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 Today is the one year anniversary of Cucumber Quest, which sounds like a good excuse to post a thread for it. Why not! Cucumber Quest is a fantastically pretty, cute, and funny comic webcomic by Gigi Digi. It follows Cucumber, a conscientious and unfortunately-genre-savvy young rabbit who just wants to go to Puffington's Academy for the Magically Gifted and/or Incredibly Wealthy and learn magic. Unfortunately for him, fate/his dad suddenly have had different plans, as he is now instead on a journey to retrieve The Dream Sword and become The Legendary Hero so as to save the world of Dreamside from the timeless evil of the Nightmare Knight. Oh no! At least it'll look good on his resume.  The comic has a really great aesthetic; Gigi Digi uses a really unique and beautiful art style, often mixing in other styles (and mediums) for effect. She even uses paper cut-outs on occasion! See, Cucumber Quest is basically a love letter to the saccharine and silly fantasy universes of Paper Mario and Kirby, in both style and substance. It's incredibly light, but not necessarily kiddy. It's very general audience; if you have any sort of soul you will find it quite endearing and funny!    Cucumber Quest has a pretty fantastic cast, which you can learn more about on the character page, though I'd recommend just jumpin' in and not spoiling yourself (not that it really matters). I'd just like to say that Cabbage is kind of the best? Some of you nerds may recognize Gigi Digi's style, as she the artist who ran the 'hiimdaisy' blog that produced a whole lot of video game related fancomics. They are also good.  List o' Links
Gigi Digi's Tumblr. There's a lot of neat art for the webcomic here, also some world-related Q&A. Gigi Digi's Portfolio site. Bunch of Cucumber Quest and other art here. The hiimdaisy livejournal. Has all them old video game fancomics. Gigi Digi's Twitter. Why not. Zorak fucked around with this message at 19:18 on Apr 4, 2012 |
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I love Cucumber Quest to pieces. Pieces which I want to eat, because they are sweet and sugary. Just about every page has something adorable in it, and the characters are wonderful. Smooglii fucked around with this message at 21:27 on Nov 19, 2013 |
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Apr 4, 2012 04:44
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I have been putting off reading this comic, but all those images in the OP have pushed me over the brink. Archive binge begins now.
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Apr 4, 2012 04:57
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This is an amazing comic, one of my top three webcomics. And that's saying a lot because I've been into webcomics for more than a decade. That's a horrible thing to admit about myself. Cucumber Quest is great anyway  .
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Apr 4, 2012 04:58
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I started reading this about a month ago and I really liked it. A good mix of humour and a really nice, bright, art style make it a unique and amazing read.
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Apr 4, 2012 05:00
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Smooglii posted:One correction, though -- Gigi was never known as "hiimdaisy", that was the name of the livejournal she posted her comics on. Whoops! I will fix that. I just assumed, rather mistakenly. I suppose this is the kind of thing that got people wondering who Miss Paint Adventure was way back.
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Apr 4, 2012 05:02
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This webcomic is amazing, and everybody should read it. But before you do, you should know that Gigi also draws amazing sonic fanart. 
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Apr 4, 2012 05:04
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Reading the most recent updates made me want to play Mario and Luigi SuperStar Saga again. Everything is just so happy and colourful 
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Apr 4, 2012 05:07
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I love this comic. I've read Gigi's stuff since back when she was making Ace Attorney comics, and I was really pleased to see her start her own original comic last year. One of my favorite little things about the CQ is the character page Zorak mentioned. It's a clever and funny way to present the characters. We don't talk about Bacon.
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Apr 4, 2012 05:50
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And done. Wow, that was pretty amazing. Someone needs to draw Bacon and Boxbot hanging out together.
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Apr 4, 2012 06:02
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Cuco's jerkface dad is the best and this comic owns. Everyone should read it.
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Apr 4, 2012 06:02
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Yay! As celebration, here's a fanart that got posted on tumblr a few weeks back of the cast in Paper Mario style!
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Apr 4, 2012 06:03
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Jewel posted:Yay! As celebration, here's a fanart that got posted on tumblr a few weeks back of the cast in Paper Mario style! Wow this is basically perfect.
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Apr 4, 2012 06:32
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Cucumber Quest is my favorite comic to just look at, ignore the words, and just LOOK AT IT next to Lackadaisy. Also I'm not sure what to make of Nautie half the time. Sometimes I wonder if she's even really the princess!
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Apr 4, 2012 07:10
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The art style of Cucumber Quest is absolutely gorgeous, which was the main draw for me. Add in the fact that the plot/characters are amazing, and you've got a wonderful webcomic. I would definitely buy this comic in book form. Almond is my favorite so far just because of how pumped she is to have an adventure.
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Apr 4, 2012 07:40
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Cucumber Quest is one of my favorite comics. The one liners below the comic are really good even though she just comes up with them on the spot when uploading. Apparently she's planning on having a book, but the comments won't be in them  quote:When (if?) the Cucumber Quest books are printed, will you find a way to incorporate your commentary one-liners at the bottom of the pages? The story just wouldn’t be the same without it
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Apr 4, 2012 07:41
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And whaddya know! This was just posted by Gigi on tumblr. gigidigi.tumblr.com posted:This is technically an old sketch I just touched up, but I wanted to post ~something~ for Cucumber Quest’s one-year anniversary. I’m happy to have made it this far!
