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Post by bedinsis on Aug 6, 2021 7:01:09 GMT
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Aug 6, 2021 7:05:04 GMT
Told you guys this page would be an action page. Next page we should finally get to see that little guy do something. And you know it's going to be something good. |
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Post by madjack on Aug 6, 2021 7:07:21 GMT
Is Aata standing there because he's got more tricks up his sleeve or because he's just completely overwhelmed with how badly he has messed this up? Eggs with the diving save but if those are tree roots Loup is using to attack, Annie is the best defence here. Edit: Told you guys this page would be an action page. Next page we should finally get to see that little guy do something. And you know it's going to be something good. |
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Post by philman on Aug 6, 2021 7:12:05 GMT
Interesting that Loup went for Annie first (can see Loup's claws being deflected by Eglamore's protection field), and Aata only second
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Post by madjack on Aug 6, 2021 7:18:20 GMT
It may have just been drawn that way for brevity, but Eggers isn't using the same shield Donny did when protecting Annie back in chapter 14. |
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Post by aline on Aug 6, 2021 7:20:48 GMT
Interesting that Loup went for Annie first (can see Loup's claws being deflected by Eglamore's protection field), and Aata only second Annie was closest. I don't think he's discriminating, just trying to murder everything. Is Aata standing there because he's got more tricks up his sleeve or because he's just completely overwhelmed with how badly he has messed this up? He's some kind of demigod too, even if not a very successful one. I'm sure he's got a card or two he can play. He doesn't strike me as the kind of guy who would let himself be murdered out of disappointment. |
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Post by bedinsis on Aug 6, 2021 7:23:10 GMT
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Post by caber on Aug 6, 2021 7:26:09 GMT
In fact come to think of it, that one looks kinda similar to another one Eglamore has used in the past... www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=808 |
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Post by dawolf on Aug 6, 2021 7:27:49 GMT
What's the thing by Loups neck?
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Post by bicarbonat on Aug 6, 2021 7:39:45 GMT
In a way, Loup and Annie have both "fallen apart" due to the return of a paternal figure who delivers a very devastating & humiliating revelation in the presence of a bemused audience. Both end up missing a vital part of what makes them *them* due to the actions of the aspect in the driver's seat, to the eventual displeasure of the aspect in the backseat (Coyote and Loup; Annie and her fire elemental).
It's not a perfect 1-to-1 overlay, but there you have it. It's even more bitterly ironic when you recall that Ysengrin was the one who gave Annie tough love when she ran away after the aforementioned falling-apart, and encouraged her to be less shaken by her father's moves in her life.
There's also something less solid but still there re: Annie and Loup as real/shells. They have real personalities, real feelings, are really alive - but they're also containers for this other thing that exists in tandem with them but is not precisely them. There's a sad fragility in their respective temporary unions, for all the extraordinary abilities that those unions provide.
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Post by ysenfrown on Aug 6, 2021 7:43:29 GMT
In fact come to think of it, that one looks kinda similar to another one Eglamore has used in the past... www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=808All of the purple technology is based off of Anja's powers! www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=553 I think they mentioned at some point that Anja was mad about her tech being used without her knowledge/permission. Blue indicates something different though...I doubt that's Anja's, seems closer to Donny or something specific to Eglamore/Parley. |
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Aug 6, 2021 7:45:25 GMT
What's the thing by Loups neck? Weird as it may seem, I think that's where his eyes wound up. Almost as disturbing is the spit dribble arc flying off his tongue. |
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Post by theonethatgotaway on Aug 6, 2021 10:00:44 GMT
What's the thing by Loups neck? Weird as it may seem, I think that's where his eyes wound up. Almost as disturbing is the spit dribble arc flying off his tongue. I agree, that's just his eyes not moving as quickly as his head. I wonder what Cvet is going to do, flying up in that dense canopy. |
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Post by TBeholder on Aug 6, 2021 12:21:40 GMT
So, it looks like the two failed godlings are going to duke it out, face to face. Then again, it's Gunnerkrigg, there will be a twist. |
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Post by ctso74 on Aug 6, 2021 13:32:39 GMT
Good band name. I'm feeling that Loup is a drummer, who has singer aspirations. Coyote would have been the tambourine. Not the tambourine player, but the literal tambourine. |
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Post by ohthatone on Aug 6, 2021 13:43:55 GMT
Aata's body language looks so calm here, even if he is angry. Assumption that parely and eggs will do their job as court defenders or is he about to pull some cool move of his own? Actually he probably has some court ether tech for protection.
