Topic: WCDT: 25-29 July 2011 (1976-1980) (Read 43788 times)

shlominus · « **Reply #50 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 00:30 »

3/8 of my bookmarked webcomics down, 5 to go. keep up the good work!

michael28 · « **Reply #51 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 01:05 »

Quote from: iduguphergrave on 25 Jul 2011, 23:32

Love the epic Dora burn he managed to slide in at the last second.

I don't know if it's a real super power, if every f.... person on this planet has it.

Quote from: WAYF on 25 Jul 2011, 22:11

Huh, it looks like Danielle Corsetto AND Randy Milholland have drawn guest strips for Jeph! This should be good!

I wonder if Mr. Milholland can possibly outdo himself...

This one is good, but the earlier one is better.

Akima · « **Reply #52 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 02:09 »

So now we know why Hannelore cut her hair...

DSL · « **Reply #53 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 02:20 »

Quote from: WAYF on 26 Jul 2011, 00:20

It's like Mr. Milholland knows exactly which buttons to push... and then takes to them with a cartoonishly over-sized mallet.

Milholland isn't the only one pushing buttons; note the newspost.

~~cesariojpn~~ · « **Reply #54 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 02:28 »

Wouldn't Dora be Buffalo Wings Girl?

DSL · « **Reply #55 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 02:32 »

Plan C: Marten as Boneless Wings Boy.

Border Reiver · « **Reply #56 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 02:52 »

All I have to say is - Thanks Randy.

Carl-E · « **Reply #57 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 05:36 »

What happened to the poll? I voted yesterday...

...and again today.

Border Reiver · « **Reply #58 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 05:56 »

Had to vote other for the poll - see there was this rather attractive young lady cosplaying a Wood Elf War Dancer at the Cdn Grand Tournament in 2007....

jwhouk · « **Reply #59 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 05:57 »

So to recap:

Chris Hallbeck, Maximumble and Book of Biff (Five minimalist strips)
Dave Willis, Shortpacked and Dumbing of Age (Hanners and Buttwiping)
Dave Kellett, Sheldon and Drive (Hanners' old friend DefenseNet-10)
Evan Dahm, Rice Boy (Coffee of Doom Snapshot)
Zach Weiner, Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal (Hannelore discovers Pintsize's Secret!)
Danielle Corsetto, Girls With Slingshots (Marigold's Secret Drawer)
Randy Milholland, Something*Positive (She's NOT PIZZA GIRL! Right, Garlic Bread Kitty?)

Notice which character appeared in ALL SEVEN GUEST STRIPS.

And I want SOMEONE to color today's strip!

jwhouk · « **Reply #60 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 05:59 »

Quote from: Carl-E on 26 Jul 2011, 05:36

What happened to the poll? I voted yesterday...

...and again today.

Huh. I did change the dates on some of the poll entries, because I found them after digging around my HD. Dunno why you ended up getting two votes.

In the long run, it doesn't matter much (except to the cosplayers).

TheBiscuit · « **Reply #61 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 06:13 »

Quote from: jwhouk on 24 Jul 2011, 21:23

Well, of course. Danielle also knows about that secret Jamie/Hazel slashfic that Jeph has on his computer.

Somewhat different when you consider that Ms. Corsetto is sometimes known to openly ship-tease Jamie/Hazel. Granted the attraction is one-sided if it exists at all, and thus nothing could ever come of it, but it's slightly different of a situation than Marigold and Hannelore who... as far as I know have never shown any signs of attraction. There's a good, close friendship blooming, but anything else is pure wishful thinking.

Now I know you were just joking anyway, but still... I wanted to comment.

wrwight · « **Reply #62 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 08:47 »

Of all the depictions of Hannelore I've seen, I think I like Randy's take on her today best. She retains that innocent kind of feel through her expressions, but looks more like an adult. It's not that I dislike Jeph's Hannelore, I mean that is kind of how she's supposed to look after all, since it's Jeph's comic. I just like to see different takes on the characters, and I like this one in particular of her.

