tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post4155856497892179929..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Guest Review: "Questionable Content"Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-6345851471530516002010-12-27T04:12:03.967-08:002010-12-27T04:12:03.967-08:00Hmm. This is really interesting. "QC sucks&qu...Hmm. This is really interesting. "QC sucks", "xkcd sucks". Really interesting.Jimbobhttp://cantaffordadomain.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-6976175861321902902010-11-17T20:21:32.161-08:002010-11-17T20:21:32.161-08:00I like it.
Okay, I'm late for the party, but ...I like it.<br /><br />Okay, I'm late for the party, but Anonymous at August 25, 2010 2:46 PM wrote: "QC characters endlessly turn the other cheek with an endless series of 'i understands' or the occasional 'i guess i'll get therapy but wait that gets forgotten quick and wow my personality has not changed at all would you look at that.'"<br /><br />Gee, that sounds like pretty much everybody I know....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-35334308624371610382010-09-01T09:46:09.285-07:002010-09-01T09:46:09.285-07:00Post the second part sooon!Post the second part sooon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-80948871365727762462010-09-01T07:41:55.213-07:002010-09-01T07:41:55.213-07:00"Jeph himself is incredibly nice--he went to ..."Jeph himself is incredibly nice--he went to my college and lives in the area and has come back a few times for various reasons and he's just....he's very cognizant of how lucky he is to be making a living off QC, and is clearly very thankful for his fans. He puts the work in and I respect that."<br /><br />wanna agree with this - JJ comes across as a fundamentally nice bloke. A rare thing in the world of webcomics, which gossip suggests is mainly inhabited by troglodytes.<br /><br />Regardless, a comic shouldn't be judged on what the person itself is like. The work should and often does speak for the character of the person, positively or negatively.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-66340967432373793802010-08-31T17:54:05.427-07:002010-08-31T17:54:05.427-07:00Hell, it doesn't even have to be a comic, a mo...Hell, it doesn't even have to be a comic, a monkey could smear shit on a piece of paper and hand it to 8:41 every day when he walked in and it would still serve the same purpose QC serves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-66248910134586392522010-08-31T17:08:16.366-07:002010-08-31T17:08:16.366-07:00"Jeph himself is incredibly nice--he went to ..."Jeph himself is incredibly nice--he went to my college and lives in the area and has come back a few times for various reasons and he's just....he's very cognizant of how lucky he is to be making a living off QC, and is clearly very thankful for his fans. He puts the work in and I respect that."<br /><br />wanna agree with this - JJ comes across as a fundamentally nice bloke. A rare thing in the world of webcomics, which gossip suggests is mainly inhabited by troglodytes.Ann Apolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566528013026340201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-31249214658220114082010-08-31T17:03:02.792-07:002010-08-31T17:03:02.792-07:00QC is fun. It's not fantastic and it's not...QC is fun. It's not fantastic and it's not awful, it's just fun. The art can be sort of wooden and a lot of the jokes fall flat, But I enjoy following the characters and their lives. I'm a bit surprised by all the Marigold hate here--I really like her as a character because it's like the only time I've ever seen a NON romanticized female nerd in really any popular fiction. She's still zitty, a little chunky, has awful hair, is socially retarded, and just....odd, but she's learning. I dunno, I feel like Jeph portrays her pretty honestly: she can be kind of gross (like not showering for days and living off Pocky and living with rats, ugh), completely oblivious (going after Angus) and just really irritating with her CONSTANT I'm-ugly-I-suck-no-one-likes-me rhetoric. But she's also essentially sweet and is trying to do better. I feel the same way about a lot of the characters, really. I like some more than others, but at the end of the day, I enjoy following all of them.<br /><br />But yeah, it ain't perfect--Faye is just not sympathetic at all to me anymore (and the art does a terrible job of portraying her alleged slight tubbiness-she should have a tummy poking out against those t shirts), and a LOT of the jokes, as I said, fall flat, and the art's still kind of wooden. But I still enjoy it and check it every day. Jeph himself is incredibly nice--he went to my college and lives in the area and has come back a few times for various reasons and he's just....he's very cognizant of how lucky he is to be making a living off QC, and is clearly very thankful for his fans. He puts the work in and I respect that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-72258712343347759792010-08-31T13:24:25.599-07:002010-08-31T13:24:25.599-07:00ann plans on reviewing the rest of the comic at so...ann plans on reviewing the rest of the comic at some point also.