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Post by arf on Apr 14, 2016 23:38:03 GMT
Tom just posted an online version of Traveller in the Extra Comics! And he posted a Galician/Galego language version too. Yes. Had this thread not already been in existence, I would have created one called 'Viaxeiro'. As noted, the text is very slight (so brushing up on Galicean will be fairly quick). I like the line drawings: lovely depiction of hot Spanish summer lighting. |
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Apr 14, 2016 23:57:03 GMT
And he posted a Galician/Galego language version too. Yes. Had this thread not already been in existence, I would have created one called 'Viaxeiro'. As noted, the text is very slight (so brushing up on Galicean will be fairly quick). I like the line drawings: lovely depiction of hot Spanish summer lighting. That is a great title idea. If I knew how to edit the title of the thread, I would follow your suggestion. |
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Post by Gotolei on Apr 15, 2016 2:02:43 GMT
Yes. Had this thread not already been in existence, I would have created one called 'Viaxeiro'. As noted, the text is very slight (so brushing up on Galicean will be fairly quick). I like the line drawings: lovely depiction of hot Spanish summer lighting. That is a great title idea. If I knew how to edit the title of the thread, I would follow your suggestion. Same as editing a post, except the "Subject:" field is editable. Wonder why this one took so long to come online. Wasn't the time from first con sale to online release for AiTF 1/2 something like six months? |
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Apr 15, 2016 3:06:07 GMT
That is a great title idea. If I knew how to edit the title of the thread, I would follow your suggestion. Same as editing a post, except the "Subject:" field is editable. Wonder why this one took so long to come online. Wasn't the time from first con sale to online release for AiTF 1/2 something like six months? There it was staring me in the face, calling out "Helloooo!" Now I feel silly. I left the English title in parenthesis for the benefit of anyone who needs it. Wonder why this one took so long to come online. Wasn't the time from first con sale to online release for AiTF 1/2 something like six months? Tom needs to eat and save for the future. And/or maybe there was a different publishing contract that restricted his options until after a certain number of sales or amount of time. |
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Post by erunion on Apr 15, 2016 7:09:10 GMT
So brave. I'm tearing up here. Because yeah.
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Post by noone3 on Apr 15, 2016 8:41:52 GMT
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Post by rafk on Apr 15, 2016 8:56:26 GMT
So brave. I'm tearing up here. Because yeah. Me too. It is so beautifully written and drawn, but it has also made me cry on the train. I'm glad I'm going home and not to work right now! |
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Post by haspen on Apr 15, 2016 10:28:00 GMT
I'm barely at 'PUPPIES!!!!' part and I already cannot resist the adorable!
D'awwwwww!!
*edit after finishing* NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ;_;
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Post by ohthatone on Apr 15, 2016 14:02:47 GMT
This comic should come with a warning label T_T I would like to point that, in Galizian folklore, there is at least a case of a human being who liked swimming in the sea so much that he decided to not come back to land again and he became a merrow. His name was Francisco de la Vega, AKA Liérganes's Fish-Man. So I think there is a chance that the puppy survived and became a sea creature. Also, there are lots of legends everywhere in the world about mer-horses and mer-bulls impregnating their terrestial counterparts, and of seals and dolphins taking human form and impregnating human women. Maybe the puppy was the son of a selkie or something similar. I think Tom gaves us a shard of hope, a hint of an open end. I choose to believe this because sweet mercy I just can't.
Our dog tried to do something like this the day before we had to put her down. She had diabetes for a long time, but was living relatively well despite it. Then she wasn't. She loved to swim, so we took her to her favorite spot for one last dip in the water. She was blind and very weak, so my husband was in the water with her. She was so happy to be in the water again and tried to swim off--we don't know if it was because she was blind and/or her mind was probably off by then, but we think an odd coincidence she happened to choose to swim in the direction that would have lead away from the world (land), something she'd never done before. My husband caught her before she got too far. we stayed for as long as we felt it safe for her and went home. the next day she collapsed and we put her to sleep.
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Post by Druplesnubb on Apr 15, 2016 17:26:38 GMT
I would like to point that, in Galizian folklore, there is at least a case of a human being who liked swimming in the sea so much that he decided to not come back to land again and he became a merrow. His name was Francisco de la Vega, AKA Liérganes's Fish-Man. So I think there is a chance that the puppy survived and became a sea creature. Also, there are lots of legends everywhere in the world about mer-horses and mer-bulls impregnating their terrestial counterparts, and of seals and dolphins taking human form and impregnating human women. Maybe the puppy was the son of a selkie or something similar. I think Tom gaves us a shard of hope, a hint of an open end. |
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Post by artezzatrigger on Apr 15, 2016 19:19:44 GMT
I wasn't expecting the whole comic to be happy, but I didn't expect to go from 0 to 100 in terms of feels so abruptly.
