That doctor’s had it coming since strip #68, in my opinion. And though Puck’s rather famous for her violent tendencies, this is actually the first time that she’s ever landed a punch in-frame. She’s dangled people off buildings, strangled people, been covered with blood after savagely beating people, but never landed (or even swung) a punch in-frame. It had to happen sooner or later.
This one is sort of loosely inspired by reality. Let’s put it this way: my wife is about the kindest, gentlest, least violent soul I know (the polar opposite of Puck in that regard), yet during labour I could see a burning desire to kill mounting inside her with every passing contraction. And that’s with my kind, gentle, pacifist wife. Put Puck in that situation, and … well, somebody has to get hurt.
Oh, and I know someone will ask about the ice chips. Because women in labour aren’t allowed actual food, some hospitals allow women to eat ice chips. As my wife noted, “Never did ice chips taste so good.”
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what a punch! his eyeballs are hemorrhaging! absolutely beautiful! (I may sound like a meanie, but really, he deserved this!)
My mom would have agreed. She complained about pompous docs half the time. Oy!
Yeah, it’s hard not to feel anger towards them, but really, when you think about it, it’s their job. Every freakin’ day, going in and dealing with women in labour. I think I’d become callous and jerky pretty fast myself.
Heh. It’s funny because he’s in pain.
I’m first! I’m first! (well, every other poster on a comic seems to think that’s awesome!?)
If anyone ever posts that first sh– on my blog or future youtube videos, I am going to c——– them. I will jump through my computer screen, trace their IP address, leap out of THEIR computer screen, and I will c——- them. 🙂
What if it’s a girl?
What if? Then … it’s … a girl.
One can not simply c——– a girl as you would a boy.
I didn’t actually see the comment you were answering. Now it all makes sense.
Why the hostility? Being first is cool! You have to celebrate it!
It’s a stupid concept. It’s like “Dur, I stayed up until midnight so I could claim the first comment! Dur!” Most who do that aren’t even fans of work; they just want to make their e-junk bigger.
I … guess so. I just think that if you’re lucky enough to get there first and comment first and it makes you feel good, then hey! Go to town!
mmMMmmhmm hmm hhm heh heh
You said junk.
Heh. Heh heh.
Like a virgin and a 631 year old elf?
Something like that.
Well, being first does lose a bit of its lustre when it’s on my comic.
At least you can make caffeinated bread pudding with stale bread, eh?
btw, the perspective is just lovely!
panel 3, that is.
See, I only do weird perspective shots when the background in a scene is essentially a few lines across a blank wall. If it requires me to draw an entire room full of furniture in 3-point perspective, I usually take a pass.
Looks like Puck is in need of a punching intern.
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=209
Does this hospital have those?
And t-7 comics and counting until baby must be born. 🙂
Heh. I bet it’s an unpaid internship too.
Jesus Christ!
Hitokiri can recall a QC comic from nearly 3000 comics ago – and I can’t remember yesterdays.
Maybe I’m not a big enough fan of these things.
Neither am I. I have difficulty even following my own comic.
Pugnacious Pregnant Puck Punches Pompous Physician’s Pie-hole Pounding a Pair of Pearly Whites loose.
An articulate and admirable alliteration attempt.
lol
I spent almost a week in the hospital last fall after my appendix ruptured — it took that long for my digestive system to resume normal operations, and I wasn’t allowed to eat anything except ice chips until I had a bowel movement. They had me on a IV drip, so I didn’t get hungry, but I sure did miss flavor.
Ice chips to the rescue! I think they’d get pretty tiring after a week.
Ice chips are great at first but lose their appeal after about 2 days.
And as a firm supporter of epidurals during delivery, I can attest that Puck not only made a mistake but that her present state of mind makes perfect sense under the circumstances. 🙂
From my experience, no epidural means faster birthing, fewer problems and quicker recovery. So from my male perspective, as the guy who didn’t actually have to feel the pain, I’d recommend no epidural. My wife has a slightly different perspective, of course, but even weighing the pain into the equation, she’s still not sure which one she preferred.
He’d better hurry, or she may make him the next victim…
Well, Colin must choose whether to escalate this or contain this….
Puck gives birth old school!
Did they punch doctors in the old school? If so, they should bring some of that back.
I haven’t watched that movie yet.
Nor have I. Let’s not.
Agreed, Motion made, is there a second to the motion?
Seconded! Though I’m not sure I’m allowed to do that…
Actually, I rented “Clerks” and “Clerks II”
Adrenaline is magical stuff, isn’t it?
Unless you’re on the receiving end!
No, not when the adrenaline crash hits.
didn’t we say something a few pages back about Puck taking apart the maternity ward?
Is she about to start? She’s missing her chance.(but not the jaw)
Well, we’ll see. The destruction won’t be totally out of control. More like a contained neutron bomb.
I don’t blame Puck for being testy.
I just blame the people who keep getting in her way. It’s like when the subway hits you, who you gonna blame? The subway or the fool who was standing on the track?
How about a Puck vote comic in which Puck sees the Elephant man being picked on by bullies and sticks up for him.
Dude, that’s Michael Jackson’s job!
But
but
but
but
but,
He’s dead.
So you think.
Well, Maybe Riggs and Murtaugh got Leo on the other side of the Subway Restaurant, and in doing so, they don’t have to experience the old school method of car dismantling.
