Whitechapel - FREAKANGELS Episode 0036

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Ariana — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:14:34 -0800

It's Friday, then -- let's have some FREAKANGELS.

(I typed FREAKANGLES like 4 times, which, I suppose, are the angles required to hit the FREAKCAVE with a FREAKSEEKING MISSILE ha ha I kill me sorry.)

Right. Ahem. Good morning, Whitechapel. Any horrible holiday stories from the USA folks?

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Adam — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:21:24 -0800

PAGE 4 FOR THE WIN.

No Turkey Holocaust for me. Us convicts had to work away as normal on a friday. And what a damn day. Glad to have the week over -- final week of the month is always hell trying to close off contracts for the books.

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Pfilip of Everywhere — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:21:31 -0800

I didn't think we'd get to meet the notorious Mark for several more months. This was a surprise, though I'm not sure who else it could have been.

Oh, and: Freakangel eyes at night? Awesommme.

:)

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Flabyo — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:27:58 -0800

Page 4: I sense furniture kicking in the immediate future. I think I shall be turning that one into a new desktop background for myself later on.

Been pretty quiet here in the office cause our compadres in the states are all off work.

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Lazarus99 — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:56:25 -0800

Fuckin' 'ell...Children of the Damned or what?!

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Spiraltwist — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:33:09 -0800

Excellent. And the glowing eyes have it! I'm going to wear my FA tank today, just for that.

Also, I'd like to sterilized anyone who willing goes shopping today.

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TF — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:41:52 -0800

Every week I click the wing on the right (without) thinking it's going to take me to the next page.

Anyone else do this or am I just a retard?

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nigredo — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:52:21 -0800

- These pricks hit your batcave with a single shot.

- Freakcave.

- Whatever.

Loled at this.

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Kradlum — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:54:37 -0800

Nice FreakAngels splash.

Whitechapel Bell Foundry was the answer to a trivia question in The London Paper this week - What is Britain's oldest manufacturing company?

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remotepush — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:55:57 -0800

yay week over. FA. sorted.
thought this week was going to be a nightmare.
i was promised avalanche of work. never happened.
but i was on edge all week.
might happen next week, but i disappear mid-week for a week's holiday, so i can't really care!

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Lazlo23 — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:56:17 -0800

@Lazarus99
My thoughts were more like "Children of the Damned all growed up... WATCHTHEFUCK OUT!"

bad things are gonna happen to whoever launched that mortar.
I really hope Alice isn't some sort of mind wiped spy or living avatar for Mark. I guess the rest of the FA would notice something like that cuz they've been inside her head so much.

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Noogies — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:02:49 -0800

Wow, page 4 gave me goosebumbs... just awesome as usual :)

he he... Batcave... heh

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winterknight — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:25:40 -0800

I doubt Mark is actually there.

My guess is they'll find a couple of mooks with instructions implanted in their subconcious, kinda like Alice was.

Something along the lines of "Plant the mortar at position X and angle Y, then fire it. If anyone who looks like me tries to stop you, blow their head off"

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Tichrimo — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:02:42 -0800

Agreed on the Mark not being there. Best case he'll remotely 'twirl his mustache' via an implanted message in one of the mortar goons.

(Rec'd my FA tee and hardcover this week, so it was a good week.)

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ScottS — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:17:34 -0800

Page 4 would make a fine computer wallpaper... or perhaps a poster. I'm glad I'm not the only one who immediately thought "Children of the Damned".

No horrible holiday stories I'm afraid. Had a touch of snow overnight down at my mother-in-laws, the roads in Colorado Springs were crap (black ice all over the place) but the highways were fine, and no snow fell up here in Denver so.... all in all, no complaints.

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Darkest — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:54:28 -0800

Page four is almost exactly the same as this shot from Village.

http://www.bright-white-light.com/diary/wp-content/village-of-the-damned-kids.jpg

I assume other people noticed, I had to go on to google to make sure.

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overand — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:14:58 -0800

Are you guys suggesting that the Freakangels aren't Children of the Damned? Seems to me that they *did* manage to take of the world, as children, in a way. Hmm...

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CamyLuna — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:17:55 -0800

Alice is really smart. I like her even more after this.

Yesterday was pretty mellow. Today will hopefully be even more so.

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bairdduvessa — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:31:36 -0800

page 4 is stunningly creepy and beautiful at the same time.

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Peter Kelly — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:46:33 -0800

Awesome...

