jephjacques

As a man with a couple of tattoos I would like to ask you for your opinion about meanings behind tattoos. Do tattoos always should have a deep meaning or they can be made just because you wanted or it looked cool?

I think too much emphasis gets put on the idea that tattoos have to have some DEEP PERSONAL SIGNIFICANCE. I mean, yeah, it’s great if they do! But if you just really like how something looks I don’t think it’s automatically a terrible idea to get it tattooed. At the very least, it will be a reminder of where you were at that point in your life.

That being said, I have a “reason” for all of my tattoos. But that’s just me, YMMV!

Are you ever going to post your tattoos online?

No, because last time I did that people stole the designs.

A lot of webcomic artists, notably Ryan North, KC Green and Joey Comeau have been getting into the business of comic writing recently. Have you gotten any offers to write for a licensed comic, and would you if the opportunity came up?

If somebody made me an offer I would certainly consider it. I’m not sure I’d have the time to give it the proper amount of attention, though. And I have no idea how I would write for an established property, that seems absolutely alien to me.

Yesterday for some reason I started imagining what would happen if Emily read The Game (out of intellectual interest) and then found herself being hit on by a PUA. Probably something like “Oh my gosh! You’re one of those ‘pickup artists’, right? And that was a ‘neg’? I have read about this! You guys, come here! This guy is ‘running game’ on me!” and then giggled to myself for about 10 minutes.

PUAs are fucking scum

Does Marten buy new “Teh” shirts every once in a while? Or has he had the same one for 10+ years? If he buys new ones, does he buy them from the QC store? DOES QC EXIST IN THE QC UNIVERSE???

20 minutes has passed in the entirety of QC, tops

What do you think of Boards of Canada?

I’ve been thinking about getting a tattoo, but not somewhere that’s easily visible (i.e. something that would still be covered up if I wore a T-shirt). Where would be the best places to put one?

Depends on the shape of the design. Anything above the middle of the bicep or below the collar bone would be covered by a t-shirt. But you’re asking a dude with a hand tattoo, I may not be a good influence.

As a musician (and becoming the primary songwriter for my band), I’ve come to realize over the years that it’s hard to write a solid song that goes in the exact direction I want it to. Are there any tools you use or books that can help me learn to be a better musician? And if you have ever worked with other musicians before, what’s the biggest difference between working by yourself and working in a band?

The biggest improvement in my playing and writing came when I started learning songs from really talented bands (in my case, opeth). The biggest difference between working alone vs. working with others is that when it’s just you, you have to be your own editor. You gain more control but lose the presence of other people to bounce ideas off of. But you also don’t have to compromise.

Hi Mr. Jephsonie, How do you manage to make a guy look like a guy and a girl like a girl (besides body and hair). Is there something special you have to look on while drawing the face?

I’m no master artist, but girls generally have softer lines to their face, bigger eyes, and fuller lips. I also “cheat” and just give all the girls big ol’ eyelashes, that seems to help.

With Claire’s “coming out” to Marten i was suprised with how calmly he reacted and dealt with it. Normally Marten is completely flustered and stumbling over his words, often foot firmly in mouth when dealing with the unexpected and i was wondering whether his nonchalant reaction to Claire revealing herself to him was due to him being inebriated or if it was a purposeful choice to portray him a little bit out of his normal character to make sure he didn’t appear transphobic or freaked out by her?

I think it was in character for him, it’s just not the sort of thing he would get flustered about.

Curious why you’ve never mentioned or attended New York Comic Con? Is there a particular reason? Would you consider coming at some point in the future?

I’m just trying to limit the number of conventions I do in order to preserve my own sanity. Maybe I’ll do that one someday.

You have a degree in music? Oh man, I love Questionable Content even more now. What sort of emphasis did you have? Performance, or musicology, or…?

Mine was focused on theory and composition, but I did a lot of performance and recording as well.

What do you think of the more obscure electronic genres like speedcore, clownstep, neruofunk, psychedelic trance, goa trance, and darkcore compared to the more mainstream genres like trance, house, electro, dubstep, and hard dance?

I think they have stupid names

Do AnthroPCs feel pain like we do when their bodies are damaged?

Not like we do, no. They are computers.

I feel like everyone is like “what is WRONG with Emily?” but I just think she’s so much fun, and a little bit impulsive. I have a friend who is just like her. Also, do you get a lot of “hurrr durrr what is [character] like in some sexual way?”

I get a fair bit of weirdo questions but I just delete them.

In the world of QC, are Daft Punk actually robots?

They are the Presidents of the Moon