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Post by nikita on Feb 28, 2011 22:20:01 GMT
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mariposa
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Hi, I'm Elise!
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Post by mariposa on Feb 28, 2011 22:20:02 GMT
I think the banner design on her skirt indicates the Anwyn, and Rey recognized it.
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Post by Eversist on Feb 28, 2011 22:35:00 GMT
I think the banner design on her skirt indicates the Anwyn, and Rey recognized it. Yes, that appears to be exactly what happened. -- I'm more inclined to think it's a family name, rather than an entire people.
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spheney
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Some say he stole Renard's body and lost it to coyote in a poker game, we know he's called the stig
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Post by spheney on Feb 28, 2011 22:44:19 GMT
Oh cool, so, by extension dosen't that mean that those banners from right before the previous chapter break are familial markings? I imagine that where she was going was some grand hall sort of place and all those banners were "coat of arms" marking the families who resided in the forest. Or prehaps they just made a family name banner so she could be safe while she was there...
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Post by Ulysses on Feb 28, 2011 23:00:48 GMT
Oddly I think she'll be more annoyed at finding out Annie copied her homework. If Annie chooses to tell her she was doing so in the first place. Reynardine put the book back after Annie left, most likely before Kat came back to her room. So how would she know? I doubt Rey told her. I mean if she finds out. Should have been more specific.
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Post by fish on Feb 28, 2011 23:07:54 GMT
Oh, the speech bubbles really are handdrawn, looks really nice!
But anyways: I wonder what Annie has in that bag, some interesting forest-stuff? Maybe a present for Kat?
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Post by Tobu Ishi on Mar 1, 2011 1:52:30 GMT
A birth in Annie's host family, huh? That must have been an interesting experience for her, considering what she now knows about her own reproductive abilities.
I wonder if we'll hear more about that later.
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Post by todd on Mar 1, 2011 2:30:18 GMT
The name "Kepri" sounds more Egyptian than Welsh, in contrast to "Anwyn". On the other hand, when Gillitie Wood has figures from Native American mythology and medieval European beast-fable living together, this kind of blend is probably inevitable.
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Post by smjjames on Mar 1, 2011 5:12:31 GMT
It's 'Khepi', but I agree, it sounds more Egyptian than Welsh or otherwise. Given the fact that there's gods/mythological creatures from places other than the british isles, I wouldn't be too surprised that there are etheric creatures with foriegn 'nationalities*'. *It wouldn't be nationalities in the sense of belonging to a state, but in the sense of belonging to a culture or region. As for the Anwyn, maybe it's more of a clan name than just a family name, and Renard knows them well. Also, anybody think it would be a bit wierd for Coyote's binding to be blocked by physical objects? She had to undo her arm wrapping before it could detach and dissolve. Oh cool, so, by extension dosen't that mean that those banners from right before the previous chapter break are familial markings? I imagine that where she was going was some grand hall sort of place and all those banners were "coat of arms" marking the families who resided in the forest. Or prehaps they just made a family name banner so she could be safe while she was there... I took another look and I would say that maybe you're right, while we don't really see the three color combo of the feathers she has, except maybe once or twice where we don't see two of the colors in one panel, they definetly appear in a pattern of threes. So I would say that the pennants are definetly family or clan banners.
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Post by mudmaniac on Mar 1, 2011 8:01:18 GMT
This page needs more hugs.
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Post by blinkerstoned on Mar 1, 2011 12:47:52 GMT
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Post by Georgie L on Mar 1, 2011 14:47:16 GMT
Wouldn't that be something? A high school that actually tailors its curriculum to the interests and abilities of its students. I wouldn't worry too much about it. When I was Annie's age, they didn't let me pick any of my classes. I don't know if school in Britain is different; I'm all too aware of the deficiencies of the American public school system. Well not sure if this same in all British schools or if mine was a special case (it did have illusions of grandeur for a public school that was only 80 years old.) We had a system where we were all taught all the subjects available (apart from the specialist ones like media and childcare) at a beginners level and then we we hit year 10 (high school last from year 7 to year 11 in most British high schools.) we had to choose 2 choices and a specialist subject (IT, Media, Electronics and childcare were my schools specialities) and from then until year 11 we were only taught those subjects as well as the core 3 (Emglish, Science and Maths) all at a higher level than previous. Also, something tells me that Annie is probably not destined for a traditional university, so as long as she manages not to get thrown out of the Court, I doubt her grades matter much. Yeah I believe so good sir.