At least he enjoyed himself until the very end.
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Post by ctso74 on Apr 16, 2016 0:40:16 GMT
This comic should come with a warning label T_T I would like to point that, in Galizian folklore, there is at least a case of a human being who liked swimming in the sea so much that he decided to not come back to land again and he became a merrow. His name was Francisco de la Vega, AKA Liérganes's Fish-Man. So I think there is a chance that the puppy survived and became a sea creature. Also, there are lots of legends everywhere in the world about mer-horses and mer-bulls impregnating their terrestial counterparts, and of seals and dolphins taking human form and impregnating human women. Maybe the puppy was the son of a selkie or something similar. I think Tom gaves us a shard of hope, a hint of an open end. I choose to believe this because sweet mercy I just can't.
Our dog tried to do something like this the day before we had to put her down. She had diabetes for a long time, but was living relatively well despite it. Then she wasn't. She loved to swim, so we took her to her favorite spot for one last dip in the water. She was blind and very weak, so my husband was in the water with her. She was so happy to be in the water again and tried to swim off--we don't know if it was because she was blind and/or her mind was probably off by then, but we think an odd coincidence she happened to choose to swim in the direction that would have lead away from the world (land), something she'd never done before. My husband caught her before she got too far. we stayed for as long as we felt it safe for her and went home. the next day she collapsed and we put her to sleep.
I'm sorry and I feel you. Sometimes, you have to put an animal down, whether because you love them or feel responsible for them. Even when it's just a farm animal, if you know their personality, you always feel a heavy responsibility. A responsibility both satisfied and dissatisfied with putting a sick animal to sleep. A vet has to do that on a consistent basis, sometimes feeling at fault. That's a hard thing to carry week after week. I doubt I could do it. I wonder if Paz feels at fault? Does she wonder what would have happened, if she had explained that you can only swim so far? Would it have made any difference? No matter how silly or small, you can find a reason to blame yourself. Makes me want to hug a veterinarian. And then Paz. |
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Post by KartoffelnMcNugget on Apr 16, 2016 16:22:48 GMT
This comic should come with a warning label T_T I choose to believe this because sweet mercy I just can't.
Our dog tried to do something like this the day before we had to put her down. She had diabetes for a long time, but was living relatively well despite it. Then she wasn't. She loved to swim, so we took her to her favorite spot for one last dip in the water. She was blind and very weak, so my husband was in the water with her. She was so happy to be in the water again and tried to swim off--we don't know if it was because she was blind and/or her mind was probably off by then, but we think an odd coincidence she happened to choose to swim in the direction that would have lead away from the world (land), something she'd never done before. My husband caught her before she got too far. we stayed for as long as we felt it safe for her and went home. the next day she collapsed and we put her to sleep.
I'm sorry and I feel you. Sometimes, you have to put an animal down, whether because you love them or feel responsible for them. Even when it's just a farm animal, if you know their personality, you always feel a heavy responsibility. A responsibility both satisfied and dissatisfied with putting a sick animal to sleep. A vet has to do that on a consistent basis, sometimes feeling at fault. That's a hard thing to carry week after week. I doubt I could do it. I wonder if Paz feels at fault? Does she wonder what would have happened, if she had explained that you can only swim so far? Would it have made any difference? No matter how silly or small, you can find a reason to blame yourself. Makes me want to hug a veterinarian. And then Paz. I'm a Vet student, I'm close enougth for a hug? I know that feeling of impotence, as an owner and as a proto-veterinary (I have had to see it a few times in my practices) |
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Post by Daedalus on Apr 16, 2016 18:11:42 GMT
A vet has to do that on a consistent basis, sometimes feeling at fault. That's a hard thing to carry week after week. I doubt I could do it. I wonder if Paz feels at fault? Does she wonder what would have happened, if she had explained that you can only swim so far? Would it have made any difference? No matter how silly or small, you can find a reason to blame yourself. Makes me want to hug a veterinarian. And then Paz. I also wonder what time period this comic is set in (has Tom ever told us?). In particular, I'm curious if this happened before or after Paz took the job caring for the Court's mice (because that could be read as her attempts to come to terms with the loss of Traveller). Also, I'm desperately holding onto the slim hope mordekai gave us. And yes, I cried when I read this  |
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Apr 16, 2016 21:09:05 GMT
A vet has to do that on a consistent basis, sometimes feeling at fault. That's a hard thing to carry week after week. I doubt I could do it. I wonder if Paz feels at fault? Does she wonder what would have happened, if she had explained that you can only swim so far? Would it have made any difference? No matter how silly or small, you can find a reason to blame yourself. Makes me want to hug a veterinarian. And then Paz. I also wonder what time period this comic is set in (has Tom ever told us?). In particular, I'm curious if this happened before or after Paz took the job caring for the Court's mice (because that could be read as her attempts to come to terms with the loss of Traveller). Also, I'm desperately holding onto the slim hope mordekai gave us. And yes, I cried when I read this EDIT: The printed version of Traveller says it takes place after her (Paz's) first year at the Court and I will take that as canon. I don't know why that information isn't included in the Extra Comics section. We saw Paz with the mice towards the end of Year 8. The only "in comic" tie I can see between Travaller and the main comic is Paz's Super 9V t-shirt Kat was wearing after Paz left for the Summer break between Year 9 and Year 10. I've been looking for Paz's glass necklace in the main comic, but I haven't seen it yet. |
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Post by CoyoteReborn on Apr 16, 2016 21:21:19 GMT
 *sniff* Poor doggie. A fellow canine, lost forever. |
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Post by percival on Apr 17, 2016 6:09:57 GMT
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Post by keef on Apr 17, 2016 19:18:39 GMT
I would really like to translate Traveller as soon as possible, so as always the big question: what is that font on the title page?
