "MINE!" and will latch on to certain toys, etc., while not giving a rip about the others. Try, just try, and take the green rubber lizard away from my cousin's dachshund. The rest of the toys in her toybox are for sharing, but not that one.
Someone headbang, dammit!
New comic.
Jeph Jacques. Baiting shippers since 2003.
Winslow and Roko never met before? I could have sworn everyone had met everyone.The accident happened while Winslow and Hanners were away. So this is his introduction to the new "deluxe" Roko. And he appears to be impressed.
Or is it just a huge annoying coincidence that that song came on just now?Or does someone have a friend that might just be trying to nudge things along?
I think that we can all agree that having a surge of attraction for someone is a very, very and uniquely teen/tween experienceI wouldn't agree with that at all.
And not to forget: they both have nipples. Those thingies have to be good for something, don‘t they? :roll:
New comic.
Jeph Jacques. Baiting shippers since 2003.
"Pleasedtomeetcha" would have done me in, too. Who am I kidding - it totally did.
"Pleasedtomeetcha" would have done me in, too. Who am I kidding - it totally did.
Couldn't help but notice, Jeph left out the D... !!
I'm a wee bit concerned where this might go...
Roko has an enhanced sensory upgrade and loves tactile experiences. Maybe Winslow does the same? Maybe it’s time to explore something else than the touch of bread?Given Winslow's reaction to being licked by a reindeer, I expect a love of tactile feedback may take him a long time to develop. Not that it wouldn't be fun to watch that developing... :-D
And I can sympathize with May. I worked in a convenience store with a radio we couldn’t change. I would’ve slit my wrists if I had to listen to the country music channel for more than an hour.At least it's not Fox News or Rush Limbaugh.
Ok is this song that is supposedly playing over the speakers real? I'm not a big music connoisseur so I miss the ref for sure.
Ok is this song that is supposedly playing over the speakers real? I'm not a big music connoisseur so I miss the ref for sure.
What is Love, by Haddaway, a Trinidadian-German Eurodance artist. The 1993 song was from his debut album The Album, the song was far more successful in Europe than it was elsewhere, and is one of the most recognisable songs of the 90s.
Ok is this song that is supposedly playing over the speakers real? I'm not a big music connoisseur so I miss the ref for sure.
What is Love, by Haddaway, a Trinidadian-German Eurodance artist. The 1993 song was from his debut album The Album, the song was far more successful in Europe than it was elsewhere, and is one of the most recognisable songs of the 90s.
Ok is this song that is supposedly playing over the speakers real? I'm not a big music connoisseur so I miss the ref for sure.
What is Love, by Haddaway, a Trinidadian-German Eurodance artist. The 1993 song was from his debut album The Album, the song was far more successful in Europe than it was elsewhere, and is one of the most recognisable songs of the 90s.
This song is a substantial part of why I have issues with my generation.
This song is a substantial part of why I have issues with my generation.
Oh? Why is that?
You're preaching to the choir here.Ok is this song that is supposedly playing over the speakers real? I'm not a big music connoisseur so I miss the ref for sure.
What is Love, by Haddaway, a Trinidadian-German Eurodance artist. The 1993 song was from his debut album The Album, the song was far more successful in Europe than it was elsewhere, and is one of the most recognisable songs of the 90s.
This song is a substantial part of why I have issues with my generation.
P. S.: To the person about to fawn over Scooter: You have to ask yourself 'Do I feel lucky?'
You're preaching to the choir here.
OK, I feel like a tool, because when Winslow chose a pink Deluxe Boy body, I just assumed that meant he was gay, because Pink On Men Must Mean Gay (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PinkMeansFeminine), and not just because, y'know, it's a nice color.Pink used to be considered a manly color because it's a shade of red. I don't recall exactly when, but I think it was the 1930s or 1940s when that started to change.
He is glowing (in one panel).
He's got it baaaaaad.
That would be a pretty good caption contest entry.
Winslow: Unfair, she’s not the first! She’s the second.
May: Right. I take it all back.
No, May is not 'discerning in her perversions'.Absolutely right. Look who she decided to exercise her perversions with... The one human pretty much guaranteed to PO every single human female May could reasonably look to for support.
Roko's body dysphoria issues haven't been addressed for a while. Would Winslow's attention tend to reinforce that or reassure her on this point?
