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Post by Tom Siddell on Dec 8, 2008 11:50:35 GMT
Do some people want to lose their humanity the other way around, towards technology ? Oh also, you said amongst other things : I'm assuming that even if he's in the comic right now, he's not canon. Is there other changes you would like to share about the global story ? 1, I suppose. 2, That I want to share? Not really. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Dec 8, 2008 11:52:06 GMT
Tom, you missed my question. I'd like an answer to it even if it's just "I can't say what it is" or "All will be revealed later".  It is easier to assume that if I haven't answered a question it's because I don't want to answer it. |
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Post by Rasselas on Dec 8, 2008 12:15:58 GMT
I'm assuming that even if he's in the comic right now, he's not canon. Is there other changes you would like to share about the global story ? I kinda like him. It represents the way Annie viewed the Court and its inhabitants when she first got there. Foreboding and quirky. Of course, later it became more homey and smooth. I think this progression of the way Annie views things works well. Sorry for the derail. |
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Post by fishf00d on Dec 9, 2008 1:53:24 GMT
Well, he's sort of an emissionary, isn't he? Kind of like a comunicator between the Great Old Ones and the humans. Um, where did you get this idea from? I'm pretty sure Cthulhu acts in no such manner. I believe cthuhlu in this case is being confused with Nyarlathotep, who is sometimes known as a messenger to azathoth. Cthulhu does send dreams to humans sometimes, but it usually makes them insane instead of providing information. Neither of them would escort dead because in the mythos, there is nothing to look forward too, if anything at all. But on to the question: Tom, how did you come up with the idea for Coyote's coloration? (I apologise if this has already been asked) |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Dec 9, 2008 11:40:46 GMT
I wanted him to look bold and distinctive, more like a design than an actual coyote.
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Post by digikitty on Dec 10, 2008 0:22:31 GMT
not sure if this was asked or not, but, from start to finish, about how long does it take you to draw one comic?
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Post by biggerj on Dec 10, 2008 10:14:29 GMT
Did Zimmy's unholy science fair entry consist of a sample of her eye gunk on a microscope slide? If so, did she think that maybe she'd get some answers about her condition?
What happens to former Gillitie Wood inhabitants after they graduate from Gunnerkrigg Court? Do they enter the big, wide, largely mundane world, still with pointy ears or fishiness or what have you?
Are Coyote and Reynardine really cousins, or do they just consider themselves to be such because of their similarities? If the latter is true, which of the two first came up with the idea to call each other cousins?
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Post by ecomono on Dec 10, 2008 10:42:08 GMT
The Court is pretty big. Did its inhabitants build the whole thing?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Dec 10, 2008 12:39:53 GMT
not sure if this was asked or not, but, from start to finish, about how long does it take you to draw one comic? Depends on the page. 4 hours on average maybe? |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Dec 10, 2008 14:15:49 GMT
Did Zimmy's unholy science fair entry consist of a sample of her eye gunk on a microscope slide? If so, did she think that maybe she'd get some answers about her condition? What happens to former Gillitie Wood inhabitants after they graduate from Gunnerkrigg Court? Do they enter the big, wide, largely mundane world, still with pointy ears or fishiness or what have you? Are Coyote and Reynardine really cousins, or do they just consider themselves to be such because of their similarities? If the latter is true, which of the two first came up with the idea to call each other cousins? 1, No. 2, They decide what they want to do. 3, they are cousins in the mythical sense. Renard is the european equivalent of Coyote, just like Zeus is equivalent to Odin. |
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Post by fjodor on Dec 10, 2008 15:09:56 GMT
Renard is the european equivalent of Coyote, just like Zeus is equivalent to Odin. Tom, does that mean they are equally powerful? |
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Post by Freederick on Dec 10, 2008 15:38:29 GMT
... just like Zeus is equivalent to Odin. The Romans, who had first-hand experience of both, maintained that Odin was equivalent to Mercury (at least that's what Tacitus says). Thor was equivalent to Zeus/Jupiter, both of them being thunder gods. The fact that the Germanic tribes held Odin/Mercury to be the chief god was of secondary importance, in the Roman view. It was the portfolio that mattered. Odin, like Mercury, was a god of (secret) knowledge, writing, wealth, travel, and communication. Oh, and a psychopomp.  BTW, Wednesday (Wotan's day) is dies Mercurii in latin, while Thursday is dies Iovis. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Dec 10, 2008 16:55:47 GMT
Renard is the european equivalent of Coyote, just like Zeus is equivalent to Odin. Tom, does that mean they are equally powerful? No. |
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Post by Shunpike on Dec 10, 2008 23:21:40 GMT
When did you start drawing Gunnerkrigg Court? How did the basic ideas of the Court form?
