Antimony Carver is a precocious and preternaturally self-possessed young girl starting her first year of school at gloomy Gunnerkrigg Court, a very...
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Jan 05, 2009
Trip
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This is a print version of the webcomic, but it is still peculiar and awesome!
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Dec 16, 2009
Nicola
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Reason for Reading: A Cybils Award nominee.
Summary: Antimony's mother has recently died and her father has sent her to a remote British boarding school where she soon makes a best friend, Kat. Strange things happen right from beginning as she finds herself with a second shadow who asks for her help, she meets a friendly robot, finds a room that contains an entire outside meadow, meets up with demons, ghosts and the like all during her first year at Gunnerkrigg Court.
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Summary: Antimony's mother has recently died and her father has sent her to a remote British boarding school where she soon makes a best friend, Kat. Strange things happen right from beginning as she finds herself with a second shadow who asks for her help, she meets a friendly robot, finds a room that contains an entire outside meadow, meets up with demons, ghosts and the like all during her first year at Gunnerkrigg Court.
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Aug 13, 2009
Barky
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Antimony Carver is sent to Gunnerkrigg Court (a boarding school) after her mother dies. She’s had a pretty strange upbringing – spending most of her time in the hospital where her mother was bedridden – and she has some hidden talents. Antimony (Annie, to her best friend, Kat Donlan – daughter of the headmasters of the school) has a lot of adventures in her first year. She befriends a shadow person, talks to ghosts, is attacked by a demon that then possesses her stuffed animal and has to do h
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Mar 27, 2011
Kelly
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I picked this up at the 2011 Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo as part of an absurd "buy 2 get 3 free" promotion at Archaia's booth. While I'm glad I did, because it's introduced me to an interesting story I can read for free in its webcomic form, it would not have been worth the full sticker price of $26.
You've read this story before. Quirky/odd girl with a mysterious background goes to a boarding school full of uniquely odd children. The staff is waging some sort of wa More...
You've read this story before. Quirky/odd girl with a mysterious background goes to a boarding school full of uniquely odd children. The staff is waging some sort of wa More...
Oct 28, 2011
Michelle
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Originally posted at Libri Ago.
I've been fascinated for a while now with the fusion of text and graphics that comprise graphic novels. The problem I find is that most comics and graphic novels are geared toward a male audience. While it's great that there are books for the numerous guys who are reluctant readers, I wish there were more graphic novels that appealed to women—especially women who are strong, smart, and dress in actual clothes. So I was ecstatic when I found Gunnerkrigg Co More...
I've been fascinated for a while now with the fusion of text and graphics that comprise graphic novels. The problem I find is that most comics and graphic novels are geared toward a male audience. While it's great that there are books for the numerous guys who are reluctant readers, I wish there were more graphic novels that appealed to women—especially women who are strong, smart, and dress in actual clothes. So I was ecstatic when I found Gunnerkrigg Co More...
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Oct 11, 2011
Leslie
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(note: reviewed with the second volume)
The British Boarding School and the supernatural elements will undoubtedly excite Harry Potter fans, or cause them to sigh “been there, done that,” (just as many Fantasy (read Tolkien) fans had before them). There is also an element of familial inheritance in the story-line, Antimony and Kat’s parents were friends and attended Gunnerkrigg Court before them, creating some mysterious story-lines of their own. However, the Harry Potter familiarity en More...
The British Boarding School and the supernatural elements will undoubtedly excite Harry Potter fans, or cause them to sigh “been there, done that,” (just as many Fantasy (read Tolkien) fans had before them). There is also an element of familial inheritance in the story-line, Antimony and Kat’s parents were friends and attended Gunnerkrigg Court before them, creating some mysterious story-lines of their own. However, the Harry Potter familiarity en More...
Nov 09, 2009
Kit
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I absolutely loved this webcomic turned graphic novel, to the point of starting it over as soon as I finished it. Boarding school, kids with strange powers, faculty with strange powers, orphaned student whose parents had strange powers back when they were students... You've read it before, but Siddell makes it totally new and adds his own brand of magic and mystery. The artwork reminds me of stained glass, which adds to the gothic feel - yet there are also cameos by mythological figures from aro
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Apr 04, 2011
Sesana
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This is a collection of the first 14 chapters of the online comic Gunnerkrigg Court. I love online comics, they're about the only ones I read anymore. I don't remember now what brought the collected book to my attention, and what made me read the book instead of just going online and reading the comic itself, but I'm glad I did. It's a good presentation. As for the comic itself... Well, I'm working on catching up on it from chapter 15 onwards now. I really like the art style, which has always be
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Jun 01, 2009
Amy
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Antimony Carver's mother is dead; her father is MIA. With no home to call her own, she must settle in at Gunnerkrigg Court, a mysterious school that holds a lot more than teachers and students. With no blood relations to support her, she is fortunate to befriend Kat, a gregarious science geek, whose parents (both teachers at the school) welcome Antimony into their family. Together, these best friends/almost-sisters
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May 24, 2011
Monica!