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Post by bigtext on Mar 1, 2011 15:14:29 GMT
Can anyone imagine how much more emotional weight this page would have if we had a chapter or two of Annie's stay in the forest?
I certainly can!
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 1, 2011 15:25:03 GMT
Can anyone imagine how much more emotional weight this page would have if we had a chapter or two of Annie's stay in the forest? I certainly can! Imagine it somewhere else.
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Post by paxjax123 on Mar 1, 2011 16:04:01 GMT
It would appear Tom is getting tired of the complaints.
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Post by Xan on Mar 1, 2011 18:38:14 GMT
Congratulations on not spoiling it by telling everyone what happens. Aw, Tom, I'm sorry. It was as minor a spoiler as I could manage - I even added the "certificate" to show it's not just blind guessing, because what I said is the best guess anyway as I see it. Besides, that's hardly everything that happens..
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Post by Eversist on Mar 1, 2011 18:51:23 GMT
It would appear Tom is getting tired of the complaints. I don't blame the guy. It's one thing to give constructive criticism, it's another completely to just complain and make negative comments.
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Post by starcadet on Mar 1, 2011 18:59:46 GMT
It would appear Tom is getting tired of the complaints. I don't blame the guy. It's one thing to give constructive criticism, it's another completely to just complain and make negative comments. Especially when he has never given us a chapter about summers. It was kinda of obvious we weren't going to get chapters about her stay in the forest. I like how it's coming along so far! I'd rather get back to how she's going to deal with Rey and Kat with how she left them. If we had a chapter or two of the forest scenes, I think I would get antsy because I want to know how she is going to rectify what she said, did, etc. So, Tom, I think you're doing a great job.
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Post by goldenknots on Mar 1, 2011 19:14:20 GMT
I'd like to chime in on Tom's side, here. Whining about what he doesn't do is pointless, at best, and actually kind of insulting. He's written a fine story, which we're privileged to read. It's not as if you're spending money on it; what could be more petty than bitching about free stuff? Relax, enjoy the ride, speculate on what might be going on behind the scenes, and let the master reveal his work at the pace that works for him.
Oh, and buy some of his stuff, if you can. His generosity deserves a response.
Loren
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Post by noblemanofreason on Mar 1, 2011 20:14:34 GMT
I would say more on this, but it would probably be counter-productive. So I'll just say what goldenknots and starcadet said, and congratulate Tom for making this brilliant web comic. Right now, this is one of the few pieces of entertainment that I allow myself to have amidst all the piling university work I have got to do.
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Post by Dvandaemon on Mar 1, 2011 23:40:02 GMT
Not yet. Considering what we have learned here, I imagine Kat will be hurt by what she did, but will be understanding. However, considering she has spent some time in the forest, she will be treated with suspicion from the others (James, maybe the Donlans, possibly Andrew and Parley, and definitely the other students if they find out). That reminds me, what about Kat? She just drops everything and leaves her friend(s?) at the court to live a new life in the trees? If I were her I'd be seriously hurt and wouldn't be surprised it there was any adversity when they meet. She doesn't like the feeling of losing someone
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Post by Dvandaemon on Mar 2, 2011 0:04:05 GMT
I'd like to chime in on Tom's side, here. Whining about what he doesn't do is pointless, at best, and actually kind of insulting. He's written a fine story, which we're privileged to read. It's not as if you're spending money on it; what could be more petty than bitching about free stuff? Relax, enjoy the ride, speculate on what might be going on behind the scenes, and let the master reveal his work at the pace that works for him. Oh, and buy some of his stuff, if you can. His generosity deserves a response. Loren Comic Book Guy: I just think he owes me a little Bart: Owes you? He gives you free entertainment three times a week. You owe him
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Post by stitches on Mar 2, 2011 5:46:54 GMT
I've been reading this forum for a while, it's nice to see interesting discussions but I'm disappointed by the lack of maturity of some of the things I see. I didn't like the poster who commented about the proported page slip for Wednesday, that was disrespectful and downright rude. Personally I would block the IP on Friday's update if I were in Tom's place on that.
