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Post by Tierra Y Libertad on Mar 16, 2012 7:02:07 GMT
Click here for the new page. Yay! More Brinnie! Note the arm band and bracelet combo. Someone better at the mythology than me will justify their presence. And we're on tenterhooks for the weekend. As usual. But that gives us all the more time to obsess and construct elaborate theories. We know how the story ends -- "Tony" ends up with Surma. But how will he get there? This also throws a spanner in the Eglamore-Carver-Stibnite triangle. I wonder what "the old man" thinks of it. |
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Post by edzepp on Mar 16, 2012 7:03:29 GMT
Big news from Tom, there.
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Post by eliwyn on Mar 16, 2012 7:03:52 GMT
Brinnie is so pretty! And it's cool to see Tony in panic mode.
On an added note, Tom quit his job for Gunnerkrigg.
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Post by legion on Mar 16, 2012 7:04:37 GMT
Anthony Carver: Awkward Teenager  ??? |
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Post by Tierra Y Libertad on Mar 16, 2012 7:09:34 GMT
The last four panels also form an interesting contrast to pages in Chapter 13 when Kat was going crazy for Aly.
EDIT: Also, the first panel kind of crushes "OOOOH MAYBE THEY'RE OLDER NOW" line of thought for this flashback, since neither of them look older than Antimony or Kat there.
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Post by Aurelia Verity on Mar 16, 2012 7:09:45 GMT
a few thoughts:
1) Good luck to Tom in all his business endeavors! for many people it's difficult to make that decision and i wish him the best of luck!!
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2) now we know where Annie got her obliviousness!
3) poor Tony, his conviction that everything has a rational conclusion and solution will break his heart eventually.
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Post by hoskins88 on Mar 16, 2012 7:21:02 GMT
Its never more clear how different Kat and Annie are compared to their parents then when we get a flash back.
Though Kat and Her dad seem to be alot alike.
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Post by Amethyst on Mar 16, 2012 7:22:53 GMT
The last four panels also form an interesting contrast to pages in Chapter 13 when Kat was going crazy for Aly. Now that you mention it, Aly looked a LOT like Anthony. Oh dear, Antimony is a girl with daddy issues. |
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Post by wynne on Mar 16, 2012 7:39:29 GMT
Congratulations, Tom!!!
Never thought I'd be saying this, but Tony, I feel for ya man. I really do.
Also, I want to see Tony try to invent some sort of romance-detecting machine to scientifically solve the problem of whether or not he likes Brinnie, because Donnie's answer is unacceptable and that's the kind of guy he is. "I shall construct a robotic romance-detection device to solve this emotional riddle!"
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Post by Max on Mar 16, 2012 7:42:05 GMT
Congrats to Tom for having the guts to step onto unsure ground. 2) now we know where Annie got her obliviousness! I dunno, Annie was completely oblivious to Parley and Smits need for privacy, but here Tony is aware of Brinnie's crush, just unsure of what to do. And the one time Annie did become aware of someone else's attraction to her, she used the knowledge to mess with his emotions. Tony's comment reminded me of this video. |
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Post by mechagai on Mar 16, 2012 7:53:22 GMT
Suddenly, the urge to watch The Big Lebowski increases tenfold.
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Post by Alexandragon on Mar 16, 2012 8:04:57 GMT
I definitely love Brinny)))) And Anthony in panic mode is so cute) P.S.: Congratulations, Tom! ...I shall construct a robotic romance-detection device to solve this emotional riddle!" With two crazy-look electrodes in head?))) And more important question in whose head they will be, by knowing his daughter) |
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Post by basser on Mar 16, 2012 8:14:56 GMT
I may just have too much Sherlock on the brain after having obsessively re-watched the series for the second time this week (still trying to figure out the trick in the last episode, so many hidden clues) but can someone please tell me I'm not crazy for looking at this page and mentally replacing Tony and Donny's names with Sherlock and John. I mean holy crap, just look at Tony. He's pulling a perfect Sherlock impression in every. single. panel.
