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Post by OGRuddawg on Dec 21, 2014 0:32:20 GMT
Okay, so I've been thinking about how many awesome objects/people/mystical creatures Tom has drawn, and I think we need a thread dedicated to these. Rules: Post a picture of said object, and possibly why you like that specific drawing NO BOXBOT PICS (this should be obvious, but they have a terrible tendency to show up unexpectedly...) I personally think Coyote's tooth in blade form is one of the most awesome objects in the comic. As a sci-fi/fantasy geek, I love the concept of a blade that can cut damn near anything in half. BEHOLD THE MIGHTY COYOTE TOOTH SWORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  |
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Dec 21, 2014 2:28:18 GMT
Robox:  Kat says Robox is pretty awesome. |
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Post by fuzzyone on Dec 21, 2014 6:27:31 GMT
The Growing TicToc, seen in Fangs of SummertimeThis one image has fueled one of my Wildspecs. If what Ysengrin says is true, and I don't really have a reason to believe that Tom drew something that didn't actually happen, Then we have technological materials growing like a plant from a Tictoc being buried on the Gillitie side of the Annan waters. At first,I thought this was simply an effect of Gillitie's Magic, similar to the Lamp Post from Chronicles of Narnia. There was so much magic there, that ANYTHING would grow, no matter what was planted. But then, in another read-through, I paid closer attention to Annie's encounter with Jeanne. On that page, Tom devotes time and energy to showing the wound given by Jeanne to Annie's face resulting in blood spattering on the ground. I do not think this insignificant at all. The cables trailing from the Tictoc thrown down by Ysengrin lend credence to the fact that SOMETHING happened to the tictoc after it was buried. I think Annie's etheric blood played a large role in the growing of the tictoc, and the visible components give some hints to the tictocs' purpose. We have a dish antenna, best suited for colelcting signals, and a something that tower-style antenna, best for broadcasting signals. Tied in with Zimmy's name for them, the Thousand Eyes, A sophisticated Surveilance system is implied, but one not in use by the court, one that predates the robots... Very intruiging.  |
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Post by OGRuddawg on Dec 21, 2014 16:44:07 GMT
I always thought that the growing Tic Toc was one of the coolest objects in the Gunnerverse, and one that I sometimes forget exists. I like how it looks like it actually took root, like a plant or a weed. Is your full theory in Wild Speculation? if so, what page?  |
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Post by fuzzyone on Dec 21, 2014 17:55:11 GMT
Honestly, I don't know. It would require wading through the pages to find it, but that's basically it. With the added tangentially related factor: Seed Bismuth is unknown. Like we know it was there, but the creators don't say anything more about it. The Court Grew from the Seed Bismuth. I think the origins of the Seed Bismuth include a death of some kind, that on the fertile soil of Gillitie, took root, and Grew the entire court, much like the patterns of bismuth, when grown in a lab, look kind of like a city, all angles and squares and such.If a Drop of Annie's blood + TicToc = Rapidly growing nightmaretech in the cliff-face, what would it take to grow an entire city?
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Post by OGRuddawg on Dec 21, 2014 22:45:40 GMT
That's an interesting idea. I haven't really thought about what the seed might be exactly, but that sounds plausible. I really hope Tom at least gives us some hints in the future.
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Post by tlo on Dec 21, 2014 23:55:03 GMT
Sorry, I have to shake this one up. Coolest object in the Gunnerkrigg universe: Jones. Well, you can hardly deny she fits this category, can you? |
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Post by fwip on Dec 22, 2014 0:00:15 GMT
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Post by November on Dec 22, 2014 0:20:46 GMT
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Post by OGRuddawg on Dec 22, 2014 3:18:07 GMT
fwip- I have mentioned on the Cool Things I Only Noticed on Reread thread that the purple Court Protector's Sword looks very similar to Coyote's tooth, at least to me. The color is obviously different, but both are modified, short scimitars with almost identical hilts and handles. I think the pictures of the sword in Ties shows the similarities really well to Coyote Tooth.