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Post by todd on Dec 10, 2008 23:26:07 GMT
The fact that the Germanic tribes held Odin/Mercury to be the chief god was of secondary importance, in the Roman view. It was the portfolio that mattered. Odin, like Mercury, was a god of (secret) knowledge, writing, wealth, travel, and communication. Oh, and a psychopomp. I've come across a theory that it might have originally been Thor rather than Odin who was the head god among the Norse and Germanic tribes, but Odin was later promoted to that position because he was a patron to poets - and it was the poets who recorded the Norse myths. I wonder if Odin was ever one of the Guides who showed up at Good Hope. Maybe not; he specialized in those who were slain in battle (he wanted them for his feasting table at Valhalla, to fight for him at Ragnarok) and those who were hanged. And I doubt that there'd have been that many people in either category at Good Hope. (Those who died from more natural causes - the most likely cause of death in a hospital - would probably be taken by Hel to Niflheim.) |
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Post by erk on Dec 11, 2008 5:22:57 GMT
Tom, I have a cookie jar I believe to be cursed. You wouldn't believe the stuff going down here. I'd really appreciate a bit of insight into how to deal with it... say an available-for-donation short story set in the court? Anyway. Thanks for the awesome comic; it continually inspires me to practice my own art to try something similar someday.
As for real questions: are the horsebots and other post-Diego robots around the court all of roughly similar generations? Or are there H13, H5, H10, and such divergent versions with varying resemblance to the H1 in the lab all wandering around for those who know where to look?
Cheers!
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Post by Tom Siddell on Dec 11, 2008 8:29:00 GMT
When did you start drawing Gunnerkrigg Court? How did the basic ideas of the Court form? About three months before I started putting it up online. I wanted to do a story about an antisocial girl and it developed from there. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Dec 11, 2008 8:31:30 GMT
As for real questions: are the horsebots and other post-Diego robots around the court all of roughly similar generations? Or are there H13, H5, H10, and such divergent versions with varying resemblance to the H1 in the lab all wandering around for those who know where to look? Cheers! Yeah there are several generations of each model robot. Not all will be ver.13, though. Depending on the life expectancy of the robot there might be more or less revisions to the design over time. |
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Post by noako on Dec 11, 2008 15:44:45 GMT
As for real questions: are the horsebots and other post-Diego robots around the court all of roughly similar generations? Or are there H13, H5, H10, and such divergent versions with varying resemblance to the H1 in the lab all wandering around for those who know where to look? Cheers! Yeah there are several generations of each model robot. Not all will be ver.13, though. Depending on the life expectancy of the robot there might be more or less revisions to the design over time. What number the current boxbot is? What is his "class"? (you know, robot = seraph, boxbot = ?) |
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Post by ragashingo on Dec 11, 2008 18:34:41 GMT
I would imagine that boxbot = terrible.
How come there is no link for chapter 20 yet at the bottom of the pages? Do those only show up once a chapter is complete?
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Post by Kuraru on Dec 11, 2008 22:46:04 GMT
Dear Tom,
Is Ysengrin entirely made of, uh, living wood from the neck down, or is it more like a suit of armour, with Ysengrin's real body underneath it all somewhere?
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Post by todd on Dec 11, 2008 23:27:50 GMT
I wanted to do a story about an antisocial girl and it developed from there. "Antisocial" seems rather strong, but I'd agree that it fits Annie (though she's antisocial more in not being fond of the company of other humans - except for Kat - than in being aggressively hostile.) |
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Post by erk on Dec 12, 2008 5:28:41 GMT
Dear Tom, Is Ysengrin entirely made of, uh, living wood from the neck down, or is it more like a suit of armour, with Ysengrin's real body underneath it all somewhere? I always figured neither: Yssy still has mostly a wolf body, but two wooden arms much like the arm he gave poor Robot. Unlike Robot, of course, he has control over his arms. |
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Post by Kuraru on Dec 12, 2008 10:39:25 GMT
I wanted to do a story about an antisocial girl and it developed from there. "Antisocial" seems rather strong, but I'd agree that it fits Annie (though she's antisocial more in not being fond of the company of other humans - except for Kat - than in being aggressively hostile.) I think she's more asocial than antisocial. She is withdrawn from society, she isn't hostile towards it. |
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Post by Madii on Dec 12, 2008 13:52:11 GMT
"Antisocial" seems rather strong, but I'd agree that it fits Annie (though she's antisocial more in not being fond of the company of other humans - except for Kat - than in being aggressively hostile.) I think she's more asocial than antisocial. She is withdrawn from society, she isn't hostile towards it. However, there is certainly one aggressively antisocial girl in the comic. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Dec 12, 2008 16:52:33 GMT
Yeah there are several generations of each model robot. Not all will be ver.13, though. Depending on the life expectancy of the robot there might be more or less revisions to the design over time. What number the current boxbot is? What is his "class"? (you know, robot = seraph, boxbot = ?) He's a box. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Dec 12, 2008 16:53:20 GMT
I would imagine that boxbot = terrible. How come there is no link for chapter 20 yet at the bottom of the pages? Do those only show up once a chapter is complete? Because I haven't put one there yet. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Dec 12, 2008 16:53:51 GMT
Dear Tom, Is Ysengrin entirely made of, uh, living wood from the neck down, or is it more like a suit of armour, with Ysengrin's real body underneath it all somewhere? The latter. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Dec 12, 2008 16:54:41 GMT
Maybe "unsocial" woud have been a better word.
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Post by Tierra Y Libertad on Dec 13, 2008 1:26:55 GMT
Not the life and soul of the party, shall we say.
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