Soup von jephjacques http://jephjacques.soup.io/ [jephjacques] QA Dump #36 {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":"QA Dump #36","source":null,"body":"\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI recently got a pipe and was wondering if you have any recommendations for pipe tobacco?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI recommend not smoking because it is bad for you, but if you\u2019re gonna, I really like Lane\u2019s \u201c1Q\u201d blend. As far as tinned tobacco goes, Dunhill\u2019s stuff is good, especially their \u201cbreakfast blend\u201d (or whatever it\u2019s called, it\u2019s something like that but I can\u2019t remember the exact name).\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EHave you considered selling Worry Hats in your store? I know I would buy one; I tend to worry too much. :(\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EWe\u2019ve been looking for a supplier for a while, once we find one they\u2019ll be on sale.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EHow\u2019d you come up with the name Questionable Content in the first place?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EIt just popped into my head one day. It was probably inspired by Something Positive.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EJeph, if your characters were real and you were part of their social circle, who do you think you would spend the most time with? Do you think you would be close friends with any of them in particular? (Assuming they didn\u2019t know that you were their creator and overlord, of course)\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI\u2019d probably be super-buddies with Hannelore and Marigold, my real-life friends trend towards the nerdy end of the spectrum.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EAny possibility of the entire cast getting anime\u2019amafied as a print like the one from way back of the all the characters in the coffee shop?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EIt is on the extremely long list of things I should do at some point.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EThis has been bothering me for a few days: Why is Faye TIG welding without any safety gear other than the shield? At the very least she should have gloves and fireproof arm coverings (you can get nasty sunburns or real burns without them)\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003Eshe is just THAT EXTREME\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EDo you Game, Make Deathmole Music, and Draw QC all on the same computer or do keep one sacred for \u201cwork\u201d?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EMusic and comics are all done on my big ridiculous Mac Pro, but I have a dedicated PC for vidja gamez.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EWhat\u2019s your method for\u2026How to best put this\u2026Handling the effectively infinitely expanding nature of the comic? Do you just think of the current arc(or maybe even just the next day), or do you try to keep a big picture in your head? Is there even a big picture with an actual endpoint, or is it just a \u201cIt ends when I can\u2019t take it anymore or die\u201d thing?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI don\u2019t think about it much! It pretty much takes care of itself, most of the time.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI\u2019ve been wondering about this for awhile: did you choose to use Papyrus on the \u201cPanda House\u201d sign across the street from CoD just to torment those of us who have violent convulsions at the first sight of that horrible and overused typeface?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003ENah, it\u2019s just a commonly used font in signage around here (unfortunately).\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI\u2019m confused, do you like slipknot? a few years a go in the comic you bashed them, and then you tweeted this \u201cWHY ISNT SLIPKNOT ON THIS LIST YOU SUCK\u201d that confuses me.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI was being sarcastic in that tweet, I think Slipknot are utterly awful BUT THAT\u2019S JUST MY OPINION, MAN\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI get that the last panel of the most recent page is supposed to be a joke, but what Faye did was actually pretty irresponsible. Having The-Dad-Whose-Name-I-Can\u2019t-Remember ignore that because of a drink makes me feel like making this face ==\u0026gt; :| and also this one ==\u0026gt; :S\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EYes god forbid Faye do anything irresponsible in the comic\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EHey Jeph, I was so upset to hear you couldn\u2019t make it to TCAF, I was hella looking forward to getting a chance to meet you and thank you in person for how awesome QC is. Do you have any idea when you\u2019ll be able to come to another event / festival / convention / thing in Toronto? Hopefully you\u2019ll be able to come by before next year\u2019s TCAF. Thanks for being so awesome though!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EMissing TCAF was a profound disappointment, I will do my best to not be sick for it next year.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003Ehey I wondering how is it that you pick guest comics. is it just from people you know or do people submit them to you?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EIt\u2019s pretty much just people I know.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E"} <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">I recently got a pipe and was wondering if you have any recommendations for pipe tobacco?</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">I recommend not smoking because it is bad for you, but if you’re gonna, I really like Lane’s “1Q” blend. As far as tinned tobacco goes, Dunhill’s stuff is good, especially their “breakfast blend” (or whatever it’s called, it’s something like that but I can’t remember the exact name).</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Have you considered selling Worry Hats in your store? I know I would buy one; I tend to worry too much. :(</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">We’ve been looking for a supplier for a while, once we find one they’ll be on sale.</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">How’d you come up with the name Questionable Content in the first place?</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">It just popped into my head one day. It was probably inspired by Something Positive.</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Jeph, if your characters were real and you were part of their social circle, who do you think you would spend the most time with? Do you think you would be close friends with any of them in particular? (Assuming they didn’t know that you were their creator and overlord, of course)</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">I’d probably be super-buddies with Hannelore and Marigold, my real-life friends trend towards the nerdy end of the spectrum.</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Any possibility of the entire cast getting anime’amafied as a print like the one from way back of the all the characters in the coffee shop?</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">It is on the extremely long list of things I should do at some point.</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">This has been bothering me for a few days: Why is Faye TIG welding without any safety gear other than the shield? At the very least she should have gloves and fireproof arm coverings (you can get nasty sunburns or real burns without them)</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">she is just THAT EXTREME</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Do you Game, Make Deathmole Music, and Draw QC all on the same computer or do keep one sacred for “work”?</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Music and comics are all done on my big ridiculous Mac Pro, but I have a dedicated PC for vidja gamez.</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">What’s your method for…How to best put this…Handling the effectively infinitely expanding nature of the comic? Do you just think of the current arc(or maybe even just the next day), or do you try to keep a big picture in your head? Is there even a big picture with an actual endpoint, or is it just a “It ends when I can’t take it anymore or die” thing?</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">I don’t think about it much! It pretty much takes care of itself, most of the time.</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">I’ve been wondering about this for awhile: did you choose to use Papyrus on the “Panda House” sign across the street from CoD just to torment those of us who have violent convulsions at the first sight of that horrible and overused typeface?</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Nah, it’s just a commonly used font in signage around here (unfortunately).</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">I’m confused, do you like slipknot? a few years a go in the comic you bashed them, and then you tweeted this “WHY ISNT SLIPKNOT ON THIS LIST YOU SUCK” that confuses me.</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">I was being sarcastic in that tweet, I think Slipknot are utterly awful BUT THAT’S JUST MY OPINION, MAN</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">I get that the last panel of the most recent page is supposed to be a joke, but what Faye did was actually pretty irresponsible. Having The-Dad-Whose-Name-I-Can’t-Remember ignore that because of a drink makes me feel like making this face ==&gt; :| and also this one ==&gt; :S</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Yes god forbid Faye do anything irresponsible in the comic</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Hey Jeph, I was so upset to hear you couldn’t make it to TCAF, I was hella looking forward to getting a chance to meet you and thank you in person for how awesome QC is. Do you have any idea when you’ll be able to come to another event / festival / convention / thing in Toronto? Hopefully you’ll be able to come by before next year’s TCAF. Thanks for being so awesome though!</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Missing TCAF was a profound disappointment, I will do my best to not be sick for it next year.</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">hey I wondering how is it that you pick guest comics. is it just from people you know or do people submit them to you?</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">It’s pretty much just people I know.