Topic: Survey (Read 17550 times)

Les Harris · « **on:** 19 Aug 2009, 00:45 »

I did the survey but had a lot of trouble with the "favourite character" question.

I like just about all of them and felt guilty about have to select Faye over ten others that I like almost as much.

LH

JD · « **Reply #1 on:** 19 Aug 2009, 01:00 »

YOU SHOULDA PICKED ME YOU GODDAMN COCKSUCKING CUNT
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Les Harris · « **Reply #2 on:** 19 Aug 2009, 01:34 »

Since I am not, I couldn't

fetket · « **Reply #3 on:** 19 Aug 2009, 02:13 »

Just like to say... The UK has Bald Eagles.. And I have no idea why.

There is a bird sanctuary Wings over Mull which has a bald eagle that was shot by hunters in a national park in America, and so was moved to Mull (Scotland) for medical care.

Isn't it good that the USA can't look after its own icon.

LTK · « **Reply #4 on:** 19 Aug 2009, 03:02 »

Psh. Everybody's favorite character is Hannelore, whether they like to admit it or not.

JD · « **Reply #5 on:** 19 Aug 2009, 03:15 »

pish posh

cgarci21 · « **Reply #6 on:** 19 Aug 2009, 03:35 »

I had the hardest time between Faye, Raven and-geez, I just like everyone! And I hate to say it but I miss Sven...i know it hasn't been that long since we've seen him but he cracks me up.

Sigh.

workingrobbie · « **Reply #7 on:** 19 Aug 2009, 06:30 »

I was torn between Hanners, Dora and Faye. Hanner's just won out though

I was kinda baffled how the questions would assist Jeph with ideas though... maybe a story arc about lost keys?

philharmonic · « **Reply #8 on:** 19 Aug 2009, 06:39 »

you guys suck... ..everyone knows Pintsize is the best but after reading todays (Wed) I almost picked Momo.

H0b0K!n9 · « **Reply #9 on:** 19 Aug 2009, 06:49 »

Yeah me too. Hanners is my favorite, but after today, for just a moment, I almost clicked Momo.......WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME?!?!

Carl-E · « **Reply #10 on:** 19 Aug 2009, 07:04 »

I put "other" but there needs to be an "all of 'em" and a "none of 'em (so why am I reading this comic?)" button for those of us who are either indecisive or misanthropic...

Dokph · « **Reply #11 on:** 19 Aug 2009, 08:10 »

Aww, I picked Dora for my favorite character but I also like Faye, Hannelore, Pintsize, Marten, Pen... bah. Everyone! They're all obscenely named bird-illatingly good. Anyhoos. Awesome comics, indeed. Keep up the good work!

maddness · « **Reply #12 on:** 19 Aug 2009, 10:37 »

I vacillated between Marten, Marigold and Angus. I think this says something about my personality, but I'm not quite sure what.

The Duke · « **Reply #13 on:** 19 Aug 2009, 10:40 »

I picked Marten.

Almost picked Jimbo though.

nichidani · « **Reply #14 on:** 19 Aug 2009, 10:56 »

i picked dora. back a year ago i'd have picked faye but these days i'm really liking dora for some odd reason.

hannelore is my close second, followed by sven, faye, and tai.

Shteevie · « **Reply #15 on:** 19 Aug 2009, 10:58 »

More info than the survey asked for, but which i think may be helpful:
-I have not bought merch from your website, but I have bought prints and sketches from you at ECCC.
-My favorite character is Faye, but the characters I want to see more of are Raven, Tai, and Penelope. Also, the rest of the band.
-I appreciate that you cannot give a strip every day, and also that the comic is non-trivial to produce. That said, I would muchmuch rather see guest strips than Yelling Bird or slow-pitch Pintsize strips.
-I want [more?] wallpapers. Group shots, Pin-ups, memorable scenes with extra detail or cameos, any of it. I'd probably be willing to pay $1-2 for them if I could preview them first.
-I have bookmarks for other comics [A&M, Clango, PfSC], but QC is the only comic I read regularly.
-I'm OK with cliche storylines if they are told well; show me the characters and worry less about 'original' plots.
-I'm very OK with [and sorta expect] relationship drama. That's what the comic is about, right? If things stabilize too much and become idyllic, there's less interest in it for me. I would like to see the girls become happy, but maybe not all of them or all at once.
-It has been great to watch your style change and adapt to the needs of the comic over the years. I hope you continue on this process.
-When you are next in Seattle, we should get coffee.

