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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Are we gonna meet the parents of the group? Like nerds mom and dad or Olga, etc?
Todd Donerson II
2025-01-10 00:35:58 +0000 UTCwhole lots of pounds
Marko Raassina
2025-01-09 22:33:21 +0000 UTCAlways cooking something, but right now it'll be one-off comics
Marko Raassina
2025-01-09 22:33:02 +0000 UTCHow many pounds does Nerd and Jock bench press?
Caleb Jack
2025-01-09 18:38:50 +0000 UTCAny interesting new story arcs for Nerd and Jock?
Louis valdez
2025-01-09 12:44:43 +0000 UTCPerhaps it would go like that, I haven't really thought about it or decided their birthdays
Marko Raassina
2025-01-09 12:38:42 +0000 UTCI'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
2025-01-09 12:38:15 +0000 UTCJust a basic archetypes, not really too much.
Marko Raassina
2025-01-09 12:37:32 +0000 UTCIf I come up something funny, then perhaps!
Marko Raassina
2025-01-09 12:36:57 +0000 UTCSorry, I haven't thought about it!
Marko Raassina
2025-01-09 12:36:37 +0000 UTCNo idea, maybe?
Marko Raassina
2025-01-09 12:36:24 +0000 UTCOf 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)
JT
2025-01-09 03:17:16 +0000 UTCCould we possibly in the near future expect to see a 3 way Brawl between tiger, queen, and xarhull over nerd?
CJ Trujillo
2025-01-09 02:23:02 +0000 UTCWhat were the inspirations for your characters? Jock, nerd, tiger and Olga?
HarryBoyXD99
2025-01-09 02:08:58 +0000 UTCHi Marko ! Your comics are awesome! Will there be a giant cake episode with Nerd & Jock? 🤩
PotatoDumplings_
2025-01-09 01:42:31 +0000 UTCWhat are the characters studying if they are in college? Like any particular degree for each of the 5 chrs?
PersonaLegends
2025-01-08 22:24:54 +0000 UTCDo any of the main characters have allergies?
Ragebomb36
2025-01-08 22:13:48 +0000 UTCIt 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
2025-01-08 21:24:00 +0000 UTCThat's a good idea! I try to keep that in mind if I ever do another "mass fight" comic idea
Marko Raassina
2025-01-08 21:23:00 +0000 UTCMarko 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
Victor Ponce
2025-01-08 20:39:12 +0000 UTCAt 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
2025-01-08 20:01:33 +0000 UTCMaybe ep 238 or Jockules one, had fun drawing it (although it didn't do that well hehe)
Marko Raassina
2025-01-08 19:59:37 +0000 UTCNah
Marko Raassina
2025-01-08 19:58:28 +0000 UTCI guess he sensed her somehow
Marko Raassina
2025-01-08 19:58:22 +0000 UTCProbably not, I kinda want to keep at the same age/time they're currently, kinda like cartoon-logic
Marko Raassina
2025-01-08 19:58:04 +0000 UTCUnfortunately not at this point of time
Marko Raassina
2025-01-08 19:57:37 +0000 UTCNickname, probably given by all the gang members who wanted to fight her, because of her feral nature
Marko Raassina
2025-01-08 19:57:18 +0000 UTCI'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
2025-01-08 19:56:26 +0000 UTCI just really like drawing, mostly my childhood favorite comics like Garfield and Donald Duck comics
Marko Raassina
2025-01-08 19:55:49 +0000 UTCThey're in college
Marko Raassina
2025-01-08 19:55:03 +0000 UTCFunniest? 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
2025-01-08 19:54:53 +0000 UTCI guess? I try to not think about them too much
Marko Raassina
2025-01-08 19:53:41 +0000 UTCI'm doing fine, lil bit burnout but fine most of the time
Marko Raassina
2025-01-08 19:53:25 +0000 UTCHi, 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?
Jorge de Toronto
2025-01-08 19:50:52 +0000 UTCHi 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.
Nico Morales
2025-01-08 19:27:22 +0000 UTCwhat was your personal favorite comic to draw during 2024?
Woopermann
2025-01-08 19:26:29 +0000 UTCWill queen get nerd. I hope not
kingkrazy
2025-01-08 19:14:50 +0000 UTCWhen tiger was worried she was putting on weight, nerd seemed able to read her mind. Is he telepathic, or just empathetic?
Basic-Account
2025-01-08 19:02:36 +0000 UTCWill we geht an Arc about them graduating?
Ümit
2025-01-08 19:01:38 +0000 UTCany new characters we will be learning about soon?
Smitten Pizza
2025-01-08 18:46:46 +0000 UTCIs "Tiger" Tiger's name or is that like a nickname or code name? 🐯
RubyRouge
2025-01-08 18:33:23 +0000 UTCHave you considered doing a spinoff set for Queen's goons. They have that real goofy henchman potential.
Alonzo the Bucket_Lord
2025-01-08 17:54:47 +0000 UTCHi. What/Who inspired you to become a comic strip author???
Jirka Šulc
2025-01-08 17:19:21 +0000 UTCAre the characters for Nerd and Jock in highschool?
Deezo
2025-01-08 16:52:01 +0000 UTCWhat's ya most funniest work?
Miy Eterp
2025-01-08 16:45:52 +0000 UTCDo you have any regrets?
