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"My name is Antimony Carver. I would like to share with you the strange events that took place while I attended school at..." Gunnerkrigg Court is a webcomic by Tom Siddell. That is, this fellow:  (on the right) It updates Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, like clockwork. Seriously, without fail. Siddell is a machine. He is also a member of these forums, and posts under the name Tea-san. Gunnerkrigg Court has won numerous Webcomic/Web Cartoonist awards, and has been praised by Neil Gaiman. It features ghosts, magic, folklore, politics, robots, fairies, scientists, alchemy and more mysteries than you could shake a stick at. It's moody, funny, beautiful and addictive...and really, that's all you need to know.  I Need to Know More Alright, fine. The comic is set in and around the titular court - an institute founded around mankind's technological achievements and incessant curiosity, where science and magic are melded together for...well, a purpose that as yet is not quite clear. As Coyote says (and why shouldn't we trust him?) "It is man's endeavor to become god". Beyond the Court is Gillitie Wood, inhabited by wild, magical and folkloric beings who don't take kindly to the students or their technology. While a truce currently exists between the Wood and the Court, most of the driving force of the plot comes from the tension between these two worlds. The rest comes from every single character being loving wonderful. If this still isn't enough for you, read the Wikipedia article. Or, better yet, the comic. Where do I begin? At the beginning, genius. The story is divided into chapters, all of which are self-contained and conveniently linked to from the main page. While you could probably dive in at the beginning of any chapter and follow it perfectly well, half of the joy of Gunnerkrigg Court comes from watching the chapters weave gradually into a larger series of narratives. You would also miss out on some of the wonderful repeat characters who bring the supporting cast to life. And apparently some people are too dumb to follow the plot even in context, so please just start from the start.  Endorsements Neil Motherfucking Gaiman posted:A really enjoyable webcomic...Lots of different flavours in there -- it's a semi-gothic funny-sweet school story with mysteries and robots and so forth -- but I kept finding myself reminded of the early days of reading Bone. Nice stuff. 1stGear posted:Just read the entire archive and added a new webcomic to my bookmarks. Hot drat that was good, and I can definitely see why Neil Gaiman likes it. Spiderdrake posted:This webcomic is a masterpiece and anyone who hasn't given it a shot is doing themselves a disservice. Lurdiak posted:If you don't like the current GC arc you are a poo poo dude from planet crap. Links The Gunnerkrigg Court Wiki Siddell's Formspring Page Printed Volumes One,  Want to support the comic? Sport a sexy avatar! - this comic really lends itself to excellent avatar material, so there are tons up for grabs.      Donate to Tom's tea and biscuit fund or hit up the Topatoco store for wonderful things:     Fan Art   by FunkyAl by GreatJob  by Kismet     by TheNork  by UnconventionalOven   by YellowYamsAnd Just For the Record 
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Since this is a new thread, which may draw new readers, should we use spoilers when discussing older chapters? Just wondering.
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Sep 24, 2010 00:46
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I suppose we should. Common sense rules, I guess. Spoiler anything big, at least until we're a few pages in. I'd hope most people have the sense not to read more than a page or two through a discussion thread for something they've never read. Speaking of which, I think we left off in the webcomics thread speculating about Jeanne and whether the robot's version of events was accurate, or whether we're about to see her demise. 
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Sep 24, 2010 01:08
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If y'all are reading through page 1, wondering whether you should give this comic a try: stop before you spoil yourself on something. It's really great! Read it all and talk about it with us. Jeanne is waiting for someone, or something. The only option I can think of is the hunky green elf. Which begs the question, what happened to him? Also, wasn't Jeanne on the forest side of the waters when Annie first encountered her?
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Sep 24, 2010 01:34
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Fecha posted:If y'all are reading through page 1, wondering whether you should give this comic a try: stop before you spoil yourself on something. It's really great! Read it all and talk about it with us. Maybe she isn't bound to one side. It's the river that she's attached to. Unless you're speculating about why she was on the other side.