On pink:Little remembered fact - there was a time when the colour for newborn baby boys was pink, while blue was for girls. Pink was chosen because it was a more vibrant and outstanding colour compared to the more passive blue. Largely due to how pink is a shade of red.
Over a decade ago I worked at an electrical contractor shop, and the big boss was so all-male his balls probably had balls of their own.
He would occasionally be wearing a pink polo shirt.
Pink is manly AF.
Please tell me I'm not the only one now that wants to see sweet little Winslow curled up happily in Roko's lap while she fusses him :laugh: :lol:
P. S.: To the person about to fawn over Scooter: You have to ask yourself 'Do I feel lucky?'
OK, I feel like a tool, because when Winslow chose a pink Deluxe Boy body, I just assumed that meant he was gay, because Pink On Men Must Mean Gay (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PinkMeansFeminine), and not just because, y'know, it's a nice color.As it has been mentioned already I will help put to rest the misinformation regarding colour then and now.
The meaning of colours has changed. One thing all of these explanations lack, however, is an appreciation of local variation, and different meanings being attributed to different shades of one colour. And that's not even touching on the duality that was attributed to most colours.OK, I feel like a tool, because when Winslow chose a pink Deluxe Boy body, I just assumed that meant he was gay, because Pink On Men Must Mean Gay (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PinkMeansFeminine), and not just because, y'know, it's a nice color.As it has been mentioned already I will help put to rest the misinformation regarding colour then and now.
(Brevity)
Jeph often includes manga/anime references and/or influences in his work. The teen in this case has eyes which seem to me to be a call-out to the style of the artist responsible for One-Punch Man and Mob 100.
Either there are some weird cosmetic fashions for teens in the QCverse, Jeph is deliberately referencing a character from animé or someone else's webcomics or they're not entirely human. Hey, we have sentient AIs so why not also a small extraterrestrial population?I vote for cosmetics. Larger eyebrows have been more noticeable in my area of late among the teens, and that's what's different about this character. Other than the snake eyes, but those could easily just be novelty contact lenses.
Interesting that May chooses to confide in the teen that she just broomed out of the store.
That's not a neck seam, it's a collar bone. Look at Roko's last appearance for an example of a Synthetic with both to help you see the difference.
IS that a teen, though?
IS that a teen, though?
It seems to be the same person May was shoving with a broom in the previous strip; I assumed that it was one of those pesky teens, and I see nothing in the current strip to suggest otherwise.
... an uphill battle against the Victorian myths that have very heavily influenced the popular image.And of course we create new myths for our own prejudices. There's a spectacular amount of mythmaking about the Victorians for instance.
Roko's body dysphoria issues haven't been addressed for a while. Would Winslow's attention tend to reinforce that or reassure her on this point?That's one of the functions of this arc - she's got a mission and has forgotten all about it. Teddy Roosevelt's self Rx for depression was, "Get action!"
I really think that the reason that she isn't being aggressive is because Winslow and Chimevera look human but don't smell humuan, so she's allowing her better nature win out.
This immediately reminded me of Roko's tripping episode when robo-drunk...I was disappointed that we didn't get a "berf" this time.
Also I can't help but wonder how animated strips like this are printed in the eventual physical book.
This immediately reminded me of Roko's tripping episode when robo-drunk...I was disappointed that we didn't get a "berf" this time.
Also I can't help but wonder how animated strips like this are printed in the eventual physical book.
Also I can't help but wonder how animated strips like this are printed in the eventual physical book.
The cheap yet not as visually appealing solution is to either
- ghost the image on the page
- two pages that you can flip back and forth between
The more expensive solution could be any of the following
- A clear foil page overlay the reader could flick back and forth over the page
- embed one of those prism cards on the page that switches between the two images
- a clear foil hologram for a similar effect
- something I didn't think of as yet
I was disappointed that we didn't get a "berf" this time.
Ah yes..."berf" is definitely one of the best SFX that Jeph's introduced here.
Until the emu decloaked and all I could see was the attorney sign, I thought briefly this story was headed for a different turn. Going to guess this was some artful and deliberate misdirection on the part of our artist.You are not the only one.
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... as long as the emu doesn't try to sell him insurance.
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... as long as the emu doesn't try to sell him insurance.
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