Yelling Bird was a bird with a bad temper and a loud voice, which he used to spew profanities. He originated in Jeph Jacques' side-comic indietits before eventually becoming (almost) part of Questionable Content, usually appearing as filler comics when Jeph was too busy or ill to do a proper strip. Jeph retired the character in 2015.[1]
He lived with a girl whom he only referred to as Sweet-Tits. He was also annoyed greatly by a bandicoot named Randy and a dog named Shelby. Yelling Bird and his companions did not appear (or hardly ever) with the rest of the cast, and it's possible that they didn't even exist in the same universe.
The species of Yelling Bird is the Dickcissel, so named for the sound of its song. The template used for Yelling Bird comics is a photo from the Birds of Oklahoma site.
He seemed to have some repressed memories, possibly due to a traumatic (and mysterious) event on June 14, 1987. When the date was mentioned, he violently denied that the day ever happened.[2]
| “ | I am tired of Yelling Bird comics so there will be NO MORE OF THEM, goodbye you shitty bird. | ” |
| — Jeph Jacques[1] |
Appearances[]
Yelling Bird has appeared in the following strips:
- Number 1038: Yelling Bird Interlude
- Number 1070: Oh God I Am So Sick
- Number 1140: Problems Lead To Yelling Bird
- Number 1167: Sweet-Tits Is Still Pissed About Her Name
- Number 1194: QC Guest Week 2008: Jeff Zugale (guest strip)
- Number 1197: Yelling Bird To The Rescue
- Number 1265: Problems Lead To Yelling Bird, Once Again
- Number 1280: God Fucking Damn It
- Number 1304: You Knew It Was Coming
- Number 1364: Yelling Bird Wanted A Free Table
- Number 1375: Directed By Ridley Scott
- Number 1392: Goddamnit, Yelling Bird
- Number 1453: Yelling Bird Writes The Best Fan Fiction — one of most memed Questionable Content comics, also known for the animation of Yelling Bird by a fan: https://imgur.com/gallery/9DtnJ (archived)
- Number 1456: Yelling Bird Is A Name-Dropping Whore
- Number 1499: One Year Anniversary Special
- Number 1545: HI RANDY
- Number 1566: A Very Sweet-Tits New Year Part 1
- Number 1567: A Very Sweet-Tits New Year Part 2
- Number 1568: A Very Sweet-Tits New Year Part 3
- Number 1570: A Very Sweet-Tits New Year, Part 5
- Number 1620: Yelling Bird Ruins Everything
- Number 1661: Oh Great, Now My Dog's In On It
- Number 1690: For The Record, I Did NOT Ask For This As A Present
- Number 1715: QC Guest Week 2010: Randy Millholland (guest strip)
- Number 1729: Everything Is Terrible
- Number 1815: Details On How To Get Iceman On Your License Plate
- Number 1826: He Is Unending
- Number 1901: Special Guests
- Number 1961: Maximum Freedom
- Number 2011: Shameless Self-Promotion
- Number 2076: Yelling Bird Caught The Bug
- Number 2086: Shipwrecked, Part 1
- Number 2087: Shipwrecked, Part 2
- Number 2088: Shipwrecked, Part 3
- Number 2089: Shipwrecked, Part 4
- Number 2090: Shipwrecked, Part 5
- Number 2156: Shame Orb Told Him About It
- Number 2182: Birdse.cx (guest strip)
- Number 2197: Most Impressive Indeed
- Number 2266: Our Country 'Tis Of Thee
- Number 2338: A Kinder, Gentler Yelling Bird
- Number 2348: O Holy Night
- Number 2351: That's Where They Come From
- Number 2352: I Eat Cookies
- Number 2398: Emerald City Indeed
- Number 2670: Not Safe For Anything
- Number 2860: A Heartwarming Christmas Tale, Pt. 1
- Number 3016: RIP I'm Sorry
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