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Post by Morpheus on Feb 25, 2013 9:36:29 GMT
This is the second time she's abandoned Kat without thinking. Dunno if I'd count that as her growing up. Yes! But at least this time, she's around other people before she makes her decision and after. She's still gotta go back to her room at some point or talk to the adults, two of them being Kat's parents. I'm at least hoping that she's going to discuss this with Kat, maybe even invite her to the forest if she's going there. Annie has been around Kat's cool robotic experiments and all that great stuff, I think it's high time Kat should experience the forest. Lots of birds in the forest, Kat~ Also, in regards to this discussion, I'm fairly certain being the forest medium doesn't require her to live in the forest. She'll still live in the court by my guess, but if means that she can still go there whenever she wants, and likely that she has greater privileges in the forest too.
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Post by GK Sierra on Feb 25, 2013 9:46:39 GMT
Definitely heavy on symbolism. Funny how many of Tom's metaphors are women's beauty accessories. The hairband of +1 straightness, the purple eye-shadow, and now the hair clip... Makes you wonder. Well, it is a comic about teenage girls... That it is.
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Post by Thoth on Feb 25, 2013 10:00:10 GMT
Also: Annie! Your hair! It goes up!
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Post by King Mir on Feb 25, 2013 10:10:18 GMT
Aww, beaten by a hair. Pun intended?
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Post by pasko on Feb 25, 2013 10:24:57 GMT
Poor dumb girl. She fell straight into the game.
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Post by todd on Feb 25, 2013 11:42:10 GMT
I think that Annie will still live in the Court, since it would make things too difficult for Tom if she lived in the forest now, with most of the rest of the cast living in the Court and Annie only able to make contact with them on occasional diplomatic visits.
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Post by Lightice on Feb 25, 2013 12:20:38 GMT
Definitely heavy on symbolism. Funny how many of Tom's metaphors are women's beauty accessories. The hairband of +1 straightness, the purple eye-shadow, and now the hair clip... Makes you wonder. Well, it is a comic about teenage girls... That, and hair tends to be the most recognisable feature of comic book characters outside the superhero genre, so anything that influences its shape also influences how the readers perceive the character. While Tom's characters all have their distinctive facial features, as well, it's the hair that we always see the first. And unlike some other artists, Tom isn't complacent in just having recognisable hairstyles for his characters, but also changes them constantly based on their mood and situation. It'd be pretty hard to avoid hair accessories under the circumstances. Again, the last panel brings a whole bunch of thoughts and questions to my mind. First of all is, ofcourse, that I'd pay money to see that scene fully animated and voice-acted. The subtle fire-effect with Annie's hair is truly a sight to behold. But that aside, it's interesting; until now tied hair has signified Annie's Forest-identity, but now she lets it loose while embracing the Forest's offer. It's a curious shift, though I guess that it would have been kind of difficult to have her tie up her hair with equally dramatic results. This is still a kind of hasty decision on Annie's part, though. She just set herself up as a pawn in Coyote's and the Headmaster's little powerplay, just to keep her Forest-visiting privileges. I fear it's going to have unforeseen consequences, especially since the game keeps going and she is in the middle of it like no person has been before. Working for Coyote hasn't worked well for most people; just look at Ysengrin and the Glass-Eyed Men. A Medium can't do all that much good if neither side is actually interested in cooperation or mutual benefit. It's not a very good sign when Annie fails to even take time to weight the good and the bad experiences she's had in the Forest before making her choice.
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Post by cu on Feb 25, 2013 12:24:29 GMT
Another option to consider is that GC is over. If you read the first page and consider Annie has got a job now, can buy her own clothes and therefore must not attend school anymore... then that's all, folks. So long, and thanks for all the fish. Nice panel to close out the series, reminds me of "Gone With The Wind". Stay tuned for the sequels: "Mort's fun time!", "Johnatan's out of them effs" and "Woody buddy, a smitcom."
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Post by quoodle on Feb 25, 2013 12:45:22 GMT
Quite dramatic, no? I wonder of many of the people there have seen her fire before? (or is this more for our benefit than the scene?).
She's matured enough to control her fire too - from nothing on her head to flames at the end of her hair - impressive!
There's that hairband - a metaphor for keeping her fire-nature under wraps or hidden? (it's come up before - it's more than just teenage jewelry). Or was it just for dramatic effect - I'm not sure Annie's ever decided to be dramatic before.
Meta observation: It looks like Tom has most of you commenters flummoxed. Not sure what'll happen next? Well, this is a major event, after all. Storyteller, turn the page =o
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Post by rainofsteel on Feb 25, 2013 12:45:25 GMT
Three of the most significant words so far in the series. It almost makes me think that the story has just begun here, and all before was merely prologue. I certainly hope so! May Gunnerkrigg Court live a long and happy life. This is the second time she's abandoned Kat without thinking. Dunno if I'd count that as her growing up. Unless the title is about to change to Gillitie Wood, somehow I think Annie is staying in school. She'll be medium for the forest on site. And even if she does move to the forest, that is not abandoning Kat.
