If you’re a nerd like me you know about Questionable Content. No, not THAT kind of content, you pervert. I’m talking about Jeph Jacque’s hilarious webcomic Questionable Content, featuring the misadventures, dating phenomena, and robo-nomics surrounding protagonist Marten, his roommate Faye, girlfriend Dora, robot Pintsize, and an ever-expanding cast that has caused QC to become both one of mine and others’ all-time favorite webcomics. Jeph was nice enough to take time to answer a few questions for me.
So how long has Questionable Content been going?
Jeph: QC started on 8/1/03, so a little under 4 1/2 years now. Which is insane for me to think about. It feels like I only started two weeks ago.
What inspired you to start doing a webcomic? Especially one that’s mostly based on indie music, jokes about hipsters, and pervy robots with delusions of world conquest?
Jeph: Back when I had a real job, I was reading a lot of other webcomics in my spare time at work and listening to tons of indie rock when I was home. I remember seeing some of the pictures the Dumbrella guys took of their table at San Diego Comic Con and thinking “wow, that seems like a lot of fun. I used to draw comics a lot, maybe I could do that too!” From there I spent about three months brainstorming about what I thought would be fun to write and doable as far as my limited art skills went. The indie focus was pretty much a given because there weren’t many strips around back in 2003 that focused on that subculture. I threw in Pintsize because robots are inherently funny and I thought he’d be fun to write. All the crazy romance and interpersonal relationship stuff that the comic has evolved into didn’t happen until later.
Keep reading on after the jump for more of the interview.
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