~~cesariojpn~~ · « **Reply #63 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 14:50 »

Quote from: DSL on 26 Jul 2011, 02:32

Plan C: Marten as Boneless Wings Boy.

And Marigold as Mountain Dew Girl. (with Momo as Pocky Girl).

Kugai · « **Reply #64 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 17:40 »

Faye will now descend ing Arch Villainess Mode

SirDudley · « **Reply #65 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 17:59 »

Quote from: jwhouk on 26 Jul 2011, 05:57

So to recap:

Chris Hallbeck, Maximumble and Book of Biff (Five minimalist strips)
Dave Willis, Shortpacked and Dumbing of Age (Hanners and Buttwiping)
Dave Kellett, Sheldon and Drive (Hanners' old friend DefenseNet-10)
Evan Dahm, Rice Boy (Coffee of Doom Snapshot)
Zach Weiner, Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal (Hannelore discovers Pintsize's Secret!)
Danielle Corsetto, Girls With Slingshots (Marigold's Secret Drawer)
Randy Milholland, Something*Positive (She's NOT PIZZA GIRL! Right, Garlic Bread Kitty?)

Notice which character appeared in ALL SEVEN GUEST STRIPS.

And I want SOMEONE to color today's strip!

Guest week 2011: The Week of Hannelore shenanigans!

Also, great end to the guest strips. And now, back to the regular show!

jwhouk · « **Reply #66 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 18:42 »

If Jeph REALLY wanted to mess with our minds, he'd have Hannelore go up and visit her dad at the space station for a while...

treyhawk · « **Reply #67 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 18:56 »

Considering how much Randy does strips about her, I wonder if Pizza Girl will ever show up in QC...

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #68 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 21:48 »

I'd like to see Hannerdad, especially if Jeph comes up with something funnier than just plain mad science.

Carl-E · « **Reply #69 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 22:35 »

(click to show/hide)

pwhodges · « **Reply #70 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 22:49 »

Indeed, it has returned, in an alarmingly timely manner.

Near Lurker · « **Reply #71 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 22:57 »

It took me a minute to realize he meant Douglas Adams... I was left thinking, "is this the guy who told us not to buy any Orson Scott Card books without giving an equal amount to GLAAD?"

Carl-E · « **Reply #72 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 23:00 »

I recently spotted a t-shirt with a sperm whale falling to the ground, thinking "I wonder if it'll be friendly?"

Edit: I'm impressed that the gallery owner gets the reference.

skine · « **Reply #73 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 23:04 »

Nice reference Jeph made there.

Carl-E · « **Reply #74 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 23:11 »

Where?

akronnick · « **Reply #75 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 23:15 »

Quote from: skine on 26 Jul 2011, 23:04

Nice reference Jeph made there.

Umm... no.

pendrake · « **Reply #76 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 23:24 »

For comic #1978...

1. Douglas Adams' Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy references! Loved it! Both for the Improbability Drive and the freshly incarnated sperm whale references.

2. There totally needs to be Adams' Laws. Like Aasimov's Three Laws of Robotics, but sillier

.

3. I liked panel #3, that must have been an interesting angle for Jeph to draw (always like it when it experiements with view-angles). I also liked how Raven does not look surprised at all.

4. It will be interesting to see if Jeph does anything with the Art Gallery & Faye, story-wise.

5. And remember...

Don't Panic. (and always keep a towel handy)

bluemonq · « **Reply #77 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 23:26 »

How does Adams' Law apply? There's no "more likely" about it; Raven calculated that it would reappear in 1 day, 2 hours, and 53 minutes. Did she forget about the calculations she made?
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1948

EDIT: And what about that espresso it's supposed to come back with?

Near Lurker · « **Reply #78 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 23:28 »

But what were the odds he'd come in at just that moment?

...also, it's Saturday at the earliest, and that was Wednesday at the latest ("date on Friday," not "date tomorrow")...

bluemonq · « **Reply #79 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 23:32 »

Quote from: Near Lurker on 26 Jul 2011, 23:28

...also, it's Saturday at the earliest, and that was Wednesday at the latest ("date on Friday," not "date tomorrow")...

