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What's the latest on books, is Tom still in that situation where he's not really getting $$$ from them? (I was thinking about getting books 2&3)
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fritz posted:What's the latest on books, is Tom still in that situation where he's not really getting $$$ from them? (I was thinking about getting books 2&3) Get 'em from Topatoco; he gets the biggest cut from them. For reference, this is basically the case for just about any webcomic, aside from selling their books direct from their website or at a table at cons.
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May 31, 2013 01:15
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fatherdog posted:Get 'em from Topatoco; he gets the biggest cut from them. Not exactly a good deal for non-Americans, though.
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May 31, 2013 01:37
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I messed with the levels a bit, there does seem to be some kind of pattern on top of the robot's iris pattern. Reads like a string of 0s to me.
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May 31, 2013 02:12
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seravid posted:Not exactly a good deal for non-Americans, though. Not a great deal for Americans either, TopatoCo quoted me $35.70 w/ shipping to NC. Thats almost double what I pre-ordered it for on Amazon with free 2-day shipping. I plan on donating the difference straight to Tom when the book comes out. Unless he's getting more than 65% pure profit from TopatoCo's list price it seems like the best option to me. Oneiros fucked around with this message at 02:24 on May 31, 2013 |
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May 31, 2013 02:15
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Super Waffle posted:I messed with the levels a bit, there does seem to be some kind of pattern on top of the robot's iris pattern. Reads like a string of 0s to me. I feel like it's reminiscent of some kind of cellular structure.
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May 31, 2013 02:20
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Ones and zeroes, binary.
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May 31, 2013 02:59
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I used some free time at work today to doodle up a Zimmy: I'm really rusty but I'd really like to attempt Coyote some day!.
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May 31, 2013 03:21
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That is an awesome doodle. The colors are so good.
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May 31, 2013 03:33
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It's bugged me for a while that the first and last pages of Divine share such similar patterns. I can't decide if it's implying some deep connection between her pulling off the fake scar and throwing it away and Gamma tossing away Kat's headband, or if it was just intended to be a nice mirror pattern to bookend the chapter, with no deeper meaning. Every time I go back and read that chapter I am reminded that I have almost no clue what's going on in it. It's maddening, but it's also neat to watch an author show you a whole story while telling you almost nothing about what's really happening in it. It's like watching someone do a magic trick and knowing that there's probably sleight of hand going on but you never catch it. And there's the question of who exactly Zimmy and Gamma were talking about with the 'I don't want to see her' 'She needs your help' dialogue. At first you'd assume Annie, but then at the end after that crazy vision of Kat as the machine goddess, Zimmy again says 'I told you I didn't want to see her' which makes me wonder who they were talking about needing help in the first place. And then why were Shadow, Robot, and Rey there (if they ever were)? The whole chapter is just a mystery that seems more confusing every time I reread it.
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May 31, 2013 05:21
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^^^ Well I feel like Tom didn't make it clear that Zimmy was going into Annie's dream even though it seems that way at first glance. Upon rereading she could very well have been going into Kat's dream while she waited for Annie to wake up. Or maybe she went into both? It's not really clear I don't think.BobTheJanitor posted:It's bugged me for a while that the first and last pages of Divine share such similar patterns. I can't decide if it's implying some deep connection between her pulling off the fake scar and throwing it away and Gamma tossing away Kat's headband, or if it was just intended to be a nice mirror pattern to bookend the chapter, with no deeper meaning. It's a total reversal. On that first page she's trying to run from helping Annie by throwing the scar away. On the last page Gamma's tossing away the thing that Kat was using to run away from her issues. It's really clever and I didn't even realize that before and I've read through that chapter a few times. Macaluso fucked around with this message at 05:32 on May 31, 2013 |
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May 31, 2013 05:29
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Rasamune posted:Which chapter was it in? Oh yeah, that's why Mort Fun Time happened. Because that chapter was hosed up and depressing at the end in so many different ways. 
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May 31, 2013 06:57
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Way to start the chapter off, Tom. 
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May 31, 2013 08:12
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Damnit, I really wish Tom would give us a real page in addition to the chapter title.
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May 31, 2013 08:15
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Matlock Birthmark posted:Way to start the chapter off, Tom. Yeah, no poo poo. In the chapter where Reynard jumps from Sivo to Annie's toy, he has the alchemical symbol for quicksilver on his head. I have a bad feeling about this.
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May 31, 2013 08:16
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DontMockMySmock posted:Yeah, no poo poo. In the chapter where Reynard jumps from Sivo to Annie's toy, he has the alchemical symbol for quicksilver on his head. I have a bad feeling about this. Isn't it the symbol for mercury? Or is that the same? E: Yes, yes it is.