TheHumanPerson9753
2025-01-08 16:40:59 +0000 UTCI have real question, how are you doing in reality.
Kurandore
2025-01-08 16:21:11 +0000 UTCShe is hiding her Sharingan
Marko Raassina
2025-01-08 16:15:12 +0000 UTCIs there a reason why one of Tiger's eyes is always covered up?
Tyler Baswell
2025-01-08 16:13:22 +0000 UTCI 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
2025-01-08 16:05:08 +0000 UTCJock, Nerd and Tiger are nicknames and yes, they have real names. Thanks for the support!
Marko Raassina
2025-01-08 16:03:02 +0000 UTCYou 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
2025-01-08 16:02:18 +0000 UTCMaybe she is not his type
Marko Raassina
2025-01-08 16:01:01 +0000 UTCWell I kinda did, in one comic (but it was in Tiger's mind)
Marko Raassina
2025-01-08 16:00:38 +0000 UTCI dunno, to me he is just a goofy cartoon character
Marko Raassina
2025-01-08 15:56:36 +0000 UTCUnfortunately no, Xarhuul is a different thing
Marko Raassina
2025-01-08 15:55:59 +0000 UTCZenetreus once used a dating app, apparently without success. Why not have Olga hook him up with Jock's sleep paralysis demon?
Willfram
2025-01-08 15:55:43 +0000 UTCI'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
2025-01-08 15:54:06 +0000 UTCNot 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.
Marko Raassina
2025-01-08 15:53:07 +0000 UTCWould you ever do a comic with a wedding?
Rebecca Rivera
2025-01-08 15:51:56 +0000 UTCSorry I don't really know what's the difference between Nerd and Geek, I kinda thought they're similar
Marko Raassina
2025-01-08 15:50:28 +0000 UTCWhat are some of your favourite comics?
Novikous
2025-01-08 15:49:34 +0000 UTCThere 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
2025-01-08 15:48:40 +0000 UTCI just always liked drawing them, and inspiring people and making them laugh!
Marko Raassina
2025-01-08 15:47:36 +0000 UTCDoes Nerd have some form of dwarfism
ABtheButterfly
2025-01-08 15:46:37 +0000 UTCJock 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
Marko Raassina
2025-01-08 15:46:08 +0000 UTCAre 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.
Sai Aiza
2025-01-08 15:46:00 +0000 UTCI wonder will we get a new male character not so much join the group but recurring like Queen. I know we have simp army
ABtheButterfly
2025-01-08 15:45:07 +0000 UTCAll the time, but right now I wanna do some one-off comics
Marko Raassina
2025-01-08 15:44:58 +0000 UTCMaybe, right now I wanna keep them as they are
Marko Raassina
2025-01-08 15:44:39 +0000 UTCThey'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
2025-01-08 15:43:29 +0000 UTCOne day, one day... But I do have an idea what they're like.
Marko Raassina
2025-01-08 15:42:29 +0000 UTCThere 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
2025-01-08 15:41:44 +0000 UTCYes, it's part of the exclusive rotation and I'm doing them when I get a good idea!
Marko Raassina
2025-01-08 15:40:43 +0000 UTCIs there any chance of Queen be a human form of Xarhuul? I mean, she fancies Nerd, has its “minions” and even threatened Tiger…
Christian Natã Melo
2025-01-08 15:40:37 +0000 UTCI 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.
Marko Raassina
2025-01-08 15:40:18 +0000 UTCBetween 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.
Themeguy
2025-01-08 15:38:34 +0000 UTCAny plans on ever making a nerd and jock animated series?
CartoonBudArtz
2025-01-08 15:38:11 +0000 UTCWhat was the inspiration for the character design of the Nerd and Jock characters? Was there a reference art book or other artists works?
El Espectador
2025-01-08 15:38:09 +0000 UTCHow would Nerd and Jock be different if Nerd was more of a Geek than a Nerd?
Samuel Millspaugh
2025-01-08 15:37:19 +0000 UTCWhat inspired you to make comics in general?
RobtheRobot13
2025-01-08 15:36:58 +0000 UTCWill Jock, Goth and Tiger be coming soon as Plushies? Also maybe plushies of Orc And Knight?
Raul Rodriguez
2025-01-08 15:36:31 +0000 UTCDo you have a future stories planned out?
Alen
2025-01-08 15:34:02 +0000 UTCAre "Nerd", "Jock" and "Tiger" their real names? Or are there just nicknames? Also, do they have last names?
Juan Pablo Ramirez
2025-01-08 15:33:46 +0000 UTCAre you going to make a comic about the future Nerd and Tiger or Goth and Jock getting married and having children?
Alen
2025-01-08 15:33:36 +0000 UTCWill we ever meet Jocks or Nerds Parents/ other relatives?
Nhat Minh Hebestreit
2025-01-08 15:33:20 +0000 UTCWill there be more comics of the knight and orc? Also will we see the parents of the cast from jock and nerd?
JeffTShark
2025-01-08 15:32:44 +0000 UTCAre we gonna have more Goth & Tiger adventure
Howlin
2025-01-08 15:32:41 +0000 UTCI got one, what inspired Nerd and Jock? Was it a personal thing or did you just like the concept?
The Hug Wizard
2025-01-08 15:32:26 +0000 UTC