The page is 554.
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Post by Daedalus on Dec 22, 2014 8:25:18 GMT
fwip- I have mentioned on the Cool Things I Only Noticed on Reread thread that the purple Court Protector's Sword looks very similar to Coyote's tooth, at least to me. The color is obviously different, but both are modified, short scimitars with almost identical hilts and handles. I think the pictures of the sword in Ties shows the similarities really well to Coyote Tooth. The page is 554. They are *significantly* different in size, however - Coyote's tooth is a long knife or short sword, while Eggers' sword is a full-size sword (maybe a broadsword?). I don't see the similarity really, but that may just be me. |
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Post by fwip on Dec 22, 2014 8:32:46 GMT
fwip- I have mentioned on the Cool Things I Only Noticed on Reread thread that the purple Court Protector's Sword looks very similar to Coyote's tooth, at least to me. The color is obviously different, but both are modified, short scimitars with almost identical hilts and handles. I think the pictures of the sword in Ties shows the similarities really well to Coyote Tooth. The page is 554. They are *significantly* different in size, however - Coyote's tooth is a long knife or short sword, while Eggers' sword is a full-size sword (maybe a broadsword?). I don't see the similarity really, but that may just be me. yeah, that's the same thing that occurred to me. The shape of the blade is similar (convex on one side with a point on the other) and they both have an angled guard but the similarity pretty much ends there. |
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Post by philman on Dec 22, 2014 10:16:49 GMT
The Haunted Teapot.
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Post by OGRuddawg on Dec 23, 2014 0:04:03 GMT
Okay yeah I see that they're not similar at all in size now, just general shape... oh well they're still awesome swords in my opinion haha
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Post by November on Dec 26, 2014 16:38:29 GMT
The paintings in the second chapter are also pretty cool.  Even if Tom chose to not include them any further, they still count as part of the universe. I think it's great that they were included even though they're weren't used in the main storyline. It just makes the Gunnerverse seem so much more alive, larger and more magical, as it's filled with all these possibilities of ending up in crazy or amazing situations. Even if we follow every move of the main character, we will never know the complete extent and intricacies of the whole world. Another example in this regard is the haunted mandolin - the fact that even secondary characters experience these magical happenings just makes the whole universe seem so much more interesting to me. This is a great example of world creation in my opinion, where the setting is more than just a backdrop for the action, it's real and it's there even if it's not in focus. It tells of a magical setting where the magic isn't just for those who practice it or who are, for some other reason, especially gifted. Magic, or Ether in Gunnerverse, is a natural part of the world, and you can find it anywhere. The Gunnerverse as a whole is a world where there's always something amazing happening somewhere, and if you're looking around you're bound to be a part of a story. It also ties well with the fact that lots of people in the court seem to have some kind of extraordinary skill or ability. Back to the paintings themselves - They're glowing, old and stashed away in a seemingly abandoned library. They're picturing different places, with footprints coming towards the viewer/going into the picture. To me, it seems like they function as some kind of way to travel to and/or from these places. Exactly how they work is not known - they could be portals to other places in the world, they could be gateways to alternative dimensions, or they could contain small pocket dimensions on their own. Perhaps one of these paintings is how a Minotaur from Crete can get to his timeshare in the UK. Is there a painting on the other side as well? Does anybody in the Court use these for fast travel to the rest of the world? Where do they come from, and where do they lead to? I also wonder what kind of storylines Tom first had in mind when he drew them. Perhaps the comic could've gone in an entirely different direction.
