Topic: Alice Grove MCDT March 2015 (Read 111817 times)

SubaruStephen · « **Reply #50 on:** 02 Mar 2015, 19:31 »

Man, the Nightwalker is a shadow of his former self.

Half Empty Coffee Cup · « **Reply #51 on:** 02 Mar 2015, 20:12 »

So, uh. Hey, Shadow. You're a long way from Gunnerkrigg Court. And also 100 feet tall.

Neko_Ali · « **Reply #52 on:** 02 Mar 2015, 20:48 »

Quote from: TheEvilDog on 02 Mar 2015, 19:10

Somebody better tell Lady Eboshi to stay clear of any dying wolves and NOT! DECAPITATE! THIS! SPIRIT! (or whatever it is).

Yup, this was my first thought too. Now I have to go find that movie again...

Half Empty Coffee Cup · « **Reply #53 on:** 02 Mar 2015, 21:00 »

Joking aside, what the hell is that thing? Nanotech robots exhibiting a hive mind? Holographic intimidation meant to keep the Vicissitudes in Alice's forest shack? Rogue Praeses?

Method of Madness · « **Reply #54 on:** 02 Mar 2015, 21:11 »

Dooooooooooooooooooooooom.

explicit · « **Reply #55 on:** 02 Mar 2015, 21:20 »

It's just a weather balloon. Or swamp gas, whatever. Don't even worry.

BenRG · « **Reply #56 on:** 02 Mar 2015, 23:13 »

Damn it! Ninja'd over Princess Mononoke references!

Whatever it is, it's transparent. This suggests to me that it is an energy field or vapour/particle cloud. I'm guessing that Gavia is going to try to blow it up and it won't even notice ( due to having little or no physical substance).

Just something new for Jeph to explain, I guess.

osaka · « **Reply #57 on:** 02 Mar 2015, 23:48 »

He's kinda looking like "ay wan sum doom?"

pwhodges · « **Reply #58 on:** 03 Mar 2015, 00:41 »

Well, that was unexpected!

~~rfrank dodelijk~~ · « **Reply #59 on:** 03 Mar 2015, 01:32 »

a crappy shadow.
alice grove is terrible, and i'm finished with it.

TheEvilDog · « **Reply #60 on:** 03 Mar 2015, 06:46 »

Quote from: rfrank dodelijk on 03 Mar 2015, 01:32

a crappy shadow.
alice grove is terrible, and i'm finished with it.

Truly, we shall miss you.

ysth · « **Reply #61 on:** 03 Mar 2015, 06:53 »

Quote from: Half Empty Coffee Cup on 02 Mar 2015, 21:00

Joking aside, what the hell is that thing? Nanotech robots exhibiting a hive mind? Holographic intimidation meant to keep the Vicissitudes in Alice's forest shack? Rogue Praeses?

Insufficient data.

BenRG · « **Reply #62 on:** 03 Mar 2015, 07:02 »

Quote from: Half Empty Coffee Cup on 02 Mar 2015, 21:00

Joking aside, what the hell is that thing? Nanotech robots exhibiting a hive mind? Holographic intimidation meant to keep the Vicissitudes in Alice's forest shack? Rogue Praeses?

That's something that remains to be seen. FWIW, I'm expecting Alice to at least give the kids a basic explanation. Maybe something along the lines of: "That is why no-one is allowed to just 'visit' this world. It has mysteries that not even the Presides can explain."

Welu · « **Reply #63 on:** 03 Mar 2015, 07:18 »

dexeron · « **Reply #64 on:** 03 Mar 2015, 08:01 »

So glad I wasn't the only person who thought of Mononoke.

~~rfrank dodelijk~~ · « **Reply #65 on:** 03 Mar 2015, 08:42 »

Quote from: TheEvilDog on 03 Mar 2015, 06:46

Quote from: rfrank dodelijk on 03 Mar 2015, 01:32
a crappy shadow.
alice grove is terrible, and i'm finished with it.

Truly, we shall miss you.

will you, or were you just being sarcastic? what I was doing was expressing my genuine opinion. it's in the right place as well, it's taken todays "strip" to convince me to pack it in.
I still enjoy qc and will continue to contribute to it's board. should you in fact miss me, you'll find me there.

LTK · « **Reply #66 on:** 03 Mar 2015, 09:30 »

When your 'genuine opinion' is nothing but the sentiment "this sucks" then yes, you can safely assume that someone is sarcastic when they say they will miss you. You're not exactly making a positive and meaningful addition to the discussion.

In fact, saying the same thing in two different threads makes it seem you have an aggressive dislike of Alice Grove, so I think instead of posting about it here you should find something more productive to do.

explicit · « **Reply #67 on:** 03 Mar 2015, 12:36 »

Mostly, if you don't like something, you should explain why instead of just saying that something people like is bad. There are plenty of people in the QC discussion thread who complain about the direction the comic is going, they just do it in a (mostly) constructive way.

