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(COUGHS, SHUFFLES FEET.) I read the pigeon strips!
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I gotta admit the Doctor Disaster segments are not my favourites, but with the great pacing of the comic it wasn't really a problem, since just as they started to get annoying they ended and the story continued on it's way. The City Face comics were pretty drat good though.
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Dec 28, 2012 16:40
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ChickenOfTomorrow posted:I lost interest in Doctor Disaster and skipped to the next chapter, and subsequently skipped every Spacemonauts chapter in the archives. Have I missed any plot, or am I right to approach them as stand-alone adventures? If you skipped the entire chapter there was one where the Spacemonauts bit ends like 2~3 pages in and it goes back to regular stuff, and there was some plot stuff there, yeah. http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=570
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Dec 28, 2012 16:47
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ChickenOfTomorrow posted:(COUGHS, SHUFFLES FEET.) Aw, don't feel too badly. I think any webcomic that indulges in themes that deviate from the norm probably expect a loss of interest from a certain number of readers at least. I remember Jon Rosenberg posting about the drastic dip in readership during Good Hitler arcs while he was still doing Goats but that could possibly have been due to Good Hitler being about... Hitler. Good or not.
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Dec 28, 2012 16:48
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The stench of heresy has befouled this thread. Doctor Randy Disaster is great and I hope we'll get another Spacemonaut adventure some time in the future.
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Dec 28, 2012 16:53
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ChickenOfTomorrow posted:I lost interest in Doctor Disaster and skipped to the next chapter, and subsequently skipped every Spacemonauts chapter in the archives. Have I missed any plot, or am I right to approach them as stand-alone adventures? There is only one Spacemonauts chapter, by the way. Chapter 23 involves a 2 page fake out at the beginning. If you have skipped other chapters, you may find the plot difficult to follow.
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I... yes. I just read through chapter 23 and it turns out I missed some quality Parley and Smitty development! Sorry, everyone. Sorry.
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Dec 28, 2012 17:01
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ChickenOfTomorrow posted:I... yes. I just read through chapter 23 and it turns out I missed some quality Parley and Smitty development! You drat well should be.  Now go back and reread anything else you may have skipped, for good measure. Yes, this includes the spacemonauts. 
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Dec 29, 2012 00:01
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I got the first book for Christmas, and it is beautiful.  I honestly didn't expect it to be so good. Well worth it, now if only I could find book 2...
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Dec 29, 2012 00:44
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Nettle Soup posted:I got the first book for Christmas, and it is beautiful. At first I was all, "Didn't book 2 just get re-released?" and then I looked and saw that they were all sold out! I only needed to wait a little longer to get a copy!  Ah, well. It's worth the wait!
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Dec 29, 2012 04:36
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IronClaymore posted:Anyway, there are many many issues still to resolve. I will be patient and enjoy every moment. Me too, I was just wondering if it was only a short bit left (I have a bad habit of starting comics a month or two before they end), or a medium bit or like, we haven't even scratched the surface. Out of curiosity, who's the white-haired chick in the bonus pages?
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Dec 29, 2012 05:42
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Axiem posted:Me too, I was just wondering if it was only a short bit left (I have a bad habit of starting comics a month or two before they end), or a medium bit or like, we haven't even scratched the surface. Her name is Tea.
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Dec 29, 2012 05:49
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I usually don't buy print copies of web comics, mostly because my bookshelves are already overflowing, but I may have to get them for Gunnerkrigg just to force them on my friends. I keep trying to spread the word, but they won't stick it out past the early art.  Maybe with physical copies I can flip ahead and go "see? See?!"
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Dec 29, 2012 07:35
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Anoia posted:I usually don't buy print copies of web comics, mostly because my bookshelves are already overflowing, but I may have to get them for Gunnerkrigg just to force them on my friends. I keep trying to spread the word, but they won't stick it out past the early art. As an added bonus, Gunnerkrigg looks fantastic in print. I usually point newcomers to the lasercow chapter (#24: Residential) as a pretty much self-contained story and sampler of the direction that the art is going that's not terribly spoilery: http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=596 Flipping through that now reminds me just how much further things have evolved. I'm probably due to sit down and read the entire thing end-to-end again soon...