My week has gone nuts. Huge disconnect at work between what is being asked of everyone and what is actually possible.
I've seen this before, but on freelance projects where once it ends, people move on to other projects.... I'm curious to see how things pan out here where there is no end.....

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thom_wong — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:57:04 -0800

I'm guessing it's this bell-end.

Just read the first episode again - the characters looked a lot more...Japanese in the beginning.

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viol8tor — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:01:05 -0800

Hey Guys,

Well I just wanted to say that this is a great story I never really spend time on the computer but i read no heroes and decided to check out freakangels. Let me tell you that I couldn't stop reading until I caught up, I even read all the breaks in between. Like i said I don't normally get on the computer much but this comic will keep me coming back every week.
Thanks

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WaxPoetic — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:12:08 -0800

Fucking Brilliant!
Running and thinking and glowingeyes, oh my!

Love how Alice is the one voicing the practical thoughts.

Today, I shall wrap in my FA throw and attempt to glow eyes at felines in honor of the awesome! I suspect much weirdness and listening to the news, and avoiding evil game day crowd. I hate Black Friday. I say boycott!

Happy Friday and Weekend, Whitechapel!

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Rootfireember — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:27:31 -0800

Lovely. I love the glowing eyes thing; that would be so eerie!
Another awesome eppisode.

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Indigo Rose — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:49:28 -0800

@Thom_Wong - Thank you for voicing the other option, I have the same suspicion.

Beautiful work, of course, nice to see Alice making herself useful (since she could have just been a burden). I have to agree with the statements of awesome episode.

Thanksgiving was different, my partner and I cooked for my younger brothers, it was just the four of us this year. We had a good time, even though it wasn't the norm. I have to work in a few hours, I expect mad rushes of crazed shoppers, but refuse to be stressed about it. If people are impantient, they'll just have to deal, and if they get out of hand... I've kicked people out of the store before. My fellow booksellers are concerned, but I've done this too many years to get worked up anymore. I agree though, black friday should be boycotted.

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VertigoJones — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:53:08 -0800

Aha, my namesake raises his ugly metaphorical head! I quite like how the tension presented itself here, Its gone all action drama. I find it odd that Alice, of all people realised a possible connection before everyone else did but perhaps being high and mighty isn't all it seems. I look forward to the brutality I'm fairly sure is round the corner.

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Ross — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:11:16 -0800

I signed in for the first time in a couple months, just to rant about how amazing page 4 is.

But everyone seems to have it covered, as usual.

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PyD — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:15:45 -0800

loved that, the plot she thickens

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deckard — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:56:39 -0800

Page 4 - wow again

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thecat17 — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:22:09 -0800

Caught the nod to the theory of the 8-circuits of consciousness. Totally unexpected. Makes total sense. Fucking nice!.

For those who aren't familiar, it's fascinating stuff.

Edit - couldn't resist:

created with Motivator

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diello — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:50:49 -0800

Amazing episode! Loved it so much! Can't wait for next week (I'll bet it'll be a skip week, just to toy with us, yeah?)
I love being reminded of how intelligent Alice is :)

My holiday was playful and fun, because I didn't spend it with relatives, I spent it with family (family being, those who are there for you, which makes my friends my true family). We didn't have turkey, we had chicken, but we did have pumpkin pie. Then we played a card game called Munchkin. It was very fun.

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HylianHearts — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:11:17 -0800

I loved the dust effect! It was awesome. And page four, god-damn, I love it.

The damage to the builing looks a lot worse now that you can actually see it, huh? What a mess.

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moali — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:49:30 -0800

wish I had glowing eyes....save on the electric bills

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elricj — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:28:31 -0800

Yeah, now this is what I'm talking about, action, reaction, Alice's dialog was great.

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johnjones — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:59:47 -0800

Its gone all action drama. I find it odd that Alice, of all people realised a possible connection before everyone else did but perhaps being high and mighty isn't all it seems.

I'd put it down to a combination things. First, her survival and tactical instincts are probably a little better honed than those of the 'angels. They've spent much of the past six years growing fruits, treating sicknesses and slipping off to shag the occasional lucky Lambeth Road lad. She's been living hand-to-mouth in the world outside Whitechapel. While I don't see Alice having the raw brainpower of the 'angels, she's had to rely on her wits a little more than they have. Secondly, Alice is an outsider. Remember that we are still within the same 24-hour period that began in Episode 1. As an outsider (albeit one who's received a lot of information and access via Conner) she's more likely to notice things that the other 'angels miss because they're too close to the situation. Thirdly most of the 'angels probably haven't run into things that are hard to do for them. They all seem to be some style of genius-level intellects who also have superhuman powers. It's quite probable that any one of the 'angels could align a morter to hit a target by doing the math in their heads, so they wouldn't immediately consider how difficult that would be for a normal human and what the implication of their 'cave getting hit would be. Finally, their 'cave was hit, there was probably a bit of an emotional shock factor from that.

