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Post by Daedalus on Nov 14, 2016 8:00:22 GMT
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Post by arf on Nov 14, 2016 8:40:03 GMT
Apart from getting the Jeanne situation sorted, it depends on whether 'other shore' refers to the far side of the Annan Waters, or the afterlife. If the former, I imagine Coyote gets to meet Kat/Angel. That would be interesting. If the latter, I have a foreboding... |
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Post by snowflake on Nov 14, 2016 9:00:04 GMT
I'm hoping to finally see the reason Jeanne could cross to the opposite shore in "Broken Glass" addressed. Obviously my hypothesis is some kind of special connection between Jeanne and Annie, but an explanation like that is more question than answer. Hopefully we'll see the underlying answer.
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Post by bgb16999 on Nov 14, 2016 12:56:21 GMT
At first I misread it as "the other stone," and was expecting someone or something related to Jones.
But since it is actually the other Shore, I'm guessing it means one of two things
a)Help (or another hinderance) will arrive from the forest side of the water. Right now, everyone involved came from the Court side. If Ysendrin arrives to help, he will be from "the other shore."
b)The other shore refers to the afterlife, and Annie will take Jeanne into the ether this chapter (or next chapter.)
This is the first update in the main story (i.e., not counting City Face) that I get to read as it is released, so my speculation skills aren't yet as developed as the rest of the forumites.
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Post by fwip on Nov 14, 2016 16:15:03 GMT
Geez, it looks like we lost a fair number of members during the break.
Hopefully they'll be back.
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Post by freedomgeek on Nov 14, 2016 16:54:08 GMT
Geez, it looks like we lost a fair number of members during the break. Hopefully they'll be back. Can you really say that when only the title page has been posted? This isn't really content yet for people to be commenting on. |
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Post by bgb16999 on Nov 14, 2016 16:56:39 GMT
Geez, it looks like we lost a fair number of members during the break. Hopefully they'll be back. Can you really say that when only the title page has been posted? This isn't really content yet for people to be commenting on. But can't we over analyze the title page? (Regardless, you gained at least one new member: me). |
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Post by freedomgeek on Nov 14, 2016 17:02:57 GMT
Can you really say that when only the title page has been posted? This isn't really content yet for people to be commenting on. But can't we over analyze the title page? (Regardless, you gained at least one new member: me). Sure but there's a lot more to overanalyze on a regular page. |
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Post by keef on Nov 14, 2016 17:34:56 GMT
Can you really say that when only the title page has been posted? This isn't really content yet for people to be commenting on. But can't we over analyze the title page? (Regardless, you gained at least one new member: me).  I agree there is hardly anything to over analyse, but luckily there is an enigmatic chapter icon! |
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Post by atteSmythe on Nov 14, 2016 17:35:15 GMT
Chapter thumbnail appears to be robogoddess Kat
*shakes fist at keef*
Hours late, and I still get sniped by seconds!
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Nov 14, 2016 17:50:21 GMT
But can't we over analyze the title page? (Regardless, you gained at least one new member: me). I agree there is hardly anything to over analyse, but luckily there is an enigmatic chapter icon! It is hard to tell for certain in the thumbnail, but it looks like Kat is wearing her bird crown/hat in the thumbnail. |
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Post by ctso74 on Nov 14, 2016 18:17:26 GMT
I'm hoping the chapter title will have a dual meaning (Forest and afterlife)
For some reason, my first thoughts to the chapter title were, what if there's another "direction" to go when going into the Ether. As in, not the shore Mort went to, but the other one. Not so much hell, but the court has been doing lots of things with the Ether. Maybe, they're trying to make their own techno-afterlife separate from the Ether, and Kat finds it. I imagine that would be a really messed up place. Like Zimmy messed up.
How's that for over-analyzing?
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Post by eyemyself on Nov 14, 2016 20:25:55 GMT
But can't we over analyze the title page? (Regardless, you gained at least one new member: me). Sure but there's a lot more to overanalyze on a regular page. But it's so much more fun to over analyze when there is so little to work with! |
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Post by Storel on Nov 14, 2016 20:56:24 GMT
The title reminds me of Ursula LeGuin's The Farthest Shore, which referred to the afterlife. I agree that in this situation "The Other Shore" definitely seems to have a dual meaning. |
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Post by zbeeblebrox on Nov 15, 2016 8:45:49 GMT
MEANWHILE!