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-66813080042373309982010-08-31T12:44:10.881-07:002010-08-31T12:44:10.881-07:00So in other words it fills a role that could be fi...So in other words it fills a role that could be filled by any shitty newspaper comic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-29201796083700476862010-08-31T08:41:46.751-07:002010-08-31T08:41:46.751-07:00It's just a shame that you stopped at 507. Re...It's just a shame that you stopped at 507. Read to 564. The "fan favorite" character is introduced by then, and the real "drama bomb" is the last panel of 564. <br /><br />And I think the reason most people read QC is because it's there every morning when I show up to work. Whether it's good or bad? Irrelevant. It's there. And it's better than working for those 5 minutes (bonus for chuckles or smirks at the humor or references).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-15349489844482808212010-08-30T13:13:34.416-07:002010-08-30T13:13:34.416-07:00"I have to agree that the unrelenting negativ..."I have to agree that the unrelenting negativity here does wear on me. Yes, it's fun to "hate" things in a hyperbolic sense, but I think that it's still a waste."<br /><br />so don't do it?<br /><br />"My comment to Rob: Okay, so you have given comics that you like. Could you please do a long bit on *why* those comics are demonstrably better, beyond "art is better" or "joke is executed better", because that's what I feel is missing from most XKCD sucks entries: a real rationalization beyond surface "this could have been done better"."<br /><br />I <i>could</i> do that, sure. I would even enjoy it. in the cases of many of them I have done so in various places. but I won't do this for you, because I owe you absolute fuck-all. you, as an idiot cuddlefish, are not someone I am interested in pleasing. perhaps if you were to do something besides defending some idiot (possibly you?) who was literally accusing us of not hating anything, or if you were a useful human being, I would do this for you.<br /><br />your complaint is interesting, in the sense that it's so stupid that I feel compelled to comment more specifically. usually cuddlefish are demanding that we make constructive criticism and suggestions to improve the comic, otherwise we're just shouting hate into the internet or whatever. indeed, you yourself complained about the negativity.<br /><br />this is to say nothing of the fact that we actually don't do a lot of "this could have been better" unless the comic came close to being a good comic. perhaps you missed that nuance, but usually we do "this could have been better" when we feel that the idea was good but the execution poor or something similar. most of the reviews are pretty much straight "this is shit, and here is why." just because you don't agree with a reason doesn't mean we failed to provide one.<br /><br />but yeah, not going to write up "long bits" on why I like things just because some dumbass cuddlefish asked me to. but have fun smug because you interpret my refusal to cater to your whims as an inability to defend the things I claim to like or whatever it is you're hoping to accomplish by making a request I'm obviously not going to accommodate.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-1559697476319114072010-08-30T12:40:32.461-07:002010-08-30T12:40:32.461-07:00I have to agree that the unrelenting negativity he...I have to agree that the unrelenting negativity here does wear on me. Yes, it's fun to "hate" things in a hyperbolic sense, but I think that it's still a waste.<br /><br />My comment to Rob: Okay, so you have given comics that you like. Could you please do a long bit on *why* those comics are demonstrably better, beyond "art is better" or "joke is executed better", because that's what I feel is missing from most XKCD sucks entries: a real rationalization beyond surface "this could have been done better".<br /><br />Disclaimer: I read and enjoy QC, although I make no claims to its supposed greatness or badness. It's a consistently inconsistent webcomic, with the only constant a gradually improving art style (the middle hundreds have a thick-brushed, quasi-Baroque quality that I think was in some ways a step back, but that's a blip overall). I honestly cannot think of a single webcomic artist who has such an improved style (although you can argue that the best ones already had a concrete style so they can't improve that much) aside from the old artist from Penny & Aggie (that would be interesting to see you guys review.)