This puts an amazing new spin on his character, you guys. He didn't abandon Annie to go dick around for two years, he's hunting down Gunnerkrigg Moriarty and solving impossible murders. It all makes sense now.
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Post by Alexandragon on Mar 16, 2012 8:16:27 GMT
This puts an amazing new spin on his character, you guys. He didn't abandon Annie to go dick around for two years, he's hunting down Gunnerkrigg Moriarty and solving impossible murders. It all makes sense now. Em... You REALLY have too much Sherlock on the brain...  |
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Post by Belrisa on Mar 16, 2012 8:32:40 GMT
Also, I want to see Tony try to invent some sort of romance-detecting machine to scientifically solve the problem of whether or not he likes Brinnie, because Donnie's answer is unacceptable and that's the kind of guy he is. "I shall construct a robotic romance-detection device to solve this emotional riddle!" ...Jones? (I know, I know. She's not a robot :-P ) |
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Post by foresterr on Mar 16, 2012 8:49:04 GMT
Whoa, it feels like the "how well we know Anthony" meter went through the roof. Maybe because he acts more human now than all the other times we've seen him taken together. It's fitting, actually, that it's Donny narrating, he seems to be one of maybe two people who really knew him.
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Post by Morpheus on Mar 16, 2012 9:09:46 GMT
I like the page as always, but more importantly i love that Tom has finally become able to work on it full time  (Also, please visit my congratulations thread and write a little something so i don't make myself look stupid with it ) |
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Post by Cleo on Mar 16, 2012 9:17:44 GMT
I may just have too much Sherlock on the brain after having obsessively re-watched the series for the second time this week (still trying to figure out the trick in the last episode, so many hidden clues) but can someone please tell me I'm not crazy for looking at this page and mentally replacing Tony and Donny's names with Sherlock and John. I mean holy crap, just look at Tony. He's pulling a perfect Sherlock impression in every. single. panel. This puts an amazing new spin on his character, you guys. He didn't abandon Annie to go dick around for two years, he's hunting down Gunnerkrigg Moriarty and solving impossible murders. It all makes sense now. This makes TOTAL SENSE TO ME. And yes, I'm a bit of a Sherlock obsessive too. The second to last panel makes me love young Tony a little, 'Not helping, Donny!' I just can't begin to fathom what's happened and why Antony's abandoned Annie like he has. Believe me, I've tried to come up with a theory but there's just not enough to go on. This chapter has me willing time away, I'm living for Monday now. |
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Post by Georgie L on Mar 16, 2012 10:11:20 GMT
Now that you mention it, Aly looked a LOT like Anthony. Oh dear, Antimony is a girl with daddy issues. She never fancied Aly, that was Kat, Antimony seemed to show no interest.
All I'm thinking is "Chapter 37, the one where we realize we don't actually know a god damn thing about Anthony". That dude totally called it. |
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Post by basser on Mar 16, 2012 10:23:13 GMT
Whoa, it feels like the "how well we know Anthony" meter went through the roof. Maybe because he acts more human now than all the other times we've seen him taken together. It's fitting, actually, that it's Donny narrating, he seems to be one of maybe two people who really knew him. YES, yes see that's what I'm talking about with the Sherlock thing. The characterization of Sherlock Holmes and Watson in the new BBC series fits this page just perfectly. Holmes' characterization in this version is that at first glance he's an uncaring sociopath, but when he interacts with Watson it becomes obvious that he actually just has no idea how to deal with people on a normal level. If we assume that the same character archetype is applicable to Anthony then we can extrapolate SO MANY things about his personality and motivations. Every time he's being an emotionless dick, is it because he honestly doesn't care about his daughter or because he doesn't understand how to tell her that he loves her? Did he abandon her knowing full well how upset she'd be, or did it not even occur to him that she might be hurt by his absence? Giving him a secret awkward side just instantly added +1000 interest points to his character in my view. (And seeing him act and speak exactly like Sherlock for however many panels was just delicious icing on the cake for my inner fangirl.) In one page I have gone from complete indifference to rabid fascination with Anthony Carver and I have no doubts that is exactly what Tom intended to happen. |
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Post by 78941 on Mar 16, 2012 10:41:07 GMT
I very much like this comic and the writing has been excellent. But something about the last two pages stuck in my teeth like like a popcorn kernel. Kat and Annie are best friends. Surma and Anja are best friends. Donald and Anthony are friends. Coincidence threshold exceeded: suspension of disbelief overloaded.  |
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Post by legion on Mar 16, 2012 10:46:17 GMT
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Post by mikeymikemikey on Mar 16, 2012 11:20:48 GMT
Well, to those holding out for a cold, robotic younger Tony... tough luck. Gotta love plot developments, eh?
