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I have caught up and that was not a complete and utter waste of time. I am very satisfied with my comics binge. Now I guess I have to join the rest of you in pining and camping for updates. 
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Jenner posted:Now I guess I have to join the rest of you in pining and camping for updates. Gunnerkrigg is as regular as clockwork, so you won't be doing much pining!
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May 30, 2013 07:04
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Gravitas Shortfall posted:Gunnerkrigg is as regular as clockwork, so you won't be doing much pining! 
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May 30, 2013 07:08
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idonotlikepeas posted:Here, in A Bad Start, we actually get some character development for Paz, and she helps Kat resolve a serious issue she's having with the Court and her life. We also find out that her last name is Cadena-Blanco, which means "white chain". Not sure what the significance of that is, if any. We also see her telepathically communicating with an infant City Face, although it's handled with a bit of subtlety, so it might not be obvious if one hasn't noticed how Zimmy and Gamma's communication is drawn. And incidentally, Jack mentioned that someone in their class had this ability.
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May 30, 2013 07:22
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Pyroclastic posted:Wait, where? I dunno, presumably he'll give a link.
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May 30, 2013 09:07
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idonotlikepeas posted:Looks like I missed all the excitement. Perhaps, though, this might be a good time for a bit of a Paz retrospective, since lord knows I had forgotten all the times she shows up. You made me do this.  And I decided to stop worrying and see what would happen
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May 30, 2013 09:12
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Elysiume posted:I miss living in California, where it updated at midnight instead of 3am. 7pm, Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Like clockwork. Sometimes it's nice to live in NZ.
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May 30, 2013 09:18
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Macaluso posted:Have we found out what that extra bit on Robot's CPU is yet? The extra bit probably contains the processing/programming that's based on Diego's etheric robotics.
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May 30, 2013 09:20
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cptn_dr posted:7pm, Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Like clockwork. Sometimes it's nice to live in NZ.
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May 30, 2013 10:21
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Here in Sweden it it updates at 9 in the morning. A good way to start the workday.
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May 30, 2013 10:26
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This comic is amazing. Every single page that gets linked leads me to reread a chapter which eventually just leads to a total reread.
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May 30, 2013 10:53
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MikeJF posted:The extra bit probably contains the processing/programming that's based on Diego's etheric robotics.
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May 30, 2013 11:38
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Carrasco posted:And incidentally, Jack mentioned that someone in their class had this ability. Holy cow  There's seeds planted for future stuff EVERYWHERE in earlier chapters
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May 30, 2013 13:13
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Speaking of which, I just did a re-read and finally managed to get this joke:
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May 30, 2013 15:23
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idonotlikepeas posted:Looks like I missed all the excitement. Perhaps, though, this might be a good time for a bit of a Paz retrospective, since lord knows I had forgotten all the times she shows up. Basil! I'd totally forgotten about him! This comic needs more civilized minotaur with timeshares. Macaluso posted:Holy cow This is what I meant earlier about wondering what Tom's outline looks like. We know he's got a sizable buffer, sure. But exactly how much has he planned out? Is he mapped all the way to the end? Do all the hooks he's written have end points where they're called? Just how much of a mastermind is he?
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May 30, 2013 15:40
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That was a cool summary of Paz' appearances. Luckily I re-read the whole comic a few days ago so all of it was fresh in my mind, but it's a great read if you're rusty! I have to shamefully admit that there were some chapters I didn't read before; I have the very bad habit of reading the latest chapters when I find about a new webcomic, and only do a full reading when I'm sure I want to invest the time. Which is a pretty dumb way to do it since I end up spoiling myself on a lot of surprises and story details. Back to Paz: I think Tom made a great job of taking a very minor character and slowly elaborate her to where she is now, you can see how it's intentional with all the callbacks and subtle references that become clear later. Worse storytellers could just have introduced a completely new character only to fill that role (Aly doesn't count since he just came for that short arc and was intended to disappear from the comic never to be seen again) Like I mentioned earlier I've been reading the "Word of Tom" section of the wiki where they compiled everything he has ever said about the comic outside of the comic itself, and it's full of interesting information. Some of it is not relevant to the story but it's still very neat, for example the fact that Zimmy's parents just plain forgot she exists thanks to her powers (and were alive and well last time she saw them). Gamma's past is hinted to be pretty dark, she doesn't want anything to do with her family so I guess she had an awful childhood. Apparently both of them are better now than they've ever been in the past! I friggin love this comic is what I'm tryin' to say. 
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May 30, 2013 15:48
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dyzzy posted:Speaking of which, I just did a re-read and finally managed to get this joke: The best part that I only noticed now is that Kat even mimics Annie's pose.
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May 30, 2013 16:14
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SHISHKABOB posted:Does anyone else see strange patterns in the final panel zooming in on the weather-bug's eyes? I only really see them when I look at it from an angle. I've got an LCD monitor... am I just seeing graphical glitches or is this some kind of subtle detail that I missed? I never noticed it before and thought it was just Skywatcher's circuitry but there seems to be a similar sort of very faint pattern in the painting. Which makes me wonder, is there a message hidden in the painting for the Court's robots in their machine language? 
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May 30, 2013 16:53
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Blackheart posted:Like I mentioned earlier I've been reading the "Word of Tom" section of the wiki where they compiled everything he has ever said about the comic outside of the comic itself, and it's full of interesting information. There are some real gems in there, like: Q. Who has been longer at the Court, the headmaster or Jones? A. The headmaster has spent more of his life at the Court than Jones has. (pretty sure this answer predates the reveal about Jones by a couple years...)