People get defensive about things they like, and if you don't back up your opinions it rubs people the wrong way. Seeing as it seems like you're trying to make someone upset when you do that. At least in this type of setting.

Kugai · « **Reply #68 on:** 03 Mar 2015, 14:06 »

OMG!!!! IT'S MISTER BURNS!!!!!!!!!

Method of Madness · « **Reply #69 on:** 03 Mar 2015, 14:09 »

"Ok, Mr. Burns, what's your first name?"
"I DON'T KNOW!"

TheEvilDog · « **Reply #70 on:** 03 Mar 2015, 14:18 »

~~rfrank dodelijk~~ · « **Reply #71 on:** 03 Mar 2015, 15:14 »

I haven't given my reasons for being disappointed with alice grove because it seemed a bit rude to specifically criticise some of the things a lot of people enjoy about the strip. it did however seem pertinent to illustrate that not all of mr. Jacques existing fans enjoy or are satisfied with alice grove.

my other post, the one in the thread about how many people are reading alice grove is a perfectly reasonable statement for that discussion. the fact that it is basically the same as the sentiments I expressed in this thread is neither here nor there.

Eternal_Newbie · « **Reply #72 on:** 04 Mar 2015, 04:37 »

Quote from: Half Empty Coffee Cup on 02 Mar 2015, 21:00

Joking aside, what the hell is that thing? Nanotech robots exhibiting a hive mind? Holographic intimidation meant to keep the Vicissitudes in Alice's forest shack? Rogue Praeses?

All of the above!

But seriously, I have no idea and all of those seem equally possible.

NilsO · « **Reply #73 on:** 04 Mar 2015, 06:48 »

Quote from: BenRG on 02 Mar 2015, 23:13

Whatever it is, it's transparent. This suggests to me that it is an energy field or vapour/particle cloud.

An energy field (at least, those we know of) would not block light. A vapor or particle cloud is possible, but if so, it is probably harmless. And why is it shaped as a humanoid? My guess is that it is just a scarecrow, set up to scare explorers away. The preserve the inhabitants live in, must have natural barriers or other means of stopping them from leaving.

Also, the forest below the scarecrow looks quite impenetrable. This makes me think of Strip #1, which shows the same impenetrable forest on the other side of the dirt road.

Someone has gone to great lengths to isolate the inhabitants from the outside world...

Zebediah · « **Reply #74 on:** 05 Mar 2015, 19:08 »

Hey, don't panic, Big Scary Shadow is just trying to give you a pat on the head.

Kugai · « **Reply #75 on:** 05 Mar 2015, 19:59 »

Remember, Alice was awake when they sneaked off

There's your clue.

mikmaxs · « **Reply #76 on:** 05 Mar 2015, 20:10 »

Quote from: Kugai on 05 Mar 2015, 19:59

Remember, Alice was awake when they sneaked off
There's your clue.

On the one hand, this sounds really clever, but on the other, if he pulls that I'm going to be pissed 'cause of how much time was put into the buildup for what would mostly be a joke. Jeph used two panels to just convey 'Big scary monster, so they run.' Especially considering that we only get two updates a week, this is a risky move, and if it amounts to anything except something really grand and awesome, I have a hard time imagining the buildup to be worth it.

Kugai · « **Reply #77 on:** 05 Mar 2015, 20:27 »

Actually, I was thinking 'Holographic Projector'

Though I could be wrong and there really IS 'Something out there'

BenRG · « **Reply #78 on:** 05 Mar 2015, 23:29 »

Gavia, seriously: This is a very bad time to have issues with using your legs like a 'primitive'! That said, you have to wonder how healthy her legs are if she prefers levitation to get around. Maybe she can't run!

Huh... It just occurred to me that Kugai might be right and Alice is teaching the kids some lessons: Ardent, don't sneak off at night! Gavia, don't rely so much on your nanotech!

Neko_Ali · « **Reply #79 on:** 06 Mar 2015, 05:25 »

*loooom*

War Sparrow · « **Reply #80 on:** 06 Mar 2015, 06:57 »

]I should come to this board more often. It reminds me of things I used to love.

I too believe that this is Alice fucking with them. Break the rules, summon the vaguely transparent enderman. It's important for kids to learn cause and effect relationships.

And since Jeph got this little ditty stuck in my head, I think I'll share it.

Aziraphale · « **Reply #81 on:** 06 Mar 2015, 07:57 »

I'd totally forgotten that song. Thanks for the flashback.

Meph · « **Reply #82 on:** 06 Mar 2015, 15:45 »

So far, this story seems to me as if it would take place in a setting similar to the movie "the village" of 2004, spiced up with aliens. The townspeople are kept in isolation, everything unusual or advanced is "none of their business".
Alice is the janitor/engineer of this controlled environment as the only person with knowledge of the outside world (which is not the earth as we know it)...But are the citizens aware of their situation or not? Do they fear the "outside world" or do they reject it voluntarily?

osaka · « **Reply #83 on:** 06 Mar 2015, 17:45 »

Quote from: BenRG on 05 Mar 2015, 23:29

That said, you have to wonder how healthy her legs are if she prefers levitation to get around. Maybe she can't run!