</span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:11:15 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/252839249/QA-Dump-36urn:www-soup-io:1:252839249regular [jephjacques] Today’s comic, via Pusheen {"tags":[],"type":"image","source":null,"body":"\u003Cp\u003EToday\u2019s comic, via \u003Ca href=\"http://pusheen.com/\"\u003EPusheen\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","url":"http://a.asset.soup.io/asset/3155/7802_3d7f.gif"} <p><a href=""><img alt="7802_3d7f_400" height="616" src="http://a.asset.soup.io/asset/3155/7802_3d7f_400.gif" width="400" /></a></p> <p><p>Today’s comic, via <a href="http://pusheen.com/">Pusheen</a></p></p>Mon, 07 May 2012 04:35:08 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/252084983/Today-s-comic-via-Pusheenurn:www-soup-io:1:252084983image [jephjacques] I made a print for TCAF this weekend! {"tags":[],"type":"image","source":null,"body":"\u003Cp\u003EI made a print for TCAF this weekend!\u003C/p\u003E","url":"http://6.asset.soup.io/asset/3143/7878_4b78.png"} <p><a href=""><img alt="7878_4b78_400" height="258" src="http://6.asset.soup.io/asset/3143/7878_4b78_400.png" width="400" /></a></p> <p><p>I made a print for TCAF this weekend!</p></p>Thu, 03 May 2012 08:08:24 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/251159344/I-made-a-print-for-TCAF-thisurn:www-soup-io:1:251159344image [jephjacques] uncalar: {"tags":[],"type":"image","source":null,"body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://uncalar.tumblr.com/post/21819676010/with-compliments-to-jeph-jacques-jephjacques-and\" class=\"tumblr_blog\"\u003Euncalar\u003C/a\u003E:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWith compliments to Jeph Jacques @jephjacques and Danielle Corsetto @dcorsetto. McPintsize!\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E","url":"http://9.asset.soup.io/asset/3131/0041_a058.jpeg"} <p><a href=""><img alt="0041_a058_400" height="400" src="http://9.asset.soup.io/asset/3131/0041_a058_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p><p><a href="http://uncalar.tumblr.com/post/21819676010/with-compliments-to-jeph-jacques-jephjacques-and" class="tumblr_blog">uncalar</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>With compliments to Jeph Jacques @<a href="http://jephjacques.soup.io">jephjacques</a> and Danielle Corsetto @dcorsetto. McPintsize!</p> </blockquote></p>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 03:14:50 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/250140868/uncalarurn:www-soup-io:1:250140868image [jephjacques] QA Dump #35 {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":"QA Dump #35","source":null,"body":"\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EWhy pipe instead of cigar?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003ECigars smell bad, pipes smell good\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003Ewhat do you think about spencer krug\u2019s bands?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003Epretty good!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EHi Jeph. I was wondering, you mention you being unable to sleep quite often (The dreaded sleep madness) and I wanted to know, does it ever affect the comic? Like do you write a script after not sleeping for while and it turns out freakin\u2019 bizarre?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003ENot really, it just makes writing and drawing more unpleasant\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI decided to go back and re-read all of QC from the beginning. On comic 328 when Sven was introduced you mentioned that you were glad to introduce another male character. Is your cast mostly female on purpose?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003ENot really, I just like drawing girls more.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI was totes serious about that guitar offer, today\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EIf/when I get people together, I\u2019ll get in touch.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EOf all of your main characters, which ones are the most \u201cbrain smart\u201d? A.k.a. Which are the ones that got crazy high test scores in school and could be brain surgeons if they so choose to?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EHannelore, maybe Raven\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EOn the merch page for the Yelling Bird plush toy, where did you get all those vintage Ackbars?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EThose are Jeffrey Rowland\u2019s, he collects them via eBay and other sources\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EIf I bring you cookies and promise they\u2019re not poisoned, will you eat them?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EIt really depends- I always appreciate the sentiment when people bring me snacks at conventions, but I usually don\u2019t have time to actually eat them.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EHey Jeph, I\u2019m a relatively new reader (found you sometime last year from xkcd) and I\u2019ve come to realise one of the main selling points of Questionable Content is the way in which is portrays people with mental disorders and depression in a realistic and understandable light. As a person who is attempting to write a character with cyclothymia, what advice do you have for portraying a character with such a disorder in a way that avoids representing them as a crazed lunatic?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EPortray them as a person first and foremost. This applies to every kind of character!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI was thinking about saving up for a custom extended range guitar, and seeing your Siggery, I was wondering, how much did that set you back and how long did it take from first putting in the order to the date you received it?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI actually found that randomly on eBay for about $1800. I imagine his stuff is more expensive new. When it comes to custom guitars, the price really depends on what you\u2019re ordering. $2000 is probably a good ballpark starting point, though. Order times can be anything from 3 months to multiple years depending on the maker and how backed up they are on work. My custom Creston took about six months, my custom Anderson took about 3 because they\u2019re a much bigger shop.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003ECould you post pictures of your tattoos, and what they mean?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EToo much effort, people tend to steal my birds. Sorry.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003Ehow often do you put out the books as i would love to keep geting tham i just spent the last week reading all of the comic and now i have fnished i dont know what to do with my time i fell like mer bear lol any way love your work cant what for more\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003ECurrent schedule is 1 per year although I\u2019d really like to cut that down to every 6 months until I get caught up. Volume 3 will be out in September if everything goes according to plan.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003ESome time back, someone asked: \u201cYour female charcaters have gotten more curvaceous as time goes on, have you ever had the urge to draw them in a more r-rated setting?\u201d to which you replied \u201cnope\u201d. Though the recent sketch of Faye and Cat-Bread (bread-cat? or\u00a0???) would seem to imply a reconsideration, or was this a one-off just for the sake of it?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI didn\u2019t draw that!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EHave there been any examples of Dora being controlling in the comic? I can\u2019t recall any off the top of my head and I can\u2019t reread the comic at work. I just am wondering if I\u2019m missing something.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EHer entire relationship with Sven, her entire relationship with Marten\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003Ei just got myself a drawing tablet (a bamboo capture), any tips on learning how to use it?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003Epractice\u00a0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003Epractice\u00a0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003Epractice\u00a0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003Epractice\u00a0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003Epractice\u00a0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003EWhat edition of D\u0026amp;D do you play? And do you ever DM?\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E4th edition although I\u2019d love to try 3.5 and Pathfinder. I\u2019ve DMed a couple games, it was fun and I\u2019d like to do it again.\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003C/div\u003E"} <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Why pipe instead of cigar?</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Cigars smell bad, pipes smell good</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">what do you think about spencer krug’s bands?</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">pretty good!</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Hi Jeph. I was wondering, you mention you being unable to sleep quite often (The dreaded sleep madness) and I wanted to know, does it ever affect the comic? Like do you write a script after not sleeping for while and it turns out freakin’ bizarre?</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Not really, it just makes writing and drawing more unpleasant</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">I decided to go back and re-read all of QC from the beginning. On comic 328 when Sven was introduced you mentioned that you were glad to introduce another male character. Is your cast mostly female on purpose?</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Not really, I just like drawing girls more.</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">I was totes serious about that guitar offer, today</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">If/when I get people together, I’ll get in touch.</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Of all of your main characters, which ones are the most “brain smart”? A.k.a. Which are the ones that got crazy high test scores in school and could be brain surgeons if they so choose to?</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Hannelore, maybe Raven</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">On the merch page for the Yelling Bird plush toy, where did you get all those vintage Ackbars?</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Those are Jeffrey Rowland’s, he collects them via eBay and other sources</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">If I bring you cookies and promise they’re not poisoned, will you eat them?</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">It really depends- I always appreciate the sentiment when people bring me snacks at conventions, but I usually don’t have time to actually eat them.</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Hey Jeph, I’m a relatively new reader (found you sometime last year from xkcd) and I’ve come to realise one of the main selling points of Questionable Content is the way in which is portrays people with mental disorders and depression in a realistic and understandable light. As a person who is attempting to write a character with cyclothymia, what advice do you have for portraying a character with such a disorder in a way that avoids representing them as a crazed lunatic?