Topic: Jeph is busy (was: Is Alice Grove a deadfic?) (Read 11478 times)

Deadcoder · « **on:** 04 Aug 2015, 12:30 »

Jeph's normal schedule for publishing Alice Grove is "Each Tuesday and each Thursday". However, the last publish was July 27th, a tuesday, and it's been a week since we got anything. Has Jeph abandoned Alice?

pwhodges · « **Reply #1 on:** 04 Aug 2015, 12:43 »

He's been away at an event - that's why there were fillers in QC as well. He doesn't bother with fillers for Alice Grove, but he has done some catching up in the past by publishing two comics later in the week.

Neko_Ali · « **Reply #2 on:** 04 Aug 2015, 12:44 »

It's a bit early to be calling it that. Jeph's been dealing with some other stuff and probably just doesn't have time right now to keep up with both comics. Alice has always been and likely always will be the side project, while QC is his bread and butter. Comics will resume when life calms down, I'm sure.

Kugai · « **Reply #3 on:** 04 Aug 2015, 15:44 »

Indeed. He's also in process to move to Canada as well, so give it time.

Welu · « **Reply #4 on:** 04 Aug 2015, 16:24 »

He usually updates on Twitter with info. His latest tweet says Alice is pushed back to Thursday/Friday this week.

Neko_Ali · « **Reply #5 on:** 04 Aug 2015, 16:30 »

Also, no updates for a week is enough to call for the CSI team? Some of the comics I follow update so irregularly that a monthly update would be remarkable. Some disappeared for up to a year before restarting because of the artist's life issues.

jwhouk · « **Reply #6 on:** 04 Aug 2015, 16:47 »

OOTS and Wapsi Square immediately come to mind...

pwhodges · « **Reply #7 on:** 05 Aug 2015, 00:09 »

And (now long completed) Anders loves Maria.

Neko_Ali · « **Reply #8 on:** 05 Aug 2015, 05:45 »

Goblins went on an over-a-year hiatus a while back as well. Sometimes comics just do peter out.. The creators lose interest, other obligations get in the way or writer's blocks turn to mountains and the comic just get fewer updates as time goes on or stop abruptly. Many times the creators will announce it though when they do decide to end a series. None of that really applies with Jeph and Alice Grove though. I do believe he is still keen on telling this story. Life just has a way of disrupting plans sometimes. It's good at that.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #9 on:** 05 Aug 2015, 13:19 »

Quote from: Kugai on 04 Aug 2015, 15:44

Indeed. He's also in process to move to Canada as well, so give it time.

Wait, what? I wonder if QC will stay in MA then.

Kugai · « **Reply #10 on:** 05 Aug 2015, 16:50 »

Most likely

Jephs getting out of the U.S. before the nutjobs completely take over

cesium133 · « **Reply #11 on:** 05 Aug 2015, 16:56 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 05 Aug 2015, 13:19

Quote from: Kugai on 04 Aug 2015, 15:44
Indeed. He's also in process to move to Canada as well, so give it time.
Wait, what? I wonder if QC will stay in MA then.

It'll stay in MA, but now it'll be about getting "wicked drunk, eh?"

Deadcoder · « **Reply #12 on:** 07 Aug 2015, 12:20 »

Quote from: Kugai on 05 Aug 2015, 16:50

Most likely

Jephs getting out of the U.S. before the nutjobs completely take over

I'm making a similar plan, but I'm shooting for North Australia, since the weather is warmer.

bhtooefr · « **Reply #13 on:** 10 Aug 2015, 19:28 »

Let's be real, Australia is chasing 'murrica to the bottom. (Then again, so is the entire Anglosphere...)

Kugai · « **Reply #14 on:** 11 Aug 2015, 15:26 »

And our current Govt. doesn't seem to want to learn anything from either except to follow them down the gurgler.

Detachable Felix · « **Reply #15 on:** 11 Aug 2015, 15:30 »

Just one more year and the nutjobs in Australia will be gone though. Abbott is less popular than stepping on a Lego brick with bare feet.

QC in Canada would be interesting but highly unlikely.

Kugai · « **Reply #16 on:** 11 Aug 2015, 15:31 »

I can only hope the same thing happens to Darth Key and his cronies at the next election.

