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Demiurge4 posted:And it just dawned on me that Mort is a dead kid I hope his end wasn't as sad as the boy Annie helped during Chapter 16. (It's probably worse  )I've always had a problem with the "Mort is the Artilleryman" theory because he's always acted so, well...young. Mort's always been very childlike in his behavior, so it just didn't track for me that he would be the ghost of one of the founders of the Court. Though the alternative - him being a literal child - is only better in the abstract.
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Oh my, a story about the french revolution!
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Mar 5, 2014 16:25
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No, the covered letters clearly spell Rostov. This takes place in the (1st) Crimean War.
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Blackheart posted:Oh my, a story about the french revolution! Well it'd make sense for him to be French. A surprised Mort arrives in the Realm of the Dead. "Où suis-je ? Que s'est-il passé ?" A Grim Reaper greets him "Hey boy. Welcome here, you'll be staying a while. What's your name?" Mort, not understanding anything of that foreign gibberish, looks at the hooded skeleton and says "Je suis mort..."
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Mar 5, 2014 16:34
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tonberrytoby posted:Well, Zeppelins are a symbol of the WWI era. If you're being serious, those are Barrage Balloons, hung over London (and other cities) during WWII in order stop bombers flying too low by entangling them in their ropes. It's WWII era.
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Mar 5, 2014 16:59
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MikeJF posted:If you're being serious, those are Barrage Balloons, hung over London (and other cities) during WWII in order stop bombers flying too low by entangling them in their ropes. It's WWII era. Also the helmet is an air raid helmet, of the kind distributed in cities affected by the German bombing campaign (the Blitz) and the poster is based on WWII evacuation posters, down to the type face.
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Mar 5, 2014 17:09
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Cat Mattress posted:Well it'd make sense for him to be French. But the question is, will we get to see any of his stint as Death's apprentice? Sorry, couldn't resist.
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Mar 5, 2014 17:14
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EvilTaytoMan posted:But the question is, will we get to see any of his stint as Death's apprentice? No cause Disney canceled that movie to make a Seal Team 6 movie about cartoon seals.
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Mar 5, 2014 17:52
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MikeJF posted:If you're being serious, those are Barrage Balloons, hung over London (and other cities) during WWII in order stop bombers flying too low by entangling them in their ropes. It's WWII era. I realize this now, but count me as another person who originally thought the picture had UFOs attacking London.
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Mar 5, 2014 19:09
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Blackheart posted:Oh my, a story about the french revolution!
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Mar 5, 2014 19:16
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Dulce et decorum est, kiddo.
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Mar 5, 2014 20:44
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idonotlikepeas posted:Dulce et decorum est, kiddo. Pro patria Mort.
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Mar 5, 2014 20:59
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Roger Tangerines posted:Pro patria Mort. That's clearly Eglamore. 
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Mar 5, 2014 21:09
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Mort Gun Time.Dodgeball posted:That's clearly Eglamore. Eglamort. Hey, we've never seen Eglamore and Mort in the same panel, have we?
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Challenge accepted. He's the one with the long, red hair, right? Dodgeball fucked around with this message at 00:12 on Mar 6, 2014 |
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Mar 6, 2014 00:10
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Dodgeball posted:Challenge accepted. the curly red hair, yes
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Fried Chicken posted:the curly red hair, yes Oh, then this page finally makes sense. 
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Mar 6, 2014 02:03
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That kind of poster immediately makes me think of the American Revolution. I bet Gunnerkrigg Court isn't actually in Great Britain at all, but New England.
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Mar 6, 2014 02:49
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Dodgeball posted:Photoshop This made me laugh. Thank you.
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Demiurge4 posted:And it just dawned on me that Mort is a dead kid Mort is the bomber that killed the kid
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Mar 6, 2014 03:44
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So, I guess I'm the only one kinda not thrilled to be given a detailed backstory on Mort? He's such a one-track (and the track is fun) character that I feel like this is approaching bloat. Granted it's one page so there's no guarantee that this is gonna be the entire chapter, but it's kinda concerning that we veered away from such an emotionally tense moment previously.
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Mar 6, 2014 08:06
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We're about to learn a lot about the founding of the Court, too.
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Mar 6, 2014 08:28
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Not to mention, that might be a good occasion to give another track to Mort. I mean, how do you make a kid probably dying from the Blitz funny? If that's the direction Siddel is going to course.
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Mar 6, 2014 09:47
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Yeah but does everyone really need a tragic backstory? Well ok not tragic. Does everyone need a drawn out, beautifully composed historically accurate backstory? In other words,  SIIIIIIGH
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Mar 6, 2014 09:57
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Well, let's not be hasty. There's a lot we could be learning other than just a departing character's backstory, and I wouldn't want to judge even that part when all we've seen so far is a single panel establishing the setting.
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Mar 6, 2014 10:05
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I'll be psyched if we get to see more of bomb girl Jones.rotinaj posted:That kind of poster immediately makes me think of the American Revolution. I bet Gunnerkrigg Court isn't actually in Great Britain at all, but New England. That would explain all the supernatural horrors... 
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Mar 6, 2014 11:43
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I can't wait until we get to learn about Boxbot's tragic origin story. You may think he deserves all the abuse he gets, but after seeing the undoubtedly tragic tale of how he ended up being so terrible, you'll realize he only deserves most of it.
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He'll probably deserve more, honestly.
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Dodgeball posted:Oh, then this page finally makes sense. Haha, amazing.
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Mar 6, 2014 14:08
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Amazing how many people here want to see gunnerkrigg rush to the end
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A big flaming stink posted:So, I guess I'm the only one kinda not thrilled to be given a detailed backstory on Mort? He's such a one-track (and the track is fun) character that I feel like this is approaching bloat. The chapter is called "See Ya!". I'd be pretty surprised if it didn't include Mort being taken into the Ether. mr. stefan posted:Amazing how many people here want to see gunnerkrigg rush to the end pretty sure nobody said anything like this.
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Mar 6, 2014 20:19
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Roger Tangerines posted:pretty sure nobody said anything like this. It's implied when people complain about the pace
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Mar 6, 2014 20:25
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Gonna laugh when the next page is just Annie and Mort standing in front of an open door filled with light and Annie just says "goodbye" and shuts Mort inside, chapter end symbol, bonus page of the closed door with the ghostbusters logo on it. Cue witty fast enough for you comment under the page. 
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Mar 6, 2014 20:30
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mr. stefan posted:Amazing how many people here want to see gunnerkrigg rush to the end One thousand, three hundred and twenty-three pages; fourty-seven chapters; nine years... and no idea if we're even half-way through. Siddell better slow the gently caress down 'cause I can barely keep up.
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Mar 6, 2014 20:32
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Zypher posted:It's implied when people complain about the pace Bullshit. There's a difference between "this chapter is dragging" and "skip to the end of the story".
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Mar 6, 2014 20:35
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Nope. No grey area in between.
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Mar 6, 2014 20:36
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Zypher posted:It's implied when people complain about the pace Zypher posted:Nope. No grey area in between. if there's a grey area in between, then it isn't implied, so I don't know what the heck point you're trying to make.
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Mar 6, 2014 20:55
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Pretend I said deduced or surmised instead of implied
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Mar 6, 2014 20:59
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Webcomics are at their worst, when you actually find something cool and wanna read all of it but oh no! You've caught onto this thing too quickly! Now you have to wait [x] years until it's finished. No update speed is quick enough when you get drawn into them so everything just drags on and on and on.
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If you read a thing in one go you have less of an opportunity to appreciate the details. There are a ton of things in the story I wouldn't have noted but for the long road and other serial readers.
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