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Apr 4, 2012 07:55
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Captain Oblivious posted:Also I'm not sure what to make of Nautie half the time. Sometimes I wonder if she's even really the princess! Uh, come on pal, she has the Royal Instrument of Summoning and everything. What more proof do you need? I didn't realize that Cucumber Quest has already been out a year. I guess it can't remain my favorite "new" webcomic forever, but I think it'll always be a favorite in general. If/when this goes to print, I'll definitely get a copy.
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Apr 4, 2012 07:58
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Nthing how fantastic the art for this comic is. I hope everyone caught Cuke Nukem on the first!
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Apr 4, 2012 08:24
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As has been mentioned in the thread earlier, Gigi's use of colour is absolutely fantastic. She mentioned she was working on a published print of the comic not long ago. I will definitely be per-ordering it when I can. The story has the perfect blend of unaware and self aware characters.
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Apr 4, 2012 08:30
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Has it already been a year? Time flies if you're reading an awesome webcomic, kind of wish I still had my old avatar now. Kuriga-san, why did you make me change it?
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Apr 4, 2012 08:45
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CuQu is just so good 
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Apr 4, 2012 11:46
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There's nothing I don't love about Cucumber Quest. It's been fantastic since it started and is now number 2 on my list of "must buy the book[s] when I have money" list, even though there's no actual book yet. Oh god, I just noticed the character page. 
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Apr 4, 2012 15:08
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Every new thing I see about this comic just makes it even more amazing.
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Apr 4, 2012 15:33
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Cucumber Quest is one of my favourite comics right now.
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Apr 4, 2012 16:00
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Smooglii posted:I love Cucumber Quest to pieces. Pieces which I want to eat, because they are sweet and sugary. Just about every page has something adorable in it, and the use of colour is wonderful. I will never be as good at art as gigi digi.
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Apr 4, 2012 16:22
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weavernaut posted:Cucumber Quest is one of my favourite comics right now. It's good to know all fabulous people love Cucumber Quest, as it is pretty fabulous itself 
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Apr 4, 2012 19:07
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The art style is great, but the writing and humor have my interest as well. It's rare to get both of those in a webcomic, so thanks for sharing the link.
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Apr 4, 2012 20:22
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One of the things I particularly love about Cucumber Quest is gigidigi finds a way to subtly improve and refine her already gorgeous art as the story progresses. I remember stumbling onto Cucumber Quest some time ago and thinking it was some bizarre homage to Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom, initially. Anyway, CQ is totally awesome. And if we're throwing in favorite character opinions, Cordelia is clearly the best. I mean really... hell astro course fucked around with this message at 20:29 on Apr 4, 2012 |
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Apr 4, 2012 20:25
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Space-Bird posted:And if we're throwing in favorite character opinions, Cordelia is clearly the best. I mean really... I don't see Cordelia Getting Paid.
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Apr 4, 2012 20:32
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Space-Bird posted:And if we're throwing in favorite character opinions, Cordelia is clearly the best. I mean really... Peridot Supremacy.
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Apr 4, 2012 20:48
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Ironic Twist posted:Peridot Supremacy. Best brat in a webcomic versus best cackling bunny-eared mischief maker this side of Max? Not as an easy choice as you make it.
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Apr 4, 2012 21:25
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I don't have to be ashamed of all those years I spent reading terrible 'Hey, we're an RPG parody, because RPGs sure are silly!' comics anymore. Because someone finally took that idea and made something actually good.
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Apr 4, 2012 21:36
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Blurry Gray Thing posted:I don't have to be ashamed of all those years I spent reading terrible 'Hey, we're an RPG parody, because RPGs sure are silly!' comics anymore. Once we get past the lovely color theory, the painted look, and the adorable character design, this is my favorite part of Cucumber Quest. Everything about the hokey RPG concept taken to its logical extreme.
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Apr 4, 2012 21:39
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I kept wondering if they were going to comically ignore or comically address the fact that the Disaster Stones are right there I was not disappointed
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Apr 4, 2012 22:13
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Also, I now really want to track down Princess Tomato and actually finish the game.
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Apr 4, 2012 22:33
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Cucumber Quest is clearly the bestsnucks posted:I will never be as good at art as gigi digi. Bonne Fête Job Dog is the best also so maybe you should SHUT UP
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Apr 5, 2012 00:49
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Saw this on the main-pages Popular Threads sidebar, clicked, read through the entire set in one sitting. Thank you for making this thread.
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Apr 5, 2012 02:46
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I was skeptical at first because although it kept pointing out the stupid RPG cliches the protagonist went along with them anyway, but then Almond busted in and kicked the BLT's asses. And then she gave the Disaster Stone to the bad guy. Best character.
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My absolute favorite aspect of CQ are the homages to Paper Mario 2. I know it's harping on RPGs in general, but she's said that TTYD was a huge inspiration for her and it's my favorite game of all time as well, so I love the aspects of that game that I can pick up in this comic.
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