"Oh, we're using our made-up names. I'm Spider-Man."
Nathaniel Tagg
2021-01-27 15:10:05 +0000 UTC
Hello, I would like to purchase four pounds of voodoo please.
Nathaniel Tagg
2021-01-27 15:08:38 +0000 UTC
I have an evil mind. I think that:
Clinton recognized Willow right off the bat. This entire scene is just him moving to where he can scream at her for fucking up his order.
Aso, he DID order pork.
Joseph Bonnar
2021-01-27 14:46:19 +0000 UTC
I am glad Willow doesn't have dyed red hair. She kind of looks like my partner, who named her TTRPG character "Willow Wesparkle" and would love the name "Hex Mex" for a pagan taqueria.
Matt Pedone
2021-01-27 13:15:57 +0000 UTC
Amen.
Jeffrey Anderson
2021-01-27 10:43:58 +0000 UTC
You just inspired me to make this chart (still very much a WIP): https://www.frillyshirt.org/Stuff/QC-DFD.png
Diptych
2021-01-27 09:58:19 +0000 UTC
Hex Mex: only the finest ingredients, sacrificed the Pagan way for your culinary pleasure
MikeT
2021-01-27 05:44:58 +0000 UTC
Is she going to charge him for it, like that waitress?
Captain Button
2021-01-27 05:38:49 +0000 UTC
Googling Clinton and feeding Willow data about him through her radio barret.
Captain Button
2021-01-27 05:20:09 +0000 UTC
It's so Clinton that he actually took Willow up on her offer.
"Sure, why not talk to a total stranger about my love life. My life is absurd like that."
Bagge
2021-01-27 05:20:07 +0000 UTC
The *important* question here is, where are Yemisi and Iris right now? Trailing at a discreet distance? Fanning out for scouting purposes?
William Cole
2021-01-27 05:16:16 +0000 UTC
Of course, Willow Dragonfang may not be the name she was born with. She may have adopted, or legally changed it, somewhere along the road.
Michael Boettger
2021-01-27 04:50:46 +0000 UTC
There needs to be some kind of tv show shaming these parents who give their kids these names.
SpookyPenguin
2021-01-27 04:47:21 +0000 UTC
Um, Willow was also a 1988 movie. I realize Buffy was a bigger hit, but the name was already on the rise. It was enough of a hit that the name was *not* basically unheard of in 1991.
Some Ed
2021-01-27 04:30:34 +0000 UTC
"Goddamn it Mom, that's the fifth boyfriend you've stolen from me this week! And it's only Wednesday! I barely have any left! I'm going to take the remainder and go off on my own, and I'll change my name to Willow Dragonclaw so you'll never find me again to steal any more of them!... Oh, fuck. Well, I'll change my name to something! You'll never guess what!"
Some Ed
2021-01-27 04:27:06 +0000 UTC
I know some authors maintain databases with each of their characters in them. That sounds fancy, but usually a directory with a file per character works.
I also know some artists make use of the wikis their fans maintain.
Some Ed
2021-01-27 04:24:40 +0000 UTC
I legit lol'd
Nicolas Demers
2021-01-27 04:24:09 +0000 UTC
@Celine Dragonfang: I've no idea what you're talking about. Hasn't that always been your name?
Some Ed
2021-01-27 04:16:33 +0000 UTC
But is she powerful enough?
Some Ed
2021-01-27 04:15:52 +0000 UTC
Well, you see, a guilty memory is a strong memory. I'm pretty sure I know where the word `pork` entered her mind, but he really didn't say pork.
Some Ed
2021-01-27 04:15:25 +0000 UTC
Me too!
Onyx
2021-01-27 04:08:09 +0000 UTC
I want a Hex Mex Pagan Taqueria T-Shirt very badly now.
Panic Blitz
2021-01-27 04:06:49 +0000 UTC
Meanwhile, i imagine Clinton saying "this is my *boyfriend*" and SQUEEEEEEE so hard i nearly fall over
Stellar
2021-01-27 03:38:14 +0000 UTC
Missouri [MO] When I was 23 I was working at a voodoo shop. Way more interesting than a Hex-mex Pagan Taqueria.
2021-01-27 03:31:49 +0000 UTC
Interesting fact: "Willow" was basically unheard-of as a name prior to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Sort of like Wendy with Peter Pan.
Yonatan Zunger
2021-01-27 03:31:42 +0000 UTC
I love EVERYTHING about this comic <3
God, I would die for Willow lol
Roz Powers
2021-01-27 03:24:08 +0000 UTC
if there was actually a restaurant just for pagans, it would have made socializing much easier as a kid
Kurt Lewis
2021-01-27 03:23:10 +0000 UTC
"Willow Dragonfang" has *got* to have a story behind it. I hope Jeph tells us one day. I wouldn't be surprised if it's an assumed name (or she legally changed it) due to some past family sh*t.... Come to think of it, that might make for some interesting fanfiction.
Andrew Mitchell
2021-01-27 03:09:09 +0000 UTC
It’s still there, just barely visible on some panels. Why couldn’t she walk on Clinton’s right!
Andrew
2021-01-27 03:05:37 +0000 UTC
No....
2021-01-27 02:55:55 +0000 UTC
Was Marigold the foil to Faye?
2021-01-27 02:53:27 +0000 UTC
Especially if it's followed by 'Ufgood'
2021-01-27 02:53:13 +0000 UTC
How do you keep track of your characters? There are so many!
Joseph Loder
2021-01-27 02:51:27 +0000 UTC
😂
2021-01-27 02:47:30 +0000 UTC
man i never thought i would relate to clinton...