<br /><br />I also like Dinosaur Comics, although I don't see why you would put it on such a lofty perch. Likewise, I love Wondermark and SMBC/PBF, although I would be interested in seeing if those guys could actually accomplish a serial strip.dfuchsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-29272262187741301932010-08-30T03:55:37.164-07:002010-08-30T03:55:37.164-07:00I actually think Questionable Content is in a few ...I actually think Questionable Content is in a few ways even worse than Dominic Deegan, but I won't even go into that.Jhawhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17575594581271214023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-43486286525519908082010-08-28T22:22:58.963-07:002010-08-28T22:22:58.963-07:00@hansolo22:
The writing may have improved, but (I...@hansolo22:<br /><br />The writing may have improved, but (I may have said this already, and if I have, forgive my repetition) going from "absolute shit" to "simply terrible" is an improvement without any real distinctive character.<br /><br />Jeff Jacks *cannot* write jokes. At least, he can't write them now. If he went to some sort of arts institute and took some creative writing classes, who knows how he'd turn out, but as it stands, he has no concept of execution. He doesn't have a good grasp of what makes a joke funny--material, context, delivery, and so on. His characters don't act realistically--and while it is not necessary for a webcomic to imitate reality in every form, if you're going to do a slice-of-life comic (which JJ is clearly trying to do) your characters <i>need</i> to act with some semblance of realness. Otherwise, it's flow-breaking and jarring to read a character yelling "COME STICK YOUR COCK IN ME" or whatever.<br /><br />I stopped reading QC a long time ago, but I will still go back every so often--teeth gritted, glass of comforting pain-go-bye-bye juice close at hand--and, lo and behold, it's still a terrible comic.<br /><br />Art's decent, though. If he could find a writer with an ounce of talent and a knack for creating interesting newsposts, his comic might be worth reading.Gryffilionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326158632676811873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-46431639541808495862010-08-28T07:08:24.763-07:002010-08-28T07:08:24.763-07:00The comics I read most (and by extension probably ...The comics I read most (and by extension probably like) are Gunnerkrigg Court, Girl Genius, Darths and Droids, and Looking for Group. I liked the bit of Dr. McNinja that I read, and I liked MSPaint Adventures right up until Act 5 of Homestuck.Alsworthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-45915445032497870322010-08-28T06:56:52.087-07:002010-08-28T06:56:52.087-07:00hansolo22: I've since read the rest. It's ...hansolo22: I've since read the rest. It's still bad. Sorry.<br /><br />:(Ann Apolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566528013026340201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-68591290728990915522010-08-27T23:49:43.052-07:002010-08-27T23:49:43.052-07:00I might as well name my favorite webcomics, even t...I might as well name my favorite webcomics, even though I think most of them are hated by most people here:<br /><br />Dinosaur Comics, Penny Arcade (OK most people like those, now I'm getting into the ones everyone hates) VG Cats, Super Effective, Better Days, 8-bit Theater, Boy Meets Boy.Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08409231090436554623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-4696497659347601572010-08-27T17:56:16.076-07:002010-08-27T17:56:16.076-07:00It seems like 90% of the people that are talking s...It seems like 90% of the people that are talking shit here about QC have read all of 100 strips(tops) and either stopped way too early on, or only read the latest ones and have no clue what is going on. Those that only read the early strips, please realize that there have been a lot of changes in the past year or two that have made it MUCH more enjoyable. Those that only read the more recent strips, you need to realize that you don't even know what the basic premise of QC is and should either read those early strips or (gasp) the author's statement that "QC is set in a world that is different and more quirky/weird than our world" (paraphrased). It seems like either way, you guys are fixated on a couple strips that weren't up to par and what you didn't like about them. Well, I can say that xkcd, and even other seemingly non-hated comics like Achewood, also have strips that aren't so great.