With all that going for her, it's not surprising to me that Alice would be the one to figure it out before the rest of the 'angels. And probably just before the rest of them when you consider how quickly KK understood how Mark could be among them undetected once Alice drew everyone the bigger picture.

Even more interesting to me is the way that Alice is obviously anticipating Mark's next strike - against Kirk and the Watchtower. Thus, she's getting the rope in anticipation of needing to rescue him.

And on a personal news note, it's doubly FREAKANGELS Friday for me, since my softcover of Volume 1 arrived in the mail today.

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Paul Duffield — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:29:41 -0800

@thecat17
Awesome :D I love the border you've used.

That 8 circuits thing... it reminds me of this.

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stsparky — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:08:43 -0800

I'm liking Alice. I'm liking the sweep of movement here. It's established the jerks with mortars are actual evil tools. And we know Mark is out there. Is he a puppeteer or puppet?

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Glossolalia Black — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:37:17 -0800

It'd be nice to see what it is they're seeing through those glowing eyes.

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Booalready — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:11:18 -0800

Woohoo Mark is coming! Much love for panel 4 here too. Thanks you guys for another great break in Friday.

Thanksgiving was spent away from family this year, so no big horror stories. However, I am to go ringing the bells tomorrow to collect money for the Salvation Army. I will be in front of the biggest discount store in town. I think I will get a good gauge as to how things are economically for locals at least.

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The Rascal King — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 06:31:51 -0800

As everyone has already said, page 4 is glorious.
But why is everyone so surprised that its Village of the Dammed-esque? Warren said from the beginning that his initial idea was the Midwich Cuckoos, all growed up. Which is of course, what the Village was based on.
Now, I'm just wanting a full group shot like that. Possibly a wallpaper?
JJ has a point, in that being an outsider, she's going to have a very differnt view of things. Especially seeing as the Freaks have been in each others head 24/7, since birth. No matter how individual they are, its going to mean they have very simmilar thought processes. And shes a very quick learner, as its been said, its still been less than a Day, and shes already cottoning on to an extent of what they can do. "Don't have time, just put a map in my head".
And I know that this is the story of "what happens next". But from the memoirs of 'Kady, and Kates comment on "Same deal as when we used to be hunted", tell me its not just me who wants to know what happened before?

Also, Paul, as usual, the art is stunning, the dust particles in the first 3 pages is a brilliant touch. Took me half a second to figure out what it was.
@thecat17, hehe. Bastard Simians.

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HylianHearts — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:35:21 -0800

Still not entirly convinced its Mark. He'd be the one that the finger would immeadiatly point at. He's too easy of a target. Not to say that its not possible, but I still have my eye on Luke. They are getting all worked up about Mark, go looking for him, and if they happen to stumble on Luke, he can just shrug it off and make some lame excuse they'll except because its Luke.

Not to mention he IS the most brillant of them, the 'angels already accept this, they figure thats why e's the way he is What was the line... "He spends so much time in his head that we must all look like ants to him"? It was along those lines. And he knew where the Freakcave is. And knew they would all be there. If it is him, I bet he's terribly upset about Arkady not being there.

Also very likly a trap, as mentioned in previous threads, and by Kait. Somewhere out there, there are people who want the "Angels dead.

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rickiep00h — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:39:43 -0800

"He spends so much time in his head that we must all look like ants to him"

I think that's ego. He THINKS he's better/smarter than everyone else. If I had to make a "smartest" judgment, it would probably be Miki or Caz. Maybe KK, but she shags boys from Lambeth. (Not that I know what that even implies to smartness... I don't even know what part of town Lambeth is.)

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Cyman — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:55:09 -0800

Mark? obs.

Great art though, Paul. I love that Page 6.

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johnjones — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:33:46 -0800

I think that's ego. He THINKS he's better/smarter than everyone else. If I had to make a "smartest" judgment, it would probably be Miki or Caz. Maybe KK, but she shags boys from Lambeth.