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May 30, 2013 16:56
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Quinton posted:There are some real gems in there, like: That one's great since the answer applies to anyone that's there in relation to Jones.
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May 30, 2013 17:01
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Warmachine posted:This is what I meant earlier about wondering what Tom's outline looks like. We know he's got a sizable buffer, sure. But exactly how much has he planned out? Is he mapped all the way to the end? Do all the hooks he's written have end points where they're called? Just how much of a mastermind is he? I think he said at some point that he already has an ending in mind, that the comic has a definite end point. So, I wouldn't be surprised if he really does have all of the storyline plotted out in his beautiful, story-filled mind.
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May 30, 2013 17:13
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TastesLikeChicken posted:I never noticed it before and thought it was just Skywatcher's circuitry but there seems to be a similar sort of very faint pattern in the painting. Which makes me wonder, is there a message hidden in the painting for the Court's robots in their machine language? I commented on that as well quite a while back... hang on while I check what I said. OK, yeah, in this post I said: quote:What's going on with Jeanne's eyes in this painting and the mantis robot's programming? TenKindsOfCrazy fucked around with this message at 17:15 on May 30, 2013 |
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May 30, 2013 17:13
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Quinton posted:There are some real gems in there, like: Then there's the weird questions too: quote:Q. Does Annie wear perfume at all? These aren't the weirdest questions in there by far, but it reminded me of the "Mass Effect alien sweat smell" thingie. You can almost feel Tom's exasperation in some answers.
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May 30, 2013 17:30
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Somebody/people were really insistent on asking about Aly's bird transformation
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May 30, 2013 17:35
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Warmachine posted:This is what I meant earlier about wondering what Tom's outline looks like. We know he's got a sizable buffer, sure. But exactly how much has he planned out? Is he mapped all the way to the end? Do all the hooks he's written have end points where they're called? Just how much of a mastermind is he? If it were me, I'd just drop little things like that as I think of them and keep a list of them. If you have a specific idea in mind, great. If not, you can just make up something that fits and then it looks like you're super good at foreshadowing.
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May 30, 2013 17:39
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Zenzirouj posted:If it were me, I'd just drop little things like that as I think of them and keep a list of them. If you have a specific idea in mind, great. If not, you can just make up something that fits and then it looks like you're super good at foreshadowing. Homestuck in a nutshell.
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May 30, 2013 17:46
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According to the man himself, he has the ending in his mind, but doesn't know how long it will take to get there. He does more or less script each chapter before starting it to help with pacing, but apparently even that can change along the way. He does mention at some point that Basil's chapter feels kind of out of place with the rest of the comic, since the tone of the story began to change a bit after that one. I still love Basil though.
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May 30, 2013 17:57
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Blackheart posted:According to the man himself, he has the ending in his mind, but doesn't know how long it will take to get there. He does more or less script each chapter before starting it to help with pacing, but apparently even that can change along the way. He does mention at some point that Basil's chapter feels kind of out of place with the rest of the comic, since the tone of the story began to change a bit after that one. I still love Basil though. Here's hoping we get a Basil side comic since he doesn't fit in the main continuity/setting anymore.
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May 30, 2013 18:26
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LtStorm posted:Here's hoping we get a Basil side comic since he doesn't fit in the main continuity/setting anymore. How so? Mythical creatures are still part of continuity, aren't they?
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May 30, 2013 18:47
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He even grew a nice new goatee
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May 30, 2013 18:52
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Hah, just spent few hours reading old forum threads. It's quite amusing to read through all the crazy theories people had five years ago and how surprising some twists were back then. Also: 
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May 30, 2013 19:08
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Iceclaw posted:How so? Mythical creatures are still part of continuity, aren't they? I think he just means that Basil doesn't have much relevance to the main plot. He's shown up all of, what, twice?
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May 30, 2013 19:21
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Zenzirouj posted:If it were me, I'd just drop little things like that as I think of them and keep a list of them. If you have a specific idea in mind, great. If not, you can just make up something that fits and then it looks like you're super good at foreshadowing. Yeah, I think Tom says he does something like this. I only remember he mentioned the paintings with the footsteps from Basil's chapter were supposed to have some kind of portal story attached to them, but that idea ended up going nowhere.
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May 30, 2013 19:22
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Speaking of absence, we haven't seen Tic-Toc birds in ages.
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May 30, 2013 19:25
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Clearly they've gone into phase B of their plan. We haven't seen them but they can still see us 
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May 30, 2013 19:28
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Kennel posted:Speaking of absence, we haven't seen Tic-Toc birds in ages. That, quite frankly, I think is intentional. We will almost certainly see them again at some point. Probably once we find out what they're really all about. Which may or may not have something to do with Kat's new robot design.
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May 30, 2013 19:39
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Splicer posted:Sudden topic change: Somebody mentioned a while back that you can find Robot's missing arm is an easter egg in one of the comics. I've looked and looked but can't find it. Help me!
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May 30, 2013 20:28
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Splicer posted:Found it. Which chapter was it in? \/ Last time they were relevant was in Chapter 39. Last time we actually saw one outside of a flashback was Chapter 21. Rasamune fucked around with this message at 21:20 on May 30, 2013 |
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May 30, 2013 21:05
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Rasamune posted:Which chapter was it in?
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