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Post by hnau on Nov 15, 2016 14:27:33 GMT
... Anja initiates plan theta (baking distraction) to keep the court from investigating those strange jargon jargon etheric babble fluctuations. |
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Post by fish on Nov 15, 2016 14:55:34 GMT
Quick question: Has Tom mentioned the name of volume 6, yet?
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Post by Daedalus on Nov 15, 2016 16:43:04 GMT
The title reminds me of Ursula LeGuin's The Farthest Shore, which referred to the afterlife. I agree that in this situation "The Other Shore" definitely seems to have a dual meaning. Hey, I love that book!  Geez, it looks like we lost a fair number of members during the break. Hopefully they'll be back. I, for one, always take something of a break during the City Face weeks. Can you really say that when only the title page has been posted? This isn't really content yet for people to be commenting on. You clearly don't understand how we do things here  Chapter thumbnail appears to be robogoddess Kat *shakes fist at keef* Hours late, and I still get sniped by seconds! is the sniperest of snipers. Also, is it happening? |
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Post by bgb16999 on Nov 15, 2016 16:53:27 GMT
... Anja initiates plan theta (baking distraction) to keep the court from investigating those strange jargon jargon etheric babble fluctuations. The baking distraction, of course, is a mix of artificially enhanced robotic baking soda and robotic vinegar. |
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Nov 15, 2016 17:55:31 GMT
Quick question: Has Tom mentioned the name of volume 6, yet? Not that I've heard and I am sticking with Crucible until proven otherwise. |
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Post by bgb16999 on Nov 16, 2016 6:17:30 GMT
(This was from a previous strip's thread, but I'm putting it here since it isn't outdated and to keep the current discussion in one place.)
I don't think they were ever actually planning on expelling Annie. They made a threat to Anthony, and it worked based on the limited information that Anthony had. I think the threat was empty, though, because the Court (and the audience) had and have more information than Anthony had. Were the Court to expel Annie, she would go live in the forest. She would either continue working as the Forest Medium (and get to visit her friends in the Court as a result), or switch careers and become an afterlife guide (and get to visit Kat and others whenever someone in the Court steps on a spider.) In either case, it wouldn't be particularly bad for Annie, but it would be bad for the Court. They would lose what little control they have over her, without gaining anything. Reynardine might also decide to go live in the forest with Annie, which the Court seems really opposed to.
Nonetheless, I agree with others who said that the Court might not know about the current attempt to free Jeanne, and might not find out immediately afterwards. If the Court does know what Kat, Annie, Parley, and Smitty planned to do, then I suspect either
a)They would have tried to stop it, or
b)The Court isn't actually opposed to Jeanne being freed.
Obviously, (a) didn't happen. (b) seems like it could create an interesting story, since it would leave open the question of the Court's motivation. However, if the Court had wanted Jeanne freed all along, then the dramatic pay-off of the kids' victory will be reduced considerably. Seeing as we've been building up to this moment for most of the comic's life, I'm guessing the Court either doesn't know what Annie is doing right now, or else there is a huge twist coming later in this book.
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Post by warrl on Nov 16, 2016 6:54:21 GMT
Evidence suggests that, unless Jones told them about it, the modern leaders of the Court are not aware of Jeanne.
I'd have to do an archive crawl to verify, but I think Annie mentioned Jeanne to Jones before she found out from the robots why Jeanne is stuck down there.
If I'm right, then the modern court either doesn't know about Jeanne at all or doesn't know why Jeanne is there - so have no reason, other than inertia, to oppose having her freed to move on.
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Post by freeman on Nov 16, 2016 21:22:41 GMT
Evidence suggests that, unless Jones told them about it, the modern leaders of the Court are not aware of Jeanne. I'd have to do an archive crawl to verify, but I think Annie mentioned Jeanne to Jones before she found out from the robots why Jeanne is stuck down there. If I'm right, then the modern court either doesn't know about Jeanne at all or doesn't know why Jeanne is there - so have no reason, other than inertia, to oppose having her freed to move on. She did not. She asked Jones about if she knew about Jeanne ( www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=583), when Jones told there were no-one of that name and asked why Annie was interested about her, she changed the subject. Later on Jones repeated her action and Annie gave a lousy excuse (http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=588). Jones told Annie in kind of ominous way to keep investigating, but only tell her when she knows the "whole story". I myself can't find proofs for my belief that court would be aware of Jeanne on the level that there is a rage-ghost that kills everything in the ravine, not who she was and how she got there. |
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