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Post by aaroncampbell on Dec 26, 2014 17:08:02 GMT
I'm not sure how the blinker stone hasn't made the list yet. I mean, seriously, hellooo! (sorry, couldn't resist the subversive Boxbot reference) This thing is pretty stinkin' cool. It's not exactly a source of power in itself, but it's still a nice power-up for anyone that is trained to use it. A most excellent piece of gear, but one which you're able to grow beyond so you don't become dependent on. That being said, even though Annie is nearly past needing it, she's still finding out how versatile it is and is coming up with creative uses for it. Useful tip: if you put style="width:231px;height:328px;" in your img tags to the comic images, it will show the pages at 50% size as I've done below. Just a helpful tip so you don't have to manually resize and attach images or anything.  |
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Post by November on Dec 26, 2014 17:22:09 GMT
I'm not sure how the blinker stone hasn't made the list yet. I mean, seriously, hellooo! (sorry, couldn't resist the subversive Boxbot reference) This thing is pretty stinkin' cool. It's not exactly a source of power in itself, but it's still a nice power-up for anyone that is trained to use it. A most excellent piece of gear, but one which you're able to grow beyond so you don't become dependent on. That being said, even though Annie is nearly past needing it, she's still finding out how versatile it is and is coming up with creative uses for it. Yeah, I was thinking of adding this to the thread next. The Blinker stone is very interesting and also super cool. It beautifully exemplifies the complex yet simple nature of how magic works in the Gunnerverse - no one knows how it works, but it works. However, it still has to be " right" somehow, because not all stones are Blinker stones. Edit: aaroncampbell: I knew, but thanks! It doesn't take me a lot longer to cut out the part of the picture I want and upload it to imgur. I prefer to have a link to the specific comic page so that Tom gets ad-revenue and people can see the page it's on. One of my favourite ways of coming back to the comic is to follow a link here on the forums to a page, and then just keep reading from there! |
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Post by warrl on Dec 27, 2014 5:32:04 GMT
Edit: aaroncampbell: I knew, but thanks! It doesn't take me a lot longer to cut out the part of the picture I want and upload it to imgur. I prefer to have a link to the specific comic page so that Tom gets ad-revenue and people can see the page it's on. One of my favourite ways of coming back to the comic is to follow a link here on the forums to a page, and then just keep reading from there! You probably knew this too, but maybe somebody doesn't: you can put a link in your message (using the editor button for links, for example) and then highlight the link text and replace it with an image (using editor button for images). Or, of course, type the whole thing yourself. [a href="http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=0503"][img style="width:231px;height:328px;" src="http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/comics/00000503.jpg" alt=" "][/a] |
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Post by Chancellor on Dec 27, 2014 7:27:59 GMT
The paintings in the second chapter are also pretty cool. Even if Tom chose to not include them any further, they still count as part of the universe. I think it's great that they were included even though they're weren't used in the main storyline. It just makes the Gunnerverse seem so much more alive, larger and more magical, as it's filled with all these possibilities of ending up in crazy or amazing situations. Even if we follow every move of the main character, we will never know the complete extent and intricacies of the whole world. Another example in this regard is the haunted mandolin - the fact that even secondary characters experience these magical happenings just makes the whole universe seem so much more interesting to me. This is a great example of world creation in my opinion, where the setting is more than just a backdrop for the action, it's real and it's there even if it's not in focus. It tells of a magical setting where the magic isn't just for those who practice it or who are, for some other reason, especially gifted. Magic, or Ether in Gunnerverse, is a natural part of the world, and you can find it anywhere. The Gunnerverse as a whole is a world where there's always something amazing happening somewhere, and if you're looking around you're bound to be a part of a story. It also ties well with the fact that lots of people in the court seem to have some kind of extraordinary skill or ability. Back to the paintings themselves - They're glowing, old and stashed away in a seemingly abandoned library. They're picturing different places, with footprints coming towards the viewer/going into the picture. To me, it seems like they function as some kind of way to travel to and/or from these places. Exactly how they work is not known - they could be portals to other places in the world, they could be gateways to alternative dimensions, or they could contain small pocket dimensions on their own. Perhaps one of these paintings is how a Minotaur from Crete can get to his timeshare in the UK. Is there a painting on the other side as well? Does anybody in the Court use these for fast travel to the rest of the world? Where do they come from, and where do they lead to? I also wonder what kind of storylines Tom first had in mind when he drew them. Perhaps the comic could've gone in an entirely different direction. I've pondered those some, and my wild guess is that they could be depicting Jones' footprints. |
