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lavalierre's review
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Alcoholism
Minor: Death of parent
kricketa's review against another edition
5.0
watching his artwork evolve continues to fascinate. this collection covers martin getting a job at the college library, so the "she blinded me with library science" t-shirt appears as well as the joke about a gaggle of drunken librarians. love it.
hoperu's review against another edition
4.0
One of my favorite webcomics. I just wish the collections would come out sooner, so they would get closer to where the comic is today. Oh well.
philipf's review against another edition
4.0
A web comic about twenty-something hipsters, but amazingly, it's not insufferable. Funny, with likable characters and interesting stories that move along. I really enjoy this series.
avidan's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
manwithanagenda's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
'Questionable Content' has been around a looong time. I remember it first crossing my path in high school when it was one of many web comics flourishing in the early-to-mid aughts, but the jokes were a little soft and the art style was not so fresh. So, I moved on and happily read 'Elftor' and '8-Bit Theater' and other high-brow web comics instead. Years, slash that, DECADES, later we have the Quarantine of '19 and I need something to occupy my anxious mind. I re-read some old favorites and an old internet essay on 'classic' web comics mentions 'Questionable Content' as one of the best survivors. When faced with that early art and the hundreds, if not thousands, of strips I'd have to get through to get to Jacques mature style I went ahead and read it anyway.
I really got to know and love these characters. I'm reviewing these a year later so I don't remember what the early storylines were - probably just Martin being whiney about not sleeping with Faye am i rite guyz? - but it worked and as the characters grew and many, many more were cycled in and out it continues to work. 'Questionable Content' became as much about the workplace as about music, hanging out in bars, and navigating independent adulthood. It worked in issues of mental health, trauma, relationships, addiction, and inclusion as well as many other issues without losing its heart or humor. I appreciate that. I'll keep reading 'Questionable Content' as long as Jacques keeps writing it.
I really got to know and love these characters. I'm reviewing these a year later so I don't remember what the early storylines were - probably just Martin being whiney about not sleeping with Faye am i rite guyz? - but it worked and as the characters grew and many, many more were cycled in and out it continues to work. 'Questionable Content' became as much about the workplace as about music, hanging out in bars, and navigating independent adulthood. It worked in issues of mental health, trauma, relationships, addiction, and inclusion as well as many other issues without losing its heart or humor. I appreciate that. I'll keep reading 'Questionable Content' as long as Jacques keeps writing it.
lordofthemoon's review against another edition
4.0
My Great Questionable Content Binge continues with the third collection of the slice-of-life webcomic. So Marten and Dora have become a couple, but it's interesting to see just how early that Dora's insecurity over the situation raised its head. I had forgotten about that, from when I was reading it online. I had to skip ahead on the webcomic to find out when they broke up, and it's not until about #1800 or so, so there's a good couple of more volumes of Marten/Dora coupledom to come, but if he sticks with the 300 or so comics to the collection, volume 6 will end on a downer :(. It's also interesting to see how early the seeds of Faye's hard-drinking and her friends' worrying about it were sown. That's something that will get reaped 2000 or so strip down the line. Blimey, that's some forward planning, going on there!
The enlargement of the cast continues with Penelope (or is that Pizza Girl?) joining the Coffee of Doom crew as well as Tai and Angus making their débuts. QC has turned from a will they/won't they romance into, effectively, a humorous soap opera, albeit a soap opera with murderous scooters, mischievous PCs and semi-feral roombas. It's a lot of fun to read, and so much quicker on paper than on-screen (those waits between page loads cumulatively add up).
The enlargement of the cast continues with Penelope (or is that Pizza Girl?) joining the Coffee of Doom crew as well as Tai and Angus making their débuts. QC has turned from a will they/won't they romance into, effectively, a humorous soap opera, albeit a soap opera with murderous scooters, mischievous PCs and semi-feral roombas. It's a lot of fun to read, and so much quicker on paper than on-screen (those waits between page loads cumulatively add up).
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