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Dec 29, 2012 08:03
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Why is it that Volume 2 specifically is so hard to find?
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Dec 29, 2012 08:30
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So are there three robot factions running about now? You have the robot maintenance dudes who originally wanted to destroy Shadow's CPU and have now sort of turned a blind eye to him running around. Then you have the Robot King who seem to have accepted Robot well enough. And now these guys? The design doesn't match either faction, but look to be a throwback to the old models.
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Dec 29, 2012 10:04
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Eldoop posted:Why is it that Volume 2 specifically is so hard to find? Volume 1 got a second printing around the time Volume 3 came out, but Volume 2 didn't.
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Dec 29, 2012 16:44
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shelper posted:So are there three robot factions running about now? I dunno, none of the other robots knew it was Robot in his new hoody-wearing body. They just knew him as the mysterious robot with clothes. Could be they just figured it out now (or were tipped off  )They also look like these guys, who ran to the maintenance room. Robot King, maybe. He seems pretty wacky.
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Dec 29, 2012 16:58
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Anoia posted:I usually don't buy print copies of web comics, mostly because my bookshelves are already overflowing, but I may have to get them for Gunnerkrigg just to force them on my friends. I keep trying to spread the word, but they won't stick it out past the early art. I might be the only person, but I kind of liked the stylization in the earlier art. It made Antimony look like she was 11; now she should be like, 13, but she often looks like a miniature adult. Ah, just can't win 
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Axiem posted:I might be the only person, but I kind of liked the stylization in the earlier art. It made Antimony look like she was 11; now she should be like, 13, but she often looks like a miniature adult. Ah, just can't win I definitely don't dislike the original stylized look, but I do like the direction it has evolved quite a bit. I really enjoy comics where the art improves or changes over time, watching the creators pushing themselves to improve is inspiring. There are a lot of fun things that turn up pretty early on in GC: The TicTocs: http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=13 Playfulness with different art styles: http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=30 Precursors to ethereal magics: http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=54 Mort! http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=62 Zimmy and Gamma: http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=73 Reynard's Tea Party: http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=96 (I love Kat's taste in action figures) TicToc evolved: http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=97 Muut: http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=132 (who does not deal in electrical appliances) Blinker Stone: http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=135
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From Chapter 25. What's going on with Jeanne's eyes in this painting and the mantis robot's programming? Did Diego hide something here with which to influence future robots? Edited to add: I feel like discovering Jeanne's shrine was a distinct turning point in Robot's personality and focus. TenKindsOfCrazy fucked around with this message at 01:54 on Dec 30, 2012 |
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Dec 30, 2012 01:29
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Quinton posted:A list of pages guaranteed to cause accidental archive trawling You bastard
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I've been rereading the archives. There were a few moments in the comic were I seriously stopped reading the first time just to take in the excellent conclusion of a chapter - some examples that come to mind are Shadow's expression here after Robot starts talking about how Kat can both give and take life, and Annie's explanation about his resentment towards Muut and other Guides. This comic.
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Dec 30, 2012 02:13
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Azran posted:[...] Shadow's expression here after Robot starts talking about how Kat can both give and take life [...] I'm in the process of rereading the whole thing, so maybe I'll stumble over this, but I don't think we've seen a clear reason for Shadow's dismay when Robot starts preaching about Kat as an Angel (God?) of Robots.