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Post by 0o0f on Feb 25, 2013 12:47:16 GMT
Nice panel to close out the series, reminds me of "Gone With The Wind". Well, the chapter isn't over yet, so I doubt the comic is.
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Post by funkmasterjo on Feb 25, 2013 12:53:30 GMT
So... is what she's trying to say... that she's going to do it?
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Post by Morpheus on Feb 25, 2013 12:57:33 GMT
Another option to consider is that GC is over. If you read the first page and consider Annie has got a job now, can buy her own clothes and therefore must not attend school anymore... then that's all, folks. So long, and thanks for all the fish. Nice panel to close out the series, reminds me of "Gone With The Wind". Stay tuned for the sequels: "Mort's fun time!", "Johnatan's out of them effs" and "Woody buddy, a smitcom." ...What. No, the comic isn't over, that's just downright silly to suggest here.
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Post by pasko on Feb 25, 2013 13:06:09 GMT
Another option to consider is that GC is over. If you read the first page and consider Annie has got a job now, can buy her own clothes and therefore must not attend school anymore... then that's all, folks. So long, and thanks for all the fish. Nice panel to close out the series, reminds me of "Gone With The Wind". Stay tuned for the sequels: "Mort's fun time!", "Johnatan's out of them effs" and "Woody buddy, a smitcom." ...What. No, the comic isn't over, that's just downright silly to suggest here. Eh, I think that "being silly" was the whole point of that post
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Post by Alexandragon on Feb 25, 2013 13:11:15 GMT
Epic chapter! So now they will consider what to do with Renard. Hopefully. Uh-oh. When Antimony Carver lets her hair down, people get HURT. ;D ;D ;D Poor dumb girl. She fell straight into the game. I think she wants that)
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Post by alexh on Feb 25, 2013 13:57:00 GMT
And even if she does move to the forest, that is not abandoning Kat. It's not so much that (unless she moves out without talking to Kat (again)(although now they won't be roommates, probably)) as it is her blinker stone suddenly disappearing from Kat and probably making her worry (again).
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Post by Nnelg on Feb 25, 2013 14:08:48 GMT
Aww, beaten by a hair. What? Oh, Lord no! She has a whole bunch more growing up to do. Agreed. Although, at least in this case she made sure a few people whom she cared about were behind her. (Which is to say, mainly Renardine. Oh well, at least it's progress.) This is the second time she's abandoned Kat without thinking. I know. Hopefully Kat won't have a problem with this though, so long as Annie doesn't have to move to the Forest... Coyote called Surma by her name; she was probably never Fire Head Girl. I'll assume you're referring to this moment. Well, at that time Coyote was acting uncharacteristically serious, what with the the lack of grin at all. (Not to mention he was asking about Surma being dead.) Besides, at that point Tom was introducing him as a new character, and introducing a nickname at the same time would have been confusing. Subsequent exposure of Coyote's personality indicates that it is highly unlikely that he did not usually refer to Surma by some sort of 'pet name', just like he has for Antimony, Parley, and Andrew... ...What. No, the comic isn't over, that's just downright silly to suggest here. Eh, I think that "being silly" was the whole point of that post Given that a silly remark and a serious one look identical when rendered in plain text, then if so it could have been clarified better. Not sure what'll happen next? Well, this is a major event, after all. Storyteller, turn the page =o I have a feeling the next panel will be Kat moving into Annie's room, and the girls discussing their respective days.
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Post by TBeholder on Feb 25, 2013 14:15:55 GMT
So was her hair tied up to restrain her firey-ness or was the pulling down of the hair ties just for a more dramatic approach of accepting to be forest medium? She just dives head-first into these things, doesn't she? " Reminder: Antimony Carver ain't your scared little girl." It's weird she's still using her blinker stone after her encounter with the numbnu--fairies to project fire. Maybe she was only able to do anything without it because they helped her out. Boop? Ah, but consider this! Is Annie really taking the time to think this through in order to come to a mature, rational decision? No! How chewing on something would help with decision making? I don't know what you mean under "rational" at all, but whether you mean "mature" as in "responsible" or as in "self-reliant", being slow is rarely conducive to either. Or, to put it in other words, there's strong selection pressure against Buridan's traits. Also: Annie! Your hair! It goes up! ... again! ;D If you read the first page and consider Annie has got a job now, can buy her own clothes and therefore must not attend school anymore... then that's all, folks. So long, and thanks for all the fish. She can make her own clothes!
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Post by exuberancium on Feb 25, 2013 14:21:25 GMT
So... does Annie have a blinker hairclip? I'm confused by the 'blink' sound effect with no blinker stone in sight.
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Post by keeana on Feb 25, 2013 14:40:13 GMT
Blinker stone? she summoned it back for some reason - you can see it in the last panel.
What will Ysengrin do now that he's retired? All that I'm coming up with is glowering and fish buffet.
