February 4th, 2026
4 Feb 2026 · page 1277 of 1306
Cast: Jack O'Malley, Pacifica, Widdershins
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Seeing ‘Widdershins’ in the character tags is cool as hell.
Widdershins AND Mal, together. Pacifica is without the support of Thea.
Title character, certainly, but not sure about main character.
At least this gives some hope that untangling witch & anchor afterwards is doable in a mutually agreeable way. Poor Pacifica probably just got lonely with nothing but benthic fauna to talk to.
But Mal still has a separate character tag, while Thea does not. Is this significant?
Might just be the Doylist practicalities of maintaining the mystery/twist of what’s going on with Thea/Pacifica.
It’s possible. But I’ve suspected that Thea drowned long ago. Her anchor is embodying a revenant. It would explain why she looks like she’s oozing noxious gases, while Mal still looks like himself. But, as I feel sorry for her, I hope I’m wrong.
Nice touch that, although Widdershins has Mal’s accent, it (she?) has a Yorkshire dialect, and calls Pacifica ‘pet’.
I wonder whether Widdershins sounds more like Mal’s adopted Mum.
Yes, it is three Anchors against one, but if the Anchors gain their power from human emotions, then Widdershins has about ten thousand people behind her, while the other three have about twenty between them.
o’malley maxed out his Shivers stat
…..woah
Ooh, interesting - instead of going all spooky like Pacifica, Widdershins still looks just like Mal except for the shadow (and the facial expressions).
woahhhhhhh
I like that even though Widdershins has Mal’s accent the voice is definintely different!
And Widdershins is borrowing Mal’s body, but you can tell it’s not quite him. Mal just doesn’t smile that much or look that relaxed, even now.
Oh yeah, the body language is completely different. Mal is usually all tense and defensive or bored and annoyed. But here his boy is very open and relaxed. I wouldn’t say calm since they said that is definitely not the case, but they know that violence and fighting is not the best way to try to resolve this.
What else can I say, except … this is amazing and I love it! 😁
I haven’t seen it coming and now I’m just “whoah!”
I love that Widdershins shadow.
Now that’s a twist.
I can’t imagine the two anchors are happy sitting in a third anchor’s witch. They were hostile takeovers, as it were. That may improve Widdershin’s odds
ok i love this
Oh my, uh, Anchors, I love this.
Did not expect Widdershins herself to make an appearance but i am certainly not complaining
Her witch should also catch a chill from being constantly soaking wet, but here we are.
I enjoy the juxtaposition of this immensely powerful being responding so petulantly on the floor. Extraordinarily strong in some ways, clearly stunted in others.
The MOST EPIC title drop I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. No I don’t care that they’ve said the word Widdershins before it didn’t count
I ADORE that shadow!
Just one genius loci talking to another
Plot twist for the ages
I read that last panel and it becomes more clear than ever before: Mal and Widdershins were made for each other! The character is distinct but the vibes remain immaculate.
0_0 vibrates
Excite! Widdershins!
The bit I find rather interesting and well done is that Widdershins SPEAKS like O’Malley and SOUNDS like O’Malley, but is also clearly NOT O’Malley. Calmer, more composed, more confident, more affable and diplomatic, lacking the usual nervous energy O’Malley still has even after his character growth. Rather neat trick conveying that sense.
Every single comment thus far is complimenting Kate's craft as a storyteller here, and I can't help but agree. Three cheers Miss Ashwin!
thank you, i was quite worried about this part coming off well!
it is coming off great
Aww yeah Anchors can possess their witches! Ooohohoho that explains a lot and I’m thrilled to see this conversation. I wonder how will Widdershins help Pacifica see reason?
Oh, haven’t commented in forever but still love this comic to bits and having emotions actually about the comic called Widdershins having the namesake character appear in a speaking part for the first time???
AHH the shadow is so cool!
This is so great!