Klex
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Post by Klex on Jul 11, 2008 16:00:19 GMT
Does this robot have a particular name ? If so, what is it ? |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jul 11, 2008 17:34:54 GMT
No, he doesn't really have a name.
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Post by Tierra Y Libertad on Jul 14, 2008 2:22:13 GMT
Are you single, Tom? If not, do you plan on getting married?
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Jul 14, 2008 5:53:54 GMT
I gather that IPR is essentially a "store site" where retailers and readers can buy from a variety of indie publishers, and where you can find an indie publisher if you are an indie author. How exactly does your business relationship with IPR and ASP work? Does ASP hold transferable intellectual property rights on GCv1.1? What are your obligations to IPR (and vice versa) should ASP tank? Will they switch you to another publisher or if not, are they still entitled to a cut?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jul 14, 2008 8:49:49 GMT
What do IPR have to do with anything?
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Jul 14, 2008 18:24:17 GMT
All of ASP's titles are sold through IPR so presumably if/when ASP publishes GCv1.1 it will be sold through IPR as well. I don't know if IPR operates as a middleman for ASP's distribution to retail exclusively or not. The discount they offer to large retailers is steep for indie (45%) so I thought that might be the case.
If you hooked up with ASP through IPR then IPR gets a cut of sales, at the very least sales through IPR but it would be common practice if they got a cut of other sales of the book as well. Other than that I wasn't able to find out much about how this arrangement works, except that IPR vetted ASP to some degree at some point back when they became an IPR publisher. If you didn't reach ASP through IPR then IPR probably doesn't have any obligations toward you unless there's something in APR's boilerplate to the contrary.
So my question is, can you clarify the whole ASP/IPR relationship and if either of those holds rights against GCv1.1?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jul 14, 2008 19:28:01 GMT
As far as I know my book isn't being handled by IPR in any way outside of selling the book like any other bookseller. Archaia has the rights to print the first book, but all other rights are wholly mine.
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Post by walkingdust on Jul 15, 2008 3:02:12 GMT
You once spoke of "Battle Angel Alita" as one of your influences. Have you seen the current continuation to the story "Battle Angel Alita: Last Order"?
If so, are you happy with the current incarnation of the characters and the setting?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jul 15, 2008 8:24:16 GMT
I have all the Last Order books so far, and I really like them. The story is very different now and it's sort of falling into the same trap as Dragon Ball did towards its end where the majority of the story it taken up with really long fight scenes, But Kishiro's artwork and ideas are more than enough to keep me reading. If the slow pace of the plot means the story will continue for a long time then I'm fine with that, as long as I can still get my hands on the books.
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Post by walkingdust on Jul 15, 2008 11:02:48 GMT
You are far more accepting of the changes than I am. I'm happy with the solid personalities of the new characters, but I feel as if Kishiro has begun to rush the presentation of new locations and situations.
During the original run of Battle Angel Alita both the Scrapyard and Tiphares were fleshed out at a sensible rhythm. The cities were characters all on their own.
For me the presentation and handling of locations and situations in Last Order feels rushed so that Alita can get right to the action. It reads like most of the exploration, adventuring and discovery has been skipped and now Alita (and the reader) is just told what's going on and who-is-who right from the start.
The presentations of the life aboard the stranded colonization ship had interesting moments (Mainly the development of the story about the orphans), but for me it seems that we are not getting to see these new locales and factions "TICK" like functioning constructs.
I'm REALLY looking forward to a more dynamic setting for the story when Alita goes to mars, even if it is the sci-fi version of the middle east during the cold war.
I also can't help put point out that the fact that there's still gore but there's no longer any gratuitous nudity is something funny.
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jul 15, 2008 12:40:47 GMT
Kishiro has always been better at character development than situational development. The Scrapyard was an interesting place because of the people in it and the same is true with Tiphares, Ketheres and the space station. I think the ZOT tournament is an opportunity to focus solely on characters without much fuss, and he loves including vignettes of characters regardless if they are relevant to the plot or not. To me it's clear Last Order is pure self indulgence on Kishiro's part, and I'm fine with that. To me, Battle Angel Alita ended with Angel's Ascension, and Last Order is just extra stuff to enjoy.
Also, as I recall there has never been a lot of nudity in Alita, not even the original books (two, maybe three times out of 9 books?). In fact, I think there has been more nudity in Last Order so far. Either way Kishiro seems to shy away from it, which I think is interesting.
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Post by walkingdust on Jul 15, 2008 20:49:14 GMT
Your attitude will allow you to perhaps enjoy Last Order more than I ever will.
Oh, I reread the old manga before starting Last Order. There was a little bit more topless-ness than in Last Order. I suppose it is a sign of accomplishment or change. Either Kishiro doesn't feel that a few frames of gratuitous nudity are any longer necessary to help sales, or the market has been so saturated by action comics with nudity (Like "Gantz") that he stays away from it for the sake of not looking like he is pandering to what's become the new norm.