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Post by fwip on Dec 27, 2014 7:31:03 GMT
Perhaps one of these paintings is how a Minotaur from Crete can get to his timeshare in the UK. HOW did no one think of this before! Anyway, Tom has talked about these paintings, comic retrospective would be a good place to check. They were from a discontinued storyline. |
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Post by fanofts on Dec 27, 2014 10:58:43 GMT
Perhaps one of these paintings is how a Minotaur from Crete can get to his timeshare in the UK. HOW did no one think of this before! Anyway, Tom has talked about these paintings, comic retrospective would be a good place to check. They were from a discontinued storyline. has a link to the Gunnerkrigg Court Chapter 2- Schoolyard Myths video where he talks about these a little. EDIT: I should plug the wikia while I'm here: gunnerkrigg.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Objects comprises the objects with articles - feel free to create pages for any not yet listed. |
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Post by fwip on Dec 28, 2014 8:48:38 GMT
Oooh yeah, there's Diego's arrow too. That's certainly an interesting object.
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Post by warrl on Dec 28, 2014 21:58:18 GMT
Oooh yeah, there's Diego's arrow too. That's certainly an interesting object. Interesting, yes. Horrific, yes. Cool, no. |
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Post by matoyak on Dec 28, 2014 23:59:16 GMT
I really like the robot designs in general, and the Seraphs in particular, especially the original by Diego. They're very evocative of their namesakes seraphim, and I do like the tie between Kat being the "Creator" and a kind of robot god; and seraphim being the high order of angels in the World of Beriah/Creation in Kabbalah. Also, they just have a cool design. Oooh yeah, there's Diego's arrow too. That's certainly an interesting object. Interesting, yes. Horrific, yes. Cool, no. I dunno, the bottom of the Annan doesn't seem particularly warm.  |
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Post by fwip on Dec 29, 2014 8:14:16 GMT
Oooh yeah, there's Diego's arrow too. That's certainly an interesting object. Interesting, yes. Horrific, yes. Cool, no. Well, Coyote's tooth and the other sword are both weapons of death. Arguably those aren't cool. For the purposes of this thread, our definition of cool isn't "things with a positive effect in the world" but "things that are interesting, typically with supernatural or uncommon properties." |
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Post by aaroncampbell on Dec 29, 2014 14:25:37 GMT
Edit: aaroncampbell: I knew, but thanks! It doesn't take me a lot longer to cut out the part of the picture I want and upload it to imgur. I prefer to have a link to the specific comic page so that Tom gets ad-revenue and people can see the page it's on. One of my favourite ways of coming back to the comic is to follow a link here on the forums to a page, and then just keep reading from there! You probably knew this too, but maybe somebody doesn't: you can put a link in your message (using the editor button for links, for example) and then highlight the link text and replace it with an image (using editor button for images). Or, of course, type the whole thing yourself. [a href="http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=0503"][img style="width:231px;height:328px;" src="http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/comics/00000503.jpg" alt=" "][/a]Thanks for sharing this as another useful tip; I usually do this myself but I didn't want the the example I was giving to get too long for nontechnical users to parse, but I may have been overthinking it a bit :-) I've gone back and linked my original post. Thanks! |
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Post by Daedalus on Dec 29, 2014 17:19:53 GMT
You probably knew this too, but maybe somebody doesn't: you can put a link in your message (using the editor button for links, for example) and then highlight the link text and replace it with an image (using editor button for images). Or, of course, type the whole thing yourself. Do you know of any way to make it obvious that the image is hyperlinked? For example, the userbar in my sig is a link to the relevant thread, but it's not obvious. |
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