Luke is "big-picture" smart. He's the guy who can hear details and put them together to understand the implication. In Episode 36, he'd probably have been the Freakangel to have figured out Mark's probable involvement instead of Alice. Miki, Caz and KK are certainly intelligent, but they're probably more application-focused. They'd know all about medicine, engineering or steam mechanics, but probably wouldn't have much to say about history or philosophy. My father, who's a minister, can't count the number of times he's had conversations with doctors, lawyers and accoutants who are brilliant people who excel in their professions but who also believe that the "Left Behind" series is an accurate reflection of the teachings of Jesus.

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buddharhubarbbutter — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:12:32 -0800

Page 4.

Fook.

New wallpaper for phone. Gracias.

This story continues to surprise.

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Bobby Campbell — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:23:59 -0800

I also enjoyed the 8 circuit reference!

It's kind of hard to imagine Mr. Ellis reading either Leary or Wilson, not that I know him that well (or at all!) but he doesn't seem to entertain quite that much optimism?!?

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Prof Structure — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:43:19 -0800

Cabbaged?!
Beautiful interlacing of language and images here.

I usually log on asap Friday to get this but have spent the last couple of days tending to a sick teen - yesterday's Buffy-athon was interrupted by a massive nosebleed (caused by dry air and excessive mucus removal) that left the bathroom looking like a CSI crimescene. Ah, the simple joys of parenthood ...

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JALGS — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:49:06 -0800

Happy Thanksgiving, y'all! I have had an ex-pat Thanksgiving in the country of our old oppressors and I see Warren gave us a special treat this week... OMG, the pace is really starting to pick up, can't wait for a Mark vs freakangel showdown!

~Jack (with his "proud(-ish) to be American" hat on)

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cjstevens — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:44:06 -0800

Another top notch episode Warren and Paul.
RE: panel 4....Holy shit, I now have a new desktop background. Oh yeah.

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total whittle — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 06:13:35 -0800

"Page 4.

Fook.

New wallpaper for phone. Gracias."

Seconds. Freakin' Awesome.

Alice fooking rocks innit!! Heh, those evil Mossiders, I remember them well :)

This chapter is what made me join the community. Couldn't hold myself off any longer! You guys rock like whoa.

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RazorSmile — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:34:59 -0800

As the ancient Greeks would say, "Shit be going DOWN!"

The Angels have been living the peacenik life so long it's easy to forget what actually happened to put things where they are.

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jamcmillian — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:15:39 -0800

Question for Warren?

Page 3, Panel 2. Mark and Kait have a moment. I got a vibe that there is a definite connection with these two,perhaps moreso than the others. Is that true, or am I reading too much into it?

It could be just that they were the only ones with guns, but I would guess there's a reason for that.

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Ross — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:52:25 -0800

That's Jack, not Mark.

and possibly a vibe, but it's already been established that Jack loves Sirkka, so I expect if anything, it's more along the lines of them having met up face to face early on, and relied on each other quite a bit.

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HylianHearts — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:04:44 -0800

They were all very close as kids, remember? Some of them were just closer than others.

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jamcmillian — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:02:09 -0800

Whoops, You're right. It is Jack.

I wasn't thinking it was romantic, but it feels a little to deliberate to be just a throwaway moment.

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johnjones — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:17:00 -0800

I read it as the 'angels being comfortable touching each other as well as being emotionally close. Which only makes sense. From what I've seen they can only use the really high levels of power while either near or in actual physical contact with one another. Sirkka and KK wear in the same room when flushed out Alice's mind in Episode 6. Kirk and Conner were standing next to each other when they exploded the boat in Episode 23. And eight of the 'angels were holding hads in Episode 35 when they raised the Freakfield to protect themselves and Alice.

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Pfilip of Everywhere — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:29:20 -0800

I think those who are theorizing Luke is behind this latest attack are onto something... I completely forgot about him for a moment.

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HylianHearts — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:23:26 -0800

See! Ive been saying that for weeks! Now I want to see who they flush out.

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diello — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:41:07 -0800

I think it's been building up in Luke's direction. I'll wager Warren won't let us meet Mark for a while... just to play with us.

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danielaraujo — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:51:16 -0800

I've been following FA since episode 8, which was a friday spent on reading all previous episodes. And since then I've been here every friday "Past noon, UK time" - which is stil friday morning here. FA is great, Mr.Paul Duffield drawings and colors get better on every episode and the script is fantastic. Though I must say my poor grasp of mathematics make it hard for me to know how many angels have showed up already, and if there's any Angel we haven't been introduced to (besides Mark, of course).