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Post by jda on Aug 6, 2021 14:17:36 GMT
Aata's body language looks so calm here, even if he is angry. Assumption that parely and eggs will do their job as court defenders or is he about to pull some cool move of his own? Actually he probably has some court ether tech for protection. I am more-than-half expecting this is a "bye Aata" moment. I feel this character has fulfilled its role, except to die as a reminder that the war is real. |
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Post by Gemminie on Aug 6, 2021 14:31:32 GMT
After confirming for himself that what Coyote told him is true, and beginning to lose physical cohesion, Loup in this page abandons all semblance of a coherent physical form and lashes out. His mouth opens impossibly wide, his tongue attempts to reach out and over his head (including one drop of saliva that seems to be acting as a tongue extension), his eyes have become a multi-pupiled bar that extends beyond his head, and the one limb we can see is gnarling, twisting, and flexing impossibly, looking like it's on its way to becoming one of Ysengrin's tree-claws. His red and blue bands are flaring outward, resulting in some sort of tan-colored tendrils that are extending off the right edge of the panel. Considering that he was facing away from the humans and to the left, he seems to be turning around to attack them without turning around at all, altering his form instead, and this all seems to be happening very quickly, lashing out in pure terror and rage.
In the second panel, we seem to be seeing this same thing, but from farther away, indicating that the ends of these vinelike tan tendrils appear sharp, and that they writhe and twist as they lunge outward.
The third panel shows us Cvet, who has become airborne, and Parley, who is drawing her sword, and the fact that they're only doing it now is another sign that this is all happening incredibly quickly.
In the fourth panel, we see that Annie has fallen backward to the ground but hasn't yet fully landed, and James has already leapt in front of her, activating some kind of blue energy shield that emanates from his back. James' hair streams out behind him, and the color of his shirt also streaks off in the direction he came from, indicating that he moved very quickly. We can see that his shield is capable of deflecting Loup's tendrils. But it looks as if only one of them was directed toward Annie – the other one might have been directed at James, or it might have been directed toward where Annie was standing but would have missed her because she fell to the ground ... or it may have been directed over Annie's head.
In the final panel, though, we see Aata, grim-faced, arms at his sides, as numerous tendrils seek him out. He appears to be Loup's primary target at this point, and he seems to have expected it. Will he have some sort of defense? Or is he about to be impaled dozens of times? Or is his physical form merely a shell? Speaking of which, we don't see Shell here. What are the other Shadow Men agents doing right now?
Now to see what everyone else thinks of this.
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Post by hp on Aug 6, 2021 15:09:45 GMT
Have we ever seen Loup react to recovering those Ysengrim's memories Coyote stole in order to manipulate him? I can't recall if he ever mentioned those memory thefts.
If he hasn't mentioned them, I wonder if that is because knowing Ysengrim was being manipulated into the current course of action simply had no effect on Loup... Or if he just haven't got those memories back yet.
Maybe his mention of "seeing Coyote's plan for him" had something to do with that?
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Post by crater on Aug 6, 2021 17:03:21 GMT
THATS NOT TEA!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Igniz on Aug 6, 2021 17:14:40 GMT
Is Aata about to reveal his true form? Is this the end for zombie Shakespeare?
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Post by merry76 on Aug 6, 2021 19:17:43 GMT
I have seen enough hentai to know where this is going...
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Post by saardvark on Aug 6, 2021 20:56:27 GMT
After confirming for himself that what Coyote told him is true, and beginning to lose physical cohesion, Loup in this page abandons all semblance of a coherent physical form and lashes out. His mouth opens impossibly wide, his tongue attempts to reach out and over his head (including one drop of saliva that seems to be acting as a tongue extension), his eyes have become a multi-pupiled bar that extends beyond his head, and the one limb we can see is gnarling, twisting, and flexing impossibly, looking like it's on its way to becoming one of Ysengrin's tree-claws. His red and blue bands are flaring outward, resulting in some sort of tan-colored tendrils that are extending off the right edge of the panel. Considering that he was facing away from the humans and to the left, he seems to be turning around to attack them without turning around at all, altering his form instead, and this all seems to be happening very quickly, lashing out in pure terror and rage. In the fourth panel, we see that Annie has fallen backward to the ground but hasn't yet fully landed, and James has already leapt in front of her, activating some kind of blue energy shield that emanates from his back. James' hair streams out behind him, and the color of his shirt also streaks off in the direction he came from, indicating that he moved very quickly. We can see that his shield is capable of deflecting Loup's tendrils. But it looks as if only one of them was directed toward Annie – the other one might have been directed at James, or it might have been directed toward where Annie was standing but would have missed her because she fell to the ground ... or it may have been directed over Annie's head. yeah, I sort of think Loup is falling apart and desperately lashing out at the same time. I think the tendrils are roots! (from Ys the tree-wolf, natch). Other than mostly stabbing towards Aata, he may be lashing out a bit chaotically. Im not sure he really meant to hurt Annie, its not clear either of those roots were "meant for her" (the aim seems rather poor for Annie to be the target). Eggs not taking any chances, tho; good Eggs! |
