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First Q&A of the year! Ask me anything!
🕑 Added 2025-01-08 15:30:02 +0000 UTCHaven't done one of these in a while, if you have any new questions to ask, now you can! Remember to keep it civil etc.
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Todd Donerson II
Are we gonna meet the parents of the group? Like nerds mom and dad or Olga, etc?
Marko Raassina
whole lots of pounds
Marko Raassina
Always cooking something, but right now it'll be one-off comics
Caleb Jack
How many pounds does Nerd and Jock bench press?
Louis valdez
Any interesting new story arcs for Nerd and Jock?
Marko Raassina
Perhaps it would go like that, I haven't really thought about it or decided their birthdays
Marko Raassina
I'm not really sure if or how I would bring Xarhuul back to the series, it was a idea I entertained years ago but right now I'm not so sure about it anymore
Marko Raassina
Just a basic archetypes, not really too much.
Marko Raassina
If I come up something funny, then perhaps!
Marko Raassina
Sorry, I haven't thought about it!
Marko Raassina
No idea, maybe?
JT
Of the main four, who's the oldest? (my personal headcanon is from oldest to youngest, it would go Olga, Nerd, Jock and Tiger's the youngest)
CJ Trujillo
Could we possibly in the near future expect to see a 3 way Brawl between tiger, queen, and xarhull over nerd?
HarryBoyXD99
What were the inspirations for your characters? Jock, nerd, tiger and Olga?
PotatoDumplings_
Hi Marko ! Your comics are awesome! Will there be a giant cake episode with Nerd & Jock? 🤩
PersonaLegends
What are the characters studying if they are in college? Like any particular degree for each of the 5 chrs?
Ragebomb36
Do any of the main characters have allergies?
Marko Raassina
It kinda depends, those YT voice actors are their own thing, if I ever do something similar, I would probably go with full animation or something. But again it's something I don't really have much time to think about too much
Marko Raassina
That's a good idea! I try to keep that in mind if I ever do another "mass fight" comic idea
Victor Ponce
Marko do you think you’ll ever have some people voice your comic in a platform like YouTube or even here on Patreon because as someone who wants to voice act I would love to see that happen in the near future Also continue with these amazing comics they always bring a smile to me and my best friends face
Marko Raassina
At one point I was thinking about Jesus giving Jock a T-rex baby (if you remember that arc many years ago) but felt that it was too weird, although Olga has a cat called Belzebub, who has appeared in few comics. I guess I don't really have many "pet"-jokes, and all the cat jokes I can throw to Tiger, lol
Marko Raassina
Maybe ep 238 or Jockules one, had fun drawing it (although it didn't do that well hehe)
Marko Raassina
Nah
Marko Raassina
I guess he sensed her somehow
Marko Raassina
Probably not, I kinda want to keep at the same age/time they're currently, kinda like cartoon-logic
Marko Raassina
Unfortunately not at this point of time
Marko Raassina
Nickname, probably given by all the gang members who wanted to fight her, because of her feral nature
Marko Raassina
I'm not sure if they have enough character for that, I think they're supposed to be kinda same/clones of each other, except for Gregory
Marko Raassina
I just really like drawing, mostly my childhood favorite comics like Garfield and Donald Duck comics
Marko Raassina
They're in college
Marko Raassina
Funniest? Hmm, hard to say, I have made so many comics so it's hard to say... I really like the christmas episode with lil sally the bodybuilder.
Marko Raassina
I guess? I try to not think about them too much
Marko Raassina
I'm doing fine, lil bit burnout but fine most of the time
Jorge de Toronto
Hi, Marko! Love ur comics. Just like Nerd & Jock have a tag team attack "Demon Cannon Ball", do Olga and Tiger have one too that will be featured in the near future?
Nico Morales
Hi Marko, hope all is well with you personally and professionally. I just wanted to ask if at any point in the future, you plan on creating a recurring animal character for Nerd & Jock? I know there’s that shark who’s terrified of Jock and Tiger, but I was thinking more like a pet.
Woopermann
what was your personal favorite comic to draw during 2024?
kingkrazy
Will queen get nerd. I hope not
Basic-Account
When tiger was worried she was putting on weight, nerd seemed able to read her mind. Is he telepathic, or just empathetic?
Ümit
Will we geht an Arc about them graduating?
Smitten Pizza
any new characters we will be learning about soon?
RubyRouge
Is "Tiger" Tiger's name or is that like a nickname or code name? 🐯
Alonzo the Bucket_Lord
Have you considered doing a spinoff set for Queen's goons. They have that real goofy henchman potential.
Jirka Šulc
Hi. What/Who inspired you to become a comic strip author???
Deezo
Are the characters for Nerd and Jock in highschool?
Miy Eterp
What's ya most funniest work?
TheHumanPerson9753
Do you have any regrets?
Kurandore
I have real question, how are you doing in reality.
