Q.R.V.
Formidable Foreman
Better paranoid than dead.
Posts: 149
Likes: 20
|
Post by Q.R.V. on Aug 20, 2012 20:44:21 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by B. on Aug 21, 2012 10:11:49 GMT -5
According to the facebook page those are sketches, so it's probable they aren't final. The first and last images are particularly striking, though the two figures in the last one don't quite strike me as Lemony and Moxie.
|
|
|
Post by Invisible on Aug 21, 2012 13:10:57 GMT -5
Could this be Jo? Whoever it may be, there's certainly a Jo-esque feel to it.
|
|
|
Post by Christmas Chief on Aug 21, 2012 14:33:13 GMT -5
So the cable running from the mansion to the hill is presumably in the first illustration. It appears as though Theadora and Lemony are stealing the Beast from the lighthouse - possibly as a result of the former's incompetence. The second is more mysterious, but it gives us an idea of the nature of the town. Also, those papers could be important. The shadow in the third illustration almost looks as though it belongs to the same family as this: The switch from the crow to the Beast is interesting. Did Seth find some reference in the text to it, I wonder, or did he insert it to create a sort of visual motif? The last illustration is most curious of all. On one hand, these people are reading, which in ASOUE is a sign of nobility. On the other hand, they're almost a little too comfortable stacking the books about and wearing disturbing masks. Also, the portraits on the wall are strange - note one appears to have been removed, or perhaps is blank to serve as a placeholder for upcoming details. Oh, but the Bombinating Beast lamp shade is a nice touch.
|
|
|
Post by Kit's tits kick ticks on Aug 21, 2012 16:26:08 GMT -5
The papers in the second picture are interesting.
It looks like the statue is back in Mrs. Sallis' library in the fourth picture after being stolen in the first one, but the question is why the raven was there. When Lemony and Theodora were there with Mrs. Sallis the place is empty, so the raven must have been there before.
I think the two persons in the fourth picture are Lemony and Moxie, or at least one of them is Moxie because of the hat on the books. Moxie's mother is getting more and more interesting, we have never seen her and her portrait seems to be missing. Maybe she is someone we already know?
|
|
|
Post by B. on Aug 22, 2012 7:47:15 GMT -5
I think the two persons in the fourth picture are Lemony and Moxie, or at least one of them is Moxie because of the hat on the books. Although it's seems only a villain would put up their feet on a stack of books, I agree that one of them is probably Moxie- perhaps the person on the right.
|
|
|
Post by Kit's tits kick ticks on Aug 22, 2012 14:11:44 GMT -5
Yes, probably the one on the right, this person is wearing almost the same clothes as in the portrait.
|
|
|
Post by Christmas Chief on Aug 23, 2012 14:08:32 GMT -5
Also from the Facebook page, a bigger version of the Chapter One illustration:
|
|
|
Post by Dante on Aug 25, 2012 16:35:28 GMT -5
Well, we know Snicket and Theodora succeed in making off with the Bombinating Beast before at least one of them is sent plummeting into the wrong tree - Moxie's revenge on them for stealing from her?
That silhouetted figure is curious, and I'm reminded, in a strange way, of the cover's depiction of an enormous shadow looming over the city...
The other silhouette looks to me like Mrs. Murphy Sallis making a horrendous discovery, or possibly being attacked - either way, as noted elsewhere, I would link it to the unplaced "EEEEE" picture from the Educator's Guide, that is, that that is depicting Mrs. Sallis's scream.
I think the Bombinating Beast in the library picture was probably traded out by Seth for a corvid to avoid a possible point of confusion about the location of the Bombinating Beast statue. As a representation of a local mascot, having a statue of it in the library is clearly relevant, but that starts to confuse the issue about how many statues there are and which was stolen, and it's not clear that that will be an element of the plot, or if it is, if it's anything to do with the library.
Not much to add about the fifth picture, but those do match Snicket and Moxie's clothes. Also, I now have a theory that Snicket's face will never be illustrated throughout the whole of the series, but only shown in reverse or silhouetted or obscured in some way. How fitting!
|
|
Antenora
Detriment Deleter
Fiendish Philologist
Put down that harpoon gun, in the name of these wonderful birds!
Posts: 15,891
Likes: 113
|
Post by Antenora on Aug 25, 2012 17:26:58 GMT -5
The other silhouette looks to me like Mrs. Murphy Sallis making a horrendous discovery, or possibly being attacked - either way, as noted elsewhere, I would link it to the unplaced "EEEEE" picture from the Educator's Guide, that is, that that is depicting Mrs. Sallis's scream. Note also the chair and rope, the only props in that scene. A possible interpretation (though maybe a farfetched one) is that Sallis is horrified by the unexpected escape of someone who had been tied to that chair.
|
|
|
Post by Christmas Chief on Aug 25, 2012 18:20:18 GMT -5
The only issue is I'm not sure the rope would be folded up so neatly if that were the case. What is the blank rectangle on the right meant to be? A door? If so, that puts Mrs. Sallis in a vulnerable position.
|
|
Antenora
Detriment Deleter
Fiendish Philologist
Put down that harpoon gun, in the name of these wonderful birds!
Posts: 15,891
Likes: 113
|
Post by Antenora on Aug 26, 2012 11:56:09 GMT -5
Another thing I've noticed-- we now have four different depictions of the Bombinating Beast, two of which (the clock and lampshade) only loosely resemble the statue:
|
|
|
Post by Dante on Aug 26, 2012 12:01:29 GMT -5
I suppose it's like a dragon or any other kind of sea serpent or cryptid. As a legendary creature, it's been interpreted in a lot of different ways over the centuries since its original was supposedly slain. But it's also clear that its inky mark is all over ATWQ, and I suspect we will have many more images of it by the time the series is over.
|
|
|
Post by Christmas Chief on Aug 26, 2012 15:18:44 GMT -5
It also might be that the figure was manipulated as it was shaped for different mediums - we only see it in two forms besides the statue here, but we know from Moxie's collection there are more. Even if the Bombinating Beast has a standard profile, morphing it for the sake of various merchandise will almost always affect how discernible the new product is.
|
|
|
Post by Poe's Coats Host Toast on Aug 26, 2012 22:51:24 GMT -5
I knew the rope would be important! And y'all complained about it being on the cover. Another thing I've noticed-- we now have four different depictions of the Bombinating Beast, two of which (the clock and lampshade) only loosely resemble the statue: You forgot the statue in Lemony's hands from the first picture (even though it's the same as the upper right one in your collage, but I just wanted to point that out, as it's not immediately visible). Oh and this is an illustration, I assume, that visualizes the "fading town" aspect. The run-down looking buildings, like the one on the right with its shattered windows, the sign (probably) saying "Closed" on the left, the papers/trash flying around on the street like a tumbleweed in a classic western... an image enhanced by the lonesome figure walking off into the moon-filled horizon, casting a long shadow behind. The town's shops all seem to run out of business (or maybe just the ink selling stores), I'm guessing because of INK INC. Reason for Editing: Moderator Edit: Merging double-post.
|
|