2021-01-27 02:39:51 +0000 UTC
He went on a date with Emily but he didn’t have a romantic relationship with her. In panel 2, he’s using “date” in the latter sense.
Bruce Steinberg
2021-01-27 02:39:33 +0000 UTC
Bueno y Sano being an undercover Hex-Mex pagan restaurant makes sense, it's the only way their burritos could be so good
Zack Hoffman
2021-01-27 02:36:57 +0000 UTC
I think the most interesting statement in this whole story arc is Clinton saying he's never dated _anyone_ there in panel 2. Not that it's hard to believe, as Clinton is an amazing dork, but didn't he date Emily at least once?
Gary Walker
2021-01-27 02:36:35 +0000 UTC
Hello, Willow Dragonfang! Please talk to your boss about opening a Hex-Mex in the DC area!
Hugh Eckert
2021-01-27 02:36:04 +0000 UTC
HEX MEX PAGAN TAQUERIA!! Damn it Jeph you are always killing me, I need this to be a real place I could go now.
Anton
2021-01-27 02:33:36 +0000 UTC
Hex Mex Pagan Taqueria though. Jeff, why do you keep giving me fictional restaurants I desperately want to be real?
Azrux
2021-01-27 02:33:31 +0000 UTC
Just going to say, for all his angst, Clinton very casually said "other queer dudes" without missing a beat. Love this!
Erin Hartshorn
2021-01-27 02:25:56 +0000 UTC
Willow and Clinton would make a cute couple. (And she may be completely cool with a poly relationship.)
OldGoat
2021-01-27 02:21:03 +0000 UTC
I love Willow already
2021-01-27 02:19:43 +0000 UTC
I feel represented
Quinn
2021-01-27 02:16:22 +0000 UTC
Friends!!!
SingingTurtles
2021-01-27 02:16:14 +0000 UTC
Tampi-what?
Miyaa
2021-01-27 02:15:23 +0000 UTC
Okay, so is Willow Dragonfang the foil to Marigold Farmer?
Miyaa
2021-01-27 02:14:59 +0000 UTC
QC Time is definitely undergoing dilation
Kriss Pang
2021-01-27 02:08:01 +0000 UTC
“...the other day!”
That was like four years ago...
William Karr
2021-01-27 02:06:44 +0000 UTC
Okay, can't beat around the bush on this one: Jeph knows how to draw girls with large chests in a way that is highly appealing and I'm ALWAYS here for it.
Jaron Mortimer
2021-01-27 02:06:12 +0000 UTC
Stabitha Dragonfang! (Because I am all about the mash-ups)
Douglas E. Smith
2021-01-27 02:05:20 +0000 UTC
...Willow is a really, really pretty name.
Andrew Taylor
2021-01-27 02:04:52 +0000 UTC
With a name like that, I wonder if she's actually an AI.
Daryl Sawyer
2021-01-27 02:04:44 +0000 UTC
Now I miss the barrette.
BobC
2021-01-27 02:04:33 +0000 UTC
I need a Hex-Mex taqueria in my life now. Tacos, Tampiqueña, & Tarot.
nowshowjj
2021-01-27 02:04:31 +0000 UTC
Can...can I be friends with Willow Dragonfang?
For reasons?
Jaron Mortimer
2021-01-27 02:04:27 +0000 UTC
D R A G O N F A N G
2021-01-27 02:03:43 +0000 UTC
Eh, I'm shipping it for real. But as friends, not romance.
Brooks Moses
2021-01-27 02:01:42 +0000 UTC
Willow is a good bean
Kyle Jenkins
2021-01-27 02:00:35 +0000 UTC
*whoops, missed the Pagan part and got stuck on Hex
Melissa Smits
2021-01-27 01:59:55 +0000 UTC
Well that's just her nickname. Her real name is Yousaid Porque
Karl Åström
2021-01-27 01:59:03 +0000 UTC
Possessed Posole, Sacrificial Sopes, Carnal Carnitas, Dulce de Darkness...
Melissa Smits
2021-01-27 01:59:01 +0000 UTC
Jeph, do you write words on balls & have Ollie fetch them to come up with character names?
Peter McDevitt
2021-01-27 01:58:58 +0000 UTC
"So mote it be...... delicious!"
Colin McBride
2021-01-27 01:58:54 +0000 UTC
Buy 5 cursed burritos, get one free!
Dracon Atrox
2021-01-27 01:58:41 +0000 UTC
Willow Dragonfang is not, ever, going to be a character name for me. Not. Ever.
Am Queue
2021-01-27 01:57:36 +0000 UTC
Clinton is an entirely relatable disaster and I'm almost mad at how called out I feel about it (but mainly I'm just so happy he exists).
2021-01-27 01:57:35 +0000 UTC
Well, I have my next D&D NPC name. 🤷🏻♂️
TubaGinger
2021-01-27 01:57:34 +0000 UTC
Finally we meet the main character of QC, Willow Dragonfang, hero of ages. That was one hell of a prologue...
Somebody Else
2021-01-27 01:57:13 +0000 UTC
Dragonfang is an excellent name. Think anyone would notice if I suddenly changed my last name to that?
Celine Chamberlin
2021-01-27 01:56:56 +0000 UTC
I like Willow. She reminds me of my wife when she was younger.
Tinwhisker
2021-01-27 01:56:47 +0000 UTC
I've known this character for like 2 minutes and I already know she is too powerful
Dylan T
2021-01-27 01:56:43 +0000 UTC
We really need a hex mex t shirt please.
2021-01-27 01:56:27 +0000 UTC
I'm impressed. Willow has a hell of a memory.
And I like her already.