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Post by Mezzaphor on Mar 1, 2009 4:42:57 GMT
Do the Guides in general (or Muut and Ketrak in particular) have strong feelings about those who kill their subjects?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 1, 2009 22:21:39 GMT
Is the Headmaster usually as bored as he was when we saw him? We know that Annie can see psychopomps when they come for souls, but can she also see the souls they're coming for when they're not staying behind like the boy in the hospital? For example, can she see the souls of bugs Ketrak comes for? Does Ketrak come for arachnids too or only insects? 1, He is only bored during subjects that bore him. 2, No. 3, Just insects. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 1, 2009 22:29:55 GMT
Does the court have to clear more forest (including Gillitie Wood) when it wants to expand? Or does it have a whole area to itself? Do the Annan waters connect to the reservoir seen in Chapter 19? Did Annie meet Ketrak in Good Hope? 1, It expands in the other direction. 2, No 3, Yes. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 1, 2009 22:30:29 GMT
Do the Guides in general (or Muut and Ketrak in particular) have strong feelings about those who kill their subjects? They each have different personalities. |
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Post by biggerj on Mar 2, 2009 11:09:01 GMT
How did Ketrak feel about Annie's ant murder?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 2, 2009 13:30:19 GMT
She didn't ask.
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Post by tetracycloide on Mar 3, 2009 15:20:49 GMT
The Tic Tocs are made with Court technology that Annie and Kat have not really encountered yet. Have we, the readers, been introduced to anyone that has encountered the Tic Toc technology yet? If so, who? |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 3, 2009 22:12:43 GMT
Everyone who is not a student.
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Post by vryko on Mar 4, 2009 3:22:12 GMT
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Post by vryko on Mar 4, 2009 3:23:10 GMT
Oops, sorry, just noticed the translation on the webpage.
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Post by sandjosieph on Mar 4, 2009 4:07:43 GMT
Hey Tom, I read somewhere that you had nubs of bones for hands. What's the deal with that?
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Post by Uglyhead on Mar 4, 2009 17:24:52 GMT
Tom, do spirit-wounds like Antimony's cut cheek have any negative repercussions on the health and well being of their bearer's physical body? Do mediums or other people who interact with ethereal beings risk such injuries frequently, or is Jeanne a special case?
Sorry if this sort of thing has been asked before.
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 4, 2009 22:21:02 GMT
1, Yeah, if need be, but it's rare. 2, He didn't want her to know who he was yet. 3, Slovenian. 4, Somewhere in the Court |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 4, 2009 22:22:45 GMT
Tom, do spirit-wounds like Antimony's cut cheek have any negative repercussions on the health and well being of their bearer's physical body? Do mediums or other people who interact with ethereal beings risk such injuries frequently, or is Jeanne a special case? Sorry if this sort of thing has been asked before. They don't affect the health any more than an equivalentreal life wound. However, Jeanne is a very special case. |
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Post by Hezor on Mar 4, 2009 22:36:28 GMT
Did you consult Polish native speakers when writing Gamma's and Annies lines or just someone speaking Polish? I'm asking because while they are perfectly correct, they would sound a bit strange in an actual conversation. For example To nie było bardzo miłe translates directly to "That wasn't very nice", but in Polish it's more like "It was nice. Not *very* nice, but nice." Well, not that much, but that way  Unless of course this is Annie who's speaking Polish a bit Also a little Statement to Tom - I love bi/multilingual boni even if it's language I haven't learned Zbogom, Z Bogiem, Godspeed or anything else you could want |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 4, 2009 22:57:04 GMT
I asked a coupe of Polish people about it, yeah. Languages are never correct, however, since people say things differently. Besides, Annie only speaks a little Polish, she isn't great at it.
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Post by Azeltir on Mar 5, 2009 1:47:50 GMT
What proportion of the words in today's comic do you expect to be speculated as the one which "is more important than the others"? Just looking at the thread leaves me reeling - and I haven't even checked the comment list.
Ben
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 5, 2009 6:13:04 GMT
Blorfteen percent.
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Post by Yin on Mar 5, 2009 12:44:46 GMT
You're getting a newspaper interview? When? Which paper?
How nervous do you expect to be?