Not your kinda brew eh?

Akima · « **Reply #17 on:** 14 Aug 2015, 18:03 »

Quote from: Detachable Felix on 11 Aug 2015, 15:30

Just one more year and the nutjobs in Australia will be gone though. Abbott is less popular than stepping on a Lego brick with bare feet.

And has been since five minutes after the last election. He's the political equivalent of Australia getting a bad tattoo while very drunk.

I didn't know Jeph was moving to Canada, but I don't follow his Twitter etc.

Detachable Felix · « **Reply #18 on:** 14 Aug 2015, 20:16 »

I laughed out loud, and then I felt bad because it's too true :/

ASB84 · « **Reply #19 on:** 17 Aug 2015, 06:35 »

Quote from: Akima on 14 Aug 2015, 18:03

Quote from: Detachable Felix on 11 Aug 2015, 15:30
Just one more year and the nutjobs in Australia will be gone though. Abbott is less popular than stepping on a Lego brick with bare feet.
And has been since five minutes after the last election. He's the political equivalent of Australia getting a bad tattoo while very drunk.

I'd like to share that optimism. I can't shake the nagging thought he'll experience a surge of popularity, probably due to fearmongering, and somehow get back in.

Wildroses · « **Reply #20 on:** 17 Aug 2015, 07:01 »

I'm not sure Abbott realises he didn't get elected because Australia thought he would be a good prime minister, he got in because Australia was sick of Gillard and Rudd constantly fighting for the Leadership and were wary of minority governments after the debacle of the election before. I'm believing he'll get voted out next election because I'll go mad if I believe otherwise. It does worry me that Australia nearly always gives governments a second term though.

And in case any non-Australian's think we are exaggerating about this jerk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3IaKVmkXuk

The only thing I don't like about this video is that it was made before he decided to give an Australian Knighthood to Prince Philip of Britain and before he said his greatest achievement as Minister for Women was getting rid of the carbon tax because it was aimed at putting more money in household budgets.

Kugai · « **Reply #21 on:** 17 Aug 2015, 13:35 »

Just be grateful he ain't President of the U.S,A

SubaruStephen · « **Reply #22 on:** 17 Aug 2015, 21:01 »

Soooo.....after seeing that vid I can't help but think "Is Abbot is the Aussie version of Donald Trump?"

Detachable Felix · « **Reply #23 on:** 17 Aug 2015, 21:45 »

More like George Dubya.

We really should continue this in the Australian Politics thread, jsyk

Storel · « **Reply #24 on:** 19 Aug 2015, 00:45 »

Quote from: Neko_Ali on 05 Aug 2015, 05:45

Goblins went on an over-a-year hiatus a while back as well. Sometimes comics just do peter out.. The creators lose interest, other obligations get in the way or writer's blocks turn to mountains and the comic just get fewer updates as time goes on or stop abruptly.

*cough*Templar, AZ*cough

Kugai · « **Reply #25 on:** 19 Aug 2015, 16:37 »

Yup

Angels2200 comes to mind

Sorflakne · « **Reply #26 on:** 21 Aug 2015, 15:05 »

Quote

Is Alice Grove a deadfic?

It better not be. It's starting to get good.

And I find it a more interesting story than QC.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #27 on:** 21 Aug 2015, 15:20 »

Nothing wrong with that. I do, too.

SubaruStephen · « **Reply #28 on:** 27 Sep 2015, 10:55 »

Quote from: Sorflakne on 21 Aug 2015, 15:05

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Is Alice Grove a deadfic?
It better not be. It's starting to get good.

And I find it a more interesting story than QC.

I'm willing to bet that's because Alice Grove is story based and QC is character/relationship based.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #29 on:** 28 Sep 2015, 22:52 »

Day 10 of no updates.

Pilchard123 · « **Reply #30 on:** 29 Sep 2015, 00:38 »

I'm sure we'll survive.

drewdane · « **Reply #31 on:** 29 Sep 2015, 06:06 »

Quote from: Pilchard123 on 29 Sep 2015, 00:38

I'm sure we'll survive.

Oh gee golly, thanks SO much for putting us whining plebes in our place! No really: THANKS, MOM!

Pilchard123 · « **Reply #32 on:** 29 Sep 2015, 08:43 »

to you, too.

