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Post by edzepp on Mar 21, 2008 4:59:18 GMT
Smooth move, Jones.I can see why she wouldn't need a sword. Just take someone else's and use it against him!
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Post by mudmaniac on Mar 21, 2008 5:01:11 GMT
Tai Chi?
Aikido?
JONES.
CLAP CLAP CLAP.
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Post by edzepp on Mar 21, 2008 5:12:03 GMT
And her face is still peachy.
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Post by Mezzaphor on Mar 21, 2008 5:25:26 GMT
Yeah, either she heals quick, or she never got cut in the first place.
So is the sword really bending, or is that just a stylized depiction of Jones and Eggers' speed?
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Post by rc5 on Mar 21, 2008 6:14:22 GMT
Didn't see that coming. Still awesome though! =D
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Post by Tenjen on Mar 21, 2008 8:49:39 GMT
depcition of speed i imagine. She has such fantastic presence of mind, skill and speed that...well you saw what she just did.
It also explains why eggs would need to be out in the open and not be in closed range to even have a chance.
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Post by tonie on Mar 21, 2008 9:28:18 GMT
Wowiwawa! Jones is the winner! Mmmh, I agree that it's probably a depicton of speed rather than the sword actually bending... She has The Flash super powers  And in that skirt! It looks like she makes very small but very calculated fast movements - eg. foot in panel 2. Love Egger's final wry grin from much higher up - great perspective |
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Post by Mezzaphor on Mar 21, 2008 11:44:09 GMT
Don't try this at home, kids. Don't block swords with your shoulder or your face.
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Post by digikitty on Mar 21, 2008 11:49:58 GMT
The more I see Jones, the more I like her. Poor Eggy didn't have a chance.
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Post by nikita on Mar 21, 2008 11:59:12 GMT
I think the "cut" was meant to show that Jones moved so fast, that it wasn't possible to see whether Eggers has actually cut her or not.
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Post by tonie on Mar 21, 2008 12:05:30 GMT
Yah, she's without a scrach, so much for my theory that Eggers was worried about her - his worried eyes on the previous page must have been all for himself! And I agree with Nikita, it must be incredibly fine tuned speed rather than her having metal skin... because Tom confirmed that she's not a robot, right?
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Post by digikitty on Mar 21, 2008 12:13:01 GMT
pretty sure its confirmed she not a robot. It probably was that it was a show of speed rather than that she actually got hit, with the lines showing that she dodged it just before it hit her. That's my guess, anyways.
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Post by hajo on Mar 21, 2008 12:37:36 GMT
She has such fantastic presence of mind, skill and speed It also explains why eggs would need to be out in the open and not be in closed range to even have a chance. Agree, but I don't see how being outdoors would change the situation (assuming they still stick to swords). |
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Post by Count Casimir on Mar 21, 2008 15:17:12 GMT
God, I love her.
This is a stupendous action page!
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Post by fatexx544 on Mar 21, 2008 16:01:05 GMT
Maybe I am reading too much into this, but I had these thoughts:
1) Her cut is almost identical to the one Carver got from the ghost lady, except on the other cheek. We know Carver's cut isn't normal, because it came back when she was near Zimmy. It seems possible that Jones does have a "cut" of sorts.
2) I can't help but wonder, why is Eggy tasked with guard duty if Jones is so much better? What could be more dangerous than the various monsters in and around the school?
We have seen her with The Man In The Suit when the gods came, so she might have guard duty somewhere else. Maybe she guards The Man In The Suit (who I, at least, assumed was some sort of principle, if Gunnerkrigg has one), but if he needs such constant protection, where does she get the time to accompany Carver?
So many questions... Jones is definitely cool.
