February 26th, 2025
26 Feb 2025 · page 1232 of 1306
Never gleefully flick to the Future section, it rarely ends well.
Cast: Eliza Swift, Henry Barber
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That's you and me both ‘enry. We're both at the age where we've got a pretty good idea.j
Yep. Same here. But at least we’re all better off than that French chemist fellow who met a sad end during the Reign of Terror. His last words were reportedly “It seems I shall be spared the horrors of old age.”
Yeesh. I mean, they’re right but still…
I was going to say that is better than being young and not liking where it looks like the future could be going soon (like the years before WW2 in Europe). Can't say if the French chemist felt the same or not.
It can be kind of liberating to reach the point where anything you create or fix only has to last 15 minutes longer than you will.
Me reading the first two panels: They’re reading about each other’s adventures! Nice!
Me zooming in: OMG, the books they’re holding are actually titled Find the Lady and Hangman’s Knot!!!
Well, Eliza, the book is named ‘Paths and POSSIBILITIES’ - meaning that what you see is not necessarily inescapable fate
It looks like Eliza’s entry is dated “1848”. So this is 1838?
Yep! The main part of the comic took place in 1833-34, and we’re 4 years on from that now.
Well this chapter starts with Harry and Sid getting the task of finding the Crown for Victoria’s coronation, which took place in 1838 (although I know this story isn’t entirely historical!), so the date was already confirmed earlier on too!
Wait, it’s not?
Her mouth is closed. Doesn’t look anything like her.
Eliza’s future picture kind of looks like Nicola has rubbed off on her
You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become Nicola.
To be fair, is that an official picture where one should look professional? Because I could see Eliza striking that pose for the photographer and then cutting back to a more mature version of themselves once that is over.
What's the problem? She looks cool
“Everybody wants to know their future. Until they know it.”
Could Be Eliza saw herself as Capt. Eliza Thackery not being Capt. Eliza Swift.