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Post by todd on Oct 21, 2009 12:21:41 GMT
Also, what kind of affection is Annie developing for Reynardine?
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Post by wynne on Oct 21, 2009 19:01:20 GMT
Hopefully an unromantic type. Not that I'm against human/magic-fox-spirit romances themselves, but crushing on someone who crushed on your mother (and I mean in an epic, lives lost and wars fought, true love sort of way, not a celebrity crush or MILF sort of way) is just creepy.
I'd like to think Antimony's feelings are more in the "dear friend whom I've gone through so much with and therefor care for deeply" category, while Reynardine's are more in the "parental/protective of the daughter of the woman I loved/dear friend I care for deeply" category.
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Post by todd on Oct 21, 2009 22:19:46 GMT
Hopefully an unromantic type. Not that I'm against human/magic-fox-spirit romances themselves, but crushing on someone who crushed on your mother (and I mean in an epic, lives lost and wars fought, true love sort of way, not a celebrity crush or MILF sort of way) is just creepy. I'd like to think Antimony's feelings are more in the "dear friend whom I've gone through so much with and therefor care for deeply" category, while Reynardine's are more in the "parental/protective of the daughter of the woman I loved/dear friend I care for deeply" category. So do I. (I still have a hard time imagining Annie developing romantic feelings for anybody - but a romance between her and Reynardine just doesn't seem right to me, in light of what we've seen of them so far. Close friends or family fits them better.) |
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Post by zylaa on Oct 22, 2009 3:09:27 GMT
Updated! =D Okay, questions for this chapter! * What the heck is the spider thing on Jack's face? * Could Kat actually lay a dude out? WITH KARATE??? * What happened to Young and Nevihta? * Now that we know that Hyland wasn't just a throwaway bully character, what's the story with him, the old Gunnerkrigg crew, and his son? * Are there circumstances where it /is/ okay to let sixty angry kids and a herd of laser cows take over your house? Edited to add: The fourth bullet point should really also read: "Is Jack actually his son or are we just jumping to conclusions?" How do we know that old Hyland wasn't just a throwaway bully character? Have I missed something? |
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Post by Casey on Oct 22, 2009 3:48:03 GMT
How do we know that old Hyland wasn't just a throwaway bully character? Have I missed something? I think the person who said that was intending it like "Now that we know the original Hyland is Jack Hyland's father, [...]" Which makes him less of a throwaway character because he's related to another character and knew the older generation of characters. |
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Post by idonotlikepeas on Oct 22, 2009 11:47:47 GMT
In the most recent story arc, it was revealed that Jack's last name is Hyland. It seems unlikely that this is a coincidence, and the fact that Tom did that suggests that there's more to the Hylands than "there was some guy who was mean to Annie's mom once and Eglamore punched him in the face hilariously". The reason I added the edit, though, is that we don't actually know that the older Hyland is Jack's father. It's likely they're related, but he could just as easily be an uncle or something; father/son just seems the most thematically likely relationship as a parallel to Surma and Annie's relationship. So the question could just as easily be something like "what is up with the two Hylands". Also, not to be needlessly pedantic (translation: "I am about to be needlessly pedantic"), but you're missing a question mark on the question about what the seed bismuth is. |
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Post by warrl on Oct 22, 2009 19:42:06 GMT
Chapter 18 first question is NOT answered on page 592. The possibility that Jones is a robot is dismissed there. However, that leaves "just an emotionless person" or "what". Check first panel of 593 for an endorsement of the latter option. |
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Post by Per on Oct 22, 2009 21:37:17 GMT
you're missing a question mark on the question about what the seed bismuth is. The seed bismuth transcends punctuation don't you think |
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Post by Aris Katsaris on Oct 23, 2009 10:32:55 GMT
Last chapter answered 3 questions from the list, and only added one to it.
Whoa.
Was there a question in the list about "Why are the laser-cows not trimming the grass around Young's monument?" (The answer seems obvious, though it's not been spelled out yet, so I don't know if it count as an unanswered question or not)
I think Tom removed the "What happened to Young and Nevihta?" question. Probably because it's a bit too vague to count as a proper unanswered question: "They lived, and eventually they died."
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Post by idonotlikepeas on Oct 23, 2009 11:30:56 GMT
Yeah, looks like Tom removed the Nevihta and Young's monument questions, yep. The seed bismuth transcends punctuation don't you think As it is, it just makes the sentence look unfinished, as if the seed bismuth is being protected by Candlej |
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Post by Mylian on Oct 23, 2009 23:49:59 GMT
Here's a question that may or may not be answered:
Is it pronounced SID-duhl or sid-DELL?
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Post by zylaa on Oct 24, 2009 2:49:42 GMT
Wow... I was just very confused as to why Tom had removed the monument question, then I realized "Oh DUH! They're Diego's laser cows! No wonder they wouldn't trim Young's monument!" And I felt like I had failed for taking so long to realize the answer. I also felt like any comic where those sentences actually make sense must be an epic comic indeed. ^_^ In the most recent story arc, it was revealed that Jack's last name is Hyland. It seems unlikely that this is a coincidence, and the fact that Tom did that suggests that there's more to the Hylands than "there was some guy who was mean to Annie's mom once and Eglamore punched him in the face hilariously". The reason I added the edit, though, is that we don't actually know that the older Hyland is Jack's father. It's likely they're related, but he could just as easily be an uncle or something; father/son just seems the most thematically likely relationship as a parallel to Surma and Annie's relationship. So the question could just as easily be something like "what is up with the two Hylands". Also, not to be needlessly pedantic (translation: "I am about to be needlessly pedantic"), but you're missing a question mark on the question about what the seed bismuth is. Aha! ... Has anyone asked about that on the Questions to Tom thread? It seems like it would be easy to check for sure if they're related or not. As it is, I'll add it. Thanks! I myself am often needlessly pedantic, so no problem. Warrl--This is why I had added "Jones: not a robot. What then?" to the Chapter 23 questions. I edited ch. 18 so it says "partly answered," though-- does that work better? |
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Post by idonotlikepeas on Oct 24, 2009 3:59:28 GMT
Tom hasn't answered any "Questions for Tom" question in quite some time. That whole concept may be dead now.