Heavyoak · « **Reply #16 on:** 19 Aug 2009, 11:36 »

I picked Hannelore as my fav. (no duh)

as for new merchandise, I picked a real life Hannelore.

Sam_bedge · « **Reply #17 on:** 19 Aug 2009, 12:01 »

i went for Marigold sooooo much potential in her character.....

Other wise Martyn cos i know exactly how he feels about life!

Ilmarinen · « **Reply #18 on:** 19 Aug 2009, 12:31 »

I chose unlisted, because I have to say Wil is my favorite character overall. Ever since that Rime of the English Major strip, I've wanted to see what job he does end up with. I can't believe he didn't make the list over Tequila Monster...

Wiregeek · « **Reply #19 on:** 19 Aug 2009, 13:02 »

I chose unlisted, and I would write in Sweet-Tits... mostly 'cause I wanna see what's under the towel.

-WG, unabashed pornographic interest.

danman · « **Reply #20 on:** 19 Aug 2009, 13:34 »

I will add my ext info.

-Characters: more of Faye, Marigold, Also , if you could someday put in Hanners's dad!
-I have not bought any merch yet although my interests are posters and mugs - i generally do not wear tshirts, preferring proper shirts instead. Also sew-ons that one can sew on various clothing would be reallly cool !
-I agree guest strips are better than yelling bird
-content: i like all what has happened and i like very much that the characters are not just narrative tools for the author but have personalities etc. that appears to direct them.
- I regularly read QC and XKCD and also simulated comic product and lab bratz

LTK · « **Reply #21 on:** 19 Aug 2009, 13:53 »

I´d sure like to see the results of the survey, too.

LeeC · « **Reply #22 on:** 19 Aug 2009, 15:42 »

I picked Marten because he was the whole reason I got sucked into QC because I felt I could relate to him on a lot of levels.

lunchmeat · « **Reply #23 on:** 19 Aug 2009, 23:12 »

Results to this would be nice. When I first found out about this forum, I figured that everyone was in the 13-16 range. I'm curious to see what the statistics were.

Faye used to be my favorite character - she was snarky and witty, but she actually had an interesting backstory and a real character arc. She actually progressed. Most of the other characters don't really seem to do that. (Additionally, Faye is a lot different than she used to be - she used to speak without contractions because she wasn't comfortable with people knowing about her southern accent. What ever happened to that? She's comfortable with her group, but I'd imagine that that character trait would show up in stressful situations, no?)

I like Sven. He's actually an interesting character and I like his point of view.

I would rather not see this comic deteriorate into a soap opera, but I do like interesting character development and plot arcs. Maybe it's time for a large plot arc - something really big. Maybe Dora can't make rent for the coffee shop and has to move it, or has to give it up. How does this affect everyone? I'd be interested to see larger situations like this. Even something smaller, like having to move apartments (like in the early days) would be cool to see. Throw a monkey wrench in the works and see what happens.

I suppose that's it.

maddness · « **Reply #24 on:** 20 Aug 2009, 06:30 »

Quote from: lunchmeat on 19 Aug 2009, 23:12

Results to this would be nice. When I first found out about this forum, I figured that everyone was in the 13-16 range. I'm curious to see what the statistics were.

Wow, really? Cause, technically, I could have a child in that age range. I don't, but chronologically speaking it's possible. My sister, who's 2 years younger, has a 14 year old.

pwhodges · « **Reply #25 on:** 20 Aug 2009, 07:42 »

Quote from: lunchmeat on 19 Aug 2009, 23:12

I figured that everyone was in the 13-16 range.

Not quite. And I'm not the oldest around here.

