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Post by Lightice on Aug 4, 2014 8:33:21 GMT
Afraid of competition, Kat? No worries, she married.
Also, Lindsey's swimming abilities confirmed with extreme prejudice!
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Post by hypixion on Aug 4, 2014 9:24:54 GMT
So Tom tried something new. You're saying that the ship is tilted at a 30 degree angle (extremely dangerous for a normal cruise ship) and that Lindsey is jumping out of the water, but the students are looking at something even more exciting? edit: Oh, and the students are standing upright relative to the (closer to 20 degrees) tilted ship, despite no balance problems at all. Maybe the ship has an artificial gravity generator - I'm sure the court have developed them for use on spaceships. all joking aside, I really can't see how it was one shot. Besides, you only have to look at any ether scene to see that Tom doesn't always define borders clearly. Hmmm, I am not trying to argue with you Fwip, I am just saying "this is what I see". I am not sure where you get that I ever said the ship was tilted, listing or capsizing. Look at the horizon. The "camera" is at an angle, so if the railing is too, that is just the angle of the shot. All I said was the water appears to be behind the girls, not in front. Lindsey and the water is just what the people see from their position, it's just placed above and behind them because it's too big to draw it as seperate panels and it just looks better like this. It's when characters think about stuff and it's also drawn behind/above them.
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Aug 4, 2014 11:17:17 GMT
Also note that in the first panel, you can see Kat, Paz, and Annie on the higher deck (identifiable by their outfit and hair) at the rail looking towards Lindsey. But it would be hilarious if the next page shows that they are looking at something more amazing and beautiful than Lindsey fully breaching from the ocean.
Annie's etheric sight and Paz's animal telepathy let's them see Lindsey as more than a giant crustacean. Kat not so much. And points to those who pointed out that Paz probably can communicate telepathically with Lindsey, it helps explain how they got up on deck just in time to see Lindsey breach.
I admit that I now tend to assume that every generic blonde girl in the background is Beckie Ground. At this point, Tom could blow my mind by putting more than one generic blonde girl in the background of the same scene.
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Post by lit on Aug 4, 2014 11:44:36 GMT
Tom has done panels without borders before, like that page in Divine where Zimmy's looking in Annie's hair. There's no panel borders, but there are different frames, yeah? Granted this is less of a fantasy moment, but I don't think you're meant to see it as one frame.
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Post by arf on Aug 4, 2014 12:48:57 GMT
Ah! We are not very good with the Wiki. I have noticed the blonde girl before, but wasn't aware she had been given a name (not in the comic)
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Post by alpacalypse on Aug 4, 2014 13:01:59 GMT
I just realized, how is she going to talk with them?
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Post by arf on Aug 4, 2014 13:27:17 GMT
Hmmm, I am not trying to argue with you Fwip, I am just saying "this is what I see". I am not sure where you get that I ever said the ship was tilted, listing or capsizing. Look at the horizon. The "camera" is at an angle, so if the railing is too, that is just the angle of the shot. All I said was the water appears to be behind the girls, not in front. Lindsey and the water is just what the people see from their position, it's just placed above and behind them because it's too big to draw it as seperate panels and it just looks better like this. It's when characters think about stuff and it's also drawn behind/above them. No! Wait! I just realised: Lindsey's engaged the warp drive. (and *that's* why Kat is looking worried)
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Post by mordekai on Aug 4, 2014 13:33:25 GMT
That crustacean slut is trying to steal Paz from you, Kat! Do something! Build yourself a sexy giant kaiju insectoid exoskeleton to win back your girlfriend's heart, but make sure it looks organic, not metalic (Paz doesn't dig machines).
Or denounce Lindsey to the police; she's a teacher, but she's exposing her stark naked body in front of her students in an obvious effort to seduce them, that cougar!
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Post by ctso74 on Aug 4, 2014 13:46:10 GMT
No! Wait! I just realised: Lindsey's engaged the warp drive. (and *that's* why Kat is looking worried) The Decapicard Maneuver? I just realized, how is she going to talk with them? Right about now, she's trying to say "Cannonball!" If the next comic is them getting blast-splashed, I'd would be very happy.
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Post by Purgatorius on Aug 4, 2014 13:47:46 GMT
I usually don't remark on typos, but... Camera angel!
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Post by warrl on Aug 4, 2014 15:14:10 GMT
There's actually two different camera angels. One of the angels is on the deck, filming Lindsey, and the other one is hovering between and below Lindsey and the students. I usually don't remark on typos, but... Camera angel! I suspect it was a pun rather than a typo.
