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2014-08-28, 02:48 AM (ISO 8601)
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2014-08-28, 05:18 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XVII: And Then He Had Pie
So they have a son who looks exactly like Phil.
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2014-08-28, 07:10 AM (ISO 8601)
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2014-08-28, 09:22 AM (ISO 8601)
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2014-08-28, 06:22 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XVII: And Then He Had Pie
I haven't read "Time" either.
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2014-08-28, 06:36 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XVII: And Then He Had Pie
You don't read 'Time' so much as watch it, really. But it's a great story anyways.
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2014-08-29, 02:22 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XVII: And Then He Had Pie
There's a website which collates all the images so you can read through the story in the normal way--I guess that does take away some of the uniqueness of the way it was presented in the first place, but at least you get to read the storyline.
And I just noticed that Phil drew the Union Flag wrong in the background of the first three panels...tch, tch!Last edited by factotum; 2014-08-29 at 02:32 AM.
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2014-08-29, 05:03 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XVII: And Then He Had Pie
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2014-08-29, 06:10 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XVII: And Then He Had Pie
Fridays comic is up and hoo boy do things look interesting! The brothers are gearing up to go to war. Its a fight for survival, a fight for their reputation, a fight that will be remembered for years to come. One way, or another.
"Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vincendarum"
Translation: "Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of Europe."
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2014-08-29, 08:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XVII: And Then He Had Pie
Interesting indeed. I very much approve of this new development.
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2014-08-29, 08:28 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XVII: And Then He Had Pie
Sweet power armor, there.
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2014-08-30, 12:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XVII: And Then He Had Pie
That's a pretty sweet death ray he's holding, too.
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2014-08-30, 02:19 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XVII: And Then He Had Pie
That's also the most creative ice bucket challenge video I've seen...
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2014-08-30, 02:54 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XVII: And Then He Had Pie
Did...did the engineer just suggest rolling coal?
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2014-08-30, 03:20 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XVII: And Then He Had Pie
I'm actually excited to see the brothers in action.
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2014-08-30, 07:13 AM (ISO 8601)
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2014-09-01, 04:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XVII: And Then He Had Pie
I was hoping we'd get to see the Ulstermen in action before the Bears got the upper hand.
Do you think the Brother is being serious? Why is he so determined to not let Agatha into the Fortress.
I wonder, are all the Monks Irish, or is it just the Crew of the Wyrm of Limmerick?Last edited by BRC; 2014-09-01 at 04:25 PM.
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2014-09-01, 08:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XVII: And Then He Had Pie
My guess is that the Fortress is so full of really neat stuff that he's afraid he'll never be able to get RID of her again.
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2014-09-01, 09:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XVII: And Then He Had Pie
My guess is that "The Fortress" is so dangerously paranoid, it makes Der Kestle look sane, and that's why the Brothers won't take passangers there. No passenger goes there.
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2014-09-01, 09:11 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XVII: And Then He Had Pie
I wonder where Krosp is? He's not riding on Agatha, as I would have expected. And he didn't go flying with Dimo.
It will probably take a while to activate the Sanctuary Cars, whatever those do. We may get to see a Last Stand with the Ulstermen and the brother with the goggles and the death ray fighting to hold them back so the cars can move.
I can't see Brother Ulm joking about something like that. Therefore, yes, he intends to kill Agatha; or at least some passenger on the train, and most probably Agatha. However, he may not be aware of just how much protection Agatha has...
As to why, it's just speculation, but Ulm seems focused on his passengers, train, and order. Therefore, there's something at the fortress that imperils one or all of those and perhaps the world besides, to the point he feels killing Agatha is the best and perhaps only solution. Ulm doesn't know Agatha well (although it should be pointed out, he's the only one who DOES know she's the Heterodyne, and the Seal of the Confessional keeps him from telling anyone else). So hopefully he's wrong about this...
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2014-09-02, 10:13 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XVII: And Then He Had Pie
I just marathoned all of Girl Genius over three days! Whoooooooooo.
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2014-09-02, 10:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XVII: And Then He Had Pie
Yay!
I'm hoping he's wrong or this doesn't mean precisely what it looks like at first -- I like Ulm. He's certainly serious about the situation without wanting to have to kill Agatha: his first suggestion is to stand and fight, putting himself and every passenger on the train at additional risk, as a preferable alternative to either taking Agatha to the fortress or abandoning a passenger.
(I am wondering if he fibbed to Krosp and Dimo about "no passenger" going to the fortress. Piling all the passengers into the sanctuary cars, here, tells him immediately that they're meant to go to the fortress, which is clearly an emergency measure though I think it could go either way whether it's a standard or unprecedented one, but he only objects to Agatha.)
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2014-09-02, 11:58 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XVII: And Then He Had Pie
I can't see the writers using Ulm's statement in the last panel if they mean for him to actually intend harm at this point. I think it's more likely that he's expressing slightly hyperbolic dread towards the thought of Agatha in the Fortress. That may or may not develop into actually intending harm, depending on what happens at the Fortress.
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2014-09-02, 12:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XVII: And Then He Had Pie
Yeah, I don't see Ulm as literally deciding to Kill Agatha.
If Agatha can't enter the fortress for some reason, he can just keep her out of the Fortress. He's sworn to protect his passengers, but surely "Leave the highly capable spark and her very dangerous bodyguards to fend for themselves" is less of a violation than "Try to kill the highly capable spark with a very dangerous bodyguards"
It's more likely that he believes that when Agatha enters the fortress, something will happen which will endanger the order/the passengers enough to force his hand and make him kill her. But it's not guaranteed (hence he can't just lock her outside).
There's something about Ulm's body language and word choices that make me think this set up is comedic, rather than Dramatic. Something about words like "The Mind Boggles" and "Ugh" make me think that Ulm fears a massive headache more than any real danger. Especially because the other, Younger Monks don't seem to be bothered by the thought. Only Ulm (with his considerable experience, and knowledge that Agatha is not just a Spark but a Heterodyne) is objecting.
Perhaps the Depot contains broken trains, condemned for being Late in clear defiance of the Schedule, and upon seeing them Agatha would feel compelled to try to fix and/or improve them.
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2014-09-02, 02:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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2014-09-02, 07:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XVII: And Then He Had Pie
Assuming he isn't for some unfathomable reason only joking about killing Agatha, the only things I can think of that would warrant his reaction is figuring letting a Heterodyne into the sanctuary would be a very bad idea in general (which is sensible, considering the older Heterodynes), or they've got something there that a Heterodyne (or possibly just Agatha specifically) would take severe offense to. Difficult to speculate on what that something might be. Secretly being pawns of the Other seems rather unlikely, as Agatha's weasel hasn't been screeching at anyone.
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2014-09-02, 09:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XVII: And Then He Had Pie
My guess is the monks and their railroad operate primarily in neutrality, and only survive because they are neutral. Nobody actively destroys their railroad in times of war because the railroad serves all regardless of alliances. Taking Agatha into one of their strongholds could be seen, from the outside, as a sign of loyalty or alliance to House Heterodyne, which would result in an open season on all railway activities and interests by the enemies of House Heterodyne (of which there are a few), or anyone cheesed off to have not become an ally of the railway first (of which there are many more).
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2014-09-02, 10:32 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XVII: And Then He Had Pie
I'm curious about the sanctuary cars. Are they merely heavily armored with perhaps alternate motive power? Or are they ridiculously heavily armored with powerful active defense systems to protect the passengers? Could Brother Ulm attempt to expel or kill Agatha, only to be stopped by his own train?
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2014-09-03, 02:32 AM (ISO 8601)
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2014-09-03, 04:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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