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Post by darlos9d on Feb 25, 2013 15:15:32 GMT
Blinker stone? she summoned it back for some reason - you can see it in the last panel. What will Ysengrin do now that he's retired? All that I'm coming up with is glowering and fish buffet. ... assist his replacement, as he said he would? Though this also entails "figuring out that Coyote messed with them both."
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Post by Eversist on Feb 25, 2013 15:18:03 GMT
Answers the long-standing question of whether her hair tie is pink or if she was wrapping her hair around her hair tie. Very important stuff.
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Post by atteSmythe on Feb 25, 2013 16:03:44 GMT
Nice panel to close out the series, reminds me of "Gone With The Wind". Well, the chapter isn't over yet, so I doubt the comic is. Obviously! You still need one more page for "And they all lived happily ever after"
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Post by iridescent on Feb 25, 2013 16:29:56 GMT
Who else is actually really disappointed that she said yes? As it's been pointed out, this it the third time she's made a decision that could end up hurting Kat, especially if she has to/gets to live in the forest. And she didn't even think it through. There was no discussion, no asking what the position meant and what she would have to do, where she would live, etc. She... isn't growing up.
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Post by cortin on Feb 25, 2013 17:13:43 GMT
HER HAIR!!!!!!
IT GOES UP!!!!
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Post by cu on Feb 25, 2013 17:41:12 GMT
Given that a silly remark and a serious one look identical when rendered in plain text, then if so it could have been clarified better. Silly or serious, who knows? Clarity is overrated, and whimsy and sometimes childish (silly?) is an important part of what makes this Court so Gunnerkrigg. Yet the reference to page 1 is maybe relevant to this page's discussion. Those are for Kat, not for herself, o wandering eyes! Fairy lore may be real finicky.
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Post by Eversist on Feb 25, 2013 17:49:12 GMT
Who else is actually really disappointed that she said yes? As it's been pointed out, this it the third time she's made a decision that could end up hurting Kat, especially if she has to/gets to live in the forest. And she didn't even think it through. There was no discussion, no asking what the position meant and what she would have to do, where she would live, etc. She... isn't growing up. I don't understand this reaction that some of you are having (no, you're not the only one, read the first page of this thread). I'm sorry, but it's her life. It was extremely rude and inconsiderate of her to have bailed on Kat for the trip since she had committed to going with the family for the summer, and the circumstances of her leaving (and Kat's mother thinking it was her fault) sucked the big wenie. But that was completely different. I mean, it's not like Kat and Annie are freakin' married. She can live her own life. Her going off on her own (if she does end up living in the forest, [and I am thinking she will not, considering Andrew's statement saying he would protect her (how would he do that if she lived there)]) and making her own life decisions is proof she's growing up. She wants to continue to be involved with the forest... well, this is a great chance to do so, especially considering what Headmaster Jonathon has decided. Yes, granted, the decision is rushed and with little forethought (and Coyote is certainly taking advantage of Annie's nature on this). Just my take.
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Post by madragoran on Feb 25, 2013 18:41:05 GMT
Who else is actually really disappointed that she said yes? As it's been pointed out, this it the third time she's made a decision that could end up hurting Kat, especially if she has to/gets to live in the forest. And she didn't even think it through. There was no discussion, no asking what the position meant and what she would have to do, where she would live, etc. She... isn't growing up. I don't understand this reaction that some of you are having (no, you're not the only one, read the first page of this thread). I'm sorry, but it's her life. It was extremely rude and inconsiderate of her to have bailed on Kat for the trip since she had committed to going with the family for the summer, and the circumstances of her leaving (and Kat's mother thinking it was her fault) sucked the big wenie. But that was completely different. I mean, it's not like Kat and Annie are freakin' married. She can live her own life. Her going off on her own (if she does end up living in the forest, [and I am thinking she will not, considering Andrew's statement saying he would protect her (how would he do that if she lived there)]) and making her own life decisions is proof she's growing up. She wants to continue to be involved with the forest... well, this is a great chance to do so, especially considering what Headmaster Jonathon has decided. Yes, granted, the decision is rushed and with little forethought (and Coyote is certainly taking advantage of Annie's nature on this). Just my take. My thoughts exactly. She has a life that is not necessarily going down the same roads as Kat's is. It's not as if she will disappear this very minute from the court and reappear in the forest. Friendship is not about being tied up to someone. It's about freely returning to that someone. [This hit a nerve as I do have a friend named Kat and I do plan going to live aboard in a year or two.]
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Post by TBeholder on Feb 25, 2013 18:49:04 GMT
I don't understand this reaction that some of you are having (no, you're not the only one, read the first page of this thread). [...] I mean, it's not like Kat and Annie are freakin' married. She can live her own life. ...hold that thought. All hands - battle stations! Man the torpedo tubes! Stealth ship in area! ;D
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Post by euendo on Feb 25, 2013 19:21:37 GMT
Why did she summon her blinker stone? Hm.
And thinking of this scene rendered into animation makes me squirm. The whole "dramatic hair flourish before I give my answer" thing would be way too cheesy.
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