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Sep 24, 2010 01:38
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To new readers: Enjoy a long binge on the archives, and then join the rest of us in dying for the next update! It would be nice never to have read it just so that I can read it all the first time. Annie was on the forest side of the river the first time we saw Jeanne, and she was on the court side. Muut said that she wouldn't be able to cross, but she did somehow anyway.
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Sep 24, 2010 01:45
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 GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE BOXBOT! ...terrible...
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Sep 24, 2010 02:13
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Judging by this wednesday's comic, we're seeing the penultimate moments of Jeanne's life - right now I'm wondering what exactly the Elf guy will do when he sees her death.
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Sep 24, 2010 02:21
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^^ loving Boxbot, I said no!  I wonder if hunky green elf is shot down while crossing the river and she refuses to climb back up - or somebody Court side cuts off her lifeline - leaving her to waste away on the shore. Diego doesn't have the guts to cross the Court by rescuing her, so she dies down there, leaving him respectable but haunted by guilt. Or is that too dark by GC standards? There have definitely been signs from the beginning that the Court has resorted to cold behaviour to preserve itself in the past. The pigeon story everyone seemed to dislike so much could be fairly emblematic of the Court moving gradually, pragmatically forward.
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Sep 24, 2010 02:29
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This webcomic is a masterpiece and anyone who hasn't given it a shot is doing themselves a disservice.
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Sep 24, 2010 02:41
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I like Boxbot, you all are going to feel super ridiculous when it turns out that Jones is actually Boxbot's alter ego.
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Sep 24, 2010 02:53
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Fecha posted:If y'all are reading through page 1, wondering whether you should give this comic a try: stop before you spoil yourself on something. It's really great! Read it all and talk about it with us. Jeanne starts out on the opposite bank from Annie and the fairies (Court Side?) and Muut says she cannot cross. Surprise, she can! I think that she probably should not be able to cross, based on what Muut says. Relevant section starts here: http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=135 thousandcranes fucked around with this message at 03:03 on Sep 24, 2010 |
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Sep 24, 2010 03:01
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wdarkk posted:Judging by this wednesday's comic, we're seeing the penultimate moments of Jeanne's life - right now I'm wondering what exactly the Elf guy will do when he sees her death. In the chapter where Kat and Annie found out what happened, wasn't it revealed that the person she had loved died? So maybe he dies here and then something else happens. Either that or it's not her elf boyfriend coming towards her. Nicolae Carpathia posted:I like Boxbot, you all are going to feel super ridiculous when it turns out that Jones is actually Boxbot's alter ego. 
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Sep 24, 2010 03:11
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I try to wait until a whole chapter is finished before reading, treating it like a comic book instead of the webcomic it is.Copernic posted:
Yeah, Jeanne died and you did nothing! Stupid Boxbot.
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Sep 24, 2010 03:43
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Has no meaning posted:I try to wait until a whole chapter is finished before reading, treating it like a comic book instead of the webcomic it is. Gunnerkrigg as a quarterly? Actually, I'd be interested in seeing what Tom Siddell could turn out art-wise with that much time to work with in between releases.
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Sep 24, 2010 03:50
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Can anyone here translate the Polish on this page?
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Sep 24, 2010 04:00
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I remember it being something along the lines of "Stupid..." "That's not a very nice thing to say."
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Sep 24, 2010 04:02
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Free translation software says: "Stupid" then "That was not very nice." Edit: Beaten. I should probably not leave the post window open for so long.
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Sep 24, 2010 04:10
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Mr. Heliotrope posted: BOXBOT WHAT DID WE JUST SAY?
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Sep 24, 2010 04:28
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Copernic posted:
Ugh. Why can't he be more like Robox? 
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Sep 24, 2010 04:36
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Did somebody say boxbot? I swear somebody said boxbot.