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Post by blackmantha on Mar 5, 2009 12:56:29 GMT
They don't affect the health any more than an equivalentreal life wound. Which still means it could get infected and kill her if left untreated. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 5, 2009 13:55:59 GMT
You're getting a newspaper interview? When? Which paper? How nervous do you expect to be? I expect to be very nervous. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 5, 2009 13:57:20 GMT
They don't affect the health any more than an equivalentreal life wound. Which still means it could get infected and kill her if left untreated. Not unless you were dealing with transplanar bacteria that will cause an etheric infection. So no, that won't happen. |
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Post by qmarx on Mar 6, 2009 3:43:41 GMT
Which still means it could get infected and kill her if left untreated. Not unless you were dealing with transplanar bacteria that will cause an etheric infection. So no, that won't happen. So that's what Zimmy's science project was.  How long does it take you to do a panel like the fourth one today, on average? It seems like it would be a long time. |
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Post by SatansBestBuddy on Mar 6, 2009 8:05:28 GMT
One of the words on this page is more important than the others. ... You did that solely to **** with us, didn't you? On that note, how much to you enjoy toying with peoples expectations? Is it purposeful, or just a natural consciouses of your writing? |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 6, 2009 11:01:56 GMT
Not unless you were dealing with transplanar bacteria that will cause an etheric infection. So no, that won't happen. So that's what Zimmy's science project was. How long does it take you to do a panel like the fourth one today, on average? It seems like it would be a long time. I don't think there is an average time. At least I haven't recorded one. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 6, 2009 11:06:35 GMT
One of the words on this page is more important than the others. ... You did that solely to **** with us, didn't you? On that note, how much to you enjoy toying with peoples expectations? Is it purposeful, or just a natural consciouses of your writing? I like to have a comic that is interesting and that people want to discuss. |
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Post by jdskeleven on Mar 6, 2009 12:46:24 GMT
Long time reader, first time questioner here!
I know you get an awful lot of questions about the book and the 'business' end of making a webcomic, but I'm going to add two more to the mix since I'd like to be doing the book publishing thing eventually. Apologies if these have been asked already.
1. Just how difficult do you think it would be to make a living off of GK? I think a lot of people look at the big webcomics and assume that they're like licenses to print money, but of course most of us have never actually tried it.
2. Is publishing a graphic novel similar to publishing a 'normal' book, with advances and royalties and the like, or is there some different model that publishers use? (I'm assuming that the book itself is far more expensive to produce than a novel, so I'm wondering if that affects more than just its retail price.)
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 6, 2009 13:12:11 GMT
1, For a good businessman I bet it would be very easy to make some money off the comic. However, I am not a good businessman. I make no money other than from ads and the occasional donation. Big webcomics might be licences to print money, but I'll be damned if I knew how they do it.
2, I've never published either, so I'm not sure. I think the main rule still stands: If it's good it will get printed. But I imagine it's harder to get a comic printed since nobody really cares about comics. Books are a much more print friendly format. Otherwise, I think the process is the same. You submit it to publishers, they pick it up (or don't) and maybe offer you an advance and so on.
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Post by jdskeleven on Mar 6, 2009 13:35:27 GMT
Sorry, one quick follow-up question to number one (and this has been touched upon before, but possibly not in this way):
Merchandise. Do you think that making Reynardine plushies* or posters or the like would 'chepaen' the comic, or is it just too difficult to ensure high standards? Personally, If I was sitting on a comic like GK, I'd probably be reluctant to 'cash-in' for fear of coming to view it as a means to an end (money) rather than an end in itself. Is that at all how you feel about it?
*Keeping in mind that Reynardine plush toys would be totally awesome.
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Post by Tanya on Mar 6, 2009 15:45:10 GMT
Dear Tom,
First of all - thank you for sharing your outstanding art with us. I am always in awe of your knowledge of various mythologies. So, speaking about that - two questions about [what I percieve as] kabbalistic themes:
1) Is the Etherial crown we have seen on Annie's head in Muut's vision related to the kabbalistic sefira of "Keter" (crown) or the head chakra?
2) Do the Annan waters have a mythical essence like that of the river Sambatyon - i.e. a water barrier which cannot be crossed which is both physical and aetheric?
Thank you
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Unless of course this is Annie who's speaking Polish a bit 