This last episode was great, colors are fantastic, page 4 etc. Congratulations! Hope the trade paperbacks get published here someday...

I'm from Brazil, we had a native-american genocide here too, but unfortunately we do not have a date to celebrate that, so no Thanksgiving day to talk about. Sorry.

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Savantis — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:47:15 -0800

Cool episode this week! ^_^ Its getting more and more exciting.

Alice taking charge does seem a little too sudden for my liking though. I was rather shocked that she was so active - for a moment I thought Mark must be in her head. I'm still alittle suspicious though...if Mark could screen himself, can't he screen himself in Alice's head too?

I don't think Luke can be the mastermind behind this attack...He doesn't have the resources or time. A motar attack seems like something that's planned way before hand, and the materials will be hard to get. There is the possibility that Luke is working with Mark in this as he's really pissed with the other freakangels..

Can't wait to see Mark and can't wait for more Kait action!

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warrenellis — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:30:12 -0800

Well, she's not really taking charge. I mean, for one thing, she's going in the wrong direction...

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diello — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:46:07 -0800

I honestly don't think Alice is anyone special to Mark... she was just a pawn to send out. I don't think she's psychically connected to Mark anymore.

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kierano — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:13:18 -0800

diello: Oh really? She's going to fetch her shotgun, then to fetch rope, then to climb the watchtower. She got a map in her head so she'll be unsupervised while she does it. A shotgun is not a weapon you use to shoot at people from a watchtower. It is, however, a weapon you could use to shoot at people on a watchtower with you...

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kierano — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:18:15 -0800

Oh, and Warren and Paul: I just caught up on a month or two's back-reading. Goosebumps. Keep it up!

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Eddie Current — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:50:28 -0800

@kieranno: Or maybe she's just remembering chewing Connor out for not having a quick way down the tower and realizes Kirks a fucking sitting duck out there. High ground = easy target.

It might not be the fancy rig she wanted Caz to rig up, but they can get something set up fast to get him done.

And that means going up first. And if there's nasties between her and the tower... well, SHE can't strike up a quick freakfield, can she?

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rickiep00h — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:14:11 -0800

Furthermore, I think Kirk will have no qualms about temporarily disabling her if he considers her a threat. However, this gives me an interesting thought. Why couldn't Luke see or sense the guy about to whack him in the head? Was he just too distracted with his job at the time? The Ability (for lack of a better term) seems to be alternately always on or a toggled ability. Is it too much work to be always on? Can some of them switch off while others can't? I'm just a little confused... and, in the event Alice does go rogue, I'm a little worried for Kirk.

Not that he can't handle it. But still.

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johnjones — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:18:56 -0800

@rickiep00h

It was Jack instead of Luke. Jack was working on getting the rope salvaged for Alice and Luke, well, doesn't really work at anything other than being an asshat from what all we've seen thus far.

Let me answer your question with a question. Have you ever been spooked or startled by somebody sneaking up and yelling "BOO!" to make you jump out of your skin. Your senses of sight, hearing, smell, etc. are "always on" but if your attention is focused on something else somebody can sneak up on you and yell "boo." Or bash you over the head with a piece of wood, as the case may be.

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rickiep00h — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:53:20 -0800

D'oh! Rotten kids getting mixed up in my head! I meant (and saw in my head) Jack, but for some reason typed "Luke". Don't even remember doing it.

I can see where you're coming from with your answer, but most of the time when I get scared it has less to do with the amount of attention I'm paying to any particular sense and more that it happens at times my senses are overwhelmed (listening to loud music with my eyes closed, walking through a crowded mall, etc.) My point is that Jack, while being concerned with finding a rope and maybe coming up for air, wasn't particularly focused on anything more than swimming and not running into things. I suppose I might be resurrecting the "Why didn't Jack see the boat?" conspiracy theory, but it doesn't make sense to me that these powers don't seem to be particularly good at sensing danger in the immediate environment. That's all I'm saying. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, and honestly, my belief system, from episode one, has been properly suspended to that something as mundane as being sneaked upon is just as logical as being able to sense intruders or danger. Makes no difference to me. Just a logical thing I'm trying to jibe.

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LA_Gomez — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:50:07 -0800

Can they sense danger?

I don't think that's how their powers work. Why the need for a lookout then?

