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Post by stef1987 on Apr 29, 2015 10:13:56 GMT
It's nice and all but I don't think that's how it would look with her hair as it is now. It looks like the right part of her head is completely shaven. Artistic liberty (or whatever the term is) Her hair would actually never form a circle if she lays down like that, Tom just drew it like that because he wanted it to be a nice circle |
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Apr 29, 2015 10:20:11 GMT
How much did Target pay Tom to make this strip? I actually 'shopped up a pic turning the page into a Target ad, but chickened out at the last second. Did you put a horse in the foreground? I hear that is a thing with kids these days. |
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Apr 29, 2015 10:34:37 GMT
Is this going to be her look in the ether now? And this is so sad. I wonder if we'll ever find out whether Annie's haircut was by choice or not. It's weird, Annie almost seems in between regular and Ether-vision I guess the biggest indicator of her literal/symbolic detachment from the ether is the lack Of her cut. So is this what she'll look like in the ether now? Can't imagine that she'll forever be lugging around all that hair connected to nothing. I like this depiction of Annie in the ether: her hair (representing freedom and emotion and the 'Forest' side of Annie) has been separated from her, but is still there to be reconnected at some future point. I do wonder, though, if the cutting of her hair actually changed her powers in the ether, or just her appearance. Annie's etheric scar does not appear in this depiction. Either she has really really been removed from the ether, or this is not an etheric image of her. I am going with this being purely symbolic artwork. EDIT: Unless her scar migrated to her nose and isn't red anymore. But I think that is just how Tom is depicting the shape of her nose. |
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Post by Rasselas on Apr 29, 2015 11:13:03 GMT
I clicked the forum link thinking, "The title of this thread is going to be 'Cut off', I bet." And it was. A beautifully symbolic page. Edit: Ok, it's only now that I notice that was the actual title of the bonus page.  |
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Post by Purgatorius on Apr 29, 2015 11:59:18 GMT
Hair is forgiving. It grows back.
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Post by madragoran on Apr 29, 2015 13:07:05 GMT
and I am just browsing imgur when I see  |
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Post by ctso74 on Apr 29, 2015 13:12:45 GMT
Am I the only one that sees a symbolic eye? The cracks could actually be stylized blood vessels.
Great page! No Ether cut on her face, so probably it's purely symbolic. I like the idea of this being Annie's Ether look, though. Her hair short, but with the long hair/flames hovering close by. As she grows and moves from this chapter, we could see the cut getting thinner, less defined, and further away from her.
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Post by nero on Apr 29, 2015 13:57:52 GMT
The way her hair is glowing on the lower left corner does look like it is in the ether but I think its symbolic too. Its a beautiful and terrifying page.
I'm changing homes so I might not be able to see the new page on friday, since its a title page I can be patient.
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Post by Deepbluediver on Apr 29, 2015 14:04:04 GMT
I kinda feel like this chapter was too short- like it had conflict with no resolution. Annie's dad shows up, he acts like an ass, Annie folds like a wet paper towel. Roll credits.
I realize it's obviously setting up the next bit, but somehow I feel like it just doesn't stand well on it's own.
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Post by pxc on Apr 29, 2015 15:06:30 GMT
I kinda feel like this chapter was too short- like it had conflict with no resolution. Annie's dad shows up, he acts like an ass, Annie folds like a wet paper towel. Roll credits. I realize it's obviously setting up the next bit, but somehow I feel like it just doesn't stand well on it's own. It doesn't stand on its own. It will fit well in +/- 6 months once this arc is resolved, but watching it unfold at a slow pace is unsatisfying at best. A 3x/week web comic isn't a good medium for this type of story. But it's understandable that Tom is thinking more long-term. I don't like or enjoy it (which makes me start asking questions like "then why am I still reading it") but I get it. |
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Post by nyaroon on Apr 29, 2015 15:10:57 GMT
I kinda feel like this chapter was too short- like it had conflict with no resolution. Annie's dad shows up, he acts like an ass, Annie folds like a wet paper towel. Roll credits. I realize it's obviously setting up the next bit, but somehow I feel like it just doesn't stand well on it's own. I wanna cry so badly! And you're right about the unclimatic climax of this chapter, as much as it pains me, all we can do is wait. Tom has delivered very emotional chapters after somewhat unneventful ones, I trust that hewill do the same and will deliver a very rewarding chapter... and I hope it comes soon... |
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Post by OGRuddawg on Apr 29, 2015 15:16:39 GMT
This was an amazing, heart-wrenching chapter, and this image sums it up really well. I feel like Tom would be a masterful director of a television or movie series. Anyone else think so?
