Jeez, Sven, way to bum out a dude.

what

The pun in the title was COMPLETELY UNINTENTIONAL I swear!

See you tomorrow.

Winslow has a hard time with Xbox controllers. Hannelore offered to tape a WiiMote to his face but he refused.

See you Monday!

I've been trying to take more time with the artwork lately. I think it's helping a little!

See you tomorrow.

One suspects Wil has been playing this scenario out in his mind rather...fervently. Also he's kind of rocking some Michael Landon hair now and I think that is awesome.

PS hey look at the shirt design I am going to have for sale soon!

Note to self: remember to draw Steve beefier from this point on.

Today's guest comic is from the excellent and talented Joel from Hijinks Ensue! Thank you so much Joel!

Okay time for bed and then BIRTHDAY SHENANIGANS tomorrow. Woo!

In bearsball, if you strike out, you get mauled. If you hit a pop fly or a grounder, you get mauled. If you hit a home run, you get mauled. If you steal a base you get mauled twice.

I have a guest strip up over on Johnny Wander! It's true, I am roughly 2x the size of Yuko and Ananth put together.

Okay see you tomorrow!

I guess they rent those suits by the hour.

Wednesday is my birthday, which means I'm taking the day off. But fear not, there will be something in place of a regular QC, so you will still have something to look at for 30 seconds at your job while your boss isn't around.

See you tomorrow!

See you Monday.

Sven appears to be having a rough time of it.

So, I don't normally like to get all ostentatious or boastful about stuff, but this year for my birthday (June 17th) I decided to get a guitar. But not just any guitar- a custom-made, hand-built Creston! I recieved it today, and Creston did an incredible job. It is essentially my ultimate Telecaster, and there are pretty pictures of it here. I also made a short audio file where I walk through what it sounds like. If you'd like to hear my incredibly nerdy voice (and some slightly less nerdy guitar playing), click here.

Anyway thank you Creston! And thank YOU, dear readers, for supporting me and allowing me to own such a fine instrument. It really means a lot to me.

Okay I MUST be tired if I'm getting all sentimental in a newspost. See you tomorrow.

According to Marten's calculations, they should be able to get Faye out of there in under fifteen seconds if necessary.

See you tomorrow!

It is nice to be home!

I recieved a preview copy of my pal Jon Rosenberg's upcoming Goats collection, "Infinite Typewriters," and I can say with great confidence it is a terrific book! A fun story and the perfect introduction to the Goats universe. You should pick up a copy when it comes out, FOR SURE.

Okay see you tomorrow.

ludfhdsluhadlslghl

Sorry about the stupid comic, my main work computer got completely FUBARed trying to install the newest OS X update and I spent most of the night trying to salvage it to no avail. Thank god for multiple backups. Anyway now I gotta take it to get fixed. Here's hoping it's nothing too major.

See you tomorrow.

Steve is into some kinky shit.

"PS dad says hi and if you tell anyone he'll have you killed"

So to the best of my memory Hanners has never fully explained how she managed to get so many piercings (she makes an oblique reference to it early on); the sheer volume of email I get asking about it has goaded me into finally tackling the subject.

Assuming Hanners can stop messing with Dora and Faye, that is.

I've been posting random drawings and stuff to my LiveJournal! Can you believe people still have Livejournals?

See you tomorrow.

Let it be said for Dora- when she embraces something, she embraces it all the way (like a boa constrictor).

See you tomorrow.

Hannelore will have nightmares about her own smile tonight.

See you tomorrow!

I am sad to report that I will not be able to attend TCAF as planned this weekend! There has been a Confluence of Problems this week and it means I gotta stay home. I am sorry Toronto, I am sorry I cannot come to your awesome comics festival. Maybe I can do a fan meet-up or a signing or something later this year?

Anyway see you Monday.

"Crap, that was embarassing. Next time a boy smiles at him I'm just gonna flash him and shriek my phone number."

"Okay can I just borrow her tongue and vagina then?"

Sharking is a real term we coined at Emerald City a while back. It is basically an excuse to poke people at critically inappropriate times. Use at your own risk.

Hanners got "Best Hygiene" and Marten won the lingerie contest.

See you tomorrow.

Hannelore can't even FATHOM the concept of anal.

The Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Incestuous Social Circles

I felt so lame about putting up that Yelling Bird strip I went ahead and scrapped my plans for tomorrow and stayed up to draw a proper strip. I hope it is acceptable to you.

