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The Rise Of Darkness

I was cackling while drawing Emmett in that last panel

The Rise Of Darkness

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She took it pretty well when she found out about that, though. And we know that Sam looks up to Marten, but does she have much of a relationship with Claire? I think "teenager" covers it pretty nicely xD

enchantedsleeper

Adorable~

Cole Blackblood

A *DARK* magical place.

Clifton Royston

There's always the terrible possibility that these two goths will discover brown. (Definition of steampunk, for those who haven't met it. Which makes me wonder how many AIs go through steampunk phases, and how they express it.)

Philip Masters

Somebody pointed out somewhere that Sam has recently learned that a couple of people who she likes and admires are moving away from her and out of the country, which may have triggered an excessive sense of "Life sucks! You can't trust happiness!" Plus, well, teenager.

Philip Masters

One-winged Emmett

Uniquitous

Yay pronounced it right and Jeff spelled it right: https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4882

Opus the Poet

Teen Goth ain't got nothing on Zombie cyclists. I was literally killed 2001-08-31 01:19. Then I was treated disrespectfully as they were putting me in the body bag so I complained about the rough treatment. Only thing I could feel at the time was the broken left hip, so I yelled "I broke the upper end of my femur" over and over until I passed out again, which got me jostled even worse. This was the day I discovered I can talk while unconscious as I gave an address from my senior year in High School (the year after teh youngest graduated from high school), and my parents' phone number in another state, and then started telling a joke about did anyone get the number of the truck that hit me because the buses stopped running at 2200... and that was when I regained consciousness and started complaining about my hip hurting again. If my life was a book nobody would buy it...

Opus the Poet

DsO mentioned

Frosthark

Absolutely! I think Emmett is just a *smaller* Crushbot...

enchantedsleeper

A Canedemonm...Canademonom...Canademinom..hjkljtbrtrdglub.

Ursus Ridens

I am worried that no one got the reference... ~<3

Mitsuki Ayane

I was going to say that Emmett is just a kinder, gentler sort of Crushbot. But Crushbot actually seems to be a gentle soul in an alarming sort of chassis.

Ursus Ridens

Who says goth/emo types don't love cupcakes? ...best eaten, of course, with black frosting, in a dark cellar.

Ursus Ridens

We know that Sam was already voluntarily hanging out with the unpopular kids (Emmett and the others at their table), so I doubt there's much that bullies could suddenly do to get to her. (Bearing in mind it's only been a few weeks since we last saw Sam). I think it's just an onset of hormones or maybe she found a death metal singer to idolise.

enchantedsleeper

yay!

Jason Pelton

Her peers probably bullied her over the Skullmaster thing.

Daryl Sawyer

You mean Grimmantha

Billy's Butt Stuff Bodega - It's like Pottery Barn for your pooper! Located in the Dildo District near the wet Arby's!

Fuck, you just made me sad that Yay is gone.

GregD

oh no!! a Canadian demon ...

Joe

And then the animator had a stroke and the beast died. And there was much rejoicing. (yay)

Miyaa

Schädelmeister

Sean Kinlin

I'm sure Grim Samantha and Dark Emmett are going to start a shoe-gaze band, and I can't wait to see what they call it.

Kevin Hicks

Emmett almost looks like a monk in that dark hoodie, so I half expected them to follow the incantation by hitting themself in the face with a board.

Sean Kinlin

Emmett, rather than taking Latin classes, has been learning Lätïn.

Sean Kinlin

I believe there's still a Hot Topic at the Holyoke Mall. And there's definitely a food court there.

Sean Kinlin

Glad to see Sam still has that energy in her and isn't full misery goth. Does make me wonder why she's gone goth in that case though? I could understand if it was just for the fashion, but she seems to be trying to commit to the full "doom and gloom" aspect. We probably won't get much detail on this anytime soon (if at all), but here's hoping there's at least a mini-arc coming up to explain when there's time for it!

Sarah Valentine

I was cackling while *reading* Emmett in that last panel...

Hugh Eckert

Emmet said something to Faye about how being 14 is terrible, so yes.

Hugh Eckert

Wow, I go on vacation for a week and a half, I come back, there's a time jump, and a wedding, and Cosette has dumped Steve, and Sam is no longer a child (sometimes), and Emmett ... is basically still Emmett.

adrian koren

Panel 2 chipper goth Sam is just the cutest! 💖🖤💖

SilverbackRon

They are!

SilverbackRon

I believe Sam is 14, I assume Emmett is too?

SilverbackRon

Ecce helix mortis quae pro vino aperto data est, gratiam tibi ago Domine ater, benedic potum servorum suorum.

Stephen Wells

The best goths. She's well on her way.

R. Francis Smith

Wow, I didn't remember that strip AT ALL.

