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Post by legion on Oct 1, 2010 10:10:56 GMT
Camo > easier said than done, striking in that position is not easy, not to mention easy to counter. But there's the ghost argument yeah, though on the other hand, Parley is etheric too, right now.
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Post by cu on Oct 1, 2010 10:11:14 GMT
Jeanne's left knee is in the perfect position for a crotchshot, something every respectable lady is well trained in.
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Post by elycium on Oct 1, 2010 10:14:28 GMT
Jeanne's left knee is in the perfect position for a crotchshot, something every respectable lady is well trained in. not that one does much good against another girl. XD I love Annie's face in that first panel. It amuses me. Thank goodness that Parley is pretty darn good at combat. |
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Post by legion on Oct 1, 2010 10:30:22 GMT
Jeanne's left knee is in the perfect position for a crotchshot, something every respectable lady is well trained in. not that one does much good against another girl. XD You'd be surprised. Though I'm not sure that Jeanne can use a leg like that, with her arms spreaded out, without loosing her equilibrium. |
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Post by Ulysses on Oct 1, 2010 10:36:38 GMT
A poster of this page would be my favourite thing ever.
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Oct 1, 2010 11:12:11 GMT
What's up with Jeanne's left sleeve? It looks like there's a thick tendril or something coming out of there and winding off into the distance. I wonder if she's tethered to the arrow or something.
[edit] Or considering the color, more likely it goes to her bones. Or maybe that is her arm before it was kicked? ...can't stop looking at that thing... [/edit]
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Post by teemu on Oct 1, 2010 11:31:57 GMT
It also seems to me that something bad is about to happen on Mondays page, since this is the first time there is a very real sense of danger going on in the comic. (to me at least) Though I probably couldn't deal with Parley dying so... I hope not.  A less depressing alternative for Mondays page: We switch back to Kat and Smith freaking out about Annie&Parley standing there crying. (Just as they come back, yay  ) |
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Post by rebecca on Oct 1, 2010 11:57:33 GMT
Anyone else notice the background color changing from black to white as Annie reaches for the stone? I suspect that means a transition in scene is coming up next.
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Post by zylonbane on Oct 1, 2010 12:12:08 GMT
SPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINES!!!!
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Post by arucard on Oct 1, 2010 12:40:02 GMT
Well, now we know why Parley was using those clothes back in the beginning of the chapter... It was so that her etheric self looks like Bruce Lee!
And I also agree that the background changing from black to white in the bottom right corner of the page might mean they are about to leave the Waters... But will they do so unharmed? I mean, isn't it possible for Jeanne to just throw the sword through Parley's heart?
Even if she doesn't throw the sword or anything, I don't think that the girls will just return to their physical bodies completelly safe... Maybe that's just me...
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Post by jayne on Oct 1, 2010 13:22:44 GMT
It gives me great hope that Jeanne was able to recognize Parley's 'fine strike' That's a little of her true self shining through instead of blind rage.
Also, LOVE Annie's face as she's being whipped around by Parley... who doesn't seem to know her own strength in the heat of the moment! *OOF*
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Post by theweatherman on Oct 1, 2010 13:33:52 GMT
Jeanne is obviously a good fighter, anyone who respects the enemy doesn't suffer from the setbacks that arrogant others might have.
Tom said in a formspring post that no one was created just so they would die, but then again neither of them have too, a sword through the stomach (or any part of the body) will put Parley out of action for a good while, and Annie would likely feel extremely guilty, even though it's not her fault.
But remember that this is a comic read by children, and Tom has designed this comic for all audiences, so I don't believe any of the characters will die or be seriously injured for a long term period, although some cuts and bruises will probably insue.
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Post by percival on Oct 1, 2010 13:58:07 GMT
My prediction: Parley will make it out alive, but with a nasty etheric scar that will affect her for the rest of her life. But remember that this is a comic read by children, and Tom has designed this comic for all audiences, so I don't believe any of the characters will die or be seriously injured for a long term period, although some cuts and bruises will probably insue. Yet I can't seem to get my kids turned on to GC. But I'll keep trying. |
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Post by chelonianmonk on Oct 1, 2010 14:10:59 GMT
Yet I can't seem to get my kids turned on to GC. But I'll keep trying. Sometimes you've gotta just leave a book lying around for a few years  |
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Post by therighttrousers on Oct 1, 2010 14:16:27 GMT
Yet I can't seem to get my kids turned on to GC. But I'll keep trying. Sometimes you've gotta just leave a book lying around for a few years That's what we did. None of our kids were interested in the web site, but they've all read the two volumes I got for my birthday. The younger ones skip the chapters with Zimmy, though. ;D |
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Post by percival on Oct 1, 2010 14:19:03 GMT
Yet I can't seem to get my kids turned on to GC. But I'll keep trying. Sometimes you've gotta just leave a book lying around for a few years Considering the sad state of my Calvin and Hobbes books after the kids found them, I don't know if I could leave a GC book out of my sight. |
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Post by legion on Oct 1, 2010 14:39:40 GMT
Sometimes you've gotta just leave a book lying around for a few years Considering the sad state of my Calvin and Hobbes books after the kids found them, I don't know if I could leave a GC book out of my sight. Buy extra books. |
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Post by lovecraft1024 on Oct 1, 2010 14:42:03 GMT
... Even if she doesn't throw the sword or anything, I don't think that the girls will just return to their physical bodies completelly safe... Maybe that's just me... My thoughts are that they will get back ok, but not without some etheric injury; Parley being the most likely one to be injured. |
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Post by q3 on Oct 1, 2010 15:02:48 GMT
