# I don't quite get today's "Questionable Content" strip **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** comic-strips\ **Created:** [April 13, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967 "2010-04-13T17:48:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 68
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1341 "2013-08-21T20:20:45Z")
> [@Tanbarkie](#): > > But for my money, [“Gunnerkrigg Court”](http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/) is the best webcomic running right now, and up there for my favorite of all time. I totally agree. Never have I been so unhappy to reach the end of the archives. Three days a week is not enough. ---
**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1342 "2013-08-21T21:46:58Z")
While I like Grunnerkrigg Court, and am excited to see where the story goes, I think for storytelling, world building and lovely artwork, Girl Genius is better. After Schlock, of course. And I wasn’t a steam punk/gas lamp fantasy fan to start with. The multiple Hugo awards for GG also speak to it’s appeal. But where Schlock does win is the attitude of Howard Tayler. He is the most reliable writer of all the comics I read. Every day, a new strip, no breaks for almost 10 years. Now six out of seven are single line 3 or 4 panel strips, but still. And he engages with his fans really well. I just wish the dead tree editions kept closer pace with the online strips. But each print edition has a bonus story not available on the web. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1343 "2013-08-21T23:19:35Z")
One of my all-time favorite webcomics is [Out There](http://outthere.keenspot.com/d/20060612.html). I’ve been reading it almost from the beginning. It has absolutely the best character development of any webcomic I’ve ever read (and I’ve read a ton). And that John character is _totally_ me. And like most webcomics, it’s takes the author/artist a while to settle into his “style”, but once he gets there it’s really good. R.C. Monroe started out publishing six days a week, but eventually cut down to five days a week. A couple months ago he switched format; “Out There” now only appears on Wednesdays (and in color, finally). On Mondays he does “In Here” with the main character from “Out There”, and on Fridays he does a thing called “Cliché Flambé”, where various characters from “Out There” talk about overused clichés. ---
**Author:** ![movingfinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1344 "2013-08-22T06:43:59Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > One of my all-time favorite webcomics is [Out There](http://outthere.keenspot.com/d/20060612.html). I’ve been reading it almost from the beginning. It has absolutely the best character development of any webcomic I’ve ever read (and I’ve read a ton). And that John character is _totally_ me. > > And like most webcomics, it’s takes the author/artist a while to settle into his “style”, but once he gets there it’s really good. R.C. Monroe started out publishing six days a week, but eventually cut down to five days a week. A couple months ago he switched format; “Out There” now only appears on Wednesdays (and in color, finally). On Mondays he does “In Here” with the main character from “Out There”, and on Fridays he does a thing called “Cliché Flambé”, where various characters from “Out There” talk about overused clichés. And Miriam is absolutely one of the hottest babes anywhere. What a legscape! ---
**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1345 "2013-08-22T08:24:07Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > One of my all-time favorite webcomics is [Out There](http://outthere.keenspot.com/d/20060612.html). I’ve been reading it almost from the beginning. It has absolutely the best character development of any webcomic I’ve ever read (and I’ve read a ton). And that John character is _totally_ me. I gave up on _Out There_ a couple of years ago - I just got fed up with Miriam. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1346 "2013-09-13T19:31:55Z")
When Claire and Emily were introduced there was a third intern. Whatever happened to her? ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1347 "2013-09-13T19:37:44Z")
Gabby. Dunno. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1348 "2013-09-13T22:11:19Z")
Maybe it was that pesky allosaurus again. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1349 "2013-09-14T01:20:11Z")
I think the last time we saw her was at the party at Emiliy’s family’s lake house, the one where Claire came out to Marten about being trans. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1350 "2013-09-14T01:22:14Z")
BTW, anyone notice how Cosette now appears to be about 13 years old? Well, maybe not that bad, but boy she looks I dunno, _slighter_ now? Certainly looks like a HS teenager at most. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1351 "2013-09-14T02:46:40Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > BTW, anyone notice how Cosette now appears to be about 13 years old? Well, maybe not that bad, but boy she looks I dunno, _slighter_ now? Certainly looks like a HS teenager at most. Is Cosette the little brunette? I was wracking my brain trying to figure out who the hell that was. I somehow forgot that she worked at the coffee shop. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1352 "2013-09-14T03:53:07Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > BTW, anyone notice how Cosette now appears to be about 13 years old? Well, maybe not that bad, but boy she looks I dunno, _slighter_ now? Certainly looks like a HS teenager at most. Just the ongoing evolution of Jaques’ artwork. You don’t notice the small incremental changes with the regular cast but when you see a character that hasn’t appeared in a while, you get hit with the cumulative change. (Although having her eyes go from blue to brown is a little extreme.) ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1353 "2013-09-14T04:02:50Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > Is Cosette the little brunette? I was wracking my brain trying to figure out who the hell that was. I somehow forgot that she worked at the coffee shop. Yeah, she’s Steve’s girlfriend. She first appeared when she tried to [ask Marten out](http://www.questionablecontent.net/1322) at the library (Dora was [not amused](http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1323)). Marten eventually hooked her up with Steve. She’s gone through some [artwork](http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1876) [revisions](http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2301) since. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1354 "2013-09-14T04:09:18Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Just the ongoing evolution of Jaques’ artwork. You don’t notice the small incremental changes with the regular cast but when you see a character that hasn’t appeared in a while, you get hit with the cumulative change. > > (Although having her eyes go from blue to brown is a little extreme.) Honestly, I thought Cosette could use a rev. She went from kinda cool/interesting looking to frowny dull. This rev needs a little work but I like that Jeph is trying to rethink her look. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1355 "2013-09-14T04:46:29Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > Yeah, she’s Steve’s girlfriend. She first appeared when she tried to [ask Marten out](http://www.questionablecontent.net/1322) at the library (Dora was [not amused](http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1323)). Marten eventually hooked her up with Steve. She’s gone through some [artwork](http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1876) [revisions](http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2301) since. And a name change. Her last name was originally Beauvais but it’s now Hurlbut. (Jacques forgot he had given her a last name in an earlier strip and made up a new last name for her in a later appearance.) ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1356 "2013-09-14T04:49:14Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > And a name change. Her last name was originally Beauvais but it’s now Hurlbut. (Jacques forgot he had given her a last name in an earlier strip and made up a new last name for her in a later appearance.) Hmm. A regular customer at one of my former places of employment had the last name Hurlbut. Only person I’ve ever met with that name. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1357 "2013-09-14T04:56:21Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > Hmm. A regular customer at one of my former places of employment had the last name Hurlbut. Only person I’ve ever met with that name. Was his name Cosette? ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1358 "2013-09-14T07:53:54Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > Was his name Cosette? No, his name was Jean. No, his name was Bob. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2013, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1359 "2013-09-18T05:15:43Z")
I just noticed that QC has dropped its link to Oglaf. Was this mentioned in the QC forums? ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967/1360 "2013-09-19T06:47:57Z")
I thought the Oglaf link was gone ages ago. Am I thinking of something else? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967.md?page=67) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967.md?page=69)