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Post by Yin on Sept 9, 2009 6:56:54 GMT
Nice shot.Anticlimax... but she got it back. All together now: 'Aww'!
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Post by Snes on Sept 9, 2009 6:58:24 GMT
Yeah, I think Janet is the winner this time.
Good ol' Annie. Her first concern is for Kat's safety.
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Post by kastia on Sept 9, 2009 7:02:01 GMT
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Post by eightyfour on Sept 9, 2009 7:04:12 GMT
Yep, it did. And next we'll learn that the current headmaster (and thus Janet) is a direct descendant from said archer.  But seriously, damn! That's one hell of a shot there! Janet gets more awesome with every time we see her! ;D |
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Post by Snes on Sept 9, 2009 7:05:38 GMT
So, random theory, Janet's last name (as well as the Headmaster's) is Steadman? |
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Post by Azeltir on Sept 9, 2009 7:08:34 GMT
That is a cool sky, right there. Also, the arrow thing is really cool if a little unrealistic.
Ben
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Post by eightyfour on Sept 9, 2009 7:22:05 GMT
... a little unrealistic. Think about it: You're reading a comic about a girl who can see Psychopomps, with a games teacher who can jump half a mile high and a science teacher who is actually a magician. And you're calling something that's actually physically possible "a little unrealistic"? ;D Well, if you really wanna go that way, I'll direct you toward the author's comment here.  |
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Post by Casey on Sept 9, 2009 7:24:50 GMT
I'm going to put in my vote to also say that I think Kastia/eightyfour are exactly right. If Annie were standing out there, and not freaked out atm by Jack, I think we would get the following scene:
Annie: Janet, is your last name Steadman, by any chance?
Janet: Yes, how did you know that?
Annie: *says something to change the topic like she always does*
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Post by jon77 on Sept 9, 2009 7:28:53 GMT
That is a cool sky, right there. Also, the arrow thing is really cool if a little unrealistic. Ben But a little more realistic than the bare-hands-and-cheek-sword-grabbing-thing. |
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Post by jon77 on Sept 9, 2009 7:29:57 GMT
I like the way you can see the court buildings in the background of panel 6.
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Post by qmarx on Sept 9, 2009 7:34:01 GMT
Nice "fletchings match hair colors" thing there.
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Post by jimbobbowilly on Sept 9, 2009 7:58:27 GMT
Dammit, Janet.
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Post by guyy on Sept 9, 2009 9:10:39 GMT
Annie: Janet, is your last name Steadman, by any chance? If this comic is any indication, her last name is Hood. (You know...like...the guy named after a bird...who shoots arrows...yeah.) |
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Post by pepoluan on Sept 9, 2009 10:22:00 GMT
Nice "fletchings match hair colors" thing there. I was just about to post the same thought... you beat me to it  If this comic is any indication, her last name is Hood. (You know...like...the guy named after a bird...who shoots arrows...yeah.) I know not of any bird capable of shooting arrows... j/k ;D |
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Post by bisected8 on Sept 9, 2009 10:28:27 GMT
I just consulted my brother (who is indeed an archery nerd, luckily he isn't raging). It turns out that while shooting an area the size of an arrow's shaft is possible (a "robin hood", that is to say shooting one arrow in the back so it splits is possible), however since most modern arrows are made from plastics, carbon fibre and the like they should be too strong for another arrow to destroy. Also, the kind of arrows used for target shooting shouldn't be sharp enough to pierce another arrow like that anyway. I guess the last two can be dismissed as how the court does it (i.e. using old fashioned wooden arrows with sharp tips).
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Post by cleargreenfire on Sept 9, 2009 10:46:51 GMT
I'm going to put in my vote to also say that I think Kastia/eightyfour are exactly right. If Annie were standing out there, and not freaked out atm by Jack, I think we would get the following scene: Annie: Janet, is your last name Steadman, by any chance? Janet: Yes, how did you know that? Annie: *says something to change the topic like she always does* Agreed, it's too bad we cant see any other names on this: www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=309 |
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Post by idonotlikepeas on Sept 9, 2009 12:10:00 GMT
Bwahahahahaha. I wonder if Annie actually told Kat /why/ she should stay away from Jack, offscreen? |
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Post by the bandit on Sept 9, 2009 14:31:44 GMT
So, random theory, Janet's last name (as well as the Headmaster's) is Steadman? ...would that make Willie's last name Gunner? ;D |
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Post by Yin on Sept 9, 2009 14:33:40 GMT
Winsbury...