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You know how sometimes you read books, and you spend the entire time thinking to yourself, "Why am I not living this life right now? Why am I not best friends with the main character? Why am I not gallavanting around a haunted robot-infested boarding school with a demon-possessed stuffed animal and Muut, the Cahuilla messenger of death!? Why why why!?!?"
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Or maybe you don't read books like that. Maybe it's just me. Regardless, that's how I was for the entirety of Gunnerk More...
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Feb 23, 2010
Shelley
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Crazy fun mix of fantasy and mythology and a dash of sci-fi. Antimony's mother dies and she is sent to the British boarding school Gunnerkrigg Court, where she encounters ghosts, shadow people, robots, the Minotaur, the Trickster and so much more. This is a webcomic (beloved by Neil Gaiman) in print form, so I'm probably going to go read ahead online now. *g* There's some great mysteries going through this - about her parents and their friends, the school in general, the areas outlying the schoo
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Nov 21, 2010
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Feb 23, 2011
Katy
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading Gunnerkrigg Court. The illustrations are visually stunning, and reading the book felt very much like watching a movie. It was easy to keep turning the pages of Gunnerkrigg Court because the illustrations were so appealing to the eye. The story is driven as much from Siddell’s detailed, colorful drawings as from the unique and somewhat eclectic cast of characters, and the threads of mystery and adventure Siddell weaves into the plot. Gunnerkrigg Court is successfu
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Aug 21, 2011
Slowfox
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Absolutely LOVED this webcomic. Really cool, atmospheric story about a girl in her first year at a mysterious school.
Wonderful mixture of mythology and science, with hints at some awesome backstory in the mists of time.
For all the simplicity of the comic's main panels, every now and again the author throws in some exquisite drawings (mainly when we're referencing ancient mythology).
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Wonderful mixture of mythology and science, with hints at some awesome backstory in the mists of time.
For all the simplicity of the comic's main panels, every now and again the author throws in some exquisite drawings (mainly when we're referencing ancient mythology).
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Nov 21, 2010
Kathryn
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I don't usually read graphic novels, but I really liked the sound of this one and it received such a glowing review from one of my GoodReads friends that I couldn't resist, especially since parts of it fit in nicely around Halloween (the book has nothing to do with Halloween but a few of the characters and scenarios are a little spooky/mysterious). Unfortunately, I didn't have as much time to read this as I planned to and had to wait several weeks between reading the first half and the second h
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Jan 07, 2012
Lora
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In all fairness I've only read this first volume. I was so bored and disengaged that I never picked up the second. I hear from plenty of people that the series is amazing if you stick with it, and that the characters get really developed but it's a slow build.
I don't mind slow build stories at all, in fact, I kind of love them, but I think there should be small payoffs along the way to keep a reader engaged. Nothing about this book made me care about the characters or want to read m More...
I don't mind slow build stories at all, in fact, I kind of love them, but I think there should be small payoffs along the way to keep a reader engaged. Nothing about this book made me care about the characters or want to read m More...
Oct 10, 2011
Nic
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It took me a few of the little episode/chapters to get into this, but when I did, I loved it. I was stalled because Antimony initially left me a little cold - I'm not always a fan of detached, habitually inexpressive characters - and because of the flat style of the characters, but I got used to the latter, and Annie proves herself less emotionless than I'd thought. Plus, I love Kat, and I sort of heart Reynardine and even some of the minor characters. The school is awesome, and the humor is
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Aug 13, 2010
Jacki
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What a delightful comic! Spunky, likeable heroines, quirky robots, possessed toys, hot gym teachers... There's a little something for everyone in this unique story. The giggles and action never stop except to interject the occasional sobering note of tragedy when the heroine recalls her mother or bitterness when anyone brings up her absent father. Still, she never gets maudlin or whines but shoulders on with sarcasm and practicality. The supporting cast are hilarious and mysterious by turns, and
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Mar 28, 2010
Skwerlie
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I will be honest: I haven't read the print version of Gunnerkrigg Court. I've been reading the comic online (it is a free webcomic after all), though I started long after the chapters contained in this book so I did get to read this portion of the story all at once. It's an amazing webcomic, though I think it's gotten better since these early chapters- the changes in the art are the most noticable but it's there in the story and writing as well. And it is a great story, truly. Full of myster
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Jun 13, 2009
Raina
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Very smartly written webcomic. Annie and Kat's adventures are very episodic, yet connect and weave and do tell one long story. Basically it's the cartoon-style story of two girls living in a mythical boarding school, rife with dragons, demons, mechanical birds, illusions, and talking shadows. It's a great hodgepodge of things that this author thinks are cool, which roughly correspond to current hot topics. Accessible illustration style, accessible characters, accessible format - they all com
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Oct 28, 2010
Christina
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Where to begin with this one. A funny comic with a fearless, calm and clever girl heroine, "Annie" Antimony Carver, who attends a spooky boarding school in a castle! She makes a friend, but also has some schoolmate bullies to contend with; gets caught up in this whole fantastic story involving robots, ghosts, fairies, forest gods, dragon-demons who inhabit stuffed animals, and an ancient Egyptian death guide! You just have to read it to fully enjoy and understand it. I love the illustr
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Sep 29, 2010
Chris
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I seem to have enjoyed this less than most others, but can't quite put my finger on why. It has many elements that I liked: unique setting/fantasy world, episodic stories with a bigger arc, good use of composition and perspective, a diverse cast of characters, and a plot that makes me want to read the next volume. Despite all of that, though, I found the characters wanting. Their actions and reactions often seemed unrealistic or lacking and I didn't get a sense of their inner depth or complex
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Sep 06, 2011
Sharon
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I read these online rather than in volumes, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE this comic and everyone should read it. When I was halfway through I sent the guy a donation because I don't want him to stop writing them. There's so much depth to the world building here--you can really feel that everyone and everything has a backstory. The consistency over time is great, too--setups pay off much, much later, but not all of them, so the whole thing feels so rich. I'm gushing, but that's because I love it, and
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Apr 03, 2009
Rosalia
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Nov 21, 2011
Molly
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Deserves six stars! More than perfect!