Shhh! Raven's a genius; she can't possibly be wrong! Clearly the tinkering with the espresso machine caused the entire universe to lose a couple days.

Blackjoker · « **Reply #80 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 23:35 »

And then Marten was transformed into a bowl of petunias and his only thoughts were merely "Oh no, not again"

Sorflakne · « **Reply #81 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 23:42 »

Quote

And then Marten was transformed into a bowl of petunias and his only thoughts were merely "Oh no, not again"

Apparently the Internet has completed its corruption of my skimming reading abilities, because I at first read that as "a bowl of penises".

And has Raven always had a kanji tattoo, or is that something new? (and can anyone read it?)

nonethousand · « **Reply #82 on:** 26 Jul 2011, 23:51 »

Quote from: Sorflakne on 26 Jul 2011, 23:42

And has Raven always had a kanji tattoo, or is that something new? (and can anyone read it?)

from the strip by strip wiki: 410: Raven's Tattoo (Kanji for "Princess")

Tova · « **Reply #83 on:** 27 Jul 2011, 00:00 »

They may need to feed the dinosaur some peanuts.

Lummer · « **Reply #84 on:** 27 Jul 2011, 00:33 »

Hitchhiker's reference. YEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

benenator · « **Reply #85 on:** 27 Jul 2011, 00:36 »

Since nobody has pointed it out yet:

Brick Joke trope!

HiFranc · « **Reply #86 on:** 27 Jul 2011, 00:55 »

I wonder if Raven did that trick delibrately? The practical upshot of her "experiment" is that Faye has time to fix the mechanics of the device without the commissioner blaming her.

iduguphergrave · « **Reply #87 on:** 27 Jul 2011, 01:29 »

Or it could be a display of power on Raven's part. "Wow I made a solid object disappear and reappear seemingly at my will. Gonna call me a ditz now?"

Ok I doubt that but that is quite an accomplishment isn't it? (Or maybe it's not in the QC-verse)

Kugai · « **Reply #88 on:** 27 Jul 2011, 01:44 »

darn

I was hoping it would have evolved.

Loki · « **Reply #89 on:** 27 Jul 2011, 02:00 »

Quote from: benenator on 27 Jul 2011, 00:36

Since nobody has pointed it out yet:

Brick Joke trope!

Also, Flat What.

Also, I tried to find if there was an Adams' Law on TvTropes, but then decided actually finding it would be extremely unlikely.

skine · « **Reply #90 on:** 27 Jul 2011, 02:51 »

Quote from: akronnick on 26 Jul 2011, 23:15

Quote from: skine on 26 Jul 2011, 23:04
Nice reference Jeph made there.

Umm... no.

I assumed that Jeph, in a subtle way, had referenced something from my childhood.

I'm sure you can see where "It's Back" in reference to an espresso machine shaped like a dinosaur is comparable to "We're Back," a movie about dinosaurs.

Somebody · « **Reply #91 on:** 27 Jul 2011, 04:06 »

Quote from: bluemonq on 26 Jul 2011, 23:32

Quote from: Near Lurker on 26 Jul 2011, 23:28
...also, it's Saturday at the earliest, and that was Wednesday at the latest ("date on Friday," not "date tomorrow")...
Shhh! Raven's a genius; she can't possibly be wrong! Clearly the tinkering with the espresso machine caused the entire universe to lose a couple days.

Nah, its' return was slowed when it was grabbed by the furry universe...

Border Reiver · « **Reply #92 on:** 27 Jul 2011, 04:12 »

Doc drank the espresso - that much is obvious. But did he fix the head detaching problem?

mike837go · « **Reply #93 on:** 27 Jul 2011, 05:02 »

"Head detaching problem"?

That thing has a habit of catastraphic failure of the pressure vessel. It sent a chunk of metal across the room and discharged superheated steam.

Until the pressure seal is completely re-engineered, I'd keep it away from anything valuable!

