Cute, Really

Jeph has started using a more sophisticated shadowing on faces, at least. It's a good change

DF

I never got any of them, but I'm an old man.

Jeffrey Nonken

I really missed when this comic used to make music reference, this comic makes my heart happy

AJ Sharma

Love Station’s answer!

Bill Hall

The slight art change here is pretty cool! Threw me off for a bit, but I like it.

Daryl Resplandor

If she gives you a grizzly look, it's a Claire Bear Stare.

Ardent Slacker

Woah woah WOAH SHE GOT THE IMPLANT! That was mentioned back in the first time she went to the station, and Hanners seemed totally against it! This will be interesting if touched upon. Also, Hanners (and Station) meeting Spookybot. That'll be interesting. Or Spookybot meeting Marten.

Aqua Allison

c'mon, the look on Claire's face in panel 1??!!

Joe

Is hair-defloofed Claire still Claire? WILL Claire's hair even acquiesce to defloofing? I suppose Claire-and-her-hair disagreements would make an excellent running gag.

OldGoat

Or rather "Awwwww, they think they are not people" :-)

Bagge

Okay, if I may give some feedback, knowing it's still early and all: it feels a bit uncanny-valley-ish, though I don't know whether it would benefit from being more realistic, less realistic… or something sideways of that. Still, these thinner lines and the additional level of detail they enable are promising, and I have no doubt persisting in that direction would give great results.

Comics Ladybird

"A cat dressed like an astronaut" lol I'm dying over here.

Daryl Sawyer

EXTRA EYE DETAIL IS CREATING INTERNAL CONFLICT IN THIS UNIT

jeff fearnow

It's like he's added some definition, trying for more realism. The lineart seems finer as well.

Jeffrey Nonken

Persona style anyone?

I can’t put my finger on what changed in the art but I absolutely love it.

Brian

Panel 1: Congratulations, Claire. You just sowed the seed for the end of the relationship.

Churchill (formerly TeaBear)

With the black turtleneck throw in a beret and shades have him at Coffee of Doom and go full 1950 retro.

Jeff Hartley

Kuteoverloadwerk

Summer Sudbrink

Oh good, I'm not imagining it.

Derrik Pates

-google images searches it- That would certainly be interesting seeing Marten dressed like that. Maybe do an ensemble pic with the cast as Kraftwerks as one of the bonus pic choices?

jimfromtx

Wait is Hanners using a phone or did she get the satellite uplink?

I *love* the new art style! Claire is cuter than ever, and there are some amazing facial expressions on display here, particularly Claire and Hanners in panel 1!

Daniel Blom Paulsen

Jeph changes the art style every so often, it takes 10-20 strips to settle down again, then we forget it was ever different until we go back and look at an old one.

Mark

AI, looking at electronic music group: Awww, they think they're people!

Dean Reilly

Marten likes Carly Rae. And Toto! So he'd like this: https://youtu.be/GzD8hTVJwTg

Diptych

Marten has gone full yaoi there.

MikeT

More realistic art style. Neither good nor bad - just gonna take some getting use to.

David Durant

I like the eyes

Olivier Laroche

Sudden art change, ACTIVATE!

Brent

Claire, you are a dear, but please work on communicating your own encouragement rather than editing your boyfriend's.

Bagge

Me too! My first science fiction book

Andrew Diseker

Can't say I like the art in this one...

JEPH, this art is PEAK

So we're not going to talk about Carly Rae Jepsen?

Some serious side-eye from Claire there...

Benjamin Coomer

dude this art is off the CHAIN well DONE

Claire and Hanners's expressions are weirdly in sync in this one?

Somebody Else

I think it's a good thing if AIs think we are adorable

Bagge

My guess is that it's an extremely miniaturized phone, with a direct link to station. She appears to be speaking out loud. And we've seen here use a regular smartphone whilst on her journies. Remember when she was brushing the yak?

Michael Boettger

Careful Marten, /r/modular can quickly become an _extremely_ expensive subreddit to subscribe to.

Paul Grodt

Jeph's art has evolved constantly. (Try looking at the first comics, for example.)

Joseph Bonnar

Claire & Marten look subtly different from the last time we saw them. Has there been an art evolution?

Uniquitous

The look on Clair's face in panel one is incredible!

Ralph

I too am curious about this.

I know. How did Claire get much more cuter?

Miyaa

And my brother-in-law? And basically every Guitar Dude?

Diptych

Is Marten going to go down the same path as Jeph himself?

Diptych

She got the implant?

Grant Swire

You know - like one of the Kraftwerks.

Diptych

Hey, did Hanners get the implant while she was up in orbit?

Gary Walker

Claire hair?!

jimbo

And now I want a cat named "Astro Cat".

awgiedawgie

Ear-finger: Everybody's doing it. Implant or wax, your choice.

BobC

Beat me to it! I was gonna ask: "When did she start doing the ear-finger for communication rather than wax?"

BobC

I fondly remember reading "Space Cat" when I was a wee child.

Captain Button

and now I have this strange urge to go fahren, fahren, fahren auf der Autobahn. Thanks, Jeff.

This made me giggle at a very inappropriate time. Thank you for bringing cheer to this world.

Entropy

OMG! She got the uplink installed!

Brian English

And it seems they left Cosmos with Mrs A.

Michael Boettger

Marten's motivation seems to be an ongoing issue between Him and Claire. As it's been for a while. I see it as a good sign.

Michael Boettger

Part of me is like, "oooo, new art style!" The other part of me is like, "eeeeewwwww...new art style..." and I've never been more confused in my life.

Thus "Cat Dressed as an Astronaut" becomes the name of my Kraftwerk cover band.

Emma Humphries

Man, this feels like OG QC.

Joel Bateman

I love what you're doing here.

Stephen Ray

Claire's face in panel one! So cool and cute.

David Rogers

Now Clare, I'm not sure "dressing like a Kraftwerk" is good grammar. You're a librarian, I expect better of you! <3 <3 <3

Andrew Mitchell

Probably as a security measure for when she was traveling, or it could just be one of her earrings.

Shawn K. Younkin

Man, a Questionable Content comic where they are talking about music? So nostalgic!

Chason

Did Hanners get the neural link implant Station wanted her to get??

Mandy Hoskins

If it did, I'm here for it.

Vilinda

Wait. Does Hanners have an implant, or does she always wear some sort of comm device? One of those studs, maybe?

Dave Miller

Cats-tronauts. They're on my daughters jammies.

Vilinda

I spit out my drink on that punch line. Now I have tea all over my desk. Also, artwork level up!

nowshowjj

Did... the comic literally make a joke of it’s initial premise?! 😂

Andrea Andrew

I am here for this Kraftwerk era of Marten's musical endeavours.

Samantha Yeaman

Jeph, did you level up again?!

Jennifer Doyle

He should do it! Imagine, ten years from now, new fans going through the archives and trying to figure out when Marten developed the accent.

Mitchell Sealy

... The art quality really jumped in this comic, huh? Looks nice. X)

Idk if you're trying something new or if you just spent more time on this one but the art is incredible

I knew it!

Alcaria Swain

Astronaut Cat #NewBandName

Jono Hayward

:o slightly different art style!

So glad Hanners is back!

Lord Crusade