(I read it online, and that's what I would recommend. It's free and convenient that way!)
Frankly, the art sucks at first, but rapidly evolves into a gorgeous style that beautifully ties in with the story themes, mainly those of duality, symbolism, alchemy, mythology, and more. The symbolism in everything is dazzlingly perfect, and nearly everything embodies a classical duality- light/dark, magic/science, life/death, male/female, sun/moon, More...
(I read it online, and that's what I would recommend. It's free and convenient that way!)
Frankly, the art sucks at first, but rapidly evolves into a gorgeous style that beautifully ties in with the story themes, mainly those of duality, symbolism, alchemy, mythology, and more. The symbolism in everything is dazzlingly perfect, and nearly everything embodies a classical duality- light/dark, magic/science, life/death, male/female, sun/moon, More...
Feb 19, 2011
Joy
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This is, in fact, not a book at all, but a webcomic that has made it into book form. It is just that good. Now that I've caught up to the actual publishing schedule(Monday Wednesday and Friday on the dot), it is just killing me not to be able to read it all at once.
Not only is this story good enough to make the jump onto carbon, but it is possibly the most original thing I have read in years. I might describe it as Harry Potter meets Lost meets the graphic novel form. It's a deliciou More...
Not only is this story good enough to make the jump onto carbon, but it is possibly the most original thing I have read in years. I might describe it as Harry Potter meets Lost meets the graphic novel form. It's a deliciou More...
Jul 17, 2010
Abigail
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This graphic novel/comic book, which marks the first print appearance of the award-winning Gunnerkrigg Court webcomic, is an absolute delight! I was drawn immediately into the adventures of its young heroine, Antimony Carver, as she begins to explore the world of Gunnerkrigg Court, the strange and magical boarding school to which she has been sent. From the very first chapter, in which Antimony discovers that the second shadow she has gained, since arriving at school, is a being who needs help r
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Sep 01, 2011
Lizzie
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Here's one I'd meant to read for years, and am so happy I picked it up at last. You can read all of these collected comics on the website, but even though it was recommended to me a long time ago, I am strangely bad at web comics. I just never get them done. I don't know. For now, this was primarily a bedtime book. On the one day I brought it out in the world to read, the one-page with Kat's dream of Fox Mulder just slayed me with laughter on the subway til I died. That is what I get.
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Mar 10, 2010
Sarah
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My husband is a regular reader of the web comic, Gunnerkrigg Court. I read it when I remember to but they don't offer an RSS feed and without that I just don't read the site each time it's updated. Like so many web comics, it's being published in book form too. The first volume: Gunnerkrigg Court: Orientation by Tom Siddell was the winner of a 2009 Cybils (young adult, graphic novel category). I read the book as a second round judge.
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May 13, 2010
Steph
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This is a print version of the first seven chapters of the comic of the same name from gunnerkrigg.com. The story contains mostly offbeat drama, with humorous elements as well.
Antimony has just arrived at the imposing boarding school of Gunnerkrigg Court. More of a vast, abandoned industrial city, than a school, there are mysteries and curiosities around every corner. The unflappable Antimony is more than she seems More...
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This is a print version of the first seven chapters of the comic of the same name from gunnerkrigg.com. The story contains mostly offbeat drama, with humorous elements as well.
Antimony has just arrived at the imposing boarding school of Gunnerkrigg Court. More of a vast, abandoned industrial city, than a school, there are mysteries and curiosities around every corner. The unflappable Antimony is more than she seems More...
