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Post by SilverbackRon on Mar 19, 2014 7:04:45 GMT
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Post by Gulby on Mar 19, 2014 7:07:10 GMT
Oh my, oh my... Poor Mort, poor Jones. é_è
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Post by Gotolei on Mar 19, 2014 7:07:10 GMT
Random observation - both Jones and that guy/gal are sporting the same off-the-shoulder look. Significant? Also there's gonna be certain people disappointed about the presence of clothing here  |
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Post by Señor Goose on Mar 19, 2014 7:08:10 GMT
Oh crap, I forgot there is supposed to be a psychopomp.
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Post by chaosvii on Mar 19, 2014 7:08:32 GMT
RIP Mort
He is survived by his blood-stained helmet.
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Post by quinkgirl on Mar 19, 2014 7:13:55 GMT
I wonder if Jones can still see him?
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Post by Señor Goose on Mar 19, 2014 7:16:19 GMT
I gotta say, those are some pretty sturdy clothes Jones is wearing to have survived a bomb.
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Post by SilverbackRon on Mar 19, 2014 7:20:12 GMT
I gotta say, those are some pretty sturdy clothes Jones is wearing to have survived a bomb. I think the bomb hit the building. Jones and Mort were hit with falling masonry. Jones (and her clothes) can survive some flying chunks of stone, but poor Mort cannot. |
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Post by Gotolei on Mar 19, 2014 7:28:19 GMT
So how does Annie end up there? Does she just show up in the middle of things and "it's ok I got this" ? |
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Post by Señor Goose on Mar 19, 2014 7:36:23 GMT
So how does Annie end up there? Does she just show up in the middle of things and "it's ok I got this" ? Time travel. |
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Post by smjjames on Mar 19, 2014 7:38:43 GMT
Is that the more classic grim reaper? Without the hood though and I think we've seen this guy before in a flashback, with a long mustache.
No idea where the archive page is though, but it's the one showing the Greek and Egyptian psychopomps.
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Post by KMar on Mar 19, 2014 7:39:37 GMT
So who's betting Jones can see (thus, interact with) the psychopomp?
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Post by Chancellor on Mar 19, 2014 7:41:00 GMT
When Annie is explaining her experiences with the guides during childhood to Kat fairly early on, yes. Our Reaper was among those shown.
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Post by smjjames on Mar 19, 2014 7:41:58 GMT
So how does Annie end up there? Does she just show up in the middle of things and "it's ok I got this" ? Time travel. Or it's like the flashbacks Scrooge goes through, Annie is observing the past through Morts memories. |
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Post by jasmijn on Mar 19, 2014 7:43:09 GMT
So who's betting Jones can see (thus, interact with) the psychopomp? Naw, I don't think so. Didn't she have like zilch etheric abilities? |
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Post by zbeeblebrox on Mar 19, 2014 7:45:38 GMT
This is probably gonna be a chapter where a parade of deadly things fail to happen to Mort HA! Called it! Oh wait, no...the opposite of calling it. |
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Post by Angry Individual on Mar 19, 2014 7:45:51 GMT
OH NO!!!!
Jones died and now the psychopomps are after her! Save her, Mort!
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Post by smjjames on Mar 19, 2014 7:48:40 GMT
When Annie is explaining her experiences with the guides during childhood to Kat fairly early on, yes. Our Reaper was among those shown. He is missing that long thin moustache though. I don't know whether that is an art mistake on Toms part or not, which is why I thought he might be a more classic grim reaper. Could be a variant brother of the one we saw before. |
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Post by mcmuffinking on Mar 19, 2014 8:00:51 GMT
Good gaddamn, it only takes one panel for Tom to send you through the floorboards. That bloody helmet, that bloody, bloody helmet. This whole chapter is killing me like that bomb killed Mort.