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Post by TheClockworkCoyote on Apr 29, 2015 15:22:57 GMT
and I am just browsing imgur when I see Sidenote regarding that film: I work (volunteer) security or art show security at several conventions each year, mostly doing badge or bag/camera check (a number of cons don't allow bags or cameras into their art shows). At one of the cons, there is someone who every year blurts out "KorbenDallasMultipass!" as they show their badge.  |
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Post by sable0aria on Apr 29, 2015 15:30:39 GMT
I hope we get to find out what the hell is up with Anthony soon. No explanation is ever going to excuse his behavior toward Annie in my eyes. I just want to know what his deal is.
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Post by rosencrantz on Apr 29, 2015 15:50:48 GMT
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Post by pxc on Apr 29, 2015 16:20:48 GMT
This is probably obvious but the first thing I thought of when I saw this was it's like Annie's own personal psychological Annan Waters.
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Post by pxc on Apr 29, 2015 16:45:36 GMT
Edit: probably the wrong thread for this.
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Post by Deepbluediver on Apr 29, 2015 16:58:33 GMT
It doesn't stand on its own. It will fit well in +/- 6 months once this arc is resolved, but watching it unfold at a slow pace is unsatisfying at best. A 3x/week web comic isn't a good medium for this type of story. But it's understandable that Tom is thinking more long-term. I don't like or enjoy it (which makes me start asking questions like "then why am I still reading it") but I get it. It's not just about pacing though- I've read other comics where the pacing could get a little wonky and I didn't really mind it. I just feel like this is a bad place for a break. I admit that it's possible the following chapter(s) will make me retroactively change my mind and see that where the story went needed it go here first, but that's not the way I feel atm. |
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Post by sherni on Apr 29, 2015 17:07:17 GMT
This page is a beautiful piece of artwork which manages to sum up the entire chapter. If our hearts were going to be broken anyway, it may as well be something pretty doing it. ... what does this imply? Annie is cut off from her etheric connections? I sure hope not. Great idea/ art work but it's making me angry again. Being cut off and isolated is pissing me off. grrrrrr! Would a haircut really stop Annie from going into the ether? It's just hair, after all. Her current state of mind, on the other hand... |
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Post by pxc on Apr 29, 2015 17:24:46 GMT
This page is a beautiful piece of artwork which manages to sum up the entire chapter. If our hearts were going to be broken anyway, it may as well be something pretty doing it. ... what does this imply? Annie is cut off from her etheric connections? I sure hope not. Great idea/ art work but it's making me angry again. Being cut off and isolated is pissing me off. grrrrrr! Would a haircut really stop Annie from going into the ether? It's just hair, after all. Her current state of mind, on the other hand... We may never find out but I would guess Annie's physical hair and make-up are more than just symbolic. To what extent I don't know. |
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Post by Refugee on Apr 29, 2015 17:34:23 GMT
Am I the only one that sees a symbolic eye? The cracks could actually be stylized blood vessels. Great page! No Ether cut on her face, so probably it's purely symbolic. I like the idea of this being Annie's Ether look, though. Her hair short, but with the long hair/flames hovering close by. As she grows and moves from this chapter, we could see the cut getting thinner, less defined, and further away from her. Oh, dear. You've inspired a terrible thought. The cut only appears in the ether. If she has indeed excluded herself from it.... Oh, damn! She may not even be able to access the blinker stone anymore! === At least until she recovers emotionally. I think she cut her hair herself, unprompted (although her exact motive is unclear to me.) |
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Post by Refugee on Apr 29, 2015 17:43:20 GMT
How much did Target pay Tom to make this strip? Hah! I, too, thought "target", but not the store. Rather that Annie feels that she's been a target. I hope, very much, that this is not a foreboding that Annie will be made a target by her etheric enemies.
