[774] Confusing

[Snes]

[774]


Buwha

[kinnu]

TWO exposed shoulders? In my Gunnerkrigg?

(it's more likely than you think)


edit: is it just me or does the blond haired dude look kinda like Steadman? Maybe? lil bit?

[GK Sierra]

Parley has been scared for life

I think the thing at the bottom right looks like Coyote's idea of the sun.

Mystery crow is mysterious, as is the dude with the red jacket and shades.

[Max]

So we have Ysengrin, Sir Young, angry bird, mystery man, coyote, and the lovebirds. What to make of this I have no idea.

Also, kudos to Snes for being hella-fast on this post.

[edzepp]

I'm pretty sure mystery man is Steadman the Archer.

[kinnu]

Sept 15, 2010 7:04:22 GMT edzepp said:

I'm pretty sure mystery man is Steadman the Archer.

Yessss I'm not the only one who thought that.

And the symbol on the bottom screams Coyote. No idea about the bird.

[sz]

Another vote on the mystery man being Steadman. I see that Ysengrin is pissed about this and Coyote is being all primordial shapeless entity in response to the lovers.

...what's with the crow?

[Fen]

I thought Vash the Stampede.

[centzontotochtin]

Apparently, Young and Steadman are also pretty sinister dudes, albeit for different reasons than Diego. Also, it seems they have forest counterparts in Ysengrin and the Magic Mystery Bird.

I'd also like to say that it seems to me that Young and Steadman have their own rational brands of nastiness, while Diego is just a poor, lovestruck, creepy, creepy little man whose emotions got ahead of his reason, allowing him to be manipulated by others. Kind of like the difference between premeditated crime and a crime of passion.

More specifically, Diego seems too spineless to come up with something to kill Jeanne without some outside prodding, provided by the Court's protector. This page showing Young and Steadman in an ominous style gives me confidence that I'm on the right track.

EDIT: If this seems like an incoherent rant, it's because it's three in the morning where I am.

[serendipity]

I'm also pretty sure that's Steadman as well.

I'm wondering if the Wolf and the Raven aren't separate characters, but instead symbolise Young and Steadman respectively. That sun, however...It does look Coyoteish, but there's no yellow in Coyote's colouring. I'm reminded of the representation of The Great Spirit in this comic: www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=488

Also, poor Parley.

[sz]

Sir Young kinda comes off as someone who believes that the end justifies the means. He's working to make the Court into something and apparently that's worth more than sacrificing one of their own. Steadman delivered just a few lines so far, but he kinda sounds like someone in the darker shades of amorality.

[kinnu]

I am actually a Steadman fangirl.

I don't know why I like him so much but he seems so cool.

[sz]

Sept 15, 2010 7:09:13 GMT serendipity said:

It does look Coyoteish, but there's no yellow in Coyote's colouring.

Huh. You are right. Maybe this is because Coyote is exhibiting an unusual emotion? He'd be the kind of guy who's too cool for facial expressions and use primary colors to display his feelings.

EDIT: OH MY GOD

THAT BIRD

CITY FACE

[reptar]

Sept 15, 2010 7:09:13 GMT serendipity said:

I'm also pretty sure that's Steadman as well.

I'm wondering if the Wolf and the Raven aren't separate characters, but instead symbolise Young and Steadman respectively. That sun, however...It does look Coyoteish, but there's no yellow in Coyote's colouring. I'm reminded of the representation of The Great Spirit in this comic: www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=488

Also, poor Parley.

I like the thought that they could be the representations of Young and Steadman respectively. Though, I've been trying to come up with reasons why they were represented that way.

Steadman could be the crow/bird because of him being an archer. He did say that he will make the arrow "fly true." So, that could possibly link him to the bird.

I'm just having problem find justification for Young being the wolf.

And the sun thing could definitely be the Great Spirit that Coyote talks about, but what role does he play - if one at all. So far there's only that one story about him, and although it may only be a story Tom doesn't normally introduce something in GC unless he plans to explain it or expand on it. So, I'd like to think that it is the Great Spirit, but I'm not going to get my hopes up on it.