This comic has become the highlight of my Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays - And I've never gotten into comics before. I thoroughly enjoy the Reynardine/Ysengrin/Coyote plotline, and watching the relationship develop between Antimony and Reynardine is fantastic. I hope the two do right by eachother.
Not seeing what happened in the forest doesn't doesn't bother me, and the reunion turning out the way it did more than makes up for that 10-fold. I'm surprised that noone has pointed out that this is the first we've seen of genuine affection between the two of them. Also, I'm wondering if the reason Antimony is so tired is that I doubt she just waltzed back in to Reynardine - I expect she got put through the wringer when she came back... "debriefed", so to say. Time will tell.
Hmm.. Things I hope to see.. I'd enjoy some background on Ysengrin, hope that he eventually "comes out of the tree", and would like to see Reynardine get his body back somehow. But it's Tom's story, and we're along for the ride.
So in closing, I'll say that I'll show my appreciation for Tom's work by.. Throwing money at him! Everyone wants something for free, but if you don't support something you care about, it may disappear (like so many other things I've seen out there). I would hate to see that happen here..
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Post by smjjames on Mar 2, 2011 6:55:24 GMT
Yea, not seeing what happened in the forest isn't a big deal for me and I'm not complaining about it, hopefully we'll get flashbacks of what happened or descriptions of stuff.
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Post by jayne on Mar 2, 2011 11:59:02 GMT
Maybe the Anwyn are a tribe or clan of forest elves. Possibly the same people (maybe not the same tribe/clan) as the green guy from Jeannes time. Yes, I was thinking "The Anwyn" meant the tribe of people who lived in the village we didn't see. I'm sure there will be flashbacks with more details.
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Post by Per on Mar 2, 2011 17:08:07 GMT
Can anyone imagine how much more emotional weight this page would have if we had a chapter or two of Annie's stay in the forest? Any throwaway line can be given more emotional weight by shifting the focus of the comic. It doesn't mean it's a good idea to do so. I had the thought that Coyote might tell Annie that she could remove the band using the tooth (use one body part to deal with another). Guess not though.
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Post by fuzzyone on Mar 2, 2011 18:39:26 GMT
That wouldn't strike me as a terribly practical course of action.
Use the Blade of a divine being that he cautioned you could slice the very earth (Which a shovel can do, but I'm imagining a bigger scale from a Godblade) to remove the binding on your wrist that will snip off your hand if you use said godblade... I'm thinking that may be like attempting to perform surgery with a chainsaw.
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Post by warrl on Mar 2, 2011 19:56:09 GMT
Use the Blade of a divine being that he cautioned you could slice the very earth (Which a shovel can do, but I'm imagining a bigger scale from a Godblade) to remove the binding on your wrist that will snip off your hand if you use said godblade... There was no threat regarding her using said blade. The threat was regarding her telling anyone in the forest about it. She is no longer in the forest. And considering that she didn't have the blade with her in the forest, setting up the binding to dissipate as soon as she touches it with the blade would mean she could get rid of it at will - at the appropriate time. Although I would tweak Coyote on one thing: he should know that a creature as large as Annie is never unobserved in a forest. He gave her that blade in the forest. Therefore some creature watching. Probably a bird or squirrel, and both sorts of creatures are notorious gossips.
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Post by rylfrazier on Mar 2, 2011 20:04:14 GMT
Tom is awesome and this forum should only exist to make him happy.
How much money do we pay this guy for producing an outstanding webcomic 3 days a week? I'm going to guess that for most of us, the answer is "nothing."
We can at least do him the courtesy of making his forum which he pays for a welcoming and friendly place to be rather than constantly whining and moaning. We're lucky to be dealing with a talented, creative guy who is willing to interact with his fans. Lets not ruin it with complaints.
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