Legendary Showdown is a game of comically epic battles between fantastic characters, so it takes a pretty high level of awesomeness to meet our standards. Fortunately, Gunnerkrigg Court, the brainchild of renowned author and illustrator Tom Siddell, is a rockstar amongst webcomics and possesses the exact kind of style that Legendary Showdown demands. If you have not yet had the pleasure of absorbing Gunnerkrigg Court, then you are in for a treat! Since it joined the webcomic world in 2005, Gunnerkrigg Court has won 6 Web Cartoonist’s Choice Awards and become an instant audience favorite.

Gunnerkrigg Court follows Antimony Carver, a seemingly normal girl who attends a boarding school in the UK. She soon learns that Gunnerkrigg Court is home to unbelievable technology, supernatural creatures, and menacing mysteries. Across a deadly ravine, separated by a forbidden bridge, lies Gillitie Wood, a forest full of unexpected magic, etheric beings, and an ancient trickster god who is always at odds with the human world. As Annie explores Gunnerkrigg Court and discovers the woods, she learns of her hidden birthright, discovers dark secrets, and makes unexpected allies.

Why we love Gunnerkrigg Court

First and foremost, the writing is amazing. Tom Siddell writes a strong plot that masterfully intertwines science, alchemy, folklore, and enigmas from beyond the grave. Gunnerkrigg Court is full of mysteries that hint at a much larger, much darker secret, and each episode is tactfully laced with subtle clues.

Second, it actually has a heroine who matters. Any girl can wait around to get rescued, but Antimony has the guts to face monsters and investigate secrets that may be better left unknown.



Third, Tom Siddell has a rich collection of characters. Gunnerkrigg Court is home to immortal beings, pesky pixies, vengeful ghosts, and some very non-threatening pigeons. It also features a secretive, self-sustaining civilization of seriously awesome robots. There are epic dueling robots, horse robots, laser cows, and of course, Boxbot, the robot you will love to hate.

In short, there are too many reasons to love Gunnerkrigg Court to thoroughly explore here, and more than enough reasons to welcome Gunnerkrigg Court into the Legendary Showdown family.

Legendary Showdown 2

Working with the characters and plot of Gunnerkrigg Court opens up some seriously cool things for Legendary Showdown 2. First, laser cows. Seriously- they’re in the game. As are Antimony, Ysengrin, Jones, and even the Robot King.

As for new cards, we are adding an entirely new type of cards that are played immediately to create special power rounds, including a little beauty we like to call “Mort Fun Time.” We’ve also added negative bonuses, negative face down cards, and my personal favorite: an Instant Card called “Now I’m Angry!” that will let you instantly repeat an action card used by any other player, as if you had played that card yourself. Of course, there are a lot of other new cards as well, but we will be talking about those another time.

Check back next week as we introduce the world of Girl Genius, created by Kaja and Phil Foglio, and a preview of new cards from the Heterodynes. OR, if you have any awesome card ideas, please leave a comment below. If you are new to Legendary Showdown, consider taking advantage of our holiday sale or see what our supporters thought over at Amazon.com