Hey everyone, I'm really sorry about the stupid Yelling Bird comic but a combination of unexpected time constraints and a completely wrecked sleep schedule (yes, again) and a bunch of other problems means I can't get a regular strip I'm happy with finished tonight. QC will return tomorrow, please forgive me this awful lapse or I will be forced to abase myself in sackcloth and ashes until we all feel really guilty about the entire process.

Let's see we got Girls With Shotguns, Dresden Comic, OctoPie, Diesel Smarties, Anders Has Sex With Everyone, Tasted Walents, Johnny Wanderer...I think that's everybody. Man.

See you tomorrow.

Well THAT certainly could've gone better.

So on the off chance you didn't already know, I do a whole bunch of QC character Twitter accounts. Now they are all available on one convenient page for you to follow at your lesiure!

Speaking of Twitter, there's a great @HanneloreEC cameo in the latest XKCD strip. It made me lol, hopefully you will lol too.

See you tomorrow.

Drew some of my friends in the background of this one. Really nailed Eric, that looks just like him.

SLEDDING: SERIOUS BUSINESS

Gosh dang this one was fun to draw. I really wanna make some prints of it.

Speaking of fun things: DINOSAURS IN SPACE!

See you tomorrow.

I am certainly not the first person to invent drunken sledding, but I may be the first to propose this competitive variant! (I take no responsibility if you end up dead in the snow because you did something somebody talked about in an online comic strip)

Meanwhile, in an alternate universe, things go in an entirely different direction.

See you tomorrow.

oh baby please let me cover you in contact lens solution and jizz

Comic.

Random Tai drawing about how torture is bad.

New Recommended Listening page!

Bed.

Pintsize's idea of the ideal chess set is closer to Heroes of Might & Magic than anything else.

See you tomorrow! Time to go home and drink some whisky and write some album reviews for y'all.

Tai is completely unaware of her double entendre in panel 4.

See you tomorrow.

Faye screws up the landing, sprains her ankle, and spends her hour off icing it.

See you tomorrow.

dongs lol

I am willing to bet that pretty much my entire female readership would buy this product. Time to get Thomas Bangalter on the phone.

See you Monday!

I guess Faye doesn't mind doing most of the work in the bedroom.

New RL page coming by the end of the week. I have good musics to share with you.

See you tomorrow.

OMG FAYE THOUGHT "COCK"

I basically just wanted to draw some giraffes.

SO: Emerald City Comic Con was a blast! We flew out to Seattle on Friday night with Tallahassee and Paperklip and immediately commenced to drinkin' and karaokein' and partyin'. Saturday the con started and I had a line of people stretching around my table and into the tables behind us pretty much all day! Then at the end of the day my buddy Wil stopped by, and it was Good Times. Saturday night a bunch of us webcomics folks ate dinner at the SPACE NEEDLE (spice noodle) and it was FANCY and NOT A LITTLE DISCONCERTING to be ROTATING WHILE WE ATE. Then there were more beers, then Sunday happened, then Sunday night there was MORE beers, then we flew home. So basically it was a totally fun, exhausting weekend, and Seattle is one of my favorite cities and everybody who came out to the con was TREMENDOUSLY WONDERFUL. Thank you everybody!

See you tomorrow.

PS that new Royksopp album is so dang good oh me oh my

OH MAN you guys guess what! Goats is twelve years old now! Let's all give it a birthday present by clicking on that link.

Okay I got to draw a fancy print for Emerald City Comic Con this weekend and then drink a bottle of wine. See you tomorrow.

and then they made out furiously

just kidding

(anal)

fff

fuck i hate being sick

Man, it's been a busy week. And the business does not stop! I will be at ConBust this weekend, and over in Seattle for Emerald City Comic Con next weekend!

See you Monday.

Blood Party are actually a local goth Bloc Party cover band.

Blood Party is a tank full of pigs' blood and is available for social functions at reasonable hourly rates.

Blood Party is when you are on ecstasy and a girl menstruates on you.

Blood Party.

Blood Party.

Blood.

Party.

Chimpanzees- might wanna fuck
Bonobos- almost definitely wanna fuck
Boys- cooties, might wanna fuck

ALTERNATE, POSSIBLY FUNNIER VERSION:

Hey remember Angus? He is kind of rocking a Ben Gibbard/Colin Meloy thing it seems.