</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Portray them as a person first and foremost. This applies to every kind of character!</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">I was thinking about saving up for a custom extended range guitar, and seeing your Siggery, I was wondering, how much did that set you back and how long did it take from first putting in the order to the date you received it?</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">I actually found that randomly on eBay for about $1800. I imagine his stuff is more expensive new. When it comes to custom guitars, the price really depends on what you’re ordering. $2000 is probably a good ballpark starting point, though. Order times can be anything from 3 months to multiple years depending on the maker and how backed up they are on work. My custom Creston took about six months, my custom Anderson took about 3 because they’re a much bigger shop.</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Could you post pictures of your tattoos, and what they mean?</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Too much effort, people tend to steal my birds. Sorry.</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">how often do you put out the books as i would love to keep geting tham i just spent the last week reading all of the comic and now i have fnished i dont know what to do with my time i fell like mer bear lol any way love your work cant what for more</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Current schedule is 1 per year although I’d really like to cut that down to every 6 months until I get caught up. Volume 3 will be out in September if everything goes according to plan.</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Some time back, someone asked: “Your female charcaters have gotten more curvaceous as time goes on, have you ever had the urge to draw them in a more r-rated setting?” to which you replied “nope”. Though the recent sketch of Faye and Cat-Bread (bread-cat? or ???) would seem to imply a reconsideration, or was this a one-off just for the sake of it?</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">I didn’t draw that!</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Have there been any examples of Dora being controlling in the comic? I can’t recall any off the top of my head and I can’t reread the comic at work. I just am wondering if I’m missing something.</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Her entire relationship with Sven, her entire relationship with Marten</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">i just got myself a drawing tablet (a bamboo capture), any tips on learning how to use it?</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">practice </span></p> <div> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">practice </span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">practice </span></p> </div> <div> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">practice </span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">practice </span></p> </div> <div> <blockquote>What edition of D&amp;D do you play? And do you ever DM?</blockquote> </div> <div>4th edition although I’d love to try 3.5 and Pathfinder. I’ve DMed a couple games, it was fun and I’d like to do it again.</div> <div></div>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:52:59 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/250140869/QA-Dump-35urn:www-soup-io:1:250140869regular [jephjacques] Hahahaha what (nsfw) {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":"Hahahaha what (nsfw)","source":null,"body":"\u003Cp\u003Eseriously what\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E[[MORE]]\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http://rule34-data-000.paheal.net/_images/c281099e206aa2b1578f0bd77cb2f702/468333%20-%20Faye_Whitaker%20Food%20Kristal%20Questionable_Content%20bread%20webcomic.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"540\" /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E"} <p>seriously what</p> <p>[[MORE]]</p> <p><img src="http://rule34-data-000.paheal.net/_images/c281099e206aa2b1578f0bd77cb2f702/468333%20-%20Faye_Whitaker%20Food%20Kristal%20Questionable_Content%20bread%20webcomic.jpg" height="500" width="540" /></p>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:57:19 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/248885127/Hahahaha-what-nsfwurn:www-soup-io:1:248885127regular [jephjacques] Artwork for potential QC charms by Printsess! {"tags":[],"type":"image","source":null,"body":"\u003Cp\u003EArtwork for potential QC charms by \u003Ca href=\"http://www.printsess.com/\"\u003EPrintsess!\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","url":"http://2.asset.soup.io/asset/3114/4290_1993.png"} <p><a href=""><img alt="4290_1993_400" height="158" src="http://2.asset.soup.io/asset/3114/4290_1993_400.png" width="400" /></a></p> <p><p>Artwork for potential QC charms by <a href="http://www.printsess.com/">Printsess!</a></p></p>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:02:50 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/248532259/Artwork-for-potential-QC-charms-by-Printsessurn:www-soup-io:1:248532259image [jephjacques] New Deathmøle Track- Perennial {"tags":[],"type":"link","title":"New Deathm\u00f8le Track- Perennial","source":"http://deathmole.bandcamp.com/track/perennial","body":null} <p><a href="http://deathmole.bandcamp.com/track/perennial">http://deathmole.bandcamp.com/track/perennial</a></p>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 23:49:04 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/248519315/New-Deathm-le-Track-Perennialurn:www-soup-io:1:248519315link [jephjacques] CHUG ON THAT BASS STRING, BRO {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":"CHUG ON THAT BASS STRING, BRO","source":null,"body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http://www.questionablecontent.net/random/exrg.jpg\" /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETips for playing and recording an extended-range guitar:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E1: Turn the gain down! Heavier strings get muddy if you\u2019ve got too much distortion going. Listen to the guitars on a Meshuggah record- it\u2019s crazy how little gain they actually use, most of the \u201cheaviness\u201d is in the instrument itself and the way they play.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E2: Keep the mids! I\u2019ve always been a fan of scooped-mid guitar tones, but if you do this with an ER guitar, it\u2019s gonna sound like shit. They\u2019ve just naturally got more midrange than a regular guitar (I think it\u2019s the extra mass in the neck) and if you fight the guitar\u2019s natural tone, it\u2019s not gonna sound good. I still boost the bass and highs quite a bit, but I don\u2019t dump the mids nearly as much as I do with regular guitars.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E3: They\u2019re different animals than regular guitars. 7-strings are fairly similar and you can use a lot of the same chords and voicings as with a 6-string, but 8-strings occupy this weird space between a regular guitar and an electric bass, and you have to use techniques from both instruments to get the most out of it. It\u2019s also really easy to just constantly chug on those two low strings, but Meshuggah are way better at this than any of us will ever be so it\u2019s best not to rely on it too heavily. Tosin Abasi from Animals As Leaders is really good at using the full range of his 8-string, even on his rhythm parts.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E4: The heavier the strings, the better. I use the low A string from an electric bass as the low string on my 8. The low string on my 7 is a G bass string (insert tired \u201clol g-string\u201d joke here). The tighter you can get those low strings, the better it\u2019ll sound. That\u2019s also why my Siggery has a fanned fretboard- the longer 28\u201d scale on the bass side keeps low nots nice and tight while letting the standard guitar strings stay loose. It\u2019s also surprisingly ergonomic.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E5: Accept the fact that you will probably look stupid playing an ER instrument. Let\u2019s face it, they\u2019re kinda goofy looking. BUT THEY\u2019RE SO FUN OH MAN\u003C/p\u003E"} <p><img src="http://www.questionablecontent.net/random/exrg.jpg" /></p> <p>Tips for playing and recording an extended-range guitar:</p> <p>1: Turn the gain down! Heavier strings get muddy if you’ve got too much distortion going. Listen to the guitars on a Meshuggah record- it’s crazy how little gain they actually use, most of the “heaviness” is in the instrument itself and the way they play.</p> <p>2: Keep the mids! I’ve always been a fan of scooped-mid guitar tones, but if you do this with an ER guitar, it’s gonna sound like shit. They’ve just naturally got more midrange than a regular guitar (I think it’s the extra mass in the neck) and if you fight the guitar’s natural tone, it’s not gonna sound good. I still boost the bass and highs quite a bit, but I don’t dump the mids nearly as much as I do with regular guitars.</p> <p>3: They’re different animals than regular guitars. 7-strings are fairly similar and you can use a lot of the same chords and voicings as with a 6-string, but 8-strings occupy this weird space between a regular guitar and an electric bass, and you have to use techniques from both instruments to get the most out of it. It’s also really easy to just constantly chug on those two low strings, but Meshuggah are way better at this than any of us will ever be so it’s best not to rely on it too heavily. Tosin Abasi from Animals As Leaders is really good at using the full range of his 8-string, even on his rhythm parts.</p> <p>4: The heavier the strings, the better. I use the low A string from an electric bass as the low string on my 8. The low string on my 7 is a G bass string (insert tired “lol g-string” joke here). The tighter you can get those low strings, the better it’ll sound. That’s also why my Siggery has a fanned fretboard- the longer 28” scale on the bass side keeps low nots nice and tight while letting the standard guitar strings stay loose. It’s also surprisingly ergonomic.</p> <p>5: Accept the fact that you will probably look stupid playing an ER instrument. Let’s face it, they’re kinda goofy looking. BUT THEY’RE SO FUN OH MAN</p>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:12:43 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/247985010/CHUG-ON-THAT-BASS-STRING-BROurn:www-soup-io:1:247985010regular [jephjacques] QA Dump #34 {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":"QA Dump #34","source":null,"body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003ENot really a \u201cdump,\u201d just a couple quick questions. More of a QC poot, I guess.