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Post by Mezzaphor on Feb 26, 2013 16:44:49 GMT
Even though it was obvious where Tom was going with this, I can't help but feel Annie's waaay too eager and easy to be the forest medium considering she was almost killed by the bloody forest. She wasn't almost killed by the forest, she was almost killed by a crazed Ysengrin (although him being half-tree I can see how you can argue for it). But still, you can't forget the people in the forest that fostered Annie during her summer there. Ysengrin tried to kill Annie on two separate occasions, one of them during an official Court-Forest parley. And Ysengrin is (or at least was) an official representative of the Forest. There's also that glass-eyed man who pushed Annie off the bridge while he possessed Robot S13. Of course, look at her relationship with Renard. Annie forgiving people (perhaps too easily) for trying to kill her is a well-established character trait by this point.
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Post by TBeholder on Feb 26, 2013 18:04:46 GMT
To all the people wondering about Kat's etheric form... well I'm not convinced she even has one! So far, she hasn't accepted any explanation that is related to ether or magic. I think that in the ether, Kat is just a grey form of herself. She doesn't believe in it or care about it Neither are blinker stones, probably. Either way, we have seen Kat when Annie was "blinker-texting" to her at Suttons' place... but we haven't seen higher levels of perception. Annie forgiving people (perhaps too easily) for trying to kill her is a well-established character trait by this point. " Maybe I just bring that out in people. "
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Post by Nnelg on Feb 26, 2013 19:06:04 GMT
She wasn't almost killed by the forest, she was almost killed by a crazed Ysengrin (although him being half-tree I can see how you can argue for it). I don't know why, but for some reason I find that the funniest idea I've heard in days. ;D
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Post by exdevlin on Feb 26, 2013 19:14:20 GMT
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. I offer my services as a voice actor. This is definitely something I'd love to see animated. 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. I think that would depend on how it's executed. I can think of a few ways she could do it where it wouldn't be cheesetastic. Is it just me, or does anyone else think the drama level would be heightened by a few degrees if she had said "I accept"? Good catch on the blinker stone, I didn't catch it at all!
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Post by exuberancium on Feb 26, 2013 22:31:28 GMT
Theory: When Smitty uses a blinker stone, his eyebrows go off to infinity
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Post by King Mir on Feb 27, 2013 3:50:48 GMT
She summons her blinker stone to create the Fire Hair illusion. She's just adding a bit of flair to her proclamation. She's also adding a bit of flare to her proclamation.
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Post by King Mir on Feb 27, 2013 3:53:25 GMT
Theory: When Smitty uses a blinker stone, his eyebrows go off to infinity Parley should get him one. I want to see this.
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Post by Midnight Meadows on Feb 27, 2013 6:23:53 GMT
I feel my new avatar is exceptionally relevant to this page. That stupid headmaster will just have to deal with it, because Annie does what she bloody wants. Couldn't resist doing this: Also have here's a some fun conjecture since we're discussing symbolism: Annie is a personification of Tom's own creativity. Even though the readership generally doesn't know much about him, artists can rarely escape putting parts of themselves into their work.
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Post by TBeholder on Feb 27, 2013 6:53:25 GMT
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. I think that would depend on how it's executed. I can think of a few ways she could do it where it wouldn't be cheesetastic. Cheesetastic still can be good, though. Also... mad fairy uprising! Is it just me, or does anyone else think the drama level would be heightened by a few degrees if she had said "I accept"? An awful pun as a semiconductor joke? Ouch. Good catch on the blinker stone, I didn't catch it at all! I've heard they are hard to catch. And then to hold. Theory: When Smitty uses a blinker stone, his eyebrows go off to infinity Maybe not... but he will be attached to the stone with his eyebrows! Couldn't resist doing this: This meme meme is completely meme.
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Post by feraldog on Feb 27, 2013 7:11:42 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. Having watched really good comic adaptations, I pictured: Panel one being a tense moment, then a momentary pause while she starts to pull the band, at which point Coyote asks his question, then a quick close-up of the band being removed, and by the time she says "I'll do it" she's already removed it. It sounds much less CMoA written down than it looks in my head.
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Post by Corvo on Feb 27, 2013 7:58:56 GMT
Not sure if Annie will move to the forest like many people are saying, but if she does, will Coyote be able to do whatever he wants to her, since she won't be on the Court's side anymore? Also, Coyote wanted to steal Renard back to the Forest, and before that to give him his powers. If Renard goes with Annie to the forest, all Coyote will have left to do is convince Renard to accept his powers. But how to do that...? Well, would be a shame if the fire-head girl died by accident. If only someone really attached to her had enough power to bring her back to live... PS: Yes, I realise my english is terrible, thank you.
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Post by 0o0f on Feb 27, 2013 11:51:27 GMT
I don't get the impression that she's gonna live in the forest, but even if she did, I imagine Coyote wouldn't be too horrible towards her. (At least not at first.) He wouldn't want to drive her away after all!
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Post by Nnelg on Feb 27, 2013 13:41:50 GMT
An awful pun as a semiconductor joke? Ouch. Except, Antimony is a Donor, not an Acceptor.
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Post by TBeholder on Feb 27, 2013 15:04:41 GMT
An awful pun as a semiconductor joke? Ouch. Except, Antimony is a Donor, not an Acceptor. Meaning that she won't be able to keep that promise? Imagine the speculations. That's in addition to the pun and semiconductor joke.
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Post by exdevlin on Feb 27, 2013 15:42:29 GMT
Except, Antimony is a Donor, not an Acceptor. Meaning that she won't be able to keep that promise? Imagine the speculations. That's in addition to the pun and semiconductor joke. I did not imagine that my joke would have gone this far. *applause* Seriously though, somebody needs to animate this.
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Post by scarecrowd on Aug 23, 2013 7:36:01 GMT
The plot is rather self-conruent than predictable, though I really felt that Annie was rather the voice of the Forest than the voice of reason within the Court.
Curioser and curioser, really. Now we see that the Court heads have their game, Coyote has some of his own, and (sic!) the mediums have something for them. And the sides really know but little about one another. Excellent. I really adore the way Tom is showing the importance of a person within events and environment. There is no Court "in general" or Forest "in general, and there are so few people who've really comprehended that. And so many ones being lead just with their empathy or anomousity and not with the real sense of someone else's existense and needs.
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