@Warren

Alice is going in the wrong direction? All week long I thought she was a bad ass.
Don't ruin this for me, Warren!

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HylianHearts — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:50:14 -0800

Alright, so this is my thinking behind "its not mark".

1.You can't bring in the baddest of all baddies this early. Its only Issue two! If mi' Lord Warren wants to keep the series, you throw little baddies who eventually aid the big baddy in some way. Hence, Luke.

2. In an interview, mi Lord Warren said we wouldnt be seeing Mark anytime soon. Now, this was a while back, but its still the same 24 hr frame in the comic.

and 3.

Well, she's not really taking charge. I mean, for one thing, she's going in the wrong direction...

That pretty much sums it up.

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warrenellis — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:12:08 -0800

Also, I LIE ALL THE TIME

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Pfilip of Everywhere — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:15:34 -0800

He does. You should read his Twitter posts. As if he actually goes to this "pub" thing... complete malarky. ;)

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PaulGrahamRaven — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:21:22 -0800

And I was totally convinced on the naked cigarettes thing, too. Another myth shattered. *sigh*

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diello — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:34:50 -0800

Well, she's not really taking charge. I mean, for one thing, she's going in the wrong direction...
Also, I LIE ALL THE TIME

How did nobody else catch this gag? She isn't even out of the house yet ;)

@kierano:
That's an excellent point, but I think D has a better one.

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Savantis — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:11:00 -0800

@diello

Yeah! I've been thinking about how to reply Warren's comment the past 2 days and I realized that she hasn't gone out of the house yet too! >_< But she is intending to go to the pier to get the rope, and then the watchtower to get Kirk, with that conveniently placed map in her head AND link up with all the Angels.

Well, she's not really taking charge. I mean, for one thing, she's going in the wrong direction...

Wrong direction physically or thought-wise? I've never really been able to guess what Alice's intentions are... Shotgun=self protection=attack Mark?

And... is this all a lie?!?!

Warren is *evil*. :(

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HylianHearts — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:41:24 -0800

We know he's evil. I was leaning more towards Alice is going in the wrong thought direction.

Still convinced its not Mark yet. Maybe minions. Maybe Luke. Maybe odd faction of scum bags from another town.

Besides, While Warren maybe evil (in the best of ways, of course) he wouldn't sell himself short on a comic. Or us, his loyal fans.

Right? RIGHT?!?!?!?!

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Pathologicalgrundle — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:47:05 -0800

If it isn't Mark... then it's gotta be someone with a unique skill of some sort. Someone who knows that the freakangels have the abilities and wants to attack them. All these attacks are too easily fended off. Like scouting missions to see what the group will do to defend itself. Organization, weaponry, tactical capabilities, response times.

All that hot nastiness.

So maybe not Mark, but likely. He's been gone for quite a while, so he wouldn't know what he'd be up against. Would need some sort of a dstraction in order to attack each freakangel piecemeal... yeah? An attack plan that exploits their weaknesses and forces them to separate...

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Pathologicalgrundle — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:49:49 -0800

And I want to take nailclippers to that small continent on the side of Alice's face. Enough onions and tapatio and we've got a meal for two.... dozen.

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diello — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:25:16 -0800

@Pathological
Awww, I think it's cute.

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VoxDraconae — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:45:57 -0800

I'm not sure which of those last two comments upsets me more.

I'm pretty sure that ultimately, it IS Mark, but we're not going to see him yet. I think we're all thinking too episodically- this is just the beginning of a long series of ugliness that slowly wears down Whitechapel as a community- think about it. All mark is doing from behind the curtain is throwing little grunts at them- the mudlarks, new cross, alice, etc, just trying to unbalance them. i'll bet you the attacks are going to get worse and worse until they're finally overwhelmed.

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kierano — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:17:13 -0800

@diello: Indeed, and I'd almost be willing to bet that we're all wrong, and Warren has something more devious than any of us can conceive of up his sleeve ;)

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HylianHearts — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:43:02 -0800

Who says New Cross or Mudlarks are with Mark? They've been a thorn in Whitechapel's side anyway. Mark probably has nothing to do with them, or if he does, all he's really doing is adding fuel to the fire. They wouldn't listen to him, or take him as a makeshift leader. He's an 'Angel. Renegade, but still.

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VoxDraconae — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:34:16 -0800

funny thing about being an 'angel- you can make them listen- we've already learned that mark isn't above that. its in fact the reason he was exiled.