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EWhy couldn\u2019t Station make a copy of himself, send it to a server in Hannelore\u2019s apartment, and sync the two copies every time he\u2019s overhead?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EStation requires a vastly larger amount of storage and processing space compared to your average AI due to the whole \u201cbeing a space station\u201d thing. He wouldn\u2019t fit on a server.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI listened to a really interesting interview on NPR about the effects of zero-g on astronauts who spend extended amounts of time in space stations. I was going to ask you about how Hanners adjusted to Earth gravity after spending almost her whole life in the Station, but then I went back and realized that they simulate gravity by spinning it, soo\u2026 I guess my questions are 1) Why do some areas in the Station not have simulated gravity and 2) is the gravity comparable to Earth\u2019s? (I\u2019m a dork.)\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EThe central spindle of the station does not spin, allowing for work in zero-g. The outer hub spins at a rate high enough to simulate standard Earth gravity.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E"} <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Not really a “dump,” just a couple quick questions. More of a QC poot, I guess.</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Why couldn’t Station make a copy of himself, send it to a server in Hannelore’s apartment, and sync the two copies every time he’s overhead?</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Station requires a vastly larger amount of storage and processing space compared to your average AI due to the whole “being a space station” thing. He wouldn’t fit on a server.</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">I listened to a really interesting interview on NPR about the effects of zero-g on astronauts who spend extended amounts of time in space stations. I was going to ask you about how Hanners adjusted to Earth gravity after spending almost her whole life in the Station, but then I went back and realized that they simulate gravity by spinning it, soo… I guess my questions are 1) Why do some areas in the Station not have simulated gravity and 2) is the gravity comparable to Earth’s? (I’m a dork.)</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">The central spindle of the station does not spin, allowing for work in zero-g. The outer hub spins at a rate high enough to simulate standard Earth gravity.</span></span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:28:17 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/247238395/QA-Dump-34urn:www-soup-io:1:247238395regular [jephjacques] Got a print done for C2E2! {"tags":[],"type":"image","source":null,"body":"\u003Cp\u003EGot a print done for C2E2!\u003C/p\u003E","url":"http://a.asset.soup.io/asset/3092/0170_e99d.gif"} <p><a href=""><img alt="0170_e99d_400" height="545" src="http://a.asset.soup.io/asset/3092/0170_e99d_400.gif" width="400" /></a></p> <p><p>Got a print done for C2E2!</p></p>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:18:32 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/245542235/Got-a-print-done-for-C2E2urn:www-soup-io:1:245542235image [jephjacques] fapfapfapfapfapfap {"tags":[],"type":"image","source":null,"body":"\u003Cp\u003Efapfapfapfapfapfap\u003C/p\u003E","url":"http://e.asset.soup.io/asset/3089/3422_5b30.gif"} <p><a href=""><img alt="3422_5b30" height="229" src="http://e.asset.soup.io/asset/3089/3422_5b30.gif" width="280" /></a></p> <p><p>fapfapfapfapfapfap</p></p>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:40:37 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/245261666/fapfapfapfapfapfapurn:www-soup-io:1:245261666image [jephjacques] moob {"tags":[],"type":"image","source":null,"body":"\u003Cp\u003Emoob\u003C/p\u003E","url":"http://2.asset.soup.io/asset/3084/3778_4dbb.png"} <p><a href=""><img alt="3778_4dbb_400" height="944" src="http://2.asset.soup.io/asset/3084/3778_4dbb_400.png" width="400" /></a></p> <p><p>moob</p></p>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:07:48 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/244712018/mooburn:www-soup-io:1:244712018image [jephjacques] (Image) {"tags":[],"type":"image","source":null,"body":null,"url":"http://7.asset.soup.io/asset/3084/0423_9abe.jpeg"} <p><a href=""><img alt="0423_9abe_400" height="250" src="http://7.asset.soup.io/asset/3084/0423_9abe_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p></p>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 04:58:09 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/244670557/Imageurn:www-soup-io:1:244670557image [jephjacques] More face sketches of THAT GODDAMN GIRL I KEEP DRAWING. She’s getting less Ma... {"tags":[],"type":"image","source":null,"body":"\u003Cp\u003EMore face sketches of THAT GODDAMN GIRL I KEEP DRAWING. She\u2019s getting less Marigold-esque in the face, I think. Closer to how I see her in my head. Also getting some ideas about who she actually is.\u003C/p\u003E","url":"http://3.asset.soup.io/asset/3078/7795_7e1d.gif"} <p><a href=""><img alt="7795_7e1d_400" height="225" src="http://3.asset.soup.io/asset/3078/7795_7e1d_400.gif" width="400" /></a></p> <p><p>More face sketches of THAT GODDAMN GIRL I KEEP DRAWING. She’s getting less Marigold-esque in the face, I think. Closer to how I see her in my head. Also getting some ideas about who she actually is.</p></p>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 06:30:44 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/244133639/More-face-sketches-of-THAT-GODDAMN-GIRLurn:www-soup-io:1:244133639image [jephjacques] baby's first gif {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":"baby's first gif","source":null,"body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://empartridge.tumblr.com/post/20457799591/babys-first-gif\" class=\"tumblr_blog\"\u003Eempartridge\u003C/a\u003E:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1y2gsE3EK1qaowsx.gif\" /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E"} <p><a href="http://empartridge.tumblr.com/post/20457799591/babys-first-gif" class="tumblr_blog">empartridge</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1y2gsE3EK1qaowsx.gif" /></p> </blockquote>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:01:19 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/243307525/babys-first-gifurn:www-soup-io:1:243307525regular [jephjacques] QA Dump #33 {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":"QA Dump #33","source":null,"body":"\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EFrom the one shirt you\u2019re featuring atm and some comments you\u2019ve made, I assume that you\u2019re a fan of Mass Effect. Have you played ME3, and if you\u2019ve have what did you think of the ending? Also, what do you think about the insane amount of fan outrage (91% of 60,000 people in a poll on the Bioware website want them to change the ending)?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI haven\u2019t played through the game because I\u2019m too attached to those characters and I don\u2019t want to have to say goodbye, as lame as that is. But I have thoroughly spoilered myself, and yeah the ending seems like it was pretty misguided.\u00a0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EThe ME fan in me is happy they\u2019re going to try and make it better, but the author in me is deeply suspicious of creative people caving in to their fans\u2019 demands. It\u2019s a complex issue!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EYo! I\u2019m thinking of getting a QC tat. Been reading it for about 4 years now, figured it\u2019s made a bit of an impact in the fact I keep remembering to check it daily. For 4 goddamn years. Any preferences?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI\u2019d prefer that you didn\u2019t, tattoos of my stuff rarely turn out very well. But if your heart\u2019s set on it and it\u2019ll make you happy, go for it. It\u2019s your body.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI love the humour of the comic and as someone trying to be a stand-up, do you ever feel like you could work in that medium or do you see your comedic style being best suited to print\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EAbsolutely not, standup comedy is something I would never ever ever do\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI can\u2019t remember, but I think this current arc is the first time you see Hannelore\u2019s father. It\u2019s pretty great how you designed his facial features to resemble that of Hannelore. Was this intentional? Is it difficult to make a character look similar enough to their relatives to make them LOOK related, but at the same time different enough to distinguish them as a separate individuals?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EIt was intentional, but it\u2019s also partly due to the fact that I have a hard time drawing visually distinctive characters. I always err on the side of subtlety and the little differences get lost in my overall style. Still, I\u2019ve made progress over the years and it\u2019s something I will continue to work on.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EWhat do you look for in a good tattoo parlor? I\u2019m seriously considering getting my first tattoo (my own design), but I have absolutely no clue about how to go about choosing a good tattoo parlor\u2026 advice?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003ECheck out their work online, look up reviews, talk to the staff. If it skeeves you out or otherwise makes you uncomfortable, look elsewhere. It\u2019s important to have a good relationship with your artist as they\u2019re carving things into your flesh that will be there for the rest of your life!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EHey Jeph! Are you familiar with the EZ Drummer VST plugin? More specifically, the Metalheads expansion? I picked up both EZ Drummer and the expansion on sale recently and haven\u2019t looked back.\u00a0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EOh fuck thank you for reminding me about that, buyin\u2019 it now\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EFollowing on from the \u201ca third of my life\u201d thing in the most recent Q\u0026amp;A, just realized, wow\u2014there\u2019s probably heaps of people who\u2019ve grown up on QC like I have. (As a bi/poly woman with PTSD, your female characters were really helpful in making me not feel like I was a total alien or something.) Is that more scary or awesome, that amount of input into people? Did you ever think you\u2019d be helping people that way?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EIt\u2019s not something I ever considered when I was starting out, and it\u2019s always humbling to think about it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003ESo I just got snakebites.. I know you\u2019ve had stuff in your lip too, so any advice on how I go about eating stuff? At the moment I tilt my head back at gurgle things down, but it is rather uncomfortable.