~~cesariojpn~~ · « **Reply #94 on:** 27 Jul 2011, 05:37 »

Quote from: skine on 26 Jul 2011, 23:04

Nice reference Jeph made there.

I thought it was the HSOWA joke.

Carl-E · « **Reply #95 on:** 27 Jul 2011, 06:11 »

Quote from: skine on 27 Jul 2011, 02:51

Quote from: akronnick on 26 Jul 2011, 23:15
Quote from: skine on 26 Jul 2011, 23:04
Nice reference Jeph made there.

Umm... no.

I assumed that Jeph, in a subtle way, had referenced something from my childhood.

I'm sure you can see where "It's Back" in reference to an espresso machine shaped like a dinosaur is comparable to "We're Back," a movie about dinosaurs.

You can think that all you like, but as a two word statement about something that left abruptly, "It's back!" is pretty innocuous.

Just another fine example of a viewer seeing something that probably hadn't even crossed the artists mind...

Black Sword · « **Reply #96 on:** 27 Jul 2011, 06:27 »

Quote from: Loki on 27 Jul 2011, 02:00

Quote from: benenator on 27 Jul 2011, 00:36
Since nobody has pointed it out yet:

Brick Joke trope!

Also, Flat What.

Also, I tried to find if there was an Adams' Law on TvTropes, but then decided actually finding it would be extremely unlikely.

No links to tempt the unwary and lower productiivity, thereby increasing the work that needs to get done, resulting in new hires to lower the unemployment rate? Son I am disappoint.

Brick Joke and Flat What.

Quote from: Near Lurker on 26 Jul 2011, 22:57

It took me a minute to realize he meant Douglas Adams... I was left thinking, "is this the guy who told us not to buy any Orson Scott Card books without giving an equal amount to GLAAD?"

What in the world? What kind of insane troll logic is that? (not refering to Near Lurker, but to whoever near Lurker is quoting.)

skine · « **Reply #97 on:** 27 Jul 2011, 06:40 »

Quote from: Carl-E on 27 Jul 2011, 06:11

Quote from: skine on 27 Jul 2011, 02:51
Quote from: akronnick on 26 Jul 2011, 23:15
Quote from: skine on 26 Jul 2011, 23:04
Nice reference Jeph made there.

Umm... no.

I assumed that Jeph, in a subtle way, had referenced something from my childhood.

I'm sure you can see where "It's Back" in reference to an espresso machine shaped like a dinosaur is comparable to "We're Back," a movie about dinosaurs.

You can think that all you like, but as a two word statement about something that left abruptly, "It's back!" is pretty innocuous.

Just another fine example of a viewer seeing something that probably hadn't even crossed the artists mind...

Either it's that Jeph is a genius or Jeph is [I won't finish this sentence or I'll get banned again].

I prefer the former.

jwhouk · « **Reply #98 on:** 27 Jul 2011, 06:47 »

Cosplay Question: Best One?

Hannelore at CC 2011    - 15 (34.1%)
Pizza Girl at CC 2011    - 7 (15.9%)
Marigold at CC 2011    - 4 (9.1%)
Winslow at CC 2010    - 0 (0%)
Marten & Dora, Halloween 2009    - 1 (2.3%)
Jeph (tomorrow)    - 6 (13.6%)
Waffles (on my plate)    - 9 (20.5%)
Other (You missed it!)    - 2 (4.5%)

Total Voters: 44

wrwight · « **Reply #99 on:** 27 Jul 2011, 06:57 »

I think it was perhaps that Card has said things like the quote at the top of this article, and if Jeph did say that (I vaguely remember something like that being said by someone having something to do with this comic a while back), it was probably just said to make a point about neutrality and whatnot, especially (I didn't read the whole article, it might say one way or the other) if Card publicly donates profits of book sales to anti-LGBT groups.

Personally I fail to see the relevance of the comment at all. It probably just went over my head, but I don't see any connection between Adams and the LGBT agenda.

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Author Topic: WCDT: 25-29 July 2011 (1976-1980) (Read 43788 times)