Also, ha ha, new catchphrase. Although now I just can't stop seeing Anthony as the Earl of Lemongrab from Adventure Time.
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Post by Goatmon on Mar 16, 2012 11:22:25 GMT
Less engineered, more encouraged.
If the two of them didn't really get along well, they wouldn't have become friends in the first place.
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Post by mikeymikemikey on Mar 16, 2012 11:25:26 GMT
I very much like this comic and the writing has been excellent. But something about the last two pages stuck in my teeth like like a popcorn kernel. Kat and Annie are best friends. Surma and Anja are best friends. Donald and Anthony are friends. Coincidence threshold exceeded: suspension of disbelief overloaded. That's unbelievable? I have two aunts and an uncle that I know of whose respective spouses were from their own circle of childhood friends. |
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Post by bedinsis on Mar 16, 2012 11:33:05 GMT
Also, the first panel kind of crushes "OOOOH MAYBE THEY'RE OLDER NOW" line of thought for this flashback, since neither of them look older than Antimony or Kat there. Why aren't they wearing their uniforms? |
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Mar 16, 2012 11:35:47 GMT
Congrats to Tom for having the guts to step onto unsure ground. 2) now we know where Annie got her obliviousness! I dunno, Annie was completely oblivious to Parley and Smits need for privacy, but here Tony is aware of Brinnie's crush, just unsure of what to do. And the one time Annie did become aware of someone else's attraction to her, she used the knowledge to mess with his emotions. I think Antimony was completely aware that Parley and Smitty were having "a moment" in that comic and she shut them down on purpose. Check out Antimony's facial expression in panels 1-2. But to address the main point, so Anthony once was a teen who had no idea how to deal with girls and hid his discomfort with a poker face. With our current scant info on his motives and emotional states I don't think we can conclude anything from that about his current level of dickitude. Attila the Hun was once an awkward tween and Adolf Hitler was the most adorable baby in Ranshofen. If we later learn that yes, Anthony is an absentee and emotionally-unavailable dad by reasons of intrigue and lack of people skills then we can look back to today's comic as part of a pattern. |
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Post by cu on Mar 16, 2012 11:49:34 GMT
Tony is well on his way to become the most stupendous and excellent super businessman. Ogee! |
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Post by mariposa on Mar 16, 2012 12:42:23 GMT
Got a feeling Annie got told things she did were "unacceptable" a few times growing up...
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Post by basser on Mar 16, 2012 12:43:04 GMT
Well, to those holding out for a cold, robotic younger Tony... tough luck. Gotta love plot developments, eh? Also, ha ha, new catchphrase. Although now I just can't stop seeing Anthony as the Earl of Lemongrab from Adventure Time. Ohgod now I'm hearing all his lines as a horrifying mix of Benedict Cumberbatch and Lemongrab why would you do this to me.Related: urge to shop every one of his speech bubbles into variations on A THOUSAND YEAAAAARS!! DUNGEON! growing stronger by the minute. |
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