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Post by trk800 on Jan 6, 2009 16:39:46 GMT
Tom,
Thanks again for the great comic. It exemplifies many of the reasons I love comics as an artistic medium, and has personally inspired me to improve my art.
I was hoping you could go over your process for rendering the most recent title page artwork (Chapter 21). The job you did (as with all of your artwork) is both inspiring and mind-blowing.
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jan 6, 2009 18:17:26 GMT
Okay some questions for you, please do ignore them if they've already been asked! 1) I see you learned to lock-pick solely for the research for this comic. How many other useful things/talents have you learned from Gunnerkrigg Court? How much time do you devote to researching and confirming facts/information? 2) Could you share some favorite comic books/graphic novels or webcomics of yours from artists/authors you really admire? (i know you typed up some influential people, but was wondering what books you really admire/love a lot) 1) Just bits and pieces really. If there is something I want to include in my comic that I don't know much about I try to at least research enough that I understand what I'm writing about. 2) Personal favourite books that should be read are the Nausicaa books, the original Battle Angel Alita series (Last Order is an aquired taste), Hellboy, Asterix and Obelix and, recently, Junji Ito's Museum of Terror books are pretty good for horror stories (and Spiral of course). Truth be told I'm pretty picky when it comes to comics, so I tend to read more text novels than graphic novels. |
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Post by auilix on Jan 6, 2009 23:57:42 GMT
Okay some questions for you, please do ignore them if they've already been asked! 1) I see you learned to lock-pick solely for the research for this comic. How many other useful things/talents have you learned from Gunnerkrigg Court? How much time do you devote to researching and confirming facts/information? 2) Could you share some favorite comic books/graphic novels or webcomics of yours from artists/authors you really admire? (i know you typed up some influential people, but was wondering what books you really admire/love a lot) 1) Just bits and pieces really. If there is something I want to include in my comic that I don't know much about I try to at least research enough that I understand what I'm writing about. 2) Personal favourite books that should be read are the Nausicaa books, the original Battle Angel Alita series (Last Order is an aquired taste), Hellboy, Asterix and Obelix and, recently, Junji Ito's Museum of Terror books are pretty good for horror stories (and Spiral of course). Truth be told I'm pretty picky when it comes to comics, so I tend to read more text novels than graphic novels. Thanks for answering. It's really amazing that you have time to consistently give us a great and beautiful story AND still answer to your needy fans... I do a webcomic that only updates twice a week and has about 6 fans, and I know it's tough enough to keep up with that!! So again, thanks. And wow... I've never read... any of those. I was going to say that Gunnerkrigg reminds me a lot of Bone, which is one of my favorite comic books ever. The pace and kind of characters are somewhat similar (of course they're two amazingly different and original stories, and that's another thing that reminds me of it and vice versa). And the environment in both (though again very very different) has a lot of character and personality. I actually did read a bit of Asterix as a kid, but gave it up when I started reading Tintin. I should check out all those books! *edit* a new question (apologies is this has been asked, I searched it on this thread and it didnt come up) - If Renard takes another's body with his eyes, what happens to his own body (I guess the original orange fox)? Is that still a part of him, or is his body uhm.... rotting away somewhere? I had just imagined that it was a kind of "soul" transfer, but then I wondered what would happen to his original body. Again, apologies if this has already been asked. Thanks! |
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Post by Babble-jargon Bill on Jan 7, 2009 0:11:41 GMT
Tom-
Have you ever read anything from Kurt Vonnegut Jr? If so what was your favorite book of his? Personally I think Slaughterhouse 5 is the best of what he has written. Some of his books are kinda hard to get into, but many of them are jut spectacular
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Post by zingbat on Jan 7, 2009 8:33:20 GMT
That bear on the bonus page of Chapter 20 looks reeeeally familiar, but I can't quite figure out what he reminds me of. Is he by any chance based on or inspired by any other cartoony bears?
At any rate, he's pretty cool.
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Post by atheros on Jan 7, 2009 9:18:56 GMT
Tom, I know it might be too soon to say anything yet, but were you to continue printing Gunnerkrigg Court, would later books match the appearance (physical size and so on) of Orientation?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jan 7, 2009 18:35:20 GMT
Tom- Have you ever read anything from Kurt Vonnegut Jr? If so what was your favorite book of his? Personally I think Slaughterhouse 5 is the best of what he has written. Some of his books are kinda hard to get into, but many of them are jut spectacular Nope. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jan 7, 2009 18:35:38 GMT
That bear on the bonus page of Chapter 20 looks reeeeally familiar, but I can't quite figure out what he reminds me of. Is he by any chance based on or inspired by any other cartoony bears? At any rate, he's pretty cool. Nope. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jan 7, 2009 18:38:49 GMT
Tom, I know it might be too soon to say anything yet, but were you to continue printing Gunnerkrigg Court, would later books match the appearance (physical size and so on) of Orientation? I would hope so. Future books will be a little shorter in length perhaps, but other than that I want to keep the exterior style similar across all of them, if I ever decided to try and get more made. |
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Post by biggerj on Jan 10, 2009 2:46:07 GMT
Any plans to revisit the classes of Dr. Disaster?