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EHaha, you\u2019ll get used to it as they heal. Sandwiches will remain somewhat challenging.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003ETwo questions regarding smoking, if I may: (1) Did you smoke cigarettes before or go straight to the pipe, and if the latter, what led you to do so? (2) Do you find that the psychotropic/stimulant effects of tobacco help with anxiety and other Brain Problems?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EDon\u2019t smoke, smoking is bad and I need to quit\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E(it does help me with anxiety though, the ritualistic aspects of it are relaxing)\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003Ehow many daily page views do you get these days?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003ESomething like 400,000 people visit the site on update days. We get about 28 million pageviews a month.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003Ewould you ever considering compiling some links to the beginnings of the major story arcs? maybe if a fan has done so already they\u2019d be willing to share?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EThat is Priority #1 for the eventual site overhaul.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EHey Jeph! Long-time reader, first-time nuisance. You seem to be pretty accepting of the GLBTetc portion of the population, and so I was just wondering: are we ever going to see a trans* guy/gal/other in the comic?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI would really like to have a trans character in the comic. But it\u2019s a very tricky kind of character to write, and the last thing I want to do is portray it in an insensitive manner. Basically I just need to do a shit-ton of research.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EWhat kind of character do you play in D\u0026amp;D?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI\u2019ve played a bunch of different classes. My character in the main campaign I\u2019m playing in is a dragonborn paladin. I really like rogues too, if/when I get into another campaign I\u2019m definitely running a rogue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EWhats the Standard of living like in Massachusetts? Good place to live? I\u2019m considering a job in Massachusetts and wanted to know what its like there from a local\u2019s standpoint.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you\u2019ve got work, it\u2019s a great place to live. Super liberal, close to fun big cities, really pretty in parts.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EHaving seen the discussion on the forum about an \u201canimated\u201d QC, I wonder - do you hear voices for your characters as you write their dialogue? Say, Marten has a type of voice, or Faye, or Pintsize\u2026 And if so, have those voices changed over the run of the comic as your drawing style has changed?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003ENot really.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003Ewhen I was taking creative writing, we had a lecture on how to write well rounded characters, and part of it was filling out a survey as the character, even if some of those answers would never come up. You have well rounded characters in my opinion, have you done anything like that?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EIt\u2019s not something I\u2019ve done, but it sounds like a good creative exercise. I just try to do a good job? As nonspecific as that sounds.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003Edo you make a noticeable revenue from your music? By the way I know I\u2019ve said it before, but your doing a kick ass job with it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI couldn\u2019t make a living off it or anything, but it has paid for some nice gear.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EHey Jeph, this not a question but\u2026 Thank you for consistently not being an asshole. As a woman who reads webcomics, I will sometimes have to stop reading series because of the way the author treats female protagonists (or antagonists, or women in general\u2026) You, on the other hand, have recently handled tough issues like relationship drama and sexual harassment with maturity and compassion. So yeah, thanks for that :)\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EThanks, I try to do a good job. :)\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EIf I saw you at a con and asked you to sign my QC shirt, would you?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI\u2019ll sign just about anything, I don\u2019t give a fuuuuuck\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E"} <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">From the one shirt you’re featuring atm and some comments you’ve made, I assume that you’re a fan of Mass Effect. Have you played ME3, and if you’ve have what did you think of the ending? Also, what do you think about the insane amount of fan outrage (91% of 60,000 people in a poll on the Bioware website want them to change the ending)?</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">I haven’t played through the game because I’m too attached to those characters and I don’t want to have to say goodbye, as lame as that is. But I have thoroughly spoilered myself, and yeah the ending seems like it was pretty misguided. </span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">The ME fan in me is happy they’re going to try and make it better, but the author in me is deeply suspicious of creative people caving in to their fans’ demands. It’s a complex issue!</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Yo! I’m thinking of getting a QC tat. Been reading it for about 4 years now, figured it’s made a bit of an impact in the fact I keep remembering to check it daily. For 4 goddamn years. Any preferences?</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">I’d prefer that you didn’t, tattoos of my stuff rarely turn out very well. But if your heart’s set on it and it’ll make you happy, go for it. It’s your body.</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">I love the humour of the comic and as someone trying to be a stand-up, do you ever feel like you could work in that medium or do you see your comedic style being best suited to print</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Absolutely not, standup comedy is something I would never ever ever do</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">I can’t remember, but I think this current arc is the first time you see Hannelore’s father. It’s pretty great how you designed his facial features to resemble that of Hannelore. Was this intentional? Is it difficult to make a character look similar enough to their relatives to make them LOOK related, but at the same time different enough to distinguish them as a separate individuals?</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">It was intentional, but it’s also partly due to the fact that I have a hard time drawing visually distinctive characters. I always err on the side of subtlety and the little differences get lost in my overall style. Still, I’ve made progress over the years and it’s something I will continue to work on.</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">What do you look for in a good tattoo parlor? I’m seriously considering getting my first tattoo (my own design), but I have absolutely no clue about how to go about choosing a good tattoo parlor… advice?</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Check out their work online, look up reviews, talk to the staff. If it skeeves you out or otherwise makes you uncomfortable, look elsewhere. It’s important to have a good relationship with your artist as they’re carving things into your flesh that will be there for the rest of your life!</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Hey Jeph! Are you familiar with the EZ Drummer VST plugin? More specifically, the Metalheads expansion? I picked up both EZ Drummer and the expansion on sale recently and haven’t looked back. </span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Oh fuck thank you for reminding me about that, buyin’ it now</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Following on from the “a third of my life” thing in the most recent Q&amp;A, just realized, wow—there’s probably heaps of people who’ve grown up on QC like I have. (As a bi/poly woman with PTSD, your female characters were really helpful in making me not feel like I was a total alien or something.) Is that more scary or awesome, that amount of input into people? Did you ever think you’d be helping people that way?</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">It’s not something I ever considered when I was starting out, and it’s always humbling to think about it.</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">So I just got snakebites.. I know you’ve had stuff in your lip too, so any advice on how I go about eating stuff? At the moment I tilt my head back at gurgle things down, but it is rather uncomfortable.</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Haha, you’ll get used to it as they heal. Sandwiches will remain somewhat challenging.</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Two questions regarding smoking, if I may: (1) Did you smoke cigarettes before or go straight to the pipe, and if the latter, what led you to do so? (2) Do you find that the psychotropic/stimulant effects of tobacco help with anxiety and other Brain Problems?</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Don’t smoke, smoking is bad and I need to quit</span></p> <p>(it does help me with anxiety though, the ritualistic aspects of it are relaxing)</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">how many daily page views do you get these days?</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Something like 400,000 people visit the site on update days. We get about 28 million pageviews a month.</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">would you ever considering compiling some links to the beginnings of the major story arcs? maybe if a fan has done so already they’d be willing to share?</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">That is Priority #1 for the eventual site overhaul.</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Hey Jeph! Long-time reader, first-time nuisance. You seem to be pretty accepting of the GLBTetc portion of the population, and so I was just wondering: are we ever going to see a trans* guy/gal/other in the comic?</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">I would really like to have a trans character in the comic. But it’s a very tricky kind of character to write, and the last thing I want to do is portray it in an insensitive manner. Basically I just need to do a shit-ton of research.</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">What kind of character do you play in D&amp;D?