JD · « **Reply #26 on:** 20 Aug 2009, 07:45 »

And there was that 11 year old kid who sent Jeph that comic.

celticgeek · « **Reply #27 on:** 20 Aug 2009, 09:04 »

I may be the oldest, but I'm not absolutely sure. And I have been reading the comic for nearly three years.

nichidani · « **Reply #28 on:** 20 Aug 2009, 10:21 »

i'm 18, but i've been reading for like three years. so i started reading when i was like 15.

i would like to see more of: raven, sven, and angus. angus x faye development is fun. and i'm curious as to if the faye x sven thing is done or not.
i also prefer guest strips to yelling bird comics; that has a lot to do with guest strips getting me into really great comics like anders loves maria and girls with slingshots.

Be My Head · « **Reply #29 on:** 20 Aug 2009, 12:40 »

Fuck, I REALLY want the Ironic anime wall scroll.

It would go well with my un-ironic anime wall scrolls that I already have.

H0b0K!n9 · « **Reply #30 on:** 20 Aug 2009, 13:10 »

I'm 18, and just started reading about a month ago. But I started from the very beginning.

LeeC · « **Reply #31 on:** 20 Aug 2009, 13:21 »

23, started reading back in june 09.

Jace · « **Reply #32 on:** 20 Aug 2009, 14:17 »

I wish there was an option for a real life yelling bird. I would buy that.

maddness · « **Reply #33 on:** 20 Aug 2009, 15:45 »

Buy a parrot and teach it to say filthy thing?

cgarci21 · « **Reply #34 on:** 20 Aug 2009, 18:17 »

I'd like to see the results too.

Hmm, I'm 23. Being a self involved 20-something I assumed the majority of people that read this comic are in the twenty something age range. However I have met a few on here who clearly are not (both older and younger).

I just figured that because that is the age of the characters that would be the most relatable age range. However, since time moves soooo oddly in the QC verse I could be reading this well into my thirties and the characters would still be under 28.

JD · « **Reply #35 on:** 20 Aug 2009, 19:26 »

Quote from: Be My Head on 20 Aug 2009, 12:40

Fuck, I REALLY want the Ironic anime wall scroll.

It would go well with my un-ironic anime wall scrolls that I already have.

Agreed, though I would give it to my brother-in-law.

Les Harris · « **Reply #36 on:** 20 Aug 2009, 23:32 »

I am the person who started the Survey topic. I am age 76, worked full time as an engineer in one of the world's largest companies until I was 74, and still do consulting work. (I am an Australian and in Australia.)

I am in great awe of Jeph's creative ability in both generating the themes and protraying them panel after panel. Why do I follow QC? Because I can clearly remember when I was 25 and I can tell you that there are things that don't change, including the painful bits. If ever QC stopped or was no longer available on the web, I would go into deprivation shock.

LH

satsugaikaze · « **Reply #37 on:** 21 Aug 2009, 06:17 »

Needs more Steve. If not in this comic, then at least in a spinoff action series.

How bout a yelling Yelling Bird plushie - like one of those squeeze-the-right-foot-to-make-him-talk soft toys except with more verbal abuse? =D

celticgeek · « **Reply #38 on:** 21 Aug 2009, 08:50 »

Quote from: Les Harris on 20 Aug 2009, 23:32

I am the person who started the Survey topic. I am age 76, worked full time as an engineer in one of the world's largest companies until I was 74, and still do consulting work. (I am an Australian and in Australia.)

I am in great awe of Jeph's creative ability in both generating the themes and protraying them panel after panel. Why do I follow QC? Because I can clearly remember when I was 25 and I can tell you that there are things that don't change, including the painful bits. If ever QC stopped or was no longer available on the web, I would go into deprivation shock.

LH

I agree with this, and concede my claim to be the oldest member.

KeepACoolin · « **Reply #39 on:** 21 Aug 2009, 09:07 »

I'm 18, started reading sometime last year, I read XKCD as well, and debated between Dora and Hanners on favorite character. I actually love the yelling bird, most of the time.

JesterJared · « **Reply #40 on:** 21 Aug 2009, 09:33 »

There was no option there for posters! So just to make sure Jeff knows what I want...