Either way, I’m definitely too old for it.
I saw him having breakfast with Elvis at McDonald’s last week.
lol this is funny because she is guilty of assaulting a health care professional. rolf
Nothing but comedy of the highest brow!
Also puck has been in labor for three weeks. There must be some sort of horrible birth defect in action here.
Well, it’s in line with being pregnant for two and a half years, so I don’t think it’s raising any eyebrows.
Comic time and real world time do not coincide. Comic time is how Spider-man was in high school for two decades real world time, and how 12 comics will pass in one single day.
True, but it’s still weird. I write the stuff and even I think it’s weird. I mean, what year are these characters in? I really don’t know! They’re occupying the eternal present, I guess. Like how Bart Simpson’s childhood has seen five different US presidencies – most of them two-termers!
It’s kind of bad to measure years in that manner.
Maybe if we go back in time, to Roswell, we can change things. Make Bender learn a whole new list of Kings.
That’s what happens in a story driven comic/cartoon. When multiple comics/episodes happen in the same day, the timeline is skewed. The only fix is time jumps, like you did with the pregnancy; several weeks in a panel.
Which is what I’m guessing is what’s going to happen after you get past the newborn jokes out of the way.
Oh, I’ve got lots of stuff to get through, much of it not baby-centered. Wait and see.
@Hitokiri Akins yeah I guess that makes sense. How else could Archie still be in high school?
When Archie’s first car was a friggin’ 1916 Model T!!! Now THAT is the true eternal teen.
I think that Archie had a massive dose of ‘something’ his first day in High School, and now is being the source material for the webcomic “Tripp”
However, Archie had to be confined to the looney bin because he just could not alliterate onomatopoeias without the use of his fists.
One of my favourite webcomics right there. Bill Taylor’s a good friend of mine.
I don’t get the reference. What webcomic are you referring to? (I’m not well seasoned on the webcomic scene.)
Tripp. One of the best. If you like Puck, you’ll really like Tripp.
Somehow I feel like that punch was coming to doc for a long time and he finally ran up on the wrong patient.
He’s just giving off that vibe to me.. Pompous d**k perhaps? IDK.
Yeah. The essence of comedy is identifying the right people to punch. The doctor fit the bill.
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I thought that victims were cheaper than that up north. Doesn’t that have something to do with the save the polar bear habitat from crazy canadians who have nothing better to do than to be in a webcomic called “Thepunchlineismachismo”?
Well. I’m in the south. So it’s more expensive to ship them to me from there. 😉
Southern victims are super-cheap, man. Dime a dozen.
Everything is more expensive in Canada.
Yea, but not as high quality as northern ones. 😉 LOL
I just noticed, Puck punched the doctor so hard,
How hard was it?
She punched the Dr. so hard, his pupils were off center!
You know a good punch when…
Your corneas turn purple.
Oh, hey, looky what I found on the intertubes today: http://www.thespec.com/news-story/3921549-mac-baby-boom-linked-to-nhl-lockout-/
Yeah, saw that one. Believable. And in the exact maternity ward that Puck is currently in, too!
The Puck teaser strikes again. When will I learn?
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Why not devote a Puck vote comic to the baby train urban legend.
DING DING DING! Puck wins that round.
My vote for her next victim, Satan himself.
Well, she already took on Satan, and he came out a little worse for wear. Not sure whether he’s out of the wheelchair yet. It’ll take a lot of physio for him to get back into the ring.
I had to laugh.. brought back strip #68 after you mentioned it to refresh my memory and the ad just below the strip was for a “Get Bigger Breasts” enhancement cream.
I’ve had a few people comment on that ad. It seems to consistently run on that page. Gotta love contextual advertising. Whatever they’re selling must be an improvement on the stuff Puck was using, though.
Soooo many comments oh and I don’t think most people even remember the mama grow saga
Yeah, all the early comics didn’t have their initial runs on this site, so there aren’t many comments – except for kind people like you, who have posted their thoughts while going through the archive. These comics all had their initial post on this site. That means way more comments.
panel 4 had me laughing my a*s of
Good! It’s one of my finer moments.
I’ve said it before, but I’ll gladly repeat it: Puck is extremely hot when she is angry. I know that in RL it is suicidal to approach chicks when they are angry like that, but still, some part of me just has to.
D***!
One way or another, I hope she gets un-pregnant, and soon!
She gets unpregnant real soon. That I guarantee.
I would like to see doctors attempt doctor-tasks while going through the level of pain Puck is experiencing. Might be educational.
Art-question: Puck’s fighting “style” includes horizontal fist and impacting with pinky-finger and ring-finger knuckles? Is that traditional Celtic fighting or artistic style? Just curious.
(My kenpo instructor said that if someone broke a bone in their hand after punching something, it was usually from punching like that.)
It’s more artistic limitations. I wanted to show both the doctor’s face and Puck’s face, along with the impact, in a tight frame. Four-panel comics ain’t necessarily the best forum to showcase action. My concept was more that the punch was clean, square hit, and we’re seeing the follow-through with his face rolling to the side with the impact of the blow.
Puck, the only thing Satan fears more than an M Night film.
Well, at least Puck doesn’t require him to get stuck in an elevator.
Grumble, grumble, grumble ice chips!
>: (
Ice chips are apparently really satisfying in this context.