I like the older sister vibe Parley has been giving towards Annie throughout this chapter. Possibly Parley becomes a hollow shell of her former self (with her psychic talents unlocked, maybe?). Then she gets sent back in time a couple of decades and adopts the name "Jones"? What's up with Jeanne's left sleeve? It looks like there's a thick tendril or something coming out of there and winding off into the distance. I wonder if she's tethered to the arrow or something. Or maybe it's one of her hidden tentacles, and Jeanne is about to go all Cthulhu on the girls. |
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Post by atteSmythe on Oct 1, 2010 15:55:33 GMT
Parley got the hang of maneuvering pretty quick. I also noticed she's no longer in contact with Annie in the final panel. I wonder if that will mean anything when Annie unblinks. I've been wondering this exact thing. Can you imagine having the relief at having escaped turn to panic and despair as you realize that the one who saved you is still trapped in the ether? Ugh. I expect that she'll still be pulled out, though, because they're still physically touching on the material plane, and that's how Parley got there in the first place. Regarding Jeanne counter-striking, I certainly wouldn't rule it out, but she's in a terrible position for it. Even accounting for the fact that she has an edged blade and is fencing in the round (both things that don't apply so much in modern fencing), she's over-extended, off balance, and too close of range to use that sword effectively. By the time she repositions, the girls should have escaped. I'm hopeful that they'll make it out unscathed. I like the older sister vibe Parley has been giving towards Annie throughout this chapter. Absolutely. Parley is turning into one of my favorite characters. She's interesting in her own right, but the way she's written is distinct and subtle. She really feels like she's only a couple years older than Ann and Kat...but they're such important years! |
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Post by rageboy on Oct 1, 2010 18:05:54 GMT
Anyone else notice the background color changing from black to white as Annie reaches for the stone? I suspect that means a transition in scene is coming up next. Good call. I didn't see that. |
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Post by rageboy on Oct 1, 2010 18:06:53 GMT
What's up with Jeanne's left sleeve? It looks like there's a thick tendril or something coming out of there and winding off into the distance. I wonder if she's tethered to the arrow or something. [edit] Or considering the color, more likely it goes to her bones. Or maybe that is her arm before it was kicked? ...can't stop looking at that thing... [/edit] If you're talking about what I think you are, yes, that's her arm before it was kicked. You can tell because the hand is holding the blinker stone and glowing red |
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Oct 1, 2010 18:35:17 GMT
If you're talking about what I think you are, yes, that's her arm before it was kicked. You can tell because the hand is holding the blinker stone and glowing red Nope, I mean this thing right here.  |
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Post by mechagai on Oct 1, 2010 19:24:27 GMT
Yeah, I admit that looks out of place. Probably left over from the sketch and Tom simply colored it in.
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Post by percival on Oct 1, 2010 20:40:05 GMT
I think it is meant to show the motion her arm took as it was being kicked.
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Post by atteSmythe on Oct 1, 2010 21:15:08 GMT
(I'm so sorry...)
Well, hair flows in the ether, and Jeanne is French, so...
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Post by sandjosieph on Oct 1, 2010 21:34:41 GMT
It's funny how people keep saying that Jeanne's over extended and off balance when she's a ghost and could probably fight while suspended upside down in the air.
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Post by todd on Oct 1, 2010 22:08:19 GMT
I don't think that we're likely to have Parley killed - not unless Tom's planning to take a new and drastic turn in the webcomic. The actual death of a student under such circumstances - and so soon after the power station incident - would have heavy consequences.
It's not just that Annie's meddling is causing trouble, but that students are getting hurt or killed in this place. (We don't know, of course, what the death count was for Gunnerkrigg's students before Annie came.) Once the faculty finds out about this, it would have to take stricter measures to keep the students safe and keep them from wandering about the Court having adventures that could result in more deaths, possessions, etc. That would mean the end of the story as we know it - it wouldn't be just a case of Annie being prohibited from having adventures after this, but everyone else as well.
So, to keep the webcomic from coming to a premature end, I suspect that Tom will let Annie and Parley get to safety - or if their escape comes at a price, something that can be covered up from the teachers.
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Post by hal9000 on Oct 1, 2010 23:20:36 GMT
I don't think that we're likely to have Parley killed - not unless Tom's planning to take a new and drastic turn in the webcomic. The actual death of a student under such circumstances - and so soon after the power station incident - would have heavy consequences. It's not just that Annie's meddling is causing trouble, but that students are getting hurt or killed in this place. (We don't know, of course, what the death count was for Gunnerkrigg's students before Annie came.) Once the faculty finds out about this, it would have to take stricter measures to keep the students safe and keep them from wandering about the Court having adventures that could result in more deaths, possessions, etc. That would mean the end of the story as we know it - it wouldn't be just a case of Annie being prohibited from having adventures after this, but everyone else as well. So, to keep the webcomic from coming to a premature end, I suspect that Tom will let Annie and Parley get to safety - or if their escape comes at a price, something that can be covered up from the teachers. You're assuming that an end to their unsupervised adventures would mean the full-stop end of the comic. I think that you could probably have at least Antimony still able to do things to move the plot forward, since she'd still able to go to the Forest at will, and Jones would probably give her some leeway to continue working on things within the confines of supervised Medium training. I mean, certainly a death or disabling injury here would be a major change in the comic, but saying it would end it outright is just pessimism. |
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Post by atteSmythe on Oct 2, 2010 0:10:20 GMT
It's funny how people keep saying that Jeanne's over extended and off balance when she's a ghost and could probably fight while suspended upside down in the air. I just felt the panels so far conveyed a sense of movement and momentum. You're right, the ether doesn't follow the real world's rules. However, if Jeanne could move however she'd like, she wouldn't have missed twice, nor had the blinker kicked away when she overextended. Nor would Parley's training help, unless motion in the ether were some analogue of motion in the physical realm. |
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