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Dec 30, 2012 06:44
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Quinton posted:I'm in the process of rereading the whole thing, so maybe I'll stumble over this, but I don't think we've seen a clear reason for Shadow's dismay when Robot starts preaching about Kat as an Angel (God?) of Robots. Because it's creepy and weird? Shadow also showed concern earlier in the chapter about Robot following K+A around, and also back in Skywatcher about Robot calling her an angel*. I mean I'd be pretty concerned if one of my friends started following another around and calling her an angel and also starting a cult based on her. *why yes i did just re-read the series and do have all three books next to me why do you ask
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I guess I've just been wondering if maybe there's something deeper (perhaps having to do with forest/court politics, GC mythology, or whatnot) in Shadow's concern/dismay, but it certainly could just be "I'm worried that my friend is becoming a stalker and/or cult leader"... looking at it that way, there's certainly enough to worry about. EDIT: Interestingly, the first time we see Shadow frown is when Robot stops to look at the TicToc when crossing the bridge... Quinton fucked around with this message at 08:41 on Dec 30, 2012 |
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Dec 30, 2012 07:53
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Quinton posted:I guess I've just been wondering if maybe there's something deeper (perhaps having to do with forest/court politics, GC mythology, or whatnot) in Shadow's concern/dismay, but it certainly could just be "I'm worried that my friend is becoming a stalker and/or cult leader"... looking at it that way, there's certainly enough to worry about. Shadow, being a creation of Coyote (well, a descendent thereof) probably has some awareness of understanding of the Ether. I wouldn't be surprised if he's worried about the effects of robotic belief.
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I wonder what Annie is nervous about here. Does it have something to do with the Medium thing? Looks like Annie has an important role in whatever it is. Maybe she was chosen? Or maybe she's carrying the ceremonial whatsit and giving a speech, I dunno. Is it a Parley fakeout? Or an Annie double fake-out? Or maybe we'll be triple faked out and it'll actually be Parley all along. I may be overthinking this.
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M.c.P posted:I wonder what Annie is nervous about here. Does it have something to do with the Medium thing? Looks like Annie has an important role in whatever it is. Maybe she was chosen? Or maybe she's carrying the ceremonial whatsit and giving a speech, I dunno. Is it a Parley fakeout? Or an Annie double fake-out? Or maybe we'll be triple faked out and it'll actually be Parley all along. Yes, you really are overthinking this. It's probably just the medium selection results that Annie's worried about.
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VanSandman posted:Shadow, being a creation of Coyote (well, a descendent thereof) probably has some awareness of understanding of the Ether. I wouldn't be surprised if he's worried about the effects of robotic belief. I don't think every etheric being knows about that, Coyote made kind of a big deal about it being his great secret.
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Was the "phantasam" typo fixed in the book?
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Cat Mattress posted:Was the "phantasam" typo fixed in the book? No apparently not.
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I found it cute that Annie had to grab Kat's arm to get a look at the watch. Obviously, Annie is not one to wear something like a watch, I guess.
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Dec 31, 2012 03:11
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If she were outdoors, I'm sure she would have just looked up at the sun.
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Dec 31, 2012 03:28
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Quinton posted:Zimmy and Gamma: http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=73 I figure it's been asked before, but did Anny say here?
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Brainamp posted:I figure it's been asked before, but did Anny say here? IIRC, Gamma says "Stupid..." and Annie responds with "That's not a nice thing to say" or something similar. Interestingly, if you google the words, the first results that come up are from people asking what Gamma and Annie were saying. EDIT: Ah, found this again. neogeo0823 fucked around with this message at 05:03 on Dec 31, 2012 |
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Dec 31, 2012 05:00
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Quinton posted:Zimmy and Gamma: http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=73 Thanks for reminding me of the most Mary Sueish part of early Gunnerkrigg! (The fact that Annie oh-so-conveniently knows Polish) Not dissing it now because it's much better, but I seem to recall that bit grating on me the most. It was all too convenient at the time.
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Edit: I was beaten and am bad at Polish
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Brainamp posted:I figure it's been asked before, but did Anny say here? I think Gamma said 'stupid' and Annie points out it's not very nice. Edit: That moved fast. Beaten.
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ComradeCosmobot posted:Thanks for reminding me of the most Mary Sueish part of early Gunnerkrigg! (The fact that Annie oh-so-conveniently knows Polish) Annie appears to know a few languages, so I'm thinking that's more a 'thing' about her and her abilities, maybe? She obviously gives no shits about schoolwork but knowing multiple languages at her age is uncommon. Maybe her mom focused on that stuff with her?
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