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Post by Ashley Y on Oct 5, 2012 15:53:18 GMT
"I wish my mom could have been in the picture, though." "Eh, you know Surma can't stand your mom." Surma rejected him because he's too much of a mother's boy.
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Post by OrzBrain on Oct 5, 2012 16:53:59 GMT
I fail to see why everyone is getting so bothered that she started out as a maternal figure and then became a romantic figure. Incest is an age old human tradition, passed down from mother to son and brother to sister for generations. I recall reading that Jung said it was fairly common for sons to have relations with their mothers in Switzerland in his time. Nothing wrong with it except for the birth defects, and that's not a problem in this case.
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Post by krael on Oct 5, 2012 16:55:17 GMT
It certainly means something that jones' story is told via James' live, but I think that her life or role in the comic is not about him. fortunately this will probably be show in the next page . The sequence is really brilliant, I get to be happy with relevant new info everytime.
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Post by aaroncampbell on Oct 5, 2012 16:56:38 GMT
I'm intrigued by this room. It's set up sort of like an office, but it's got carpeted floors (fair enough for the era) and what appears to be a large window into the hallway, although that may be a glass-enclosed display case. Whose room is this? It's homey.
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Post by secondofnone on Oct 5, 2012 17:18:59 GMT
I'm intrigued by this room. It's set up sort of like an office, but it's got carpeted floors (fair enough for the era) and what appears to be a large window into the hallway, although that may be a glass-enclosed display case. Whose room is this? It's homey. It strikes me as a library.
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Post by GK Sierra on Oct 5, 2012 18:12:23 GMT
Brings back some memories. Kids these days are lucky, the previous generation went out into the wild as far as hair was concerned, and we learned some valuable things about how NOT to style it. Oh, merci beaucoup! I've been looking high and low for this one. A true classic.
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Post by seaofalchemy on Oct 5, 2012 18:30:55 GMT
Oh my goodness. She's got to be an android. Or some immortal being. Or a vampire.
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Post by wombat on Oct 5, 2012 19:04:50 GMT
I thought the general conscientious was that Jones at least did not age normal and was much older than she appears/was an adult at the time of "Ties"? Was that really just me misreading the forum? There seems to be so much surprise now.
I guess that might be due to the last couple pages having a possibly romantic feeling about them that made people feel like there wasn't a large age difference when James was young?
(Also, I'm not as creeped out as some people seem to be about their current relationship being romantic, but I do really like the maternal theory.)
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Post by quoodle on Oct 5, 2012 19:06:13 GMT
... Nothing wrong with it... Ewwww. Moving on... Now, we've been lead down some paths, let's re-examine: 1) Romance? Maybe not. If it's familial closeness (mother/son or even brother/sister that could fit in easily with what we've seen. 2) Mother? Maternal figure for sure (but an older sister or aunt could fit the same bill). Jones straightens his tie, armor, comments on his haircut, sees him off on a trip. 3) Blood relation? No evidence. In fact, the age thing and name thing could point otherwise. Note that many families have "aunts" or "uncles" who are not blood relations. 4) Immortal? Forever is a long time - perhaps all that is evident if she ages slowly or differently. Maybe she's changing dress/hairstyle to fit in with an aging appearance, even if she is not aging at that same rate. One other observation: In www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=540 Surma can't stand her. I imagine if you're someone who's life will burn out like a candle when your child grows - that it could be unfortable being around someone who lives a long time without any apparent consequences.
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Post by warrl on Oct 5, 2012 19:21:21 GMT
"You archive-binged on Magick Chicks too much, right? " I what on what? The start of Magick Chicks is here. If you start there and don't stop until you come up for air, that's an archive-binge.
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Post by Eversist on Oct 5, 2012 19:24:53 GMT
So do most of the adults in the Court that interact with Jones know what she is? Because if she doesn't age/ages very slowly, I don't see how the gossip couldn't have gotten around.
Also, thank you everyone who pointed out the flashback/picture page as evidence as to why Jones is not James' mother (also, ick). It's an interesting theory, but doesn't really quite fit. Never mind Wednesday's page. :I
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Post by warrl on Oct 5, 2012 19:33:19 GMT
I thought the general conscientious was that Jones at least did not age normal and was much older than she appears/was an adult at the time of "Ties"? Was that really just me misreading the forum? There seems to be so much surprise now. Some people missed a comment from Tom, quite some time ago, that Jones was NOT a student at Gunnerkrigg. Unfortunately I am not finding the thread I think it was in.
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Post by phyzome on Oct 5, 2012 19:35:00 GMT
I can't stop seeing the animation error where the mallet jumps in front of the trophy. ---- Also, y'all's some real prudes.
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Post by Thoth on Oct 5, 2012 19:37:12 GMT
"You archive-binged on Magick Chicks too much, right? " I what on what? The start of Magick Chicks is here. If you start there and don't stop until you come up for air, that's an archive-binge. Oh, I archive-binged on Gunnerkrigg Court the first time I saw it, last week. Twice.
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Post by Thoth on Oct 5, 2012 19:49:42 GMT
I thought the general conscientious was that Jones at least did not age normal and was much older than she appears/was an adult at the time of "Ties"? Was that really just me misreading the forum? There seems to be so much surprise now. Some people missed a comment from Tom, quite some time ago, that Jones was NOT a student at Gunnerkrigg. Unfortunately I am not finding the thread I think it was in. After ten minutes of intensive Googling: gunnerkrigg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=361&page=2#11418Thanks for taking my brilliantly wacky theory and smashing it.