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Post by fr4tbrn on Mar 21, 2008 16:28:09 GMT
Maybe I am reading too much into this, but I had these thoughts: 1) Her cut is almost identical to the one Carver got from the ghost lady, except on the other cheek. We know Carver's cut isn't normal, because it came back when she was near Zimmy. It seems possible that Jones does have a "cut" of sorts. 2) I can't help but wonder, why is Eggy tasked with guard duty if Jones is so much better? What could be more dangerous than the various monsters in and around the school? We have seen her with The Man In The Suit when the gods came, so she might have guard duty somewhere else. Maybe she guards The Man In The Suit (who I, at least, assumed was some sort of principle, if Gunnerkrigg has one), but if he needs such constant protection, where does she get the time to accompany Carver? So many questions... Jones is definitely cool. I know I'm the one who pointed that out, but when I thought about it, that would mean that Eggers has a sword or some other property close to the Ghost with a Sword. And she isn't on guard duty because she's training the mediums, amongst other things. |
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Post by dragonmage06 on Mar 21, 2008 17:25:29 GMT
WOW!!! Jones rawks socks. And this is a fantastic action page  |
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Post by Mezzaphor on Mar 21, 2008 21:19:28 GMT
because Tom confirmed that she's not a robot, right? Hmm... Maybe Mediation class also includes a self-defense module, in case the negotiations go sour. |
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Post by wanderer on Mar 21, 2008 22:04:19 GMT
LIES!  Freaking heck, she's pretty damned impressive. Especially given that Eglamore is no slouch in the superhuman-skills department himself. |
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Post by cenit on Mar 21, 2008 23:03:12 GMT
Tai Chi? Aikido? JONES. CLAP CLAP CLAP. If you make me guess I'll think Aikido (I practice it); one of the basis of Aikido is Japanesse technique to fight against some with a sword (when you don't have one). Also the feet movement looks like it... let's see what happens next Jones rocks |
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Post by nikita on Mar 22, 2008 2:28:23 GMT
Yah, she's without a scrach, so much for my theory that Eggers was worried about her - his worried eyes on the previous page must have been all for himself! And I agree with Nikita, it must be incredibly fine tuned speed rather than her having metal skin... because Tom confirmed that she's not a robot, right? On the other hand.. would not-htting someone make a ("skang") sound? |
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Post by tonie on Mar 22, 2008 13:27:56 GMT
On the other hand.. would not-htting someone make a ("skang") sound? Yes, that sound mystifies me too... A metal mask, as fr4tbrn suggested in the swoosh thread? But she DOES frown slightly in panel 4... oooh, the Jones Mystery continues! |
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Post by Mezzaphor on Mar 22, 2008 15:09:23 GMT
I've two theories: 1. Jones deflected the blade with a magic shield. (A different kind of magic shield than Donald's, apparently.) 2. Jones is a goddess or some other supernatural being. |
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Post by La Poire on Mar 22, 2008 15:13:50 GMT
I must say I love the distorted perspective used in this sequence. Really gives a sense of speed and fluidity, like. The skang sound, I think, comes from the sword and not her face: it seems to me like there was an actual impact rather than a dodge, but the sword simply bounced off due to Jones's magics. Hence "skang". As for Jones, I think she's some kind of Grand Vizier, and/or bodyguard to, or just otherwise closely connected to the headmaster. She has certain useful skills (like deflecting swords off her face) but she's obviuosly not a medium herself though she trains them.
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Post by eightyfour on Mar 22, 2008 17:50:52 GMT
On the other hand.. would not-htting someone make a ("skang") sound? Yes, actually it might. A sword is not one solid piece of metal. It is assembled of several parts (blade, crossguard, several components for the hilt, pommel) and it actually may "clatter" when swund around. |
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Post by Boksha on Mar 23, 2008 2:13:53 GMT
If it just clattered I'm sure it wouldn't have made the exact same sound as it did when smashing it into Ysengrin's arm.
I'm thinking the same as Mezzaphor actually; she either has some way to harden her skin magically or she's just not human to begin with, which probably has the same effect.
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Post by digikitty on Mar 23, 2008 2:40:48 GMT
If it just clattered I'm sure it wouldn't have made the exact same sound as it did when smashing it into Ysengrin's arm. not sure about that, since in the case of Ysengrin's arm, the sword did actually cut it, and we saw that it was cut. Not so with Jones' face. |
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Post by Mezzaphor on Mar 23, 2008 3:37:53 GMT
If it just clattered I'm sure it wouldn't have made the exact same sound as it did when smashing it into Ysengrin's arm. not sure about that, since in the case of Ysengrin's arm, the sword did actually cut it, and we saw that it was cut. Not so with Jones' face. The way the spark was glinting off her cheek, it looks like she was cut and she's bleeding light from the cut. And if that's really what happened, then there's no way she's human, in which case her face being healed by panel 5 of the latest page is hardly surprising. |
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Post by chibisoma on Mar 23, 2008 4:32:48 GMT
As someone who's trying to get his own drawing skills up (I haven't drawn a lot since middle school. Currently 26 :/), I gotta say...
Tom's one of the best webcomic artists I've seen as far as hands/feet go. I dunno if it's just a hangup I have, but I have the hardest time on getting hands and feet to look right. At least for feet you can get away with shoes and whatnot. But you can't have everyone wearing high-tops. It looks silly!
And the perspective stuff has been really cool, too. I actually tried to imagine how this whole thing would look animated. Like if Tom were to do a quick little 10-second thing or something. Man, that would look good.
So yeah. Just a budding artist's rambling. Back to your previous topics.
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Post by Goatmon on Mar 23, 2008 5:22:56 GMT
Neither. She's clearly an agent. |
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And in that skirt! It looks like she makes very small but very calculated fast movements - eg. foot in panel 2. Love Egger's final wry grin from much higher up - great perspective 