I am completely exhausted and this has been an awful week so apologies if the comic is not up to usual standards. I am too tired to be certain.

May do something simple for Friday's strip because of Webcomics Weekend. I hope to A) be more functional and B) see a bunch of you there.

This comic is totally making fun of people who get all boner'd out over Hanners. YOU PEOPLE ARE WEIRD SHE IS A CARTOON CHARACTER I MADE UP

I have a new shirt available that I think you may enjoy.

If you bean a dude with a Red Stripe bottle you have to yell "HOORAY HEAD WOUND!"

Exposure to Coldplay while a teenager is linked to being a useless waste of humanity in later life

I have a hunch that monster trucks cause significantly more problems than they solve.

So I don't know how many of you are aware of this, but I record Deathmøle songs in my spare time and post them on the internet. There are about 30 tracks available for download at the Deathmøle Last.fm page as well as here. Check 'em out!

See you tomorrow.

OR:

YEAH COMIC WOO

In other news, if you're coming to Webcomics Weekend you need to make sure to pre-register! There are literally HUNDREDS of people coming to this thing, it is gonna be INSANE.

See you Monday.

Dora and Penelope made over 600 fisting jokes within the first hour of having those puppets.

Wil Chats With Balls

Wil Speaks To Glans

Wil Scrotumtalker

"You know they got hella lesbians in soap operas these days?" Steve asked. "Also trannies and I think a goblin in one. Shit is CRAZY."

That isn't the bad guy's evil volcano lair, it's just a random volcano blowing up.

OR IS IT??????????????????/no carrier

"And that chest hair is disgusting," Faye added.

"This isn't chest hair," Pintsize explained. "It's pubes. My entire torso is an erogenous-"

"GET OUT"

"Hanners," Faye said, "that cat is humping the other cat."

"I know," Hanners replied. "I usually skip that one."

Sven's lease is very particular about no self-immolation. Those Northampton condos are flammable as hell.

Never attempt bestiality with a Douchebag Porpoise. You will get genital barnacles.

Since SafeSearch is off, there must not be any nude pixx of Gina Riversmith online.

Moments later Pintsize has cut out Dora's reproductive tract with a melon baller and stapled it to his crotch.

"Oh shit how do I dig myself out of this one," Penny thinks.

"Hey Faye you could really stand to lose some weight!"

"Wait shit no OW OW OW OW STOP HITTING ME"

The little girl pipes up: "Yeah well you're a CUNT, lady"

Meanwhile, Hanners and Marten are having a DELIGHTFUL conversation about their preferred method of suicide.

Marten: gunshot through the brainstem

Hanners: charcoal grill in an airtight room

I SURE AM CHEERFUL HUH

Hannelore's most optimistic hope is that the epitaph and tombstone are on a chunk of the now-annihiliated Earth heading out of the galaxy at a significant fraction of the speed of light.

Bout time Sven grew a conscience. Or accidentally hired one, at any rate.

So have you heard of Kiva? It is this really great website that lets you make microloans to help people in countries less fortunate than the USA start their own businesses. It's a really great idea and cause, and the best part is that you are something like 97% likely to get your loan back with interest. Anyway there is a Webcomics team there now and you should totally join in! Our goal: SHEER AWESOMENESS.

See you Monday.

I'm going for a kind of Chris Sanders thing with Lydia's facial structure. Not there yet, but making progress.

PS HOLY CRAP EVERYONE IN THE SAME PLACE

Hanners: But if you think it's a dumb internet thing, why are you always wearing a shirt that says "TEH" on it?

Marten: ...

Beethoven's Ninth, for whatever reason, evokes the image of burning cephalopods.

You really don't wanna know what lies beyond Faye's "Mountains of Madness."

Moments later, Sven realizes the awful pun he just made and nearly loses his erection.

Nearly.

my favorite part of this guest strip from Otter is that Faye is having a MANGA NIGHTMARE.

Where's Dora?

Poopin'.

Hannelore isn't sure how drunk she'd have to be to tolerate tickling. Even unconscious, she's pretty sure she'd cringe and flail.

Dora is hoping it will go from Drinkin' Scrabble to Strip Scrabble to Awkward Threesome Scrabble.

Man. Unusually productive weekend: I got an hourly comic done on Saturday, and a really long essay about the business of online comics on Sunday.

