Between the Forest and the Court is a chasm with a river at the bottom, the Annan Waters. Across this chasm is a bridge. It's alarmed by the Court, so if any one crosses without permission, they'll know. There are lights along it to keep the glass eyed men from crossing back. There is no railings.
Along the waters is Jeanne, imprisoned to be a guard of the waters, another layer of defense of the Court, established long ago and in the most cruel way possible. Her love, a resident of the Forest, was killed in the waters to trap her spirit there, a spirit of rage.
Gunnerkrigg Court is not about that bridge, but the actual bridge, in the form of Antimony Carver. She's the main character, of course, but more than that, she is the link that draws it all together.
She was born outside of the Court, in the World. She has been guided and basically trained to be a Psychocomp. She's a student of the Court, a daughter of it in many ways. And she's part Fire Spirit, a creature of magic and the Forest.
Through her we see the story of Gunnerkrigg Court, all the intrigues and mysteries. Annie touches each area, and sometimes more than she expected. Of course we get glimpses through others eyes, especially Kat who is as much a main character as Annie is really. In the end, though, the comic is about Annie, her friends and their collective adventures.
Which isn't to say she's a perfect bridge. She's very much a child still, a teenager at best, still learning and growing. She makes some big mistakes, misinterprets what's she's being told, and even lies when she has no reason too. Her biggest failure is cheating at school, using Kat's friendship to do so. That ended when she got caught by her own father.
It's through her we experience the comic, and it's the lynch pin that holds the whole thing together. It's clear that she will move the Court into it's next phase of being, though how and why are still in the future. That said, every reader is following her, watching, and worrying over every little thing.
I can't say it enough, after all Gunnerkrigg Court is about Antimony in the end, but without the world to bring together, she's nothing.
Next time, Cityface. Go ahead, guess what it's about. Until then kiddies.
She was born outside of the Court, in the World. She has been guided and basically trained to be a Psychocomp. She's a student of the Court, a daughter of it in many ways. And she's part Fire Spirit, a creature of magic and the Forest.
Through her we see the story of Gunnerkrigg Court, all the intrigues and mysteries. Annie touches each area, and sometimes more than she expected. Of course we get glimpses through others eyes, especially Kat who is as much a main character as Annie is really. In the end, though, the comic is about Annie, her friends and their collective adventures.
Which isn't to say she's a perfect bridge. She's very much a child still, a teenager at best, still learning and growing. She makes some big mistakes, misinterprets what's she's being told, and even lies when she has no reason too. Her biggest failure is cheating at school, using Kat's friendship to do so. That ended when she got caught by her own father.
It's through her we experience the comic, and it's the lynch pin that holds the whole thing together. It's clear that she will move the Court into it's next phase of being, though how and why are still in the future. That said, every reader is following her, watching, and worrying over every little thing.
I can't say it enough, after all Gunnerkrigg Court is about Antimony in the end, but without the world to bring together, she's nothing.
Next time, Cityface. Go ahead, guess what it's about. Until then kiddies.