</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">I’ve played a bunch of different classes. My character in the main campaign I’m playing in is a dragonborn paladin. I really like rogues too, if/when I get into another campaign I’m definitely running a rogue.</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Whats the Standard of living like in Massachusetts? Good place to live? I’m considering a job in Massachusetts and wanted to know what its like there from a local’s standpoint.</span></p> </blockquote> <p>If you’ve got work, it’s a great place to live. Super liberal, close to fun big cities, really pretty in parts.</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Having seen the discussion on the forum about an “animated” QC, I wonder - do you hear voices for your characters as you write their dialogue? Say, Marten has a type of voice, or Faye, or Pintsize… And if so, have those voices changed over the run of the comic as your drawing style has changed?</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Not really.</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">when I was taking creative writing, we had a lecture on how to write well rounded characters, and part of it was filling out a survey as the character, even if some of those answers would never come up. You have well rounded characters in my opinion, have you done anything like that?</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">It’s not something I’ve done, but it sounds like a good creative exercise. I just try to do a good job? As nonspecific as that sounds.</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">do you make a noticeable revenue from your music? By the way I know I’ve said it before, but your doing a kick ass job with it.</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">I couldn’t make a living off it or anything, but it has paid for some nice gear.</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Hey Jeph, this not a question but… Thank you for consistently not being an asshole. As a woman who reads webcomics, I will sometimes have to stop reading series because of the way the author treats female protagonists (or antagonists, or women in general…) You, on the other hand, have recently handled tough issues like relationship drama and sexual harassment with maturity and compassion. So yeah, thanks for that :)</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Thanks, I try to do a good job. :)</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">If I saw you at a con and asked you to sign my QC shirt, would you?</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">I’ll sign just about anything, I don’t give a fuuuuuck</span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:47:23 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/243225169/QA-Dump-33urn:www-soup-io:1:243225169regular [jephjacques] my new favorite thing to draw is Idiot Tali (I love Tali) {"tags":[],"type":"image","source":null,"body":"\u003Cp\u003Emy new favorite thing to draw is Idiot Tali (I love Tali)\u003C/p\u003E","url":"http://3.asset.soup.io/asset/3048/1235_bcda.jpeg"} <p><a href=""><img alt="1235_bcda_400" height="533" src="http://3.asset.soup.io/asset/3048/1235_bcda_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p><p>my new favorite thing to draw is Idiot Tali (I love Tali)</p></p>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:23:15 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/242837010/my-new-favorite-thing-to-draw-isurn:www-soup-io:1:242837010image [jephjacques] New Deathmøle Track, available for free on Bandcamp {"tags":[],"type":"link","title":"New Deathm\u00f8le Track, available for free on Bandcamp","source":"http://deathmole.bandcamp.com/album/advances","body":null} <p><a href="http://deathmole.bandcamp.com/album/advances">http://deathmole.bandcamp.com/album/advances</a></p>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 02:15:57 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/242272906/New-Deathm-le-Track-available-for-freeurn:www-soup-io:1:242272906link [jephjacques] Holly Black's Tumblr: I am really, really, really excited for the release of BLACK HEART on... {"tags":[],"type":"link","title":"Holly Black's Tumblr: I am really, really, really excited for the release of BLACK HEART on...","source":"http://hollyblack.tumblr.com/post/19932073002/i-am-really-really-really-excited-for-the","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://hollyblack.tumblr.com/post/19932073002/i-am-really-really-really-excited-for-the\" class=\"tumblr_blog\"\u003Ehollyblack\u003C/a\u003E:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"entry\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"entrytext\"\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://pics.livejournal.com/blackholly/pic/0007bxkq/\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http://pics.livejournal.com/blackholly/pic/0007bxkq/s320x240\" height=\"240\" alt=\"\" width=\"159\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EI am really, really, really excited for the release of \u003Ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Black-Heart-Curse-Workers-Holly/dp/1442403462/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1332720652\u0026amp;sr=8-1\"\u003EBLACK HEART\u003C/a\u003E on April 3rd. It\u2019s the final book of the Curse Workers series, full of twists and turns and reveals that I hope you\u2019ll be surprised by. This series was a real departure for me and I\u2019ve had a lot of fun writing\u2026\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHolly is a Tight Bro of mine and I am super psyched for this book to come out\u003C/p\u003E"} <p><p><a href="http://hollyblack.tumblr.com/post/19932073002/i-am-really-really-really-excited-for-the" class="tumblr_blog">hollyblack</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div class="entry"> <div class="entrytext"> <p><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/blackholly/pic/0007bxkq/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/blackholly/pic/0007bxkq/s320x240" height="240" alt="" width="159" /></a><br /><br />I am really, really, really excited for the release of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Black-Heart-Curse-Workers-Holly/dp/1442403462/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1332720652&amp;sr=8-1">BLACK HEART</a> on April 3rd. It’s the final book of the Curse Workers series, full of twists and turns and reveals that I hope you’ll be surprised by. This series was a real departure for me and I’ve had a lot of fun writing…</p> </div> </div> </blockquote> <p>Holly is a Tight Bro of mine and I am super psyched for this book to come out</p></p> <p><a href="http://hollyblack.tumblr.com/post/19932073002/i-am-really-really-really-excited-for-the">http://hollyblack.tumblr.com/post/19932073002/i-am-really-really-really-excited-for-the</a></p>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 02:04:10 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/241113096/Holly-Blacks-Tumblr-I-am-really-reallyurn:www-soup-io:1:241113096link [jephjacques] Every day at my house right now. {"tags":[],"type":"image","source":null,"body":"\u003Cp\u003EEvery day at my house right now.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E(I think they\u2019ll be friends eventually)\u003C/p\u003E","url":"http://d.asset.soup.io/asset/3048/1245_4e02.gif"} <p><a href=""><img alt="1245_4e02" height="341" src="http://d.asset.soup.io/asset/3048/1245_4e02.gif" width="300" /></a></p> <p><p>Every day at my house right now.</p> <p>(I think they’ll be friends eventually)</p></p>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:57:56 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/242837019/Every-day-at-my-house-right-nowurn:www-soup-io:1:242837019image [jephjacques] QA Dump #32 {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":"QA Dump #32","source":null,"body":"\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EHanners\u2019 mom is also a tallish lady. Does Hanners take after her solely, or has she also benefitted from spending most of her childhood in microgravity? Granted, the station\u2019s centripetal force would counter most of this, but she\u2019s clearly spent enough time weightless to become comfortable with moving and having all her internal organs ho floaty.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI think most of it\u2019s genetics. She\u2019s just tall!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EHow do you go about drum tracking for Deathmole? Which software do you use? I\u2019m really struggling to get to grips with making loops for my own music, I\u2019d be interested to hear how you learned!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI do everything in Logic Pro using a MIDI keyboard. It\u2019s about as simple a setup as you can get.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EYour convention schedule says you are going to be attending the Toronto Comic Arts Festival on May 5 and 6, but when I go to the TCAF website, you are not listed on the \u2018Who\u2019s Coming?\u2019 page. Are you indeed coming to this event? I live in the Toronto area, and would love to come say hi and get my QC book signed.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI will indeed be there!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI know you have several bisexual/lesbian girls in the comic, but do you think at any point in the future you might have a non-straight male character?\u00a0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u00a0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EYes.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EDid you have trouble teaching Shelby to walk? I have a medium sized Labrador/terrier mix but she pulls really hard when I walk her, harness or not.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EPyrs are super independent so we\u2019ve given up hope on her ever being a good heeler. But she doesn\u2019t pull too much, she has learned it is more comfortable to stay within the leash\u2019s range.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EHave you ever considered the limits of how far can you push some aspects of the QC universe without \u201cjumping the shark\u201d? Being a fantasy world, you\u2019ve developed it pretty nicely all these years, and I guess you can expand a lot without spoiling it. Have you ever had an idea and then shelved it because it \u201cwent too far\u201d?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003ENo, that phrase is stupid and overused and I hate it\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u00a0eyebrow piercings?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EDon\u2019t do it man, only body mods I\u2019ve ever taken out because of how much they suck\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EDo you have any stock images for backgrounds that you use for general frames like Martin\u2019s apt, or the COD board?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI reuse backgrounds wherever it\u2019s convenient because it saves time, and I will look up reference photos for other things.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EWho\u2019s your favorite krogan?