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dyzzy posted:Was Gamma being literal in this page? I wonder how much Paz confides in the animals she works with... Maybe Zimmy just means the head pigeon (as a "winged rat"). Or she just overheard Paz's own head animal?
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# ? May 28, 2013 15:11 |
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Ahaha, I didn't even make the pigeon connection, seems way more likely that way.
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# ? May 28, 2013 15:12 |
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dyzzy posted:Was Gamma being literal in this page? I wonder how much Paz confides in the animals she works with... I'm curious about what exactly Annie's dad was doing to her in this chapter. I'm guessing he was remotely trying to figure out how to stop her dying-from-pregnancy problem due to her fire elemental thing (the bones are straight up puncturing her as a fire elemental). I'm also curious if Zimmy actually somehow punched her dad in the face or if it was some kind of etheral version of him. And I'd love to see that from his perspective if he got a good look at Zimmy flying in going "MESSAGE FROM YOUR LITTLE GIRL MATE!" (a great page by the way). I'm guessing Zimmy is going to be really important to the endgame of the comic. Also this comic is really unique in that there doesn't seem to really be a clear villain (yet?). Coyote is up to something and that memory wiping thing he did to Ysengrin was certainly something to be worried about, but on the other hand he doesn't really seem to dislike anyone? I dunno. Tom is a very good writer. Also I'm guessing the bonus page is a look at the letter, but I hope the next chapter starts off with Kat telling Annie and Renard because I want to see that conversation
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# ? May 28, 2013 15:27 |
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I've re-read the chapter "Stone" again, and I can't but help to wonder - what does Jones look like when you look into the Ether near her? Is she a blank slate? Or does she retain her normal form?
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Blackheart posted:Well, if I end up joining tumblr I'll have new headmates to console me (urgh) Hahah, but also post/PM your tumblr if you end up making one too! And it's really not that bad, since your feed is only as annoying as the people you choose to follow.
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# ? May 28, 2013 16:10 |
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Blackheart posted:Maybe Zimmy just means the head pigeon (as a "winged rat"). Or she just overheard Paz's own head animal? Maybe, but given that Paz works with rats and mice and she can talk to animals...
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# ? May 28, 2013 16:27 |
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MikeJF posted:Maybe, but given that Paz works with rats and mice and she can talk to animals... Of course, that's also a possibility. Paz doesn't seem like the rumor-spreading type but she could have talked about her problems, with, say, Bobby, around the mice. Macaluso posted:I'm curious about what exactly Annie's dad was doing to her in this chapter. I'm guessing he was remotely trying to figure out how to stop her dying-from-pregnancy problem due to her fire elemental thing (the bones are straight up puncturing her as a fire elemental). I'm also curious if Zimmy actually somehow punched her dad in the face or if it was some kind of etheral version of him. My theory at the moment was actually that he would try to somehow take Annie's "flame" back and bring back Surma, but then again I don't like Anthony very much and it'd be a bit cliché'd I guess.
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# ? May 28, 2013 16:36 |
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dyzzy posted:Was Gamma being literal in this page? I wonder how much Paz confides in the animals she works with... Welp, reread the chapter. I've forgotten how much I loved this one. Zimmy and Gamma need to show up more often to hang with Annie and Kat.
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# ? May 28, 2013 16:56 |
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Everyone grab your wallets! http://gunnerkrigg.tumblr.com/post/51567783042/my-publisher-sent-me-an-advance-copy-of-volume-4
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# ? May 28, 2013 19:16 |
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Zimmy is still by far my favorite GC character in general. I love "unpleasant" characters like that who are good at heart.
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# ? May 28, 2013 19:17 |
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I'm late to the conversation so I apologize if this was covered earlier, but I'm pretty sure that Kat's head-pigeon is a manifestation of her surface thoughts in the whatever-this-is space that Zimmy is operating in here. Zimmy is literally reading Kat's mind, and Zimmy is saying things about rats and the like just to mess with her.
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Pew! Pew! posted:Zimmy is still by far my favorite GC character in general. I love "unpleasant" characters like that who are good at heart. I really want her and Red to meet, just so they can annoy each other.
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# ? May 28, 2013 21:56 |
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Heresiarch posted:I'm late to the conversation so I apologize if this was covered earlier, but I'm pretty sure that Kat's head-pigeon is a manifestation of her surface thoughts in the whatever-this-is space that Zimmy is operating in here. Zimmy is literally reading Kat's mind, and Zimmy is saying things about rats and the like just to mess with her. No way!
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# ? May 28, 2013 21:58 |
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SHISHKABOB posted:No way! People were just now talking about whether Paz had been telling her animals about Kat, so I had to assume that they didn't get it.
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# ? May 28, 2013 22:09 |
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Someone proposed other interpretations, but yeah the head pigeon / zimmy reading Kat is the most likely explanation. vvv Wow, imagine someone with the power to... TALK TO HUMANS! vvv Blackheart fucked around with this message at 22:37 on May 28, 2013 |
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MikeJF posted:Maybe, but given that Paz works with rats and mice and she can talk to animals... You know, humans counts as animals...
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# ? May 28, 2013 22:18 |
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If Zimmy can read a person's mind, it seems like it would be trivial to read a rat's mind.