William Cole

Cheerful super goth Sam makes me laugh so hard I need a fresh glass of liver poison.

joe velsher

So long as he keeps his DMCA takedown requests to himself.

David Paul

What would break my mind right now: A panel with Yay at the wedding, with a DIFFERENT Moray style android.

Joseph Bonnar

Adorkable adoradorks, even!

David Paul

Yay had a Teen Feelings moment with Roko - "we utterly loath the warm fuzzy feeling your praise gives us". We miss Yay. Sad now :(

Stephen Wells

That break in character of Sam. Splendid.

legobil

Oh Sam... Please never change.

Ingrid Nordbø

absolute skull power corrupts skulls absoluteiy

SpookyPenguin

correction ADORADORKS

SpookyPenguin

much like the average goth/emo under that dark sad exterior is a happy cupcake loving child. ~<3

Mitsuki Ayane

Ah thanks a lot for the responses fellas! Completely forgot about the original wedding venue.

Rodrigo Ourcilleon

Theory: a villain appeared on Teen Robot Mystery Squad who is SUPER GOTH and it Awakened something in Sam, who decided that she wanted to BE her and here we are.

enchantedsleeper

They do, but because of the difference in AI maturity relative to their lifespans it typically only lasts 5-10 minutes.

enchantedsleeper

Have to? They *get* to go through that phase!

Creeperkry

Emmett is just copying Sam I think, who's discovered being goth and decided to make it her worldview. Being a ~dramatic teen kind of fits, honestly.

enchantedsleeper

Putting the "goth" in "growth"!

enchantedsleeper

How else would the rest of us lose half our mornings to reading QC? 😆

enchantedsleeper

We have a winner!

enchantedsleeper

It's funny that Emmett's biggest chaos moments exclusively happen off-panel. It's like their powers don't work while observed.

enchantedsleeper

"You do? YAY!! ....I mean, ugh, that's fine I guess."

enchantedsleeper

Hence why there were jokes about Sven's old bedroom in the first strip and why there's a pic of teen!Dora on the wall.

enchantedsleeper

Ooooh, a canon explanation for why the wedding was at Dora's parents' house - didn't think we'd see that! That must have been stressful at the last minute.

enchantedsleeper

Please tell me that young AIs don't have to go through this phase...

Alasdair Mackintosh

They're at Dora's parents' house.

Eric Rucker

This makes me think of when Skullmaster was causing trouble, and what did Skullmaster do? Go even harder!! Refuse to bow to parental pressure!! Do nothing by halves!! Be it Faye or Dora or Veronica, gotta get to the "surly 17 year old" stage in Skullmaster's journey somehow! 😂 https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2346 https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4437

Green

The mouth wide open and pointing finger remind me of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers".

Bill Marcum

SO! ADORABLE! 🥰🖤🖤🖤

Tabby

Even if it's character goth :)

Stephen Wells

Everything is amazing

Onyx

The Canadian Eh-gor

Andrew

It’s probably for the best that those two never meet

Andrew

Seriously. "Death" is a Germanic word, not even Latin. :P

Michael Chui

There we go! Reliable as always! 🤩 I was looking for that yesterday @BookBeard 😅 So, are they not at Jim and Veronicas house now, or did the incident told in today’s comic happen after that? I’m curious now!

legobil

You always cite your sources, I appreciate the commitment

Skye

Though Sam is obviously Skullmaster's favored avatar in this plane of existence, they have been known to take other hosts. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3600

BookBeard

Jim is referring to the fact that Dora and Tai had originally been planning to hold the wedding at his and Veronica's house. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4874

BookBeard

Probably the location of the wedding had to be changed, that's generally what venue would mean in this context

Cancertopia

Emmet, dark tho' you may be, you're going to have to get better at the Latin or you're never going to summon anything. I mean, 'deathicus'? Akkadian might be even better, but personally, I can never get the right cuneiform fonts.

Ursus Ridens

😂

Zig Justice

I guess my english is failing here: What does he mean by change of venue: Did Jim and co move to another house? Is the place for the wedding at a different place than originally planned? Has Jim’s bakery moved to another building? I dont’t follow. :(

Rodrigo Ourcilleon

EYEgoah

Ursus Ridens

Must have tickled Veronica when Sam asked if she had any black lipstick to spare.

Ursus Ridens

I think Sam is trying to fit in with Emmett, and Emmett is trying to fit in with Sam!

Dean Reilly

*skullcheck

Graydon Armstrong

They're so much better, though!

Graydon Armstrong

I love how your pfp accompanies that comment, like you're pointing indignantly at the wall behind me.

Graydon Armstrong

Teens be teens …

Sparky

Perky goths gonna perk

Summer

There's one on the wall

Not that Patrick Foltz

Sam you can be fun and a goth summoning the end times, those two aren't mutually exclusive.