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Post by TBeholder on Aug 4, 2014 16:24:11 GMT
I really love Paz's dress. I love how it billows and flows in the breeze. It looks very cute on her. No, it remains a massively starched bell and is only tilted by the wind. Look at the lowest part (around knee level) - it doesn't billow and flow: there are no waves on it, nor the upwind side is shaped after her leg. C'mon Kat! You've even touched her. (A phobia acquired from Annie, ironically) Um. Becky? Blonde girl in shorts? I don't recall her being named. Annie spoiled a good thing for Kat. After the misadventure with Ketrak she tend to look at Arthropoda like this.
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Post by gradiant on Aug 4, 2014 16:42:26 GMT
Paz/Lindsey I ship it.
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Post by aaroncampbell on Aug 4, 2014 17:04:06 GMT
Meanwhile at the bow of the ship: What's up with guys named Jack having penchants for mentally unstable girls and being on large cruise ships? This will not end well...
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Post by fwip on Aug 5, 2014 2:51:53 GMT
So, I open Imgur, and the first image I see is this:
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Post by Ophel on Aug 5, 2014 2:54:45 GMT
I can't help but notice something that tickles me: But seriously though, she is indeed majestic and glorious, in an eldritched "the human mind cannot comprehend its grandeur" kind of way. No, seriously, DAMN! Nice work here, Mr. Siddell! So, I open Imgur, and the first image I see is this: I'm sure she'll be right at home. May I direct you to this lovely thread to share your ship with all.
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Post by eightyfour on Aug 5, 2014 10:02:05 GMT
Meanwhile at the bow of the ship: You know this screams for an edit for the opportunity thread...
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Post by fish on Aug 5, 2014 11:33:07 GMT
Meanwhile at the bow of the ship: You know this screams for an edit for the opportunity thread... I tried to edit Jack and Zimmy's faces from this page into that picture. The result scared me, so I stopped. I leave this task to someone else.
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Post by Lightice on Aug 5, 2014 11:43:07 GMT
I can't help but notice something that tickles me: What is it? I can't tell...
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Post by lit on Aug 5, 2014 14:06:29 GMT
I can't help but notice something that tickles me: Thank you, I honestly hadn't noticed the expression on her face before you drew that square around it and the page is so much better now.
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Post by Ophel on Aug 5, 2014 15:31:24 GMT
I can't help but notice something that tickles me: What is it? I can't tell... It's some kind of face.
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Post by Lightice on Aug 5, 2014 15:35:21 GMT
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Post by Deepbluediver on Aug 5, 2014 16:31:23 GMT
I think I've figured out what Kat's issue is- she doesn't like things with to many legs. That's why she likes birds, is alright with most mammals and reptiles, and freaks out around insects and giant eldritch lobster-creatures.
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Post by TBeholder on Aug 5, 2014 19:45:57 GMT
I think I've figured out what Kat's issue is- she doesn't like things with to many legs. That's why she likes birds, is alright with most mammals and reptiles, and freaks out around insects Really? I remember her squeeing about and just shy of cuddling a metal mantis with claws and wings and antennae... and giant eldritch lobster-creatures. Er... what Lindsey have in common with the elves?
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Post by Lightice on Aug 5, 2014 19:56:35 GMT
Er... what Lindsey have in common with the elves? "Eldritch" doesn't directly relate to elves, at all. Its closest synonym would be "otherworldly". According to the Wikitionary, the etymology is this:
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Post by aaroncampbell on Aug 5, 2014 20:24:17 GMT
You know this screams for an edit for the opportunity thread... That may or may not have been my general idea. I tried to edit Jack and Zimmy's faces from this page into that picture. The result scared me, so I stopped. I leave this task to someone else. Jack and Zimmy or Jack and Jenny, either way would be creepy. Now William and Janet, that would be cute! Same with Robot and Shadow 2. I wonder what's become of Sullivan's John and Margo; it's been awhile since we've seen them. How are they doing? Are they even still a couple? Also, I just pictured Parley and Smitty in the pose, but with Smitty doing the flying bit, haha! Zimmy and Gamma would be...I'm not sure what the right word is. "Nice" seems too flat. Zimmy's chaos being calmed by Gamma while they're both being swept by the wind? Certainly an interesting picture! Yes, a small series in the opportunity thread would not go amiss, methinks.
