Bobbey
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Post by Bobbey on Jun 18, 2007 21:08:27 GMT
This thread is for people to tell others how they discovered our beloved webcomic, may it be a simple, amazing, or wacky story.
On my behalf, I discovered Gunnerkrigg Court through a thread in another webcomic forum about a month and a half ago.
What about you?
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Post by Mezzaphor on Jun 18, 2007 22:07:41 GMT
I came here from another webcomic's (I think it was Dr. McNinja's) 'Links' page. This was during Ch 7, "Of New and Old"; though I don't remember the exact page that was up at the time, I know it was during Annie's conversation with Eglamore and the Donlans.
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Post by todd on Jun 18, 2007 22:26:27 GMT
I found out about it through the Extras Page for Paul Gadzikowski's "Arthur King of Time and Space", which had a strip where King Arthur and Merlin were hosting an awards for story-based (as opposed to gag-based) webcomics, one of the candidates being "Gunnerkrigg Court"; Annie was present at the "ceremony", though acting much more jaded than usual (saying "Whatever" when Merlin announced "Gunnerkrigg Court" as a candidate). I was curious enough about it to investigate it, and quickly came to enjoy it.
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Post by Pompeille on Jun 18, 2007 22:39:40 GMT
The Somethingawful forums.
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Post by Count Casimir on Jun 18, 2007 23:03:44 GMT
Doc McNinja, when Tom did a guest comic. It was during the "Mainly Involves Robots" Chapter, when Annie was grabbing Robot's brain from it's little cell.
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Post by Ben² on Jun 18, 2007 23:23:33 GMT
I believe I found this comic after it was first featured at the Webcomics Awards of Something or Other.
I forget the title of the awards group, but I always find the drawn awards ceremony entertaining.
Anyhow, Tom and Gunnerkrigg Court had either won and award or been a runner-up for something one year, and one click of a link was all it took to hook me.
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Post by owl on Jun 19, 2007 1:55:13 GMT
I don't remember. But it was way back on this page, all you guys are whippersnappers!  |
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Post by Yin on Jun 19, 2007 2:45:35 GMT
I can't remember Dx But way before NG mentioned GC, I'm certain of that.
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Post by Aspen d'Grey on Jun 19, 2007 4:09:13 GMT
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Post by fuzzysocks on Jun 19, 2007 7:49:40 GMT
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Post by Aspen d'Grey on Jun 19, 2007 7:50:49 GMT
I found Minus through GC.
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Post by fjodor on Jun 19, 2007 7:53:38 GMT
Friend of mine who always makes fun of my love for Harry Potter told me about GC. Now he makes fun of my love for Gunnerkrigg Court. :-)
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Post by sycasey on Jun 19, 2007 8:25:57 GMT
When it was reviewed on Websnark. I linked it, then forgot about it for a while. It wasn't until a few months later that I finally went through and read the whole thing, and was hooked.
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Post by La Goon on Jun 19, 2007 8:28:29 GMT
Followed a link from one of the other webcomics I read. Maybe Crimson Dark or Afterstrife. Not sure...
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Post by Boksha on Jun 19, 2007 9:43:16 GMT
Found it on Dr. McNinja through the guest comic Tom did there, but that was only a very short while ago.
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Anon
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Post by Anon on Jun 19, 2007 10:23:14 GMT
Someone posted a link on the AmbrosiaSW forums leading here. I read one page and instantly knew it was something I would like.
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Post by nickgoodway on Jun 19, 2007 20:08:15 GMT
I'm pretty certain I came in from Scary Go Round, if not it would have been a link from another of my regular reads.
The sight of Annie dissecting the Tic Toc was what really grabbed my attention first off.
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Post by wizard on Jun 19, 2007 20:26:30 GMT
I think I first linked in from another comic, although I'm not 100% sure just which comic it was. For some reason, I want to say it was Ghastly's Ghastly Comic, when I was reading through the archives.
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Post by neal on Jun 20, 2007 7:21:03 GMT
I found it when Tom did a guest comic for Scary Go Round a while back. I loved it on first sight. Though... I had such a hard time getting my friends to put it in their rounds... Oh well, I won them over.