I WANT POSTERS

Binary · « **Reply #41 on:** 21 Aug 2009, 13:20 »

I'm 54, and until a few months ago was blissfully unaware of the existence of webcomics. 'New Scientist' magazine published a link to an old xkcd cartoon in their tongue-in-cheek Feedback column - read that, then read the whole xkcd archive in two sittings. Links in the xkcd forum sigs led me to MT Your Mind, Comic JK and Questionable Content. QC led in turn to Moo and Keo, and Bunny (yay for home-grown content - I'm British), Dresden Codak, Anders Loves Maria and The Abominable Charles Christopher. Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal is on the "to do" list.

I've sampled, and abandoned, a few other comics: either I didn't find them funny/interesting or hated the art style.

QC hits the spot though, both art and narrative!

Kineticist · « **Reply #42 on:** 21 Aug 2009, 14:04 »

I'm 17. And I want adorable emoticon mugs, dammit.

Also, I bought a math-is-delicious T-shirt some time back, but it was a present for my dad (who likes math) rather than a purchase for myself.

Also also: A real-life Hanners? Screw that, I want my own AnthroPC.

Also also also: I had trouble picking an absolute favourite, but voted for Winslow because he's a cute little dude and I like both nonhuman characters and Apple products.

jonarus_drakus · « **Reply #43 on:** 21 Aug 2009, 14:50 »

I picked Dora as my Fav (What can i say, Im into Goth chicks), with Hanners and Marten tied for 2nd. 3rd would have to go to the tequila monster, though the name is missleading, hes actualy a G.A.I.H. (Generic Alcohol Induced Halucination), and quite a nice guy if you actually take the time to talk to him...

alienatedduck · « **Reply #44 on:** 21 Aug 2009, 16:20 »

I would put my vote in for a poster. It's what is missing in my life. Well that and purpose.

Anywho... I chose Hanners since she has never annoyed me in any way. Where as Dora, who is amazing, gets that 'well just slap me' mood sometimes. And so on.

plethora · « **Reply #45 on:** 21 Aug 2009, 19:07 »

Quote from: alienatedduck on 21 Aug 2009, 16:20

I would put my vote in for a poster. It's what is missing in my life. Well that and purpose.

QFT.

Leon7386 · « **Reply #46 on:** 22 Aug 2009, 12:01 »

16 years old here but I've been reading since I was 15.

I'm not sure who I'd pick as a favorite character but I want to see more Raven in the comic, I'd also like to see some sign of whether or not the submacopter caught on.

Freya · « **Reply #47 on:** 22 Aug 2009, 12:43 »

I picked Raven as my favourite character. There are a lot of other characters I like too, but I really want to see more of Raven.

Apart from that, I do have a suggestion - I think the plot moves far too slowly. There are so many characters and if you spend a week doing one (almost completely insignificant to the "grand scheme" that I suppose is there, somewhere?) plotline for 2 characters, it just doesn't move on. I see it happening a lot that a joke made in a comic will be explained in the next comic, or someone will get more into it, whatever. I don't think it's necessary to do this all the time. I'd like to see more storylines that are actually part of some plot. The comic was a lot more like this in the beginning. I have the feeling that a lot more stuff happened in the first 500 comics than in the 1000 comics after that.

TwistedRemedy · « **Reply #48 on:** 22 Aug 2009, 16:08 »

Love me some Faye. Miss Sven a bit, and wil.

WoweeZowee · « **Reply #49 on:** 12 Sep 2009, 14:29 »

Quote from: Freya on 22 Aug 2009, 12:43

Apart from that, I do have a suggestion - I think the plot moves far too slowly. There are so many characters and if you spend a week doing one (almost completely insignificant to the "grand scheme" that I suppose is there, somewhere?) plotline for 2 characters, it just doesn't move on. I see it happening a lot that a joke made in a comic will be explained in the next comic, or someone will get more into it, whatever. I don't think it's necessary to do this all the time. I'd like to see more storylines that are actually part of some plot. The comic was a lot more like this in the beginning. I have the feeling that a lot more stuff happened in the first 500 comics than in the 1000 comics after that.

Totally agree.

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