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Post by aaroncampbell on Aug 5, 2014 20:56:33 GMT
Er... what Lindsey have in common with the elves? "Eldritch" doesn't directly relate to elves, at all. Its closest synonym would be "otherworldly". According to the Wikitionary, the etymology is this: I was going to make a funny comment, but then I decided to throw in a bit of useful information and link you to the Online Etymology Dictionary, a resource I use pretty often because I'm a geek and/or nerd and enjoy language more than is probably healthy. So I pulled up their page on Eldritch and got essentially the same information as you, with a significant difference: So apparently we've got a chicken-and-egg issue here. The word's been in use since around 1500, and its first appearance was similar in form to the word elf. So even if Watkins' explanation of "else, otherwise" or "foreign, strange, uncanny" based on el- is correct, it seems quite plausible that this definition of el- could stem from elf itself, could it not? But before I get too far down the rabbit hole linguistically, back to my original idea regarding Lightice's comment: we don't know what Lyndsey has in common with elves, but I imagine probably at least a bit! We know that Bud's actually a very powerful psychic and that Lindsey has etheric abilities too.
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Post by Deepbluediver on Aug 5, 2014 21:13:25 GMT
Really? I remember her squeeing about and just shy of cuddling a metal mantis with claws and wings and antennae... Robots don't count. So apparently we've got a chicken-and-egg issue here. The word's been in use since around 1500, and its first appearance was similar in form to the word elf. So even if Watkins' explanation of "else, otherwise" or "foreign, strange, uncanny" based on el- is correct, it seems quite plausible that this definition of el- could stem from elf itself, could it not? I did not know that. In my defense, I stand by the philosophy that a language is constantly evolving, and if one definition of a word is 500 years old and a different definition is the one most commonly used and understood by the majority of people alive today, I'm going to go with the latter. It's not wrong for being changed just because it's more modern.
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Post by Lightice on Aug 5, 2014 22:10:54 GMT
I was going to make a funny comment, but then I decided to throw in a bit of useful information and link you to the Online Etymology Dictionary, a resource I use pretty often because I'm a geek and/or nerd and enjoy language more than is probably healthy. I'd love to use the Oxford English Dictionary resource, myself, but I don't have access to it during the summer. I do remember that the earlier forms of "elf" didn't begin with 'e', though. They were stuff like alf, alph or alp, which kind of puts the connected origin to question. But whether the term is somehow derived from elf or vice versa, or neither, it's still been used to mean spooky, supernatural stuff in general for at least over 200 years. Nowadays it's ofcourse pretty much synonymous with "Lovecraftian".
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Post by aaroncampbell on Aug 6, 2014 14:27:40 GMT
Really? I remember her squeeing about and just shy of cuddling a metal mantis with claws and wings and antennae... Robots don't count. So apparently we've got a chicken-and-egg issue here. The word's been in use since around 1500, and its first appearance was similar in form to the word elf. So even if Watkins' explanation of "else, otherwise" or "foreign, strange, uncanny" based on el- is correct, it seems quite plausible that this definition of el- could stem from elf itself, could it not? I did not know that. In my defense, I stand by the philosophy that a language is constantly evolving, and if one definition of a word is 500 years old and a different definition is the one most commonly used and understood by the majority of people alive today, I'm going to go with the latter. It's not wrong for being changed just because it's more modern. I agree with you completely. Too many people get pedantic about how language ought to be used and fail to take into consideration how it IS being used around them. Linguistic anthropologists try not to make that mistake, but people on the internet do. As for me -- well, I'm not a linguistic anthropologist (I have a family to support) but I have taken several courses, and any opportunity to engage in a fun collaborative discussion online where everyone gets to share their understanding and research is a good time for me! I was going to make a funny comment, but then I decided to throw in a bit of useful information and link you to the Online Etymology Dictionary, a resource I use pretty often because I'm a geek and/or nerd and enjoy language more than is probably healthy. I'd love to use the Oxford English Dictionary resource, myself, but I don't have access to it during the summer. I do remember that the earlier forms of "elf" didn't begin with 'e', though. They were stuff like alf, alph or alp, which kind of puts the connected origin to question. But whether the term is somehow derived from elf or vice versa, or neither, it's still been used to mean spooky, supernatural stuff in general for at least over 200 years. Nowadays it's ofcourse pretty much synonymous with "Lovecraftian". Ah, Lovecraft. Curious fellow, he was. You're right, he's very much in vogue today and I'd agree that the two are nearly synonymous right now in quite a few circles. (Heh, circles. Now THOSE, the faeries have down. Lovecraft preferred different geometries.) I agree re: the OED. I'd LOVE to have a copy of the second edition at home, but it's either A.) 20 volumes, which is no good because I'm already short on shelf space; B.) Electronic, which is practical but not the format I like for a dictionary at all (they should work well when the power's out); or C.) The 2 volume compact edition, which is actually the full thing but just micrographed 9 pages onto each one. This has actually been tempting me for years and I may still pick it up, but as I said I've got a family to support and it really is a splurge item. Especially since I have access to them online through my college account. But some day, maybe someone will buy this for me as a birthday or Christmas present! (Hey, a guy can dream!)
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