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EDerpy\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003ESo, I\u2019ve recently moved to Savannah, and I was wondering if you have alot of past experience in Savannah to draw from when making Faye? The fact her name is Whitaker (which I drive on every other day), all of the trees she very easily could drive toward\u2026 I\u2019m just wondering 1) what is your relationship is to Savannah, and 2) do you think Faye would\u2019ve been going to Savannah College of Art and Design before that whole dad thing happened? (I go to SCAD now, lol)\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI\u2019ve never been, but I hear it\u2019s nice! I dunno where she was going to school, I\u2019ll decide if/when it becomes pertinent to the story.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI wasn\u2019t able to take my antidepressant a couple of nights ago, and I\u2019m feeling it hardcore today. Nothing really seems to be able to cheer me up because it\u2019s not \u201cI have depression\u201d depression but \u201cMy medication isn\u2019t working because I didn\u2019t take it\u201d depression. I\u2019m just really lethargic, and I thought going out would help, but it didn\u2019t. What are the kinds of things you do on days when nothing seems to work?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003ETough it out, things will get better. Sometimes you just gotta let a shitty day be a shitty day and move on.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI know your art is somewhat like Azumanga Daioh,and I\u2019ve seen manga references in QC,so do you actually read manga or watch anime?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EA little bit here and there.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI want to get my upper ear pierced (like where the bottom half of an industrial would go) but I can\u2019t stand being non-balanced and most people I know say that i wouldn\u2019t be able to sleep if I pierce both ears at the same time. Any advice for the obsessive-tendencied?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI had cartilage punches in both ears at the same time and it sucked. If you\u2019re a side sleeper, I recommend getting them done one at a time. You\u2019re not asymmetrical, you\u2019re under construction.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EHey Jeph, how did you start out approaching story arcs? I have a fledgling webcomic that\u2019s a single panel, usually an anecdote of some sort, but I\u2019d like to do an actual story \u2014 how did you approach writing your first few arcs? How far in advance did you plan? Did you have whole stories down, or just characters, or just a basic idea? I don\u2019t want to start a story that I don\u2019t have a desire to write, but I\u2019m having a hard time figuring out how to approach it. Thanks.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI just let them evolve naturally. I\u2019m not good at outlining an entire story and then doing it, I prefer to just make it up as I go along. Frequently I\u2019ll have an end point I want to get to, and the story evolves naturally as a means of getting to that end point. In this current arc, for instance, I knew they\u2019d go to the space station, and I had a few general plot points I wanted to do, but the process of actually setting up and reaching those plot points was all done by the seat of my pants.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EI just realised I\u2019ve been reading QC for seven years. That equates to a third of my life. How crazy is that?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003Eaaaaaaaaaa\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003ECan I just say that I am supporting Hannelore 100% with this Marigold-Francis arc? Cutest awkward webcomic romance ever! If I was on Twitter, I\u2019d totally start a #ReasonableNumberOfBabies! tag.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EIt can only end in tears.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003EOr furious, sweaty makeouts.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http://www.questionablecontent.net/random/newcat.gif\" /\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E"} <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Hanners’ mom is also a tallish lady. Does Hanners take after her solely, or has she also benefitted from spending most of her childhood in microgravity? Granted, the station’s centripetal force would counter most of this, but she’s clearly spent enough time weightless to become comfortable with moving and having all her internal organs ho floaty.</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">I think most of it’s genetics. She’s just tall!</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">How do you go about drum tracking for Deathmole? Which software do you use? I’m really struggling to get to grips with making loops for my own music, I’d be interested to hear how you learned!</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">I do everything in Logic Pro using a MIDI keyboard. It’s about as simple a setup as you can get.</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Your convention schedule says you are going to be attending the Toronto Comic Arts Festival on May 5 and 6, but when I go to the TCAF website, you are not listed on the ‘Who’s Coming?’ page. Are you indeed coming to this event? I live in the Toronto area, and would love to come say hi and get my QC book signed.</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">I will indeed be there!</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">I know you have several bisexual/lesbian girls in the comic, but do you think at any point in the future you might have a non-straight male character? </span><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Yes.</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Did you have trouble teaching Shelby to walk? I have a medium sized Labrador/terrier mix but she pulls really hard when I walk her, harness or not.</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Pyrs are super independent so we’ve given up hope on her ever being a good heeler. But she doesn’t pull too much, she has learned it is more comfortable to stay within the leash’s range.</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Have you ever considered the limits of how far can you push some aspects of the QC universe without “jumping the shark”? Being a fantasy world, you’ve developed it pretty nicely all these years, and I guess you can expand a lot without spoiling it. Have you ever had an idea and then shelved it because it “went too far”?</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">No, that phrase is stupid and overused and I hate it</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"> eyebrow piercings?</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Don’t do it man, only body mods I’ve ever taken out because of how much they suck</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Do you have any stock images for backgrounds that you use for general frames like Martin’s apt, or the COD board?</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">I reuse backgrounds wherever it’s convenient because it saves time, and I will look up reference photos for other things.</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Who’s your favorite krogan?</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Derpy</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">So, I’ve recently moved to Savannah, and I was wondering if you have alot of past experience in Savannah to draw from when making Faye? The fact her name is Whitaker (which I drive on every other day), all of the trees she very easily could drive toward… I’m just wondering 1) what is your relationship is to Savannah, and 2) do you think Faye would’ve been going to Savannah College of Art and Design before that whole dad thing happened? (I go to SCAD now, lol)</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">I’ve never been, but I hear it’s nice! I dunno where she was going to school, I’ll decide if/when it becomes pertinent to the story.</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">I wasn’t able to take my antidepressant a couple of nights ago, and I’m feeling it hardcore today. Nothing really seems to be able to cheer me up because it’s not “I have depression” depression but “My medication isn’t working because I didn’t take it” depression. I’m just really lethargic, and I thought going out would help, but it didn’t. What are the kinds of things you do on days when nothing seems to work?</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Tough it out, things will get better. Sometimes you just gotta let a shitty day be a shitty day and move on.</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">I know your art is somewhat like Azumanga Daioh,and I’ve seen manga references in QC,so do you actually read manga or watch anime?</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">A little bit here and there.</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">I want to get my upper ear pierced (like where the bottom half of an industrial would go) but I can’t stand being non-balanced and most people I know say that i wouldn’t be able to sleep if I pierce both ears at the same time. Any advice for the obsessive-tendencied?</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">I had cartilage punches in both ears at the same time and it sucked. If you’re a side sleeper, I recommend getting them done one at a time. You’re not asymmetrical, you’re under construction.</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Hey Jeph, how did you start out approaching story arcs? I have a fledgling webcomic that’s a single panel, usually an anecdote of some sort, but I’d like to do an actual story — how did you approach writing your first few arcs? How far in advance did you plan? Did you have whole stories down, or just characters, or just a basic idea? I don’t want to start a story that I don’t have a desire to write, but I’m having a hard time figuring out how to approach it. Thanks.</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">I just let them evolve naturally. I’m not good at outlining an entire story and then doing it, I prefer to just make it up as I go along. Frequently I’ll have an end point I want to get to, and the story evolves naturally as a means of getting to that end point. In this current arc, for instance, I knew they’d go to the space station, and I had a few general plot points I wanted to do, but the process of actually setting up and reaching those plot points was all done by the seat of my pants.</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">I just realised I’ve been reading QC for seven years. That equates to a third of my life. How crazy is that?</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">aaaaaaaaaa</span></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Can I just say that I am supporting Hannelore 100% with this Marigold-Francis arc? Cutest awkward webcomic romance ever! If I was on Twitter, I’d totally start a #ReasonableNumberOfBabies! tag.