Very dark implication: Gavia's spine is busted and her body doesn't move from the waist down.

(Of course this is a deep 3 I'm throwing, but if I happen to be correct this could go south fast)

eschaton · « **Reply #84 on:** 06 Mar 2015, 18:06 »

Quote from: osaka on 06 Mar 2015, 17:45

Very dark implication: Gavia's spine is busted and her body doesn't move from the waist down.

(Of course this is a deep 3 I'm throwing, but if I happen to be correct this could go south fast)

In a world where nanotech can levitate people, I'm pretty sure that they can fix spinal injuries.

Hell, technically speaking, Ardent growing back his tail was recovery from a spinal injury.

osaka · « **Reply #85 on:** 06 Mar 2015, 18:15 »

Maybe they don't know how to repair the nerve. Or maybe they were like "we can fix this on a very painful process OR you could fly" and Gavia thought "OMG FLIGHT SO COOL".

Kugai · « **Reply #86 on:** 06 Mar 2015, 19:39 »

I think Gavia's been using that method of self-locomotion over distance for so long it just doesn't register with her she should use anything else.

jwhouk · « **Reply #87 on:** 06 Mar 2015, 19:57 »

In other words, she can't walk, let alone run.

Kugai · « **Reply #88 on:** 06 Mar 2015, 20:00 »

I think she can, it's just that floating is her 'Default Distance Covering Method' of locomotion and in the kind of panic situation they're in, she's just doing it without thinking.

Wildroses · « **Reply #89 on:** 06 Mar 2015, 21:56 »

Well, we can rule out Praeses routinely having the forms of large humanoid shadows with glowing eyes, otherwise Gavia and Ardent wouldn't have been so scared.

I do think it likely Alice is messing around with them to teach them not to sneak out without her. But if this thing is totally independent of Alice ( then I'm not completely sure it's intentions are bad, as both kids seemed to think. Maybe it was trying to say hello, or was just curious. Or maybe it was trying to protect those silly young idiots from the REAL dangers of being out at night in this bizarre place, which they are about to run into in a panic. But if it's intentions are bad, then Alice is about to do what she does best: rescue helpless idiots.

Aziraphale · « **Reply #90 on:** 06 Mar 2015, 22:01 »

Golem, maybe?

BenRG · « **Reply #91 on:** 07 Mar 2015, 07:14 »

Quote from: Aziraphale on 06 Mar 2015, 22:01

Golem, maybe?

Maybe an enormous cloud of nanomachines held in formation by magnetic fields generated by more nanomachines in the caster's body? If it's this, then someone is at the centre of that mass; it's either Alice or its our first look at the villain of the piece.

The thing that makes me think it's Alice is Jeph earlier acknowledging that Alice Grove is like the witches of Discworld but with a more sci-fi feel. If she were going to teach someone a lesson, then this strikes me as an appropriate exercise in 'headology'. I also like the thought of Alice being much more experienced and powerful than Gavia to the point that her use of nanotech is indistinguishable from magic and is frequently too subtle to notice. However, when she does let loose...? Well, this fits in with the 'can you put out the sun?' reputation that she apparently has with the locals.

A Duck · « **Reply #92 on:** 07 Mar 2015, 08:21 »

for some reason, I cant see the latest comic...

Method of Madness · « **Reply #93 on:** 07 Mar 2015, 11:31 »

Anyone else think of this when Ardent said "run"?

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Tophwells · « **Reply #94 on:** 08 Mar 2015, 15:49 »

Quote from: A Duck on 07 Mar 2015, 08:21

for some reason, I cant see the latest comic...

Me neither! The rest of the page displays fine, but the image is just a 403 error. Would anyone mind re-hosting it elsewhere so I can see what's going on?

Method of Madness · « **Reply #95 on:** 08 Mar 2015, 15:52 »

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ReindeerFlotilla · « **Reply #96 on:** 08 Mar 2015, 21:10 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 07 Mar 2015, 11:31

Anyone else think of this when Ardent said "run"?

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Nope. Thought of this:

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Neko_Ali · « **Reply #97 on:** 08 Mar 2015, 22:12 »

Yup. I got a very Whovian vibe as well.

Zebediah · « **Reply #98 on:** 09 Mar 2015, 04:53 »

"Nice to meet you, Rose Tyler. Run for your life!"

ReindeerFlotilla · « **Reply #99 on:** 09 Mar 2015, 09:37 »

"Run" is just a fairly common word in the Doctor's vernacular. Or, as Eleven said, "Hallo. I'm the Doctor. Basically... Run."

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