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Post by todd on Aug 6, 2021 23:58:36 GMT
I am more-than-half expecting this is a "bye Aata" moment. I feel this character has fulfilled its role, except to die as a reminder that the war is real. I'm not sure about that, since we don't yet know for certain what he is - we know that he's a "failed cousin" to Coyote, but not the details. I suspect that Tom will keep him alive until we get more answers about his true nature; learning them only after he'd been killed off wouldn't have the same impact. |
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Post by SilverbackRon on Aug 7, 2021 0:15:15 GMT
Aata's body language looks so calm here, even if he is angry. Assumption that parely and eggs will do their job as court defenders or is he about to pull some cool move of his own? Actually he probably has some court ether tech for protection. I am more-than-half expecting this is a "bye Aata" moment. I feel this character has fulfilled its role, except to die as a reminder that the war is real. Hmm, I don't know. There is just so much we don't know about Aata that it would be odd to kill him off and leave so little explanation of who/what he was. I suspect that if anyone from the court dies today, it will probably be Shell and possibly a couple other Shadow Men. Tom doesn't seem to show a lot of on-page death however, which is odd considering this is a comic about girls getting haircuts. I mean, a comic with Psychopomps leading people into the ether, the ROTD, ghosts both friendly (Mort) and rage-filled (Jeanne), gods being created by the thoughts of the dying, etc. Still, this is all happening so quickly. How many seconds have passed since Loup abandoned his conversation with Annie to go kill everyone, just before he was distracted by the lake water? Was that less than 10 seconds real time? I would think so. Loup is doing a lot of out-of-control flailing around at anyone and everyone. Anything Can Happen |
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Post by arf on Aug 7, 2021 4:15:51 GMT
Have we ever seen Loup react to recovering those Ysengrim's memories Coyote stole in order to manipulate him? I can't recall if he ever mentioned those memory thefts. If he hasn't mentioned them, I wonder if that is because knowing Ysengrim was being manipulated into the current course of action simply had no effect on Loup... Or if he just haven't got those memories back yet. Maybe his mention of "seeing Coyote's plan for him" had something to do with that? . In fact, ingesting them appears to have been what triggered Loup to come into being in the first place. (Coyote having hidden away a few choice ones before putting this plan in motion.) |
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Post by warrl on Aug 7, 2021 6:56:55 GMT
Hmm... looking at that first panel... Loup has a purple tongue. Out of the list of the more common canine breeds with that characteristic, I'd have to rate him as a Rottweiler or German Shepherd. But neither one can open their mouths that wide, and from the looks of his mouth I'd call him a snake. Of course, neither snakes nor canines have talons like that; it looks more like a distorted eagle or hawk. Or maybe a dragon, wyvern, something along that line. And he has a lot of long spines coming from his back, which would make him a porcupine. Hey, if Coyote can be a dead goose, then why not all these critters too? |
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Post by drmemory on Aug 7, 2021 23:49:42 GMT
Welp Loup finally got mad enough to stop trying to control his physical form. I bet the next couple pages are going to look more Ether-like than anything we've seen involving him. I wonder what that will mean for the drones in suits? Too bad he regressed to Ysengrin tree-controlling mode rather than Coyote reality-controlling mode. The latter would have a much better chance against evil Buddha (EB). Speaking of with, I think EB is mainly unhappy that his elaborate plot to steal Coyote's powers for himself failed. So far anyway. His plot is off the rails, and he is not in control of what happens next. None of those things are things EB likes. It's only one of several ways this could end up, but please let me be the first to say this: "Coyannie".  |
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Post by saardvark on Aug 8, 2021 2:18:11 GMT
It's only one of several ways this could end up, but please let me be the first to say this: "Coyannie". ha! I have the sudden image of Coyote in soft leather boots and long red hair ... with a blue hairclip, of course! (and its all your fauit! ) |
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Post by pyradonis on Aug 8, 2021 18:00:35 GMT
Well, so much for "you and I both know you are not going to hurt me". Eggs with the diving save but if those are tree roots Loup is using to attack, Annie is the best defence here. Yes, but only if she doesn't get impaled in the first round of combat. Annie has the most in terms of literal raw firepower, but she usually needs some time to react and to focus. Good band name. I'm feeling that Loup is a drummer, who has singer aspirations. Coyote would have been the tambourine. Not the tambourine player, but the literal tambourine. With all the great names for bands the forum's discussions provide we can soon fill a whole festival. |
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