The new prize for the ZOT tournament and how it was set up during the Trinidad confrontation has made me reconsider my bad opinion of this story arc, but I'm more than a little worried about how overpowered Alita may be when this contest is over.
Alita was always a force to be reckoned with in a battle field, but her new Nano-machine powers seem to have completely eliminated the danger of being damaged by standard battle field hardware.
My hope is that Kishiro repeats what was repeatedly done during Battle Field Alita and kicks down her "power level" when the story arc is over.
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Post by Tenjen on Jul 16, 2008 6:51:59 GMT
Tom, i was just viewing his artworks and i wondered, what are your thoughts on Frank Frazzetta?
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Post by monkeybucks on Jul 16, 2008 12:02:33 GMT
Does the photo that was on Eglamores desk, of the footprints in the sand, have any significance? Will it be back?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jul 16, 2008 12:09:28 GMT
Tom, i was just viewing his artworks and i wondered, what are your thoughts on Frank Frazzetta? He looks like a good artist, but other than that I don' really have an opinion on him. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jul 16, 2008 12:16:50 GMT
Does the photo that was on Eglamores desk, of the footprints in the sand, have any significance? Will it be back? I don't recall such a photo. But if you mean the paintings on this page, I'm not sure. I'll have to see if I can work in what I have in mind. |
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Post by maxie on Jul 16, 2008 13:44:49 GMT
Do you mind people using parts of GC as avatars?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jul 16, 2008 15:51:08 GMT
Not at all.
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Post by armonis on Jul 16, 2008 16:52:06 GMT
Are you planning to make a wallpaper of the first panel there? I'm sure we would all love it, since your work there is amazing. There was something else I was going to ask, but I've suddenly become too hungry to remember... |
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Post by Tierra Y Libertad on Jul 16, 2008 21:03:25 GMT
Am I correct in assuming that Tea represents you as a Break in the Fourth Wall/Word of God figure? Why did you choose to portray yourself as a girl with white hair? Will Tea age with the rest of the characters?
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Post by yhbc on Jul 16, 2008 21:52:44 GMT
Judging solely from the filename of this picture - www.gunnerkrigg.com/art/meantea.jpg/ - I'm guessing that Tea represents someone other than Tom himself. Of course, it could be "Mean Tea", but "me an tea" makes a little more sense ... |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jul 16, 2008 21:59:48 GMT
Are you planning to make a wallpaper of the first panel there? I'm sure we would all love it, since your work there is amazing. There was something else I was going to ask, but I've suddenly become too hungry to remember... Making wallpapers is a zero return activity for me, but then again so is the comic, so I don't know. If I make one wallpaper I'll just have to deal with all the people who get angry that I didn't anticipate their own custom non-native resolution. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jul 16, 2008 22:00:17 GMT
Am I correct in assuming that Tea represents you as a Break in the Fourth Wall/Word of God figure? Why did you choose to portray yourself as a girl with white hair? Will Tea age with the rest of the characters? No, you are not correct in assuming that. |
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Post by todd on Jul 16, 2008 22:15:11 GMT
When you came up with the name "Jeanne" for the Ghost Girl with the Sword, were you thinking of Joan of Arc?
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Post by Tierra Y Libertad on Jul 16, 2008 23:11:57 GMT
Am I correct in assuming that Tea represents you as a Break in the Fourth Wall/Word of God figure? Why did you choose to portray yourself as a girl with white hair? Will Tea age with the rest of the characters? No, you are not correct in assuming that. I wondered because your old DeviantArt account was named Tea-san. Okay. Better to say something and be corrected than to live in ignorance. |
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Post by monkeybucks on Jul 17, 2008 5:51:17 GMT
(Just thought I'd say, I did mean those paintings, yes. Sorry my details were all sketchy, I couldn't find it again in the archives and I guess I remembered it all wrong. Thanks for the answer anyway!)
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Post by Tom Siddell on Jul 17, 2008 7:54:24 GMT
When you came up with the name "Jeanne" for the Ghost Girl with the Sword, were you thinking of Joan of Arc? Not really no. I just like the name. |
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Post by yhbc on Jul 17, 2008 20:29:06 GMT
Apologies for piping up with my own opinion in the thread for "questions to Tom". I shouldn't have done that.
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Post by armonis on Jul 18, 2008 17:01:42 GMT
Are you planning to make a wallpaper of the first panel there? I'm sure we would all love it, since your work there is amazing. There was something else I was going to ask, but I've suddenly become too hungry to remember... Making wallpapers is a zero return activity for me, but then again so is the comic, so I don't know. If I make one wallpaper I'll just have to deal with all the people who get angry that I didn't anticipate their own custom non-native resolution. What if I gave you some of my Columbia drug money? |
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Post by Tierra Y Libertad on Jul 18, 2008 21:12:43 GMT
Making wallpapers is a zero return activity for me, but then again so is the comic, so I don't know. If I make one wallpaper I'll just have to deal with all the people who get angry that I didn't anticipate their own custom non-native resolution. What if I gave you some of my Columbia drug money? Can't you make your own, Armonis? Tom-Would you put them on the site if fans made wallpapers? |
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