Oh, Tom, this chapter is beautiful and heartbreaking. You have struck Diamond Annie on a crucial fault line--and I trust that like a rough diamond, cutting her will leave her stronger, and more beautiful, than she was before. This chapter is as brave as anything I've ever seen in comic form. Bravo, sir. |
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Post by nero on Apr 29, 2015 17:50:28 GMT
The only one close to Annie's new place is Lindsey right? She has never really lived alone has she? She had either Renard or Kat around.
Was it some Court official who escorted Annie to the Court for her first day?
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Post by ozie on Apr 29, 2015 18:36:37 GMT
Heavy hitting chapter all the way around! I can't really blame anyone for wanting to back out of the comic. It is a pretty big tonal shift, even more than "Fire Spike". I love it, in it's all ambiguous, depressing, character-challenging glory, but it is a shift. Back into speculation territory - since there's been thoughts about where "The Tree" from the title page comes in, there's always this:  The tree is isolated to remove all contamination. I think this post was really on to something. Right now I'm seeing Annie as the tree. Her hair is her root system, her connection to the forest in both a physical and an etheric sense. Cut off has many meanings. The court is preventing her contamination from spreading (specifically/especially to Kat?). I also like that there are five cracks in that surface. Kudos to the person who caught that. |
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Post by Refugee on Apr 29, 2015 18:49:56 GMT
Heavy hitting chapter all the way around! I can't really blame anyone for wanting to back out of the comic. It is a pretty big tonal shift, even more than "Fire Spike". I love it, in it's all ambiguous, depressing, character-challenging glory, but it is a shift. Back into speculation territory - since there's been thoughts about where "The Tree" from the title page comes in, there's always this: The tree is isolated to remove all contamination. I think this post was really on to something. Right now I'm seeing Annie as the tree. Her hair is her root system, her connection to the forest in both a physical and an etheric sense. Cut off has many meanings. The court is preventing her contamination from spreading (specifically/especially to Kat?). I also like that there are five cracks in that surface. Kudos to the person who caught that. , I apologize. Until ozie's post, I didn't get your point, which I now see was excellent. Thanks, Ozie. About the cracks: yes, good eye there. Although I only three: One long one, from upper right to middle left; another short one splitting off from that main one on the lower left; and a third one on the lower right, which may also join the main crack under Annie's head, but which doesn't extend all the way out of the circle. Oh, and I see a fourth one, very faint, running parallel to that last. I don't know how symbolic they are, or what they may be symbolic of. |
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Post by Señor Goose on Apr 29, 2015 18:57:01 GMT
I hope we get to find out what the hell is up with Anthony soon. No explanation is ever going to excuse his behavior toward Annie in my eyes. I just want to know what his deal is. He's a cockmungling assface. |
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Post by emmau on Apr 29, 2015 19:00:07 GMT
Would a haircut really stop Annie from going into the ether? It's just hair, after all. Her current state of mind, on the other hand... |
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Post by atteSmythe on Apr 29, 2015 19:10:47 GMT
I really don't think this is an image of Annie in the ether. Her dress is still clearly blue to me, and it should be a flat grey when viewed etherically.
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Post by Goatmon on Apr 29, 2015 19:19:26 GMT
Agreed.
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Post by Goatmon on Apr 29, 2015 19:19:40 GMT
Annie really is "cut off" from everything and everyone she knows and loves. Pretty much, yeah. |
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