JoeTheCynic

I remember being an angsty teen, it was so long ago but the cringe is still strong

DonnieRamesJio

Thank you Jeph, I can always count on QC to brighten my day

Eric Johnson

DORKS

Fart Captor

Emmett is much better at gothery than Sam. You would think it would come more naturally with the whole Skullmaster bit, but she's just too exuberant and energetic to really pull it off!

Paul Zagieboylo

Grim Sam and Dark Emmett are the best and we must protect them at all costs

Will Weaver

In a week it'll be pastels. The week after it'll be weeb shit.

Omnithea

I wanna see Dora show Sam her high school pictures. :)

Yelling Bird

Is Emmet our fourth Corner Goblin?

Mitch Megaw

Igg-or.

John

Maybe, but it wouldn’t work very well or is working completely well, becuase both of them aren’t taking, “life is meaning less we must despair” or whatever it is very seriously. I get the feeling that emmett is following same. (IDK if you were joking)

Davus Otho

I love it when the kids invent goth again for the first time! It’s a beautiful tradition which I endorse!

Wednesday

Veronica has already proven herself as a pretty cool stepmom so I absolutely believe she's helping Grimm Sam and Dark Emmet with this 😂

Green

Sadly, if she's doing this, she likely pretends to believe she's outgrown that bit.

Daryl Sawyer

Theory: This whole "phase" started when Faye told Sam and Emmett that ol' Spookybutt Dora was enforcing a goth dress code for the wedding and the joke just snowballed from there.

BookBeard

It takes work.

Opus the Poet

Oh, there she is! 😊

Green

Reminded of God's Apology To The Universe from the Hitchhikers Guide.

Opus the Poet

Emmett is like a human version of Crushbot.

Miyaa

Yes.

Opus the Poet

Same.

Miyaa

I'm really curious what *Veronica* thinks of all this.

William Cole

Is Dark Emmett summoning Yay? I mean, Gloom? Gloom Everything?

Drazi

I also want to know what Veronica’s reaction was to this.

Miyaa

I was wondering about the change in venue. I should have known that any sudden unexpected change of plans would inevitably trace back to the chaos field that surrounds Emmett.

BookBeard

I love them both and want to hug and squee and remind them the world can be a magical place, if they let their friends and loved ones help.

Spell Craft

Dark Emmett looks like an Igor in the last panel. (Wait, is that EE-gor or an EYE-gor?)

Joe Bocanegra

Dark Emmett and Sam would have absolutely loved hanging out at the food court and going to a mid-00s Hot Topic

KingAtticus

How old are they now? Sam seems to have had a growth spurt… Though she does seem to be wearing platform boots…

Thisguy

D A R K E M M E T T ! !

Morgana Alexis Ravenwood

Someone here is easily left. Not sure who

Todd Ellner

I see a smile.

Jose Alfredo Villalobos

Dark Emmett is hilarious!

Jeremy

I predict an epic confrontation where Yay returns to set up the VR realm where everyone fights to redeem Dark Emmet after their fall.

Captain Button

hooraaaaaay liver poison

Magic Chopstick Games

YES

Brian

Emmett, GiT (Goblin in Training)

kaitou

Did Sam become Sam from Danny Phantom?

ShadowedMage

Ah, I see, their name isn’t Emmett, it’s DAAAAARK EMMETT!

el_zilcho

At some point we have to see Dora's reaction

Crushogre

Jeph - Jon Kovalic has the trademark to "perky goth"...

Joseph Houk

Aren't they just the cutest?

Creeperkry

Emmett's got the right idea: There's very little that's goth about screwcaps.

ValdVin

Skullmaster never left their vessel. They simply redecorated!

Skye

what dark Emmet summons will conquer the universe and then apologize...

Brendan Luster

Sam rolled a nat 1 on her dark goth skillcheck

Zig Justice

I foresee painful shenanigans with that corkscrew

Aditya Rameshan

It's NICE to see character growth. :)

Joseph Bonnar

i need dark skullmaster sam

Tamara Macadam

Oh god... Sam is my current vibe. I've been dressing more goth again lately, but I still have that way-too-chipper vibe... And not the haha body-in-a-wood-chipper vibe... Though a bit of that too.

Bridgette Ryan

Oh dear, Emmet's chaos field is growing. Also, Sam is obviously new to this.

Tannerbot

Need to swap that a in Darkness with an o. :)

Joshua Brumley

Oh no. Jeph has made Emmitt darker and cuter. How could you?

Miyaa

Such Focus!!!!!

Am Queue

Sam is trying at least.

Doc Gumby

First. It's all empty and meaningless though.

TV4Fun

So Sam is just trying to fit in with Emmett.

Andrea Andrew


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