[atteSmythe]

Good call on the potential Great Spirit sighting. Neat stuff here.

Also, poor Parley. It looks like this is really painful for her.

[istanbul]

EDIT: OH MY GOD

THAT BIRD

CITY FACE

I think this is right! More seriously, I think that's not a raven. It has that fleshy bit on its beak* which I've seen on pigeons but not on crows.

Also it looks like it's not sunglasses on Vash's face but shadow.

*en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cere!

[Refugee]

I'm wondering if Parley is distressed by the emotions being conveyed, or is the process itself painful?

I think the mystery guy is Rod Stewart.

I also have to wonder -- and not casually -- what is etheric sex like? I'm seeing this as very much a mind-meld sort of thing.

Oh, and the bird is not City Face. It looks like some kind corvid to me.

[tyler]

That's Dave Strider and his Kernelsprite.

[serendipity]

Sept 15, 2010 7:32:43 GMT @reptar said:

I like the thought that they could be the representations of Young and Steadman respectively. Though, I've been trying to come up with reasons why they were represented that way.

Steadman could be the crow/bird because of him being an archer. He did say that he will make the arrow "fly true." So, that could possibly link him to the bird.

I'm just having problem find justification for Young being the wolf.

And the sun thing could definitely be the Great Spirit that Coyote talks about, but what role does he play - if one at all. So far there's only that one story about him, and although it may only be a story Tom doesn't normally introduce something in GC unless he plans to explain it or expand on it. So, I'd like to think that it is the Great Spirit, but I'm not going to get my hopes up on it.

My other thought is, considering how the Court is represented up top, that the Spirit Sun could represent Nature and the Forest, and that the wolf and raven/crow are kind the Forest's representation of Young and Steadman.

Something else that occurred to me. That wolf doesn't look like Tom's other wolves. It almost looks...ratlike.

[wlerin]

Yeh... that's not so much a wolf as a dog, methinks.

That said, regarding the "cere" on the raven/pigeon, it could easily be a raven's "hairy" nasal covering, rather than an actual cere.

For example:

www.digitaldesktopwallpaper.com/downloads/bird-wallpaper-010.htm

[jabbym59]

I get it now.I wont spoil it with wild speculation,but i think i know that elf.kudos tom =)

[reptar]

Sept 15, 2010 7:48:01 GMT serendipity said:

My other thought is, considering how the Court is represented up top, that the Spirit Sun could represent Nature and the Forest, and that the wolf and raven/crow are kind the Forest's representation of Young and Steadman.

Something else that occurred to me. That wolf doesn't look like Tom's other wolves. It almost looks...ratlike.

Good call. That's probably a more rational explanation.

If it is a rat, could it be a representation of Diego? And the Raven/Cere/bird could be a representation of the artilleryman mentioned?

[Vratislav]

Diego was probably very quick to spread the information to both sides. And it seems that every Montague and Capulet is very uncomfortable with this love. The birdman may say to the Steadman something like: "Hey, we know that our differences predestine us to be enemies. But look at THEM! They are spoiling our future war!"

[Refugee]

Sept 15, 2010 7:48:01 GMT serendipity said:

Something else that occurred to me. That wolf doesn't look like Tom's other wolves. It almost looks...ratlike.

Sorry, no. Not a rat.

[basser]

Aaaaawkwaaaaard.

[cu]

It's Riff!!! Let me check my notes...

[basser]

Sept 15, 2010 7:42:06 GMT tyler said:

That's Dave Strider and his Kernelsprite.

Ffffffff cannot un-see.

[serendipity]

Sept 15, 2010 8:12:52 GMT Refugee said:

Sorry, no. Not a rat.

Oh, I know. Those are definitely not rodent teeth. I was just saying that the "wolf" doesn't look like the other wolves depicted in the comic. It just...has almost rattish look about its muzzle and whiskers and eyes. I guess rat-influenced?

[jon77]

I don't know if anyone has pointed this out already, but the green guy has a scar over his left eyebrow.

If this has already been discussed to death a dozen times in previous threads, you have my apologies.

[Necropaxx]

Definitely not for kids anymore.

That aside, AWESOME page.