Also, I have a theory about how his classes change from year to year (as in, first year classes, second year classes, etc.). The first-year class we saw reeked of 50's sci-fi, but you said that his classes vary. Do his classes vary in sci-fi era according to the year of the class experiencing it? As in, second-year classes experience 60's-style sci-fi, third years get 70's style, all the way up to the sixth year getting a modern-era sci-fi experience? This would enable the classes to emotional evolve alongside the students themselves. Am I anywhere near having the right idea?
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Post by todd on Jan 10, 2009 12:24:39 GMT
If Annie actually is cold (the current page) why didn't she dress warmly from the start, instead of wearing a short-sleeved summer dress? Or was she acting the way she did for some other reason (such as unease about Reynardine after what she'd learned about him in the preceding chapter - as some posters have suggested), and he misinterpreted the body language?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jan 10, 2009 18:06:20 GMT
Any plans to revisit the classes of Dr. Disaster? Also, I have a theory about how his classes change from year to year (as in, first year classes, second year classes, etc.). The first-year class we saw reeked of 50's sci-fi, but you said that his classes vary. Do his classes vary in sci-fi era according to the year of the class experiencing it? As in, second-year classes experience 60's-style sci-fi, third years get 70's style, all the way up to the sixth year getting a modern-era sci-fi experience? This would enable the classes to emotional evolve alongside the students themselves. Am I anywhere near having the right idea? Not really. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jan 10, 2009 18:09:25 GMT
If Annie actually is cold (the current page) why didn't she dress warmly from the start, instead of wearing a short-sleeved summer dress? Or was she acting the way she did for some other reason (such as unease about Reynardine after what she'd learned about him in the preceding chapter - as some posters have suggested), and he misinterpreted the body language? Because being chilly is not a binary condition. The weather was warm enough to be outside without a heavy jacket and she removed her jumper when they got to Kat's workroom. She probably didn't even realise she was warming her arms with her hands. |
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Post by Azeltir on Jan 10, 2009 21:36:15 GMT
What's the food like, at the Court? I really want to know what they eat there.
Ben
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jan 10, 2009 22:06:41 GMT
Just normal stuff.
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Post by Madii on Jan 11, 2009 1:17:11 GMT
Tom: UK Web and Mini Comix Thing 2009. Any chance at all? Pretty please? It'd be a good chance to sell some of the book, if you can get your hands on any of them. The show needs more excellent exhibitors, and copious flattery.
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jan 11, 2009 19:41:46 GMT
It's looking very unlikely right now.
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Post by inium on Jan 14, 2009 6:06:50 GMT
Ever read Courtney Crumrin? It's a comic book series by Ted Naifeh, and it's Mignola-ish both in style and story. It's about a young girl learning to be a witch, but in a sort of classically dark mythological way, more menacing than lighthearted. I think it got nominated for an Eisner or two a while back. So I'd recommend you check it out if you can find the first few volumes somewhere.
Congratulations on the book finally getting released.
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jan 14, 2009 6:18:58 GMT
Nope, never read it.
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Post by 42petunias on Jan 14, 2009 14:38:51 GMT
Are we ever going to get a wallpaper with coyote in it? Even one of the scenes from the last chapter with text removed could be fantastic. I've been using the TicToc one for a while now, and I don't think I'm secure enough in my manhood to use one of the ones with girls in 'em.
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Post by fishf00d on Jan 15, 2009 0:46:14 GMT
Are we ever going to get a wallpaper with coyote in it? Even one of the scenes from the last chapter with text removed could be fantastic. I've been using the TicToc one for a while now, and I don't think I'm secure enough in my manhood to use one of the ones with girls in 'em. That's hilarious, I'm exactly the same way. |
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Post by Babble-jargon Bill on Jan 15, 2009 3:12:07 GMT
Tom-
Do you come from a long line of artists or are you the first one in your family? If the former is true who was it that was an artist in your family?
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Post by Azeltir on Jan 15, 2009 3:15:13 GMT
How are comments moderated? Do you read each individually before it goes "on the air?"
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Post by snes on Jan 15, 2009 5:12:06 GMT
In this comic, Kat says Robot can't keep his mouth shut about the painting. Isn't Robot an escaped fugitive? Are the authorities pursuing him?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jan 15, 2009 6:13:00 GMT
Tom- Do you come from a long line of artists or are you the first one in your family? If the former is true who was it that was an artist in your family? My mom liked to draw but that was about it. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jan 15, 2009 6:13:39 GMT
How are comments moderated? Do you read each individually before it goes "on the air?" Ben I read them and then I click "approve". |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jan 15, 2009 6:14:17 GMT
In this comic, Kat says Robot can't keep his mouth shut about the painting. Isn't Robot an escaped fugitive? Are the authorities pursuing him? He's currently disguised as a mouse. |
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Post by Mezzaphor on Jan 15, 2009 23:01:52 GMT
Now that the book is finally for sale, are you happy with how the book itself turned out?
I don't know much about the collection of fingerprints in the UK. Are Antimony's fingerprints on file somewhere (besides the one she left on the moon)?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jan 15, 2009 23:38:02 GMT
The quality of the book is pretty good, I'm pleased with it. My only nitpick is that the dust jacket seems a little smaller than it should be, lengthwise.
Annie's fingerprints are not on file.
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Post by Klex on Jan 16, 2009 12:27:31 GMT
Since how long ago did you think of Robox the Wonderful ?
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