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Post by Mylian on Oct 24, 2009 14:39:12 GMT
He might be ignoring the "Questions to Tom" because he didn't open the thread.
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Post by Aris Katsaris on Oct 24, 2009 15:03:54 GMT
People kept abusing the old threads. It had reached the point where they didn't care about Tom's responses -- they answered actual questions themselves, and kept posting nonsensical things that weren't meant as real questions.
They always became "Feel free to harass Tom with trollery" threads.
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Post by wynne on Oct 26, 2009 4:34:00 GMT
That's unfortunate. I joined the forum specifically to ask Tom which psychopomp taught Annie Polish. I think I had another question, too, but I can't remember it.
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Post by zylaa on Oct 26, 2009 6:16:55 GMT
Aw, that is very sad. Internet trolls just have to ruin everything.
I'll add a question about Hyland, then.
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Post by Mylian on Oct 26, 2009 23:52:30 GMT
Well wynne, it could always be added to the "unanswered questions" list here as it is an unanswered question. And I have noticed Tom occasionally pops up in this thread.
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Post by Casey on Oct 27, 2009 1:36:07 GMT
Mylian I think the point of this thread, at least initially, was to compile questions that were central mysteries of the comic that Tom intends for us to keep wondering about as part of the plot.
At least that is what I assume its purpose still is... I haven't actually re-read the first post in quite a while to see which questions Tom is trimming out.
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Post by Mylian on Oct 27, 2009 1:52:35 GMT
I don't think wynne's particular question is too far off that mark.
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Post by Casey on Oct 27, 2009 3:09:12 GMT
I don't think wynne's particular question is too far off that mark. You may be right. I'm not Tom for sure. But personally I wouldn't have thought that knowing which psychopomp taught Annie Polish would be a central Mystery of the Gunnerkrigg Court comic. That's just a personal opinion. The opinion that really counts as far as what is a Master Unanswered Question is, of course, Tom's. EDIT: Edited to say, I should point out that I think the question of which psychopomp taught Annie Polish IS, in my opinion, a perfectly fine question for a traditional Questions To Tom thread... of which there no longer appears to be any. For reasons that were already discussed. |
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Post by zylaa on Oct 27, 2009 19:34:14 GMT
Yeah this is still, at least in my opinion, a list of central mysteries. That would be cool to know, though!
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Post by Mylian on Oct 28, 2009 3:34:21 GMT
Well, if it were up to a vote I'd say it should be added here just for archival purposes until such time as a Questions To Tom thread makes it a more appropriate place to go.
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Post by bluemotion on Nov 3, 2009 17:23:00 GMT
As asked in the Spare Parts thread, some questions regarding Robot:
How old is Robot?
Why was he disassembled?
When was he disassembled?
What are his primary functions?
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Post by idonotlikepeas on Dec 30, 2009 12:18:26 GMT
Chapter 25: What would make two people deny their love for each other? Space rays? (It's space rays, isn't it?) Is the sixth panel of this page really the best thing Tom has ever drawn? Are the tic-tocs really older than the Court? What kind of "divine being" created them? Who was the "traitor" that Jeanne loved? Who was the member of the Court that refused to participate in the sacrifice? What exactly did Diego's device do to Jeanne, and how does it protect the Court? What changes will Robot bring about in the robot society? What IS the deal with Boxbot? Is there another chapter about what to do if he falls in love with you? Does it involve changing your name and moving to another country? Is Kat really an angel? (Just kidding. We all know she is.) |
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Post by warrl on Dec 30, 2009 21:17:48 GMT
But personally I wouldn't have thought that knowing which psychopomp taught Annie Polish would be a central Mystery of the Gunnerkrigg Court comic. The answer is most likely Weles, the Polish form of the general Slavic god Volos/Veles. If he ever appears in-comic, he might be a horned serpent or have some attributes taken from such a creature. He is quite possibly the most ancient European psychopomp still in the trade. (The Basques or Hungarians might have an older one, or maybe not.) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veles_%28god%29But no Polish-speaking psychopomp has ever (so far) appeared or been referenced aside from the detail of Annie knowing a few words of Polish. |
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Post by dragonsong12 on Dec 30, 2009 21:41:10 GMT
The answer is most likely Weles, the Polish form of the general Slavic god Volos/Veles. If he ever appears in-comic, he might be a horned serpent or have some attributes taken from such a creature. |
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Post by warrl on Dec 31, 2009 0:30:12 GMT
The answer is most likely Weles, the Polish form of the general Slavic god Volos/Veles. If he ever appears in-comic, he might be a horned serpent or have some attributes taken from such a creature. Yeah, like that. Although in that shot he doesn't speak - or even have a mouth... |
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Post by rosesablaze on Dec 31, 2009 1:21:56 GMT
That's a pretty stylized image. He could have a mouth and Tom just didn't draw it.
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Post by Mezzaphor on Dec 31, 2009 7:05:25 GMT
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