Yea, sorry about that, I wasn't in the best of moods this morning.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #33 on:** 29 Sep 2015, 21:28 »

Jeph's Twitter feed says he'll restart this week, maybe Thursday.

Kugai · « **Reply #34 on:** 30 Sep 2015, 13:11 »

I'dve been more worried if there were also no QC Updates

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #35 on:** 30 Sep 2015, 19:10 »

Quote from: Pilchard123 on 29 Sep 2015, 00:38

I'm sure we'll survive.

Are you sure? Thousands of people around the world died while we were waiting.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #36 on:** 30 Sep 2015, 19:25 »

Dude, what the fuck? I know that's technically true, but come on!

Kugai · « **Reply #37 on:** 30 Sep 2015, 21:09 »

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #38 on:** 02 Oct 2015, 12:32 »

(being silly. I do that sometimes.)

Method of Madness · « **Reply #39 on:** 02 Oct 2015, 13:24 »

No, no, silly is fine. That was straight up morbid.

Detachable Felix · « **Reply #40 on:** 05 Oct 2015, 14:02 »

I'd say nihilistic more so than morbid

Method of Madness · « **Reply #41 on:** 05 Oct 2015, 14:15 »

No, nihilistic would be that their lives were meaningless.

Kugai · « **Reply #42 on:** 05 Oct 2015, 14:20 »

Eyore

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #43 on:** 05 Oct 2015, 19:56 »

Nihilism is useless.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #44 on:** 05 Oct 2015, 20:16 »

A nihilist would agree, but would respond that so is everything else

jheartney · « **Reply #45 on:** 13 Sep 2016, 12:27 »

Thought I'd go count up how many AG comics (not including text-only notes) we've had in each of the months of 2016:

January - 5
February - 6
March - 8
April - 6
May - 6
June - 6
July - 4
August - 4
Sept. (so far) - 2

Looking back at that, there's only one month where you could say the comic has updated twice a week. In the others, it's updated either about 1.5 times a week, or, in July through today, once a week.

I'm not berating Jeph; keeping up a weekday comic (QC) on top of AG is a real commitment. And I appreciate his commitment to keeping the quality of all his comics high.

But I do think we ought to re-think calling AG a twice-weekly comic if it only updates at half that rate. Just-sayin'...

jwhouk · « **Reply #46 on:** 13 Sep 2016, 13:10 »

For a Patreon extra, once a week is just fine IMNSHO.

Sent from my Nextbook

brasca · « **Reply #47 on:** 14 Sep 2016, 03:49 »

Quote from: jheartney on 13 Sep 2016, 12:27

Thought I'd go count up how many AG comics (not including text-only notes) we've had in each of the months of 2016:

January - 5
February - 6
March - 8
April - 6
May - 6
June - 6
July - 4
August - 4
Sept. (so far) - 2

Looking back at that, there's only one month where you could say the comic has updated twice a week. In the others, it's updated either about 1.5 times a week, or, in July through today, once a week.

I'm not berating Jeph; keeping up a weekday comic (QC) on top of AG is a real commitment. And I appreciate his commitment to keeping the quality of all his comics high.

But I do think we ought to re-think calling AG a twice-weekly comic if it only updates at half that rate. Just-sayin'...

He said he'd be getting back on track shortly so maybe we'll get two this week or the next.

KevxD · « **Reply #48 on:** 17 Sep 2016, 03:21 »

Quote from: jheartney on 13 Sep 2016, 12:27

Thought I'd go count up how many AG comics (not including text-only notes) we've had in each of the months of 2016:

January - 5
February - 6
March - 8
April - 6
May - 6
June - 6
July - 4
August - 4
Sept. (so far) - 2

Looking back at that, there's only one month where you could say the comic has updated twice a week. In the others, it's updated either about 1.5 times a week, or, in July through today, once a week.

I'm not berating Jeph; keeping up a weekday comic (QC) on top of AG is a real commitment. And I appreciate his commitment to keeping the quality of all his comics high.

But I do think we ought to re-think calling AG a twice-weekly comic if it only updates at half that rate. Just-sayin'...

The description has been changed now

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Alice Grove is a comic by Jeph Jacques. It updates once a week right now.

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