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Post by Phantasmagoria on Jun 20, 2007 9:18:08 GMT
I was chatting to a friend on MSN, and when he mentioned GTA I said, "what's that?" (shocking, I know  ) He directed me to www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=201. I found it really interesting, and started reading from the beginning. That was while Kat was having troubles with make-up. So, I had the pleasure of reading everything before then in one sitting.  |
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Bobbey
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Post by Bobbey on Jun 20, 2007 14:39:45 GMT
I was chatting to a friend on MSN, and when he mentioned GTA I said, "what's that?" (shocking, I know ) He directed me to www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=201. I found it really interesting, and started reading from the beginning. That was while Kat was having troubles with make-up. So, I had the pleasure of reading everything before then in one sitting. Could you tell how GTA, which I'm guessing by that you mean Grand Theft Auto, lead you to discover Gunnerkrigg Court, because I can't really find the link between those two subjects. (unless you made a typo, then it's my mistake) |
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Post by Cassiopea The Grande on Jun 20, 2007 16:49:57 GMT
I got into it from an Afterstrife guest comic which I thought was very pretty, came in here: www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=231Yeah I know... It's a long way down the line. And I found Afterstrife from meeting the author at Webcomix Convention in Mile End, which I went to with my friend Bex to meet John Allison, the author of Scary-Go-Round! |
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Post by UbiquitousDragon on Jun 20, 2007 18:18:33 GMT
From an author's forum, Mark Chadbourn (awesome British dark-fantasy writer. You know you want to read his books!), I'm not sure where I came in. I think it was in or after Chapter 7. I got a friend into it too |
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Post by Madii on Jun 20, 2007 21:14:38 GMT
And I found Afterstrife from meeting the author at Webcomix Convention in Mile End, which I went to with my friend Bex to meet John Allison, the author of Scary-Go-Round! And I found GC after I went to Webcomix Convention in Mile End, also to meet John Allison! I discovered three new comics that day, Beaver and Steve, GC and Afterstrife (well, I already knew about Afterstrife but had forgotten it after not bookmarking it). John and I talked about pigeons and how the beady look in their eyes means they're probably planning evil world domination. He drew me a picture of a particularly menacing-looking one. See, webcomic conventions certainly work for getting fans. It's not just a waste of photocopying flyers. I went home with about 8kg of paper that day. I need to learn how to say "thank you very much but I just couldn't carry any more, my arms are weak and brittle!" |
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Post by todd on Jun 20, 2007 22:27:13 GMT
Could you tell how GTA, which I'm guessing by that you mean Grand Theft Auto, lead you to discover Gunnerkrigg Court, because I can't really find the link between those two subjects. (unless you made a typo, then it's my mistake) The game was featured in the Bonus Page "Light Entertainment" just before Chapter Twelve, where Kat was playing it - and scaring Annie no end in the process! |
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Bobbey
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Post by Bobbey on Jun 20, 2007 23:42:44 GMT
Could you tell how GTA, which I'm guessing by that you mean Grand Theft Auto, lead you to discover Gunnerkrigg Court, because I can't really find the link between those two subjects. (unless you made a typo, then it's my mistake) The game was featured in the Bonus Page "Light Entertainment" just before Chapter Twelve, where Kat was playing it - and scaring Annie no end in the process! Ah! Now I remember! Thank you for that enlightenment! |
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Post by dork457 on Jun 20, 2007 23:48:16 GMT
When Tom was like "I think I'm going to make a webcomic" and I was like "It's probably gonna suck  " |
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Post by Cassiopea The Grande on Jun 21, 2007 18:06:43 GMT
And I found Afterstrife from meeting the author at Webcomix Convention in Mile End, which I went to with my friend Bex to meet John Allison, the author of Scary-Go-Round! And I found GC after I went to Webcomix Convention in Mile End, also to meet John Allison! I discovered three new comics that day, Beaver and Steve, GC and Afterstrife (well, I already knew about Afterstrife but had forgotten it after not bookmarking it). John and I talked about pigeons and how the beady look in their eyes means they're probably planning evil world domination. He drew me a picture of a particularly menacing-looking one. See, webcomic conventions certainly work for getting fans. It's not just a waste of photocopying flyers. I went home with about 8kg of paper that day. I need to learn how to say "thank you very much but I just couldn't carry any more, my arms are weak and brittle!" Yeeeeah, Web Comix Convention was lotsa fun, no one was conventionally geeky-looking like Star Wars fans are depicted (note I say 'depicted') sometimes, it was like a gathering of pretty, talented, non-intimidating people, there was quite a lot to look at besides the drawings Please don't think me shallow... Even though... I kinda am... But it's rare to see so many alternative gorgeous people in one place. I chatted with the author of Afterstrife, Ali Graham, he was fun, kept trying to stick stickers on my back, he had a lil' plait like Obi Wan Kenobi (or however you spell it). Me and my friend Bex were struck dumb except for girlish giggles in front of John Allison. |
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Post by Riess on Jun 21, 2007 19:00:33 GMT
Found it a few months back in the Dr. McNinja links section. Can't remember what page it was on, around chapter seven or eight I think.
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Post by eggie on Jun 21, 2007 23:22:53 GMT
It was featured on drunkduck.
Wow, that is a terrible story...
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