A Friendly Ear

Clifton Royston

Dang, I entirely forgot that storyline. Now I've got to reread it to find out what happened to snarky morgue girl.

MrFrenchFries

Their bruja-ritos are good.

KCkittysnores

I mean, you’re not wrong. But I hope she’s not recreationally gaslighting her friend and coworker.

Kuragari

LOL 4th wall evidence.

Kuragari

I like Willow. <3

Constantine Hannaher

Nope, he totally said chicken. This one's on you https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4331

Joseph Bonnar

I don't trust Iris, she has her own agenda. :P

KCkittysnores

Not according to Iris.

Jim Feldman

Seems like there should be some overlap between CoD and a Hex-Mex cantina.

Joseph Bonnar

It's abracamazing!

I am the captian now

I cant help but feel this would be a gimmicky kinda place that has one or two good items but ultimately isnt that great.

Bagge

Epic callback

Summer Sudbrink

Or their salsaturnalia?

Summer Sudbrink

Is their quesorcery any good?

Peter Jensen

It's apparently oddly liberating: https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=820

William Cole

Something something Peter Porker.

Nathaniel Tagg

"Oh, we're using our made-up names. I'm Spider-Man."

Nathaniel Tagg

Hello, I would like to purchase four pounds of voodoo please.

Joseph Bonnar

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.

Matt Pedone

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.

Jeffrey Anderson

Amen.

Diptych

You just inspired me to make this chart (still very much a WIP): https://www.frillyshirt.org/Stuff/QC-DFD.png

MikeT

Hex Mex: only the finest ingredients, sacrificed the Pagan way for your culinary pleasure

Captain Button

Is she going to charge him for it, like that waitress?

Captain Button

Googling Clinton and feeding Willow data about him through her radio barret.

Bagge

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."

William Cole

The *important* question here is, where are Yemisi and Iris right now? Trailing at a discreet distance? Fanning out for scouting purposes?

Michael Boettger

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.

SpookyPenguin

There needs to be some kind of tv show shaming these parents who give their kids these names.

Some Ed

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

"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

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.

Nicolas Demers

I legit lol'd

Some Ed

@Celine Dragonfang: I've no idea what you're talking about. Hasn't that always been your name?

Some Ed

But is she powerful enough?

Some Ed

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.

Onyx

Me too!

Panic Blitz

I want a Hex Mex Pagan Taqueria T-Shirt very badly now.

Stellar

Meanwhile, i imagine Clinton saying "this is my *boyfriend*" and SQUEEEEEEE so hard i nearly fall over

Missouri [MO] When I was 23 I was working at a voodoo shop. Way more interesting than a Hex-mex Pagan Taqueria.

Yonatan Zunger

Interesting fact: "Willow" was basically unheard-of as a name prior to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Sort of like Wendy with Peter Pan.

Roz Powers

I love EVERYTHING about this comic &lt;3 God, I would die for Willow lol

Kurt Lewis

if there was actually a restaurant just for pagans, it would have made socializing much easier as a kid

Andrew Mitchell

"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

It’s still there, just barely visible on some panels. Why couldn’t she walk on Clinton’s right!

No....

Was Marigold the foil to Faye?

Especially if it's followed by 'Ufgood'

Joseph Loder

How do you keep track of your characters? There are so many!

😂

man i never thought i would relate to clinton...

Bruce Steinberg

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.

Zack Hoffman

Bueno y Sano being an undercover Hex-Mex pagan restaurant makes sense, it's the only way their burritos could be so good

Gary Walker

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?

Hugh Eckert

Hello, Willow Dragonfang! Please talk to your boss about opening a Hex-Mex in the DC area!

Anton

HEX MEX PAGAN TAQUERIA!! Damn it Jeph you are always killing me, I need this to be a real place I could go now.

Azrux

Hex Mex Pagan Taqueria though. Jeff, why do you keep giving me fictional restaurants I desperately want to be real?

Erin Hartshorn

Just going to say, for all his angst, Clinton very casually said "other queer dudes" without missing a beat. Love this!

OldGoat

Willow and Clinton would make a cute couple. (And she may be completely cool with a poly relationship.)

I love Willow already

Quinn

I feel represented

SingingTurtles

Friends!!!

Miyaa

Tampi-what?

Miyaa

Okay, so is Willow Dragonfang the foil to Marigold Farmer?

Kriss Pang

QC Time is definitely undergoing dilation

William Karr

“...the other day!” That was like four years ago...

Jaron Mortimer

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.

Douglas E. Smith

Stabitha Dragonfang! (Because I am all about the mash-ups)

Andrew Taylor

...Willow is a really, really pretty name.

Daryl Sawyer

With a name like that, I wonder if she's actually an AI.

BobC

Now I miss the barrette.

nowshowjj

I need a Hex-Mex taqueria in my life now. Tacos, Tampiqueña, &amp; Tarot.

Jaron Mortimer

Can...can I be friends with Willow Dragonfang? For reasons?

D R A G O N F A N G

Brooks Moses

Eh, I'm shipping it for real. But as friends, not romance.

Kyle Jenkins

Willow is a good bean

Melissa Smits

*whoops, missed the Pagan part and got stuck on Hex

Karl Åström

Well that's just her nickname. Her real name is Yousaid Porque

Melissa Smits

Possessed Posole, Sacrificial Sopes, Carnal Carnitas, Dulce de Darkness...

Peter McDevitt

Jeph, do you write words on balls &amp; have Ollie fetch them to come up with character names?

Colin McBride

"So mote it be...... delicious!"

Dracon Atrox

Buy 5 cursed burritos, get one free!

Am Queue

Willow Dragonfang is not, ever, going to be a character name for me. Not. Ever.

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).

TubaGinger

Well, I have my next D&amp;D NPC name. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Somebody Else

Finally we meet the main character of QC, Willow Dragonfang, hero of ages. That was one hell of a prologue...

Celine Chamberlin

Dragonfang is an excellent name. Think anyone would notice if I suddenly changed my last name to that?

Tinwhisker

I like Willow. She reminds me of my wife when she was younger.

Dylan T

I've known this character for like 2 minutes and I already know she is too powerful

We really need a hex mex t shirt please.

Michael Boettger

I'm impressed. Willow has a hell of a memory. And I like her already.

GodsInTheCogs

CLINTON NO 🤣

orangejuicenut

I ship it (jk)

LH

hex-mex is my new favorite hybrid cuisine

Luzahn

Clinton no