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Post by artezzatrigger on May 16, 2015 13:10:54 GMT
Something about Anthony's face has been bugging me for a while (and no, it's not the fact that it looks so punchable (though it does) and I've finally figured out why: it looks too detailed. Too many lines and too much shading in comparison to most of the others in the comic. It gives a weird uncanny valley effect that kind of reminds me of the Thin Men from XCOM: Enemy Unknown. I think that's why a lot of people were immediately put off by Anthony: his face is so wrong compared to the more cartoony style the comic has seen until now. His cheeks look sunken into his face, and hes got a ton of what look like wrinkles/crows feet around his eyes. He's very worse for wear. Whatever hes been doing in his absence, its certainly not been good for his health. |
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Post by calpal on May 16, 2015 15:10:28 GMT
Probably not as good for his health as whatever the Headmaster of Gunnerkrigg Court does for a living.
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on May 16, 2015 16:19:59 GMT
Anthony and Jonathan are both smoking from the same etheric crack pipe.
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Post by todd on May 17, 2015 0:16:57 GMT
Probably not as good for his health as whatever the Headmaster of Gunnerkrigg Court does for a living. As I mentioned once, if "Gunnerkrigg Court" was written by C. S. Lewis rather than by Tom Siddell, I'd half-expect the Headmaster's condition to stem from too many meetings with dark eldils (cf. "That Hideous Strength"). |
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Post by TheClockworkCoyote on May 17, 2015 0:51:53 GMT
Something about Anthony's face has been bugging me for a while (and no, it's not the fact that it looks so punchable (though it does) and I've finally figured out why: it looks too detailed. Too many lines and too much shading in comparison to most of the others in the comic. It gives a weird uncanny valley effect that kind of reminds me of the Thin Men from XCOM: Enemy Unknown. So, we should snipe him from a distance, lest we wind up engulfed in a poison cloud?  |
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Post by The Anarch on May 17, 2015 1:58:47 GMT
Something about Anthony's face has been bugging me for a while (and no, it's not the fact that it looks so punchable (though it does) and I've finally figured out why: it looks too detailed. Too many lines and too much shading in comparison to most of the others in the comic. It gives a weird uncanny valley effect that kind of reminds me of the Thin Men from XCOM: Enemy Unknown. So, we should snipe him from a distance, lest we wind up engulfed in a poison cloud? At least there's only one of him. He'd be more dangerous with two of his buddies helping him flank us. |
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Post by TheClockworkCoyote on May 17, 2015 2:26:03 GMT
So, we should snipe him from a distance, lest we wind up engulfed in a poison cloud? At least there's only one of him. He'd be more dangerous with two of his buddies helping him flank us. You're right, it could be a trap. Quick, toss a grenade through the door he came in through. Everyone else, take up defensive positions. |
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Post by TBeholder on May 17, 2015 7:08:21 GMT
Might this be Eglamore's home we're looking at? Hard to say for sure, but given his history with Anthony and his changed relationship with Rey, would it be surprising if James was involved here? If so, this allows possibility of the single most awkward scene in Gunnerkrigg Court since the fateful meeting of Parley and Mort. James: Oh, hello, Tony. (gives him an irritated look) Anthony: James. I am here to return your runaway demon. James: Uh... 'okay? (Anthony gives him the dollie) James: Hello, Renard. That dolly is now yours. At least, it's a fox. Renard: (transfers) Youuuuu... James: Oh, stuff it, plushie. It's not like anyone didn't know that Tony is a <BLEEP>¹. Complete <BLEEP>¹. Anthony: ..! Annie: ..! (¹): The right words on the both lines of a speech bubble unfortunately are obscured by "End of the Chapter" mark. Bonus page: Kat: (in a hospital bed) Oww, man. I didn't know laughing too hard can hurt. His face! Annie: (plays a nurse and badly pretends to pout) Shut up and let your diaphragm heal. Renard: (pretends to be an inanimate plushie) |
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Post by keef on May 17, 2015 18:07:29 GMT
But I wonder what Tony even wants with Rey, aside from putting him back in prison forever? I would've half-expected Tony to be perfectly fine just having him and locking him away in a safe somewhere. Could be his deal with the Court; he gives them Rey, they give them the facilities to keep experimenting on his daughter. He should be careful though, or he might end up like Tom here: I think the Court wanted Renard originally to research a demigod. Now it is even better. Thanks to Annie they can enslave a demigod. Not bad for an organisation that endeavours to become God. |
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Post by goldenknots on May 17, 2015 18:36:05 GMT
I'm just glad to see that Renard's fate is still up in the air. Having him fully controlled by Tony is a scary thought. Of course, that might be something Tom's planning; there's no way to tell, at this point. What would he (Tony) do? How powerful is Renard, really?
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Post by Rasselas on May 17, 2015 20:10:48 GMT
He'll ask him if there is a way to separate Annie's elemental, and Renard will have to tell the truth. Then Anthony will order him to do it.
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Post by Corvo on May 18, 2015 3:27:47 GMT
He'll ask him if there is a way to separate Annie's elemental, and Renard will have to tell the truth. Then Anthony will order him to do it. and 86. |
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Post by warrl on May 18, 2015 14:20:19 GMT
He'll ask him if there is a way to separate Annie's elemental, and Renard will have to tell the truth. Then Anthony will order him to do it. and 86. Those links both point to the message they are in. |
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Post by Daedalus on May 18, 2015 22:46:04 GMT
He'll ask him if there is a way to separate Annie's elemental, and Renard will have to tell the truth. Then Anthony will order him to do it. It has been clearly established in the comic and in the holy Word of Tom that, although Rey cannot lie to his owner, he absolutely does not have to speak when the owner asks him a question. |
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Post by The Anarch on May 19, 2015 0:41:07 GMT
Citation: There is a page in the comic that shows this - too lazy to seek it right now That would be this page right here. |
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on May 19, 2015 1:35:19 GMT
Citation: There is a page in the comic that shows this - too lazy to seek it right now That would be this page right here. Also here, it isn't as blatant, but Kat laughing in the last panel is priceless. |
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Post by Rasselas on May 19, 2015 3:18:06 GMT
He'll ask him if there is a way to separate Annie's elemental, and Renard will have to tell the truth. Then Anthony will order him to do it. It has been clearly established in the comic and in the holy Word of Tom that, although Rey cannot lie to his owner, he absolutely does not have to speak when the owner asks him a question. Ah, then. I'd forgotten about that.  |
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Post by Daedalus on May 19, 2015 3:28:44 GMT
It has been clearly established in the comic and in the holy Word of Tom that, although Rey cannot lie to his owner, he absolutely does not have to speak when the owner asks him a question. Ah, then. I'd forgotten about that. The worst thing is that Anthony probably COULD order Rey to try to do so, he just couldn't ask him how. Though we don't know if Rey has to do his best to achieve his orders, or if he can intentionally fail by inaction. Though we do know he could avoid the order altogether by plugging his ears... |
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Post by Corvo on May 19, 2015 3:34:28 GMT
Those links both point to the message they are in. Last time I post a link from my phone. Thanks for letting me know. |
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