Marko Raassina
She is hiding her Sharingan
Tyler Baswell
Is there a reason why one of Tiger's eyes is always covered up?
Marko Raassina
I have some ideas, guys and girls. But the cast is already kinda crowded so hard to say, how they would fit... if it makes sense story-wise.
Marko Raassina
Jock, Nerd and Tiger are nicknames and yes, they have real names. Thanks for the support!
Marko Raassina
You mean like made by others? I like Dragon Ball, Don Rosa's Uncle Scrooge comics, Bone, tons of different manga (mostly shounen), I like lots of different things
Marko Raassina
Maybe she is not his type
Marko Raassina
Well I kinda did, in one comic (but it was in Tiger's mind)
Marko Raassina
I dunno, to me he is just a goofy cartoon character
Marko Raassina
Unfortunately no, Xarhuul is a different thing
Willfram
Zenetreus once used a dating app, apparently without success. Why not have Olga hook him up with Jock's sleep paralysis demon?
Marko Raassina
I've been thinking about rebooting Alexa Lotl alot (I kinda did it already) but haven't felt a strong urge to it, I think it has potential but I feel like I need to reboot it once again in some way.
Marko Raassina
Not at this moment, if I would get approached by a good studio with a strong reputation, then who knows! I just don't know anything about animation or animation studios and how they work.
Rebecca Rivera
Would you ever do a comic with a wedding?
Marko Raassina
Sorry I don't really know what's the difference between Nerd and Geek, I kinda thought they're similar
Novikous
What are some of your favourite comics?
Marko Raassina
There wasn't really anything specific about them, kinda regular Nerd and Jock. Nerd's design was mostly inspired by Dexter from Dexter's lab and Arthur. Originally I was thinking about making Nerd's shirt yellow, but it was too close to Arthur so it became orange. Jock didn't really have anything specific I was pulling inspiration, he just kinda became what he is now lol
Marko Raassina
I just always liked drawing them, and inspiring people and making them laugh!
ABtheButterfly
Does Nerd have some form of dwarfism
Marko Raassina
Jock is coming next (and quite soon), Olga and Tiger have entered the prototype phase. But I dunno yet when they'll be ready, this year most likely tho
Sai Aiza
Are there actual names for Nerd and Jock, like how our Goth is Olga and our Punk is Tiger? More curious than anything. Sorry if that’s been asked before! ❤️ Keep up the great work! I’ve been following N&J since comic 15 or so and have adored the growth.
ABtheButterfly
I wonder will we get a new male character not so much join the group but recurring like Queen. I know we have simp army
Marko Raassina
All the time, but right now I wanna do some one-off comics
Marko Raassina
Maybe, right now I wanna keep them as they are
Marko Raassina
They're nicknames. They have real names (first and last) but haven't decided if I should reveal them, since then the mystery would be gone. Maybe when I come up with a story/joke about them.
Marko Raassina
One day, one day... But I do have an idea what they're like.
Marko Raassina
There will be more Orc comics, when I have a good idea. But honestly my hands are quite busy with N&J and that's the series I want to work on most of the time, but time to time there's going to be some orc too. Not too often, but sometimes.
Marko Raassina
Yes, it's part of the exclusive rotation and I'm doing them when I get a good idea!
Christian Natã Melo
Is there any chance of Queen be a human form of Xarhuul? I mean, she fancies Nerd, has its “minions” and even threatened Tiger…
Marko Raassina
I just made that first comic and it blew up, and I kinda worked from there, lol! I know it's not very exciting answer, but that's how it happened. Sometimes you just stumble on something good when you try different things.
Themeguy
Between seeing the occasional Knight & Orc on Patreon, and seeing the old Alexa Lotl comics get reposted on Bluesky, I was wondering if you plan to revisit any of these worlds/characters a bit more in 2025 or if the focus will just stay on N & J.
CartoonBudArtz
Any plans on ever making a nerd and jock animated series?
El Espectador
What was the inspiration for the character design of the Nerd and Jock characters? Was there a reference art book or other artists works?
Samuel Millspaugh
How would Nerd and Jock be different if Nerd was more of a Geek than a Nerd?
RobtheRobot13
What inspired you to make comics in general?
Raul Rodriguez
Will Jock, Goth and Tiger be coming soon as Plushies? Also maybe plushies of Orc And Knight?
Alen
Do you have a future stories planned out?
Juan Pablo Ramirez
Are "Nerd", "Jock" and "Tiger" their real names? Or are there just nicknames? Also, do they have last names?
Alen
Are you going to make a comic about the future Nerd and Tiger or Goth and Jock getting married and having children?
Nhat Minh Hebestreit
Will we ever meet Jocks or Nerds Parents/ other relatives?
JeffTShark
Will there be more comics of the knight and orc? Also will we see the parents of the cast from jock and nerd?
Howlin
Are we gonna have more Goth & Tiger adventure
The Hug Wizard
I got one, what inspired Nerd and Jock? Was it a personal thing or did you just like the concept?