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Post by Señor Goose on Mar 19, 2014 8:02:24 GMT
This is probably gonna be a chapter where a parade of deadly things fail to happen to Mort HA! Called it! Oh wait, no...the opposite of calling it. That is exactly what I thought for a second when I saw the first panel. |
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Post by thedoctor on Mar 19, 2014 8:11:49 GMT
HA! Called it! Oh wait, no...the opposite of calling it. That is exactly what I thought for a second when I saw the first panel. Same here. Also, that is almost certainly the same reaper as from the page referenced above; maybe he just shaved his moustache? Though why anyone would want to shave this moustache of awesomeness, I don't know |
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Post by arf on Mar 19, 2014 8:12:06 GMT
It will be interesting to see whether or not Jones can see Mort here, because she can see him at GC.
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Post by freeformline on Mar 19, 2014 8:13:00 GMT
Is that the more classic grim reaper? Without the hood though and I think we've seen this guy before in a flashback, with a long mustache. No idea where the archive page is though, but it's the one showing the Greek and Egyptian psychopomps. This one? www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=155Thanks to snipergirl, louisxiv, and the searchable tagging system for that quick reference! |
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Post by philman on Mar 19, 2014 8:14:42 GMT
Is that the more classic grim reaper? Without the hood though and I think we've seen this guy before in a flashback, with a long mustache. No idea where the archive page is though, but it's the one showing the Greek and Egyptian psychopomps. page: www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=155and yeah, I wonder what will happen here to make Mort a ghost? Will he refuse to go? Will Jones step in and ask to take responsibility? |
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Post by ed1300 on Mar 19, 2014 8:17:51 GMT
I gotta say, those are some pretty sturdy clothes Jones is wearing to have survived a bomb. I think the bomb hit the building. Jones and Mort were hit with falling masonry. Jones (and her clothes) can survive some flying chunks of stone, but poor Mort cannot. That does explain a bit, but that is rather large amount of damage from a 50 kilo bomb even with the fascade wall collapsing. |
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Post by freeformline on Mar 19, 2014 8:18:20 GMT
HA! Called it! Oh wait, no...the opposite of calling it. That is exactly what I thought for a second when I saw the first panel. My reaction as well. My thoughts were along the lines of: "He's survived? Huh. How'd he do that? Wait, this means that my prediction for time to death was wrong. Did Jones somehow block the majority of the blast, despite all laws of physics? Tom, you teasing devil! Oh, wait. No. No, I wasn't wrong after all. Thanks for that, Tom. I really needed that emotion during finals week. Please let me know when I'm allowed to take this knife out of my heart." |
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Post by freeformline on Mar 19, 2014 8:22:46 GMT
Is that the more classic grim reaper? Without the hood though and I think we've seen this guy before in a flashback, with a long mustache. No idea where the archive page is though, but it's the one showing the Greek and Egyptian psychopomps. page: www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=155and yeah, I wonder what will happen here to make Mort a ghost? Will he refuse to go? Will Jones step in and ask to take responsibility? I don't think Jones can interact with the psychopomps or any of the fun folks at the RotD, so I expect that Mort elects to stick around somehow or other. He may follow Jones out of curiosity or concern, and thereby wind up at the Court, making friends with her along the way. But that's pulling speculation farther than I like, so we'll just wait and see. |
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Post by yarksie on Mar 19, 2014 8:29:14 GMT
Poor Mort, seeing himself dead.
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Post by Gotolei on Mar 19, 2014 9:14:50 GMT
Or it's like the flashbacks Scrooge goes through, Annie is observing the past through Morts memories. Maybe I should have worded that better..what happens when a second guide shows up? Something kinda similar to this has happened before, and it wasn't pretty. And Annie doesn't even have a claim to him, unless Mort's wishes (should he get notified by his ghost somehow..?) trump contracts of ownership etc? |
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Post by keef on Mar 19, 2014 9:33:04 GMT
His name wasn't given in the comic, but the guy with the cloak and scythe was Ankou.  So Mort is of French ancestry? Jones has feelings? |
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