</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">It can only end in tears.</span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Or furious, sweaty makeouts.</span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="http://www.questionablecontent.net/random/newcat.gif" /></span></p>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:32:50 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/242837030/QA-Dump-32urn:www-soup-io:1:242837030regular [jephjacques] I'm hungry but that would require getting out of bed, this is a problem {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":"http://twitter.com/jephjacques/statuses/180344366404087808","body":"I'm hungry but that would require getting out of bed, this is a problem"} I'm hungry but that would require getting out of bed, this is a problemThu, 15 Mar 2012 17:27:02 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/238992656/Im-hungry-but-that-would-require-gettingurn:www-soup-io:1:238992656regular [jephjacques] Gonna spend the day in bed then see if I'm well enough to do a comic tonight.... {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":"http://twitter.com/jephjacques/statuses/180320461605974016","body":"Gonna spend the day in bed then see if I'm well enough to do a comic tonight. Bleargh."} Gonna spend the day in bed then see if I'm well enough to do a comic tonight. Bleargh.Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:52:02 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/238992658/Gonna-spend-the-day-in-bed-thenurn:www-soup-io:1:238992658regular [jephjacques] filler comic repost cause I feel like ass, sorry internet http://t.co/gRcv0D3Z {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":"http://twitter.com/jephjacques/statuses/180197748690255872","body":"filler comic repost cause I feel like ass, sorry internet \u003Ca href=\"http://t.co/gRcv0D3Z\"\u003Ehttp://t.co/gRcv0D3Z\u003C/a\u003E"} filler comic repost cause I feel like ass, sorry internet <a href="http://t.co/gRcv0D3Z">http://t.co/gRcv0D3Z</a>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 07:44:25 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/238884045/filler-comic-repost-cause-I-feel-likeurn:www-soup-io:1:238884045regular [jephjacques] meh, got a script I like. Will fire up the ustream in a little bit probably. {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":"http://twitter.com/jephjacques/statuses/180188801350643713","body":"meh, got a script I like. Will fire up the ustream in a little bit probably."} meh, got a script I like. Will fire up the ustream in a little bit probably.Thu, 15 Mar 2012 07:08:52 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/238884047/meh-got-a-script-I-like-Willurn:www-soup-io:1:238884047regular [jephjacques] Feeling pretty ill. Tonight's comic may be in doubt. {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":"http://twitter.com/jephjacques/statuses/180177365660475392","body":"Feeling pretty ill. Tonight's comic may be in doubt."} Feeling pretty ill. Tonight's comic may be in doubt.Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:23:26 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/238871677/Feeling-pretty-ill-Tonights-comic-may-beurn:www-soup-io:1:238871677regular [jephjacques] babby needs a nap, comic will be late as usual {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":"http://twitter.com/jephjacques/statuses/180079099715387392","body":"babby needs a nap, comic will be late as usual"} babby needs a nap, comic will be late as usualWed, 14 Mar 2012 23:52:57 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/238812176/babby-needs-a-nap-comic-will-beurn:www-soup-io:1:238812176regular [jephjacques] Photo: Trying out a new look, I think I make a good gothic lolita http://t.co... {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":"http://twitter.com/jephjacques/statuses/180042524411445248","body":"Photo: Trying out a new look, I think I make a good gothic lolita \u003Ca href=\"http://t.co/Bngs9A4y\"\u003Ehttp://t.co/Bngs9A4y\u003C/a\u003E"} Photo: Trying out a new look, I think I make a good gothic lolita <a href="http://t.co/Bngs9A4y">http://t.co/Bngs9A4y</a>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:27:37 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/238794211/Photo-Trying-out-a-new-look-Iurn:www-soup-io:1:238794211regular [jephjacques] Trying out a new look, I think I make a good gothic lolita {"tags":[],"type":"image","source":null,"body":"\u003Cp\u003ETrying out a new look, I think I make a good gothic lolita\u003C/p\u003E","url":"http://a.asset.soup.io/asset/3012/9706_0429.gif"} <p><a href=""><img alt="9706_0429" height="573" src="http://a.asset.soup.io/asset/3012/9706_0429.gif" width="281" /></a></p> <p><p>Trying out a new look, I think I make a good gothic lolita</p></p>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:27:35 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/238803659/Trying-out-a-new-look-I-thinkurn:www-soup-io:1:238803659image [jephjacques] Oh no the bunny deflated http://t.co/MtmaOwxI {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":"http://twitter.com/jephjacques/statuses/180016466379284480","body":"Oh no the bunny deflated \u003Ca href=\"http://t.co/MtmaOwxI\"\u003Ehttp://t.co/MtmaOwxI\u003C/a\u003E"} Oh no the bunny deflated <a href="http://t.co/MtmaOwxI">http://t.co/MtmaOwxI</a>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:44:06 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/238762454/Oh-no-the-bunny-deflated-http-turn:www-soup-io:1:238762454regular [jephjacques] Man I'm getting all sorts of apologetic emails from people who used that app.... {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":"http://twitter.com/jephjacques/statuses/179999420358733824","body":"Man I'm getting all sorts of apologetic emails from people who used that app. Don't feel bad guys, it's not your fault! Just don't use it!"} Man I'm getting all sorts of apologetic emails from people who used that app. Don't feel bad guys, it's not your fault! Just don't use it!Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:36:20 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/238762455/Man-Im-getting-all-sorts-of-apologeticurn:www-soup-io:1:238762455regular [jephjacques] if only…..“@ShubInternet: @jephjacques Now I'm picturing you as a Loli Goth. ... {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":"http://twitter.com/jephjacques/statuses/179996347095728128","body":"if only\u2026..\u201c@ShubInternet: @\u003Ca href=\"http://twitter.com/jephjacques\"\u003Ejephjacques\u003C/a\u003E Now I'm picturing you as a Loli Goth. Frilly white parasol, thigh-high boots. Yes.\u201d"} if only…..“@ShubInternet: @<a href="http://twitter.com/jephjacques">jephjacques</a> Now I'm picturing you as a Loli Goth. Frilly white parasol, thigh-high boots. Yes.”Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:24:07 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/238734475/if-only-ShubInternet-jephjacques-Now-Im-picturingurn:www-soup-io:1:238734475regular [jephjacques] I also like the implication that Goth is a stage of life everyone goes throug... {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":"http://twitter.com/jephjacques/statuses/179995587847008256","body":"I also like the implication that Goth is a stage of life everyone goes through, like Tweenhood"} I also like the implication that Goth is a stage of life everyone goes through, like TweenhoodWed, 14 Mar 2012 18:21:06 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/238734476/I-also-like-the-implication-that-Gothurn:www-soup-io:1:238734476regular [jephjacques] hee hee hee, oh hee hee {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":"http://twitter.com/jephjacques/statuses/179995288579227649","body":"hee hee hee, oh hee hee"} hee hee hee, oh hee heeWed, 14 Mar 2012 18:19:55 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/238734478/hee-hee-hee-oh-hee-heeurn:www-soup-io:1:238734478regular [jephjacques] now…let's imagine @drhastings as a Goth {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":"http://twitter.com/jephjacques/statuses/179995256211783681","body":"now\u2026let's imagine @\u003Ca href=\"http://twitter.com/drhastings\"\u003Edrhastings\u003C/a\u003E as a Goth"} now…let's imagine @<a href="http://twitter.com/drhastings">drhastings</a> as a GothWed, 14 Mar 2012 18:19:47 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/238734480/now-lets-imagine-drhastings-as-a-Gothurn:www-soup-io:1:238734480regular [jephjacques] let's all take a moment to imagine @ryanqnorth as a Tween {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":"http://twitter.com/jephjacques/statuses/179993082031390720","body":"let's all take a moment to imagine @\u003Ca href=\"http://twitter.com/ryanqnorth\"\u003Eryanqnorth\u003C/a\u003E as a Tween"} let's all take a moment to imagine @<a href="http://twitter.com/ryanqnorth">ryanqnorth</a> as a TweenWed, 14 Mar 2012 18:11:09 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/238734481/lets-all-take-a-moment-to-imagineurn:www-soup-io:1:238734481regular [jephjacques] For an example of a comic aggregator that does it right (and with a really ni... {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":"http://twitter.com/jephjacques/statuses/179980918193266688","body":"For an example of a comic aggregator that does it right (and with a really nice visual style), check out \u003Ca href=\"http://t.co/mDPwTKmz\"\u003Ehttp://t.co/mDPwTKmz\u003C/a\u003E"} For an example of a comic aggregator that does it right (and with a really nice visual style), check out <a href="http://t.co/mDPwTKmz">http://t.co/mDPwTKmz</a>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:22:49 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/238734482/For-an-example-of-a-comic-aggregatorurn:www-soup-io:1:238734482regular [jephjacques] RT @Jake_R_G: My fvrt webcomic author @jephjacques calls dog murderers empty ... {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":"http://twitter.com/jephjacques/statuses/179980213126565888","body":"RT @\u003Ca href=\"http://twitter.com/Jake_R_G\"\u003EJake_R_G\u003C/a\u003E: My fvrt webcomic author @\u003Ca href=\"http://twitter.com/jephjacques\"\u003Ejephjacques\u003C/a\u003E calls dog murderers empty milk jugs. :( I thought only PETA did this"} RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/Jake_R_G">Jake_R_G</a>: My fvrt webcomic author @<a href="http://twitter.com/jephjacques">jephjacques</a> calls dog murderers empty milk jugs. :( I thought only PETA did thisWed, 14 Mar 2012 17:20:01 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/238734483/RT-Jake-R-G-My-fvrt-webcomicurn:www-soup-io:1:238734483regular [jephjacques] I'm the dog-murdered empty milk jug in the background, thats me {"tags":[],"type":"regular","title":null,"source":"http://twitter.com/jephjacques/statuses/179975984441856000","body":"I'm the dog-murdered empty milk jug in the background, thats me"} I'm the dog-murdered empty milk jug in the background, thats meWed, 14 Mar 2012 17:03:13 GMThttp://jephjacques.soup.io/post/238734485/Im-the-dog-murdered-empty-milk-jugurn:www-soup-io:1:238734485regular