Time to go home and be utterly useless (aka unconscious) for several hours. See you tomorrow.

By "outed" Tai means "caught diddling each other in the coat closet"

OR PERHAPS YOU WOULD PREFER:

She gets hit by a bus on the way home. The impact hurls her into an open bin of medical waste.

"I've been a bad girl," Dora thinks. "Pity Marten's not into S&M."

So far the new QC store is doing well! We are adding new items every day, such as Cogito Ergo Nom and the Hanners worry shirt. We appreciate your patronage!

Okay I have been up for something like 17 hours, time to go home and pass out. See you tomorrow.

"Gotta resolve this quickly," Marten thinks to himself, "I always wanted to do kinky kitchen make-up sex."

HOLY SHIT THE NEW QC TOPATOCO STORE IS OPEN OMG

"OMG DORA IS SUCH A BITCH"

"NO WAY MARTEN IS THE JERK IN THIS SITUATION"

[jeph fires a nuclear missile at the QC discussion board]

"ARE YOU INTO...THREESOMES???" Dora asks, teeth grinding together.

Actually if he stops showering he will only attract hippie chicks.

People

"boffing" does not mean "combat with padded pretend weapons"

it means "fucking"

Sven's O-face goes like this: O_O >_< ^_^

I'm very pleased to announce that Questionable Content is now partnering with Topatoco to handle all of our merchandise shipping! QC has just gotten too big for Cristi and I to handle everything ourselves anymore, and Topatoco has a well-deserved reputation for being awesome.

What does this mean for you, the (potential) QC customer? Faster and more reliable order turnaround, faster shipping, greater shopping and payment options, and better customer service. Basically YOU WIN IN EVERY CONCEIVABLE WAY.

What does this mean for us? Not wanting to kill ourselves because WE HAVE SO MANY T-SHIRTS TO MAIL OUT OH GOD which has pretty much been our state of mind for the past four years.

Now, here are the important details:

We are discontinuing several designs to make the transition easier and free up room for new merchandise. The designs we are discontinuing are: Deahtmole, ZAP, Bomb the Blogosphere, Irony, Dashing Hat (aka the Indiana Jones shirt), Rockin' Pintsize, and Coffee of Doom*.
If you want any of these designs, you MUST ORDER by January 23rd.

We are also eliminating some of the extra color options on the following designs: Royal Blue for "Evolution Kills," Serene Green for the Hannelore shirt, Purple LGBTerrific, Red and Grey Hobocore, Pink and Navy Broken Heart, Red "Everything Is Ruined Forever," and Pink "I Feel Pretty." We're not discontinuing these entirely, just getting rid of the less popular color options. Again, you must order by the 23rd to get them before they're gone.

We will be closing the QC store on the 23rd to begin the transition over to Topatoco, and will re-open on the 26th. If you currently have an outstanding order, don't worry- we will get it filled as quickly as we can. We're trying to make this transition as smooth as possible but appreciate your patience in case of any delays.

Anyway I am COMPLETELY PSYCHED that we're partnering up with Topatoco and I think you will be too!

*I'm working on an update of this one. It will be SEXY and EXCELLENT.

Sven: What about body hair? You shave, or go natural? 'Cause that's a dealbreaker.

Faye & Penelope: ...

The worst part about vomiting, for Hannelore, is the fact that she has to immediately clean the toilet afterwards.

In the last panel, Winslow is getting hung up trying to vocalize "(.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.) (.)(.)"

Hannelore's Hazmat suit smells like sweat, fear, and vomit burps.

Marten's thought process went "wow she's even PALER under her clothes NO WAIT STOP STOP LOOKING AUGH"

This is doubly awkward for Marten because she isn't wearing a bra.

As he speeds off, Wil drops a single red rose behind him. It is run over by a UPS truck before Penelope can retrieve it.

HEY LOOK

MY FAVORITE RECORDS FROM THIS YEAR!

Wh..what?

The deadline for ordering QC merch in time for Christmas delivery has PASSED! The reason it is so early is because we get so many orders we need all of December just to make sure everything ordered in November gets out in time. Case in point: Cristi and I spent six hours and over $800 in postage working on one day's worth of orders this weekend.

In other news, I seem to be losing my mind.

OMGGGGGG

AHGILG;LAGHALGH;AH