Cute, Really

DF

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

Jeffrey Nonken

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

AJ Sharma

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

Bill Hall

Love Station’s answer!

Daryl Resplandor

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

Ardent Slacker

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

Aqua Allison

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.

Joe

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

OldGoat

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.

Bagge

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

Comics Ladybird

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.

Daryl Sawyer

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

jeff fearnow

EXTRA EYE DETAIL IS CREATING INTERNAL CONFLICT IN THIS UNIT

Jeffrey Nonken

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

Persona style anyone?

Brian

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

Churchill (formerly TeaBear)

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

Jeff Hartley

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

Summer Sudbrink

Kuteoverloadwerk

Derrik Pates

Oh good, I'm not imagining it.

jimfromtx

-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?

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

Daniel Blom Paulsen

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!

Mark

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.

Dean Reilly

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

Diptych

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

MikeT

Marten has gone full yaoi there.

David Durant

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

Olivier Laroche

I like the eyes

Brent

Sudden art change, ACTIVATE!

Bagge

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

Andrew Diseker

Me too! My first science fiction book

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?

Benjamin Coomer

Some serious side-eye from Claire there...

dude this art is off the CHAIN well DONE

Somebody Else

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

Bagge

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

Michael Boettger

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?

Paul Grodt

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

Joseph Bonnar

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

Uniquitous

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

Ralph

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

I too am curious about this.

Miyaa

I know. How did Claire get much more cuter?

Diptych

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

Diptych

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

Grant Swire

She got the implant?

Diptych

You know - like one of the Kraftwerks.

Gary Walker

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

jimbo

Claire hair?!

awgiedawgie

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

BobC

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?"

Captain Button

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

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

Entropy

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

Brian English

OMG! She got the uplink installed!

Michael Boettger

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.

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.

Emma Humphries

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

Joel Bateman

Man, this feels like OG QC.

Stephen Ray

I love what you're doing here.

David Rogers

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

Andrew Mitchell

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

Shawn K. Younkin

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

Chason

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

Mandy Hoskins

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

Vilinda

If it did, I'm here for it.

Dave Miller

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

Vilinda

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

nowshowjj

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

Andrea Andrew

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

Samantha Yeaman

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

Jennifer Doyle

Jeph, did you level up again?!

Mitchell Sealy

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.

... 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

Alcaria Swain

I knew it!

Jono Hayward

Astronaut Cat #NewBandName

:o slightly different art style!

Lord Crusade

So glad Hanners is back!