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the art tweaks start to level off again after this strip

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Brian

I like the art tweaks!

Will Weaver

A Claire pun. By gar it’s been a while!

Armin von Werner

Not sure about the new graphics, feels like a guest panel.

lilibat

See you this weekend

Michael Boettger

I'm loving Claire's freckles all over again. And the look in her eyes. And I love the new art. Really giving our heroes and heroines a great look.

Eir W

Looks more... pointy? than usual? Must be taking cues from ollie.

Lauren

Marten is truly the male version of me. My dad is gay and married to a man and my mom remarried as well. I have a mom, a dad, and two stepdads and I am constantly outsourcing them to be parents to my friends.

Ted Van Roekel

I can't rent out my mom or stepdad. They just adopt everyone anyway. <3

Matt

Great shading and coloring

R L

omg claire no

Anonymous

To be honest, I've been disappointed in the drawing style ever since Dora became unrecognizable... Did QC peak back in the mid-3000s???

Joseph Bonnar

It took me a while but I FINALLY spotted the reason for your "No Archery" subtext, Jeph. Inconspicuous is the word for it. :) Oh, and I love all 3 of your characters here.

Joseph Bonnar

Much happier side eye from Claire here than in yesterday's strip. :)

Bill Hall

Oh, Jeph, why did you make Claire voice a Dad pun that would make my children physically abuse me?!

Tim Eldred

Love the range of emotion and expression the new faces show

Valraven

Is this only for people with absent parents, or can someone whose parents are very present and judgmental rent someone too?

Amy ☣

Can I sign up for the service launch mailing list for ParentBnB?

Andrew Mitchell

Good job Claire. As a dad I approve of your use of that pun in that context. A+++, 100%

Bill Hall

Yep, I was right. ELDER ABUSE! ELDER ABUSE!

Michael Boettger

The look in Claire's eyes when she's talking about her dad. IIRC, this is only the second time she's referred to him.

Anonymous

Claire's face in that last panel is my life

z

Grumpy but squishy teddy bear Dad, no drugs, drinking fine, center/right politics, dresses nominally business casual. Great for chaperonage to most science fiction and anime conventions, SCA events, Renaissance Fares (with obligatory agreement with Neil Gaiman), gun shows, and similar events. Can dance, good for weddings, will be a sober wingman if needed.

Miyaa

Oh god. I’m now imagining Sam as the flower girl for Veronica & Sam’s Dad’s wedding. But instead of flowers, it’s a huge ladle.

Sleepy John

I'm very interested in seeing what the AIs look like in this style.

Devin Gates

In the meantime, pick up Dream Daddy, the dad dating sim! :D

Constantine Hannaher

So it’s settled that Hanners has had her ear jewelry removed?

David Hall

Excellent facial expressions, particularly panel 2

Daryl Resplandor

When you say the changes "level off" do you mean you go back, or did you find the comfort zone? Because the expressiveness in their faces is a nice improvement!

Michael Boettger

It could be that the hoops have been replaced by studs. And at least one of them is a direct line to station.

Chris Gallaty

I need a quote on an Italian gluten free vegan grandmother that loves to make her own pasta and pizza crust and always tells me I look too thin...

Bagge

Reminds me, I never got around to play Dream Daddy

Taylor Kendall

The is a significant other rental service in China I heard an NPR piece on

Cha0sniper

Wait wait wait.... Did hanners remove her piercings, or is she just wearing studs today? I only just noticed that in this comic.

Olivia MacRae

The art in these strips has been stunning.

Satan

aw man. i want a rent-a-dad.

ducksauz

Love the art tweaks. Keep trying new looks, it's great to see you grow.

Matt Lee

Just another vote for the new art, at first I was like "huh?" but then I really liked it, and I just clicked back a couple days and I'm already like "nope new art is better". It's awesome to see you continuing to work on it even after all these years, a lot of people would just get complacent.

Anonymous

I know some artists redraw old works in their most recent style. For shits and giggles it’d be funny to see some of the new comics drawn in the original style.

Anonymous

Regardless, having re-read the entire archive relatively recently I do love the way things look now

BobC

I have two moms. My dad divorced and remarried. I never understood the reasons for the divorce, but I never for a moment regretted getting my "Bonus Mom". I had two women who loved me to the ends of the earth, each of which was utterly different, yet bound together in their love for me and my sister. A respectful divorce can wind up being good for everyone affected and involved. May we all seek such sanity when things get tough and fall apart.

Anonymous

I've two moms, a dad, a stepdad, a stepmom, and a ... sperm donor ( he deserves no title better than that ) And there's only been one divorce in the whole mix (Sperm donor and stepmom) Heh, I always tell people that I don't have a family tree. I have a flow chart.

Jon Guyer

Art tweaks, art tweaks, tweakin’ around with them face meats

Jon Guyer

You can have a dilapidated and claustrophobic house and still go away to an AirBnB...

David Pipes

Another vote for the ne wart. It's ne w!

Summer Sudbrink

Dad-O-Rama, Dads-R-Us, Dad and Bodyworks, Bed, Dads, and Beyond?

Bruce Steinberg

Has anyone else read Marten’s response as super insensitive? Claire and Hanners are commiserating over terrible parents and Marten’s response is “Hey, I’ve got four great parents!” It’s like mentioning your new puppy when your friends are mourning the passing of their long time canine companions.

Anonymous

I like the new art, and the range and delicacy of the facial expressions in particular, but everyone has a chin like Fearless Fosdick. How they make out without cutting each other is a mystery to me.

Bel

I think that it could be taken that way in a different context/ group of people. In this case, I read it as empathetic of their struggles.

Anonymous

For what it's worth I like the art tweaks! You actually taught me to resist my own resistance to change. I know you wouldn't work hard to make an adjustment if it wasn't worth while.

Anonymous

Okay, so how did she do on her librarian test?

Chris Heg

Is she talking directly to Station in the last panel?

Philip D Jones

It’s “Renaissance FAIR”. “Fare” is what you pay to get there. An “isle” is in the ocean. When it’s in church it’s an “aisle.” From your friendly Spelling Police, who are fighting a rear-guard action against the Darkness of chaos and barbarism.

Philip D Jones

Did you know the Greeks considered the Persians barbarians because they did not speak Greek? Their language sounded like “bar-bar-bar” to the Greeks. No judgment against their culture or civilization.

Philip D Jones

Apologies for a totally irrelevant interjection. 50 years ago I went to Davidson College, where they made me learn this stuff. I think it’s important to tell someone else about it before I die.

Anonymous

I like it! Technically, we are all barbarians, since we do not have the common sense to speak greek.

Cleo Schmitz

No, when she's talking to Station,she starts with 'Hey Station' and puts a finger to her ear.