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# ? May 28, 2013 22:23 |
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Prison Warden posted:Well this page certainly takes on a slightly different tone than before. I'm not sure what you mean by this- that Kat had a crush on Paz even way back then? I'd really disagree with that if that's what you meant. Kat was totally blindsided that Paz thought she was hitting on her (and that Paz/everyone may think she's gay), which led to her overcompensation with the headband and whatnot in the next chapter. Gradually she's learned its not a big deal, but again, Paz's newest confession still caught her off guard, except this time she was able to say 'sure why not'. Doesn't mean she's been nursing a crush for the last few months, just that she's willing to give it a shot. The page you linked has be looked at not just in terms of Kat and Paz, but also include Jack and Annie. Kat's just had her self-view shaken, and then she looks and sees Jack and Annie embracing- she thinks they might be going out now. Then she sees Paz and compares the two situations- Annie's got a boyfriend and people think Kat's gay, so she kind of turns over in a huff. Notice when Annie comes over the first thing Kat asks is if she and Jack are going out now.
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# ? May 28, 2013 22:48 |
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Re-reading Divine, I realized just how much more mysticism Tom's footnotes add. Seriously, after the page with Robo-Kat Tom's "One day, Zimmy" feels really cryptic and improves the reading experience for me.
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# ? May 28, 2013 23:49 |
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Zyla posted:If Zimmy can read a person's mind, it seems like it would be trivial to read a rat's mind. Yeah but it's sort of A Thing that there are No Rats in Gunnerkrigg Court. It's pointed out once by Gamma after the happy rain chapter and Tom mentioned it once outside the comic.
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# ? May 28, 2013 23:51 |
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Azran posted:Re-reading Divine, I realized just how much more mysticism Tom's footnotes add. Seriously, after the page with Robo-Kat Tom's "One day, Zimmy" feels really cryptic and improves the reading experience for me. I thought it was a callback at Zimmy's "I'll die here one day" back when she walked through nightmare Birmingham with Annie.
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Whitenoise Poster posted:Yeah but it's sort of A Thing that there are No Rats in Gunnerkrigg Court. It's pointed out once by Gamma after the happy rain chapter and Tom mentioned it once outside the comic. I had always thought it was obvious that the 'rats' in question were the flying rats of the Court - the pigeon
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Azran posted:Re-reading Divine, I realized just how much more mysticism Tom's footnotes add. Seriously, after the page with Robo-Kat Tom's "One day, Zimmy" feels really cryptic and improves the reading experience for me. I was reading through old comics in hardcopy today, and couldn't help but notice how much I missed the footnotes. I guess I feel they're an essential part of the experience.
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# ? May 29, 2013 01:52 |
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dyzzy posted:Longtime reader, just found this thread. You guys will be happy to know that a certain someone approves: Oh man, is this the real ChibiSoma or just a great parody. Like honestly it seems too fitting of a response to actually be him.
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# ? May 29, 2013 02:46 |
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Can you put just any name in there? I don't really think it's him.
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# ? May 29, 2013 03:26 |
Blackheart posted:Can you put just any name in there? I don't really think it's him. I want to believe.
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# ? May 29, 2013 03:31 |
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Whitenoise Poster posted:Yeah but it's sort of A Thing that there are No Rats in Gunnerkrigg Court. It's pointed out once by Gamma after the happy rain chapter and Tom mentioned it once outside the comic. Ah good point. I feel like it could be referencing the animals in Paz's care though, I could easily imagine Zimmy snoopin' like that just to be herself.
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# ? May 29, 2013 05:02 |
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Heresiarch posted:People were just now talking about whether Paz had been telling her animals about Kat, so I had to assume that they didn't get it. Sorry
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# ? May 29, 2013 05:19 |
Ahahahaahahahahahaha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz3OISxP-Iw
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# ? May 29, 2013 06:32 |
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Lurdiak posted:Ahahahaahahahahahaha Ahahahahahaha oh man, I needed something to laugh at to bring me out of a funk from a depressing story I got done playing a little bit ago. It would have been kind of sad without the music though, "OMG THE GAYS" is getting loving depressing. I could go for knowing what that song/band is too.
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# ? May 29, 2013 06:52 |
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Lurdiak posted:Ahahahaahahahahahaha SomniumObmutum posted:Ahahahahahaha oh man, I needed something to laugh at to bring me out of a funk from a depressing story I got done playing a little bit ago. It would have been kind of sad without the music though, "OMG THE GAYS" is getting loving depressing. I could go for knowing what that song/band is too.
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# ? May 29, 2013 06:56 |
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Well I guess that means more for the rest of us. Lots of people real mad about homo/bisexuals in their webcomic. We're in 2013 now, it's okay to stop being stupid fuckbutts.
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# ? May 29, 2013 07:04 |
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Lurdiak posted:Ahahahaahahahahahaha this is too good.
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# ? May 29, 2013 07:16 |
Elysiume posted:I know I shouldn't be but I am actually surprised how many people are angry over this. If you check the comment thread on the site, or even toxic places like /co/, it's surprisingly few. But they're worth pointing and laughing at anyway.
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TechnoRobot posted:this is too good. Could do without the lovely music though. Jesus. Wait. Furies? As in these things? I'm going to choose to believe that was not a typo, and that this guy is just more off his nut than the rest of them.
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# ? May 29, 2013 07:29 |
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It does make more sense.
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# ? May 29, 2013 08:01 |
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Diggin' dat lighting and shading on the last two panels.
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# ? May 29, 2013 08:03 |
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So glad to see that the true star of this chapter finally found a place where he belongs.
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# ? May 29, 2013 08:03 |
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The train keeps on goin'.
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Godspeed, noble octopus
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