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Sep 24, 2010 04:59
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I've been thinking that Jeanne could be what the court uses to kill people who want to defect to the forest side. When the fairies are down there they're waiting on someone to smash them so they can become human and go to the court (which ysengrin 'helps' them with) so I have to assume a similar thing exists for humans wanting to go the opposite way. Of course Aly didn't need to get smashed when he turned into a bird so I dunno. It would make sense though why Jeanne crossed the river since Annie is a human and the fairies aren't.
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Sep 24, 2010 07:15
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Nicolae Carpathia posted:I like Boxbot, you all are going to feel super ridiculous when it turns out that Jones is actually Boxbot's alter ego. I'm not surprised that Nicolae Carpathia would like Boxbot.
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Sep 24, 2010 07:25
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Jervas Dudley posted:I'm not surprised that Nicolae Carpathia would like Boxbot. Robox doesn't even have arms. He can't do anything! ROBOX IS USELESS
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Sep 24, 2010 07:31
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Nicolae Carpathia posted:Robox doesn't even have arms. He can't do anything! ROBOX IS USELESS You can put your Pokéwalker on him.
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Sep 24, 2010 07:32
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Nicolae Carpathia posted:Robox doesn't even have arms. He can't do anything! ROBOX IS USELESS Shut your lying mouth, mister. So, um, does anyone know what time GC is supposed to update at? 
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Sep 24, 2010 07:53
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Pester posted:Shut your lying mouth, mister. Speaking of, people called it. Goodbye nameless sexy elf 
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Sep 24, 2010 08:03
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Pester posted:Shut your lying mouth, mister. 3:00 AM EST So, 3 minutes ago. 
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Sep 24, 2010 08:03
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Pester posted:Shut your lying mouth, mister. Boxbot is unjustly persecuted. Who will speak for the Boxbots of the world?
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Sep 24, 2010 08:06
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Unnamed green forest man? He died because we did
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Sep 24, 2010 08:14
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Laser cows, how could you?
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Sep 24, 2010 08:20
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Noooo green dude. nooo...
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Sep 24, 2010 08:20
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Guess it's time for some suicide.
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Sep 24, 2010 10:48
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It's about bloody time this had its own thread  I'm really enjoying this chapter, which is bittersweet because it just cannot update fast enough I'm quite glad though, I didn't particularly get much out of the Kat/Paz chapter - I understand it was meant to give Kat some depth (pointing out how she's gotten bitter and resentful since seeing jolly little elf hunk's assassination) but I just couldn't get into it This chapter, on the other hand, kicks rear end. In fact, any time that Tea-san stops writing comments under the comments kicks rear end.
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Sep 24, 2010 11:08
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Nicolae Carpathia posted:Laser cows, how could you? This is canon until clarified. I'm also loving the heck out of this chapter, it's pretty cool to get the other side of Jeanne's story. But Monday is so far 
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Sep 24, 2010 13:49
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Geez, archer dude is an arsehole. I assume the present Headmaster is one of his descendents? It would be interesting if this is what ends up causing the rift between the Court and Gillitie Wood, and how the Annan Waters becomes deadly to every who passes through it. Also Smitty is sooo the god of Gunnerkrigg Court. Also... did Diego talk to Jeanne about living that 'traitor'? It can't possibly be the green forest dude, right?
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Sep 24, 2010 14:57
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Alright i'll start giving this a read while waiting MSPA for updates.
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Sep 24, 2010 15:16
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frajaq posted:Alright i'll start giving this a read while waiting MSPA for updates. And soon enough you'll be reading MSPA while waiting for GC updates.
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Sep 24, 2010 15:21
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Nicolae Carpathia posted:Laser cows, how could you? Why do you make me do bad things?
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Sep 24, 2010 15:23
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Nicolae Carpathia posted:Robox doesn't even have arms. He can't do anything! ROBOX IS USELESS He can play soccer, that's more then Boxbot could ever do.
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