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Apr 17, 2016 19:43:29 GMT
I would really like to translate Traveller as soon as possible, so as always the big question: what is that font on the title page? The same font Tom used in the title pages for Annie in the Forest.  I am not a font expert, but WhatTheFont lead me to Lithos Pro Bold from Lithos by Adobe. The thicker version look like a match to me. |
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Post by keef on Apr 17, 2016 20:36:16 GMT
I would really like to translate Traveller as soon as possible, so as always the big question: what is that font on the title page? The same font Tom used in the title pages for Annie in the Forest. I am not a font expert, but WhatTheFont lead me to Lithos Pro Bold from Lithos by Adobe. The thicker version look like a match to me. Thanks Jelly! I tried another font finder, and got nowhere. But this is the one! (edit: In combination with Lithos Pro Regular) If anyone else is interested in translating Traveller; clean pages available here. |
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Post by Per on Apr 17, 2016 21:10:00 GMT
I had the opposite experience: WhatTheFont couldn't identify a font for me, but Font Squirrel could. Of course it turns out it's some obscure proprietary font.
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Post by keef on Apr 20, 2016 21:58:33 GMT
*sniff* Poor doggie. A fellow canine, lost forever. I choose not to think so, he will become a legend among dogs and will live forever. Like Coyote...
Dutch translation: Reiziger |
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Post by speedwell on Apr 25, 2016 7:50:07 GMT
I woke up this morning and for some reason had the story on my mind. In that free-running way my mind has when I've just awoken and haven't booted up the things of the day yet, I imagined this little scene:
(Annie, Kat, and Paz lounging in a circle on the grass of a little park)
Paz: Is so beautiful, Kat, how you talk to robots and understand them like things that are alive. I wonder if you had a robot puppy if I could take care of it? Like my puppy, you know, who... went away... ay, I will never know the end, I think.
Kat: Annie, you know that awful Ketrak guy you showed me that one time? Is there one of those for dogs?
(Annie looks a little uncomfortable)
Annie: ...yes, several... Cerberus, mainly, I think.
Kat: You could ask him, Annie, find out--
Paz: --Kat, don't. You shouldn't ask her that.
(silence)
Annie: Well, actually, I did.
(silence)
Annie: Paz... they aren't sure. Sometimes beings go into the Ether and the Ether has a task for them, so they return. But they have no record of him among the dead. Or sometimes the Ether... bends, in certain places. Or it would be more correct to say, makes places.
Paz: So... you mean... like the Court is?
Kat: Oh, I know! We read about this, remember, Paz? All the stories about people in ships finding magic islands? Annie, did he find one?
Annie: I don't know. But I don't know why not.
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Post by Storel on May 1, 2016 7:02:28 GMT
Aw, that was so sad. What a sweet little puppy, so happy that he could move around so much more easily in the water than on land.
Was there some reason they didn't try paddling the boat after him? He couldn't have been going all that fast, dog-paddling with just two good legs.
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on May 1, 2016 18:59:32 GMT
Was there some reason they didn't try paddling the boat after him? He couldn't have been going all that fast, dog-paddling with just two good legs. Fair question, along with why did Paz initially swim after Traveller instead of paddling the boat to him? The simple answer appears to be that there were no paddles, or at least none visible to the reader. I understand that the boat/raft was little more than pool float or toy, but what would have happened if the current pulled Paz away from the shore? I would want an inflatable raft like that one to have at least one paddle, a mirror, a whistle, and some line. |
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