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May 31, 2013 08:19
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GodFish posted:Isn't it the symbol for mercury? Or is that the same? Yep. "Quicksilver" is an old common-place term for mercury. More knowledge: the symbol for mercury is shared with its planet, and thus with the god of the same name. Mercury (aside from being quick) is best-known as the messenger of the Gods and inversely the god of messengers, but is also the god of travelers, trickery and thieves (among other things). Begemot posted:Damnit, I really wish Tom would give us a real page in addition to the chapter title. Tom's update system is mercilessly designed to keep readers hooked from one week to the next, without use of artificial cliffhangers. Redeye Flight fucked around with this message at 08:42 on May 31, 2013 |
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May 31, 2013 08:39
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You guys are worrying for nothing. This chapter will be all about surfing.
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May 31, 2013 08:51
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Begemot posted:Damnit, I really wish Tom would give us a real page in addition to the chapter title. Nah, going from one chapter to the next without a transition would be jarring. And it's probably easier for him to do it this way.
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May 31, 2013 08:59
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Dont you see the skull and crossbones? You know what that means; PIRATES.
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May 31, 2013 09:20
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SynthOrange posted:Dont you see the skull and crossbones? You know what that means; PIRATES.
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May 31, 2013 09:38
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Mercury is also most commonly found as part of the igneous ore Cinnabar, so clearly this chapter is going to be about Volcanoes AND Pirates.
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May 31, 2013 10:44
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Redeye Flight posted:Yep. "Quicksilver" is an old common-place term for mercury. It was thought to be living metal, because it fled your touch. Hence, quick, not in the modern meaning of "fast", but in the old meaning of "alive". The implications of a living metal make sense when you consider the city grew out of a seed bismuth and is populated with robots.
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May 31, 2013 10:49
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My wild speculation: Kat's new body for Robot is finished. Renard sees the fusion of organic life and machine as abhorrent. Exciting battle between Robot in his new body and Renard occurs.
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May 31, 2013 13:51
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I really hope this is a Renard - Coyote confrontation chapter. I'd be interested in seeing how that would play out.
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May 31, 2013 14:00
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It's a potion that turns you into a pirate. In this chapter Paz dies from mercury poisoning. Kat makes Robot's new body: it is the T-1000.
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May 31, 2013 14:28
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Poison, eh? Nice knowing you Paz 
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May 31, 2013 14:29
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Chapter 43, AKA the wrath of boxbot!
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May 31, 2013 14:47
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Most likely it'll be about Renard given the whole Mercury symbol thing, but I think there's a slight chance this will be about someone making hats the old fashioned way and going Brightman fucked around with this message at 15:38 on May 31, 2013 |
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May 31, 2013 15:13
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I don't think that is quite the symbol for mercury. It's close, but mercury has a circle at the top below the half circle. That one just has a half circle.
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May 31, 2013 15:32
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BobTheJanitor posted:I don't think that is quite the symbol for mercury. It's close, but mercury has a circle at the top below the half circle. That one just has a half circle. Both the symbol on Reynard's head and the one you're describing have been traditionally used to signify mercury.
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May 31, 2013 15:36
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I'd just like to point out that Mercury was known for escorting souls to Hades.
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May 31, 2013 15:43
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Rasamune posted:Both the symbol on Reynard's head and the one you're describing have been traditionally used to signify mercury. Google image search, you have failed me! 
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May 31, 2013 15:55
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No need for elaborate speculation, this chapter is just about Kat's passion for the X-Men and Magneto's family. Don't you remember she likes comics? Geez.
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May 31, 2013 16:02
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Blackheart posted:No need for elaborate speculation, this chapter is just about Kat's passion for the X-Men and Magneto's family. Don't you remember she likes comics? Geez. Wrong. It's about Sailor Moon.
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May 31, 2013 16:17
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Super Waffle posted:My wild speculation: Kat's new body for Robot is finished. Renard sees the fusion of organic life and machine as abhorrent. Exciting battle between Robot in his new body and Renard occurs. GREETINGS, CYBORG. RULES OF NATURE (yes I know it's not Blade Wolf's battle theme, shutup)
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May 31, 2013 17:15
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Blackheart posted:I used some free time at work today to doodle up a Zimmy: BTW this is hella sweet fanart and you should make more and share it 
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May 31, 2013 17:35
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Re: this chapter. The thumbnail reads "25 assorted needle[s]". Something to do with Annie's dad, perhaps?
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May 31, 2013 17:44
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seravid posted:Re: this chapter. The thumbnail reads "25 assorted needle[s]". Something to do with Annie's dad, perhaps?  I want to know more about Annie's dad because so far he's lacking in redeeming qualities.
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Elysiume posted:
Yeah one of the (many) burning questions has always been why Surma ended up with that jerk instead of Eglamore. Or even Reynard, if there's a way that could be not creepy. (I mean they're both sort of magic spirit beings) Anthony just seems like a mostly blank slate and the only hints we've had of his personality are that as a child he was very awkward and intense, and as an adult he seems to be at best an absentee father, and at worst actively trying to do something bad to his daughter.
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