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Post by the bandit on Sept 9, 2009 14:52:42 GMT
Joke! Joke! Nevermind, I knew it wouldn't fly but posted it anyway... I'm odd.
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Post by starburst98 on Sept 9, 2009 15:29:55 GMT
i think they did it on purpose. they had a tie and this shot would have made one win, and what couple that is that hopelessly in love would actually want to win a contest against each other.
cause now the judge is like, "oh, um, i guess it's a tie..."
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Post by Casey on Sept 9, 2009 16:02:04 GMT
On the contrary, I think for THIS couple, it's par for the course that Janet would try to outdo him to such an extreme that she's basically saying "I'm SO much better than you, I can take your arrow down in mid-flight" like anyone could argue who won the contest after that! Even though technically they both missed.
If they were just looking to scrub the match so that they could tie, they would have both shot at the tree. But no way on this earth Janet would ever throw a competition!
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Post by Azeltir on Sept 9, 2009 16:16:34 GMT
Oh, come on. I say unrealistic and everyone gets defensive. Although, the counterexamples you brought up are all definitely etheric, and Janet's shot at least appears to be pure skill.
Anyway. I wasn't poking holes, just poking fun. And I really do like that sky in panel 3. Also: nice bracer!
Ben
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Post by Ulysses on Sept 9, 2009 16:22:10 GMT
Yup, this way they tie but Janet still gets to brag. Clever girl.
Whether she's descended from Steadman or not, both of them are crazy good at archery for 12 year olds. Where did they learn?! I wish I was that good at archery, and I was in the archery soc at uni. Perhaps they've been practicising on Wii Resort...
Also, I'm guessing those arrows are made of wood - carbon fibre ones wouldn't split like that. I was about to comment that barely anywhere uses wooden arrows these days, but then I remembered that this is GKC and any normal arguements go out the window. Maybe someone designed carbon fibre arrows that could split, but goodness knows why.
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Post by Casey on Sept 9, 2009 17:08:32 GMT
Someone said jokingly that maybe Willie's last name is Gunner... and that was laughed about... but let's not overlook a couple of things:
1) There is no "Gunner". Red was just talking nonsense. There's no deep meaning to be drawn from "Gunner's Crag". Red doesn't know something that the rest of us don't. Tom has said in his "Questions to Tom" answers that the name "Gunnerkrigg Court" was (I'm paraphrasing) something he threw together to sound as unusual as possible. I'll dig up the quote if I have to.
2) There IS, however, "the Artilleryman", who was best friends with the Archer, according to Jones. That, at least, sets up the possibility that their descendants are Willie and Janet (explaining their marksmanship), and the families are still close, culminating in the two of them getting married like they're totally gonna.
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Post by Aris Katsaris on Sept 9, 2009 17:40:28 GMT
That Tom may have originally just made up the name because it sounded cool (the external-to-the-story reason) doesn't *necessarily* mean that the name doesn't have an explanation within-the-story as well. Tolkien didn't know what the word "hobbit" meant originally either -- he only later decided it derived from "hol-bytla" (hole-builder).
As such, I would be surprised if Tom introduced an "artilleryman" as one of the founders of the court without wanting to connect this eventually to the word "gunner".
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Post by Casey on Sept 9, 2009 19:08:40 GMT
That's certainly possible, as my understanding is based purely on Tom's comment. And I don't remember anymore whether that comment was before or after Ch 8. And even if it was after, you're right that he could still have decided at a later point to actually incorporate it in some way. If I had to make an educated guess though, I'd say no, because I think Tom would have had something like that planned out from the beginning and wouldn't change something as fundamental as "why the place is called what it's called" halfway through the story. But I could certainly be mistaken.
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Post by xanbcoo on Sept 9, 2009 19:14:06 GMT
Guess this means Janet is the man in the relationship...
Edit: I also loved the sky in panel 3. I spent like 30 seconds staring at it before moving on.
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Post by Mishmash on Sept 9, 2009 19:20:39 GMT
Nice "fletchings match hair colors" thing there. I did not notice that until you pointed it out but dang, that is such a nice touch. As for Annie asking Janet's last name, I find that unlikely as her father is the headmaster of the school and as teachers are generally addressed as "Mr - ", Annie would know his name. If we do find out her name is significant, I expect it will be in a more subtle way. Janet is so cool. |
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Post by Casey on Sept 9, 2009 19:21:03 GMT
I only just now noticed the motion lines above Janet in the next to last panel. Not only did she shoot his arrow out of the air, she did it with a last-second target change...
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