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Post by Necropaxx on Oct 5, 2012 20:18:24 GMT
OK, the maternal figure idea actually makes a lot of sense to me. Moreso than the romantic angle, anyway. Interested to see where this goes.
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Post by guyy on Oct 5, 2012 20:22:31 GMT
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Post by Thoth on Oct 5, 2012 20:30:57 GMT
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Post by grahamf on Oct 5, 2012 20:38:40 GMT
Oh, I don't know. If Jones looks, say, twenty-five, and James first met her when he was half her apparent age, that would only make her twelve or thirteen years his senior. Not totally out of bounds. So maybe he had a crush on his teacher, then she went away for several years. When they got together again, he was an adult, and she was willing to see him in a romantic light. I doubt that's what happened, but it's possible. She may have been born/created at her current apparent age. Anyway, I can't see Jones being his mother. They would appear to have a relationship, and he doesn't call her "mum" I'm going with immortal/long lived being Jones may be his adoptive mother, or maybe her no-nonsense attitude makes her prefer to be called Jones instead of mum. I'm still sticking to my belief that she is an android (which in this case is distinguished from robots)
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Post by qiam on Oct 5, 2012 20:46:54 GMT
- known to Coyote as the "Wandering Eye", apparently takes new names - neutral party with her own agenda - lack of facial expression (though not emotion) - incredibly dense and/or hard, like a stone - expert in unarmed combat - does not visibly age or ages very slowly - is not a robot
Speculation: maybe she's a golem?
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Post by Thoth on Oct 5, 2012 20:48:42 GMT
Jones is the queen of the TicTocs, of course.
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Post by nero on Oct 5, 2012 21:06:17 GMT
So it seems that Jones was sort of a counselor to James and this could be her office or something. How Jones changed from a counselor to a best friend to James is still a mystery. My guess is that then next pages will show Jones meeting James for the first time in that room. Or maybe Jones staring out some window and seeing James down below coming to the Court for the first time. Assuming that James wasn't born in the Court.
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Post by wheat on Oct 5, 2012 22:23:31 GMT
edit: just for clarity's sake: talking about the scene from this (click on the 'o' in It's Over) What the... what the fuck is this I mean, I like it, but what in nine circles of hell is it? In the decade of the 00s there was a thing called Homestarrunner.com It was a silly farcical webtoon about an aloof armless athelete with a lisp, a self-serving lucha libre heel who has a fixation on 80s technology and other such nonsense characters. The website became popular when the makers of it started up a regular segment where the lucha libre guy, Strong Bad, would rudely answer e-mails from fans. The answers would often veer into topically satirical or dadaist territory, and did a lot to build up a sizeable in-universe of jokes. One such e-mail was where someone asked him to make a comic of her four friends. He proceed to draw a comic where four teen girls would have bad things happen to them and call it Teen Girl Squad. People liked it, so more than a dozen more of those were made.
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Post by TBeholder on Oct 5, 2012 22:44:26 GMT
The start of Magick Chicks is here. Here (jumping script is a bit broken). Though since it's a spin-off off Eerie Cuties, ultimately here. I'm gonna go with the vague guess that she's some kind of golem. We saw GkC golems, and she's quite different. And mentally different, too. Though since "golem" differs from, e.g. "possessed statue"... Also, there was a whole thread on Jones.
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Post by osos on Oct 5, 2012 22:59:51 GMT
I also think it would be kind of weird if Eggers wanted his mom/aunt/maternal figure in his school friends' photo, but Jones didn't join in because Surma "can't stand her."
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Post by junebug on Oct 5, 2012 23:17:55 GMT
So, Jones is a golem, isn't she? Called it! Let it be known! Also: Tom is awesome. Let that be known, too.
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Post by aeturnum on Oct 6, 2012 0:24:58 GMT
I think the theory that Jones is James' mother is really compelling.
The fact that he calls her, "Jones," doesn't surprise me. I call my parents by their first names, and my parents aren't even immortal golem / elemental / gods. Also, if your mom was Jones, you might avoid discussing your parents with your friends in grade school.
I don't think Jones has to be the physical mother of James, just the maternal figure in his life. He may be the reason she came to the court.
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Post by Weeaboo on Oct 6, 2012 0:48:56 GMT
She may also be the reason, he came to the court.
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Post by Mitth'raw'nuruodo on Oct 6, 2012 1:47:23 GMT
I think the theory that Jones is James' mother is really compelling. The fact that he calls her, "Jones," doesn't surprise me. I call my parents by their first names, and my parents aren't even immortal golem / elemental / gods. Also, if your mom was Jones, you might avoid discussing your parents with your friends in grade school. I don't think Jones has to be the physical mother of James, just the maternal figure in his life. He may be the reason she came to the court. The theory that Jones is James is mother is at best, based on no evidence but simply anecdotal evidence and presumptive anecdotal evidence, and at worst is simply inane guessing. We have no evidence whatsoever of this theory, other than the fact that Sir Eglamore is not disturbed over Jones's presence, but why then, would a mother of a student be escorting another student to introduce to her son? We have no reasonings behind this theory. It has quickly left the realm of guessing and moved into the territory of tin-foil hats.
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Oct 6, 2012 2:31:31 GMT
Jones is James's imaginary friend. Somehow. I don't remember seeing her at any of the conferences or motivational retreats. And her outfits are a bit conservative to be a young lad's wish-fulfillment, possibly. ;D The start of Magick Chicks is here. Here (jumping script is a bit broken). Though since it's a spin-off off Eerie Cuties, ultimately here. Since other people brought it up, what does everyone think of LaGrace's work (early, now, or both)?
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