<br /><br />Second, these same people are expecting an awesomely hilarious strip every day that makes them rofl and nothing else. If that's what you're looking for, this is the wrong comic entirely. True, the first couple hundred strips were way too focused on indie rock and indie cred, but I think that mostly they were meant to set up the later story and let you get a feel for the characters. The art was on-par with your average "LOL good joke shitty art" comics, though. The point here being, the comic as a whole is very consistent and there are jokes that literally span hundreds of comics apart but you wouldn't even understand had you not read the strip which is referred.<br /><br />For those of you who actually made constructive criticisms, I commend you. You do raise some good points, but at least to me they do not dissuade me from reading the comic. For instance, the writing is not the greatest, especially early on. It gets WAY better with time though, which I appreciate as it shows an artist who is actually willing to work on and gradually improve his product. Again, if you're focused on getting a huge laugh from each strip, it's not for you. Also, if you're like me and not indie at all, the jokes from the first 500 or so strips are lost on you. So it's important to note that Jeph has managed to develop his comic in a way that makes it more relevant to a wider audience without abandoning the "feel" he spent hundreds of comics developing. That's something that I can't really say about xkcd and Randall. Nowadays, in trying to reach a broader audience, xkcd has basically started sucking. And that's coming from someone who used to love reading it every time it updated.<br /><br />As for the original review, I won't even waste time criticizing it. It attacks a comic for "being bad" like 5 years ago. Does she even realize how stupid that looks?hansolo22http://www.questionablecontent.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-89523550222981118352010-08-27T11:15:12.526-07:002010-08-27T11:15:12.526-07:00@1506:
Penny Arcade, Dinosaur Comics, half of Hea...@1506:<br /><br />Penny Arcade, Dinosaur Comics, half of Head Trip, The Meek, Extra Ordinary, SMBC, the second half of F@nboys, Nerf Now!!, Strays, occasionally Brawl in the Family, and The Perry Bible Fellowship, Wondermark, starting to read and enjoy Gunnerkrigg Court, A Softer World.<br /><br />...The newer Questionable Content comics 1/3 of the time. >_><br /><br />I could keep going, but I probably shouldn't.Shamus, who should probably make an accountnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-31528522080026899512010-08-27T06:01:28.337-07:002010-08-27T06:01:28.337-07:00Buttersafe is ace too.Buttersafe is ace too.Ann Apolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566528013026340201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-38746704707954903602010-08-27T05:54:30.289-07:002010-08-27T05:54:30.289-07:00Favorites: Achewood, DC, Wondermark, Hark! A Vagra...Favorites: Achewood, DC, Wondermark, Hark! A Vagrant<br /><br />Also enjoy: Basic Instructions, Toothpaste For Dinner, Moe, Penny Arcade, Garfield Minus Garfield, Dr. McNinja<br /><br />I really need to start reading Overcompensating...<br /><br />Captcha: Pityrobt. <br />Rob does not hunger for my pity. He hungers for food.Veshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06095687089196127511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-46297232433501179052010-08-27T04:19:36.045-07:002010-08-27T04:19:36.045-07:00Nobody Scores! has one of the biggest sliding scal...Nobody Scores! has one of the biggest sliding scales I've ever seen, running all the way from "complete existentialist doom-and-gloom" to "absolutely hilarious." I'm still not sure what to make of it, honestly.Gryffilionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326158632676811873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-56991704526174027182010-08-27T02:19:14.948-07:002010-08-27T02:19:14.948-07:00Dinosaur Comics, IWC!, Something Happens, Nobody S...Dinosaur Comics, IWC!, Something Happens, Nobody Scores!, etc etc etc<br /><br />(I've not read a great deal of the Big Hitters)Ann Apolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566528013026340201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-70083070784363378062010-08-26T23:44:06.946-07:002010-08-26T23:44:06.946-07:00In sort-of decreasing order of liking.
Dinosaur c...In sort-of decreasing order of liking.<br /><br />Dinosaur comics, Overcompensating, Penny Arcade, Wondermark, Perry Bible Fellowship, SMBC.Some stuff I Don't Hatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-25598982889585689982010-08-26T18:00:11.302-07:002010-08-26T18:00:11.302-07:00Dr. McNinja, Dinosaur Comics, Nedroid, Achewood, M...Dr. McNinja, Dinosaur Comics, Nedroid, Achewood, MSPaint Adventures<br /><br />Feel free to give each site a cursory glance and come back telling me they're all terrible and I'm retarded for liking them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com