January 17th, 2020
17 Jan 2020 · page 957 of 1306
Shoulda just looked at the tags, Eliza.
Cast: Benjamin Thackerey, Eliza Swift, Gren
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I want to make sure he's not found. Those are the words of a true friend.
Thackerey Benjamin Ben. Such a lovely name.
So Mr. Ben? Handy if they need to make a quick costume change.
Ben to my friends, so it's Mr Thackerey to you.
So she didn't see O'Malley during the malform busters' visit, and more, she didn't know their boss's name!
Oh, this is a good catch. Though I supposed it's possible she did recognize him from the illustration but wanted to get Ben to confirm he's the witch first.
Yea, the sense I get from this page is that she is just trying to get Ben to confirm what she already suspects (including the fact that he isn't actually Harry).
> including the fact that he isn't actually Harry
At very least, she knew that Harry is a girl, "she hasn't been seen for a month...": [https://widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/september-25th-2018](https://widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/september-25th-2018 "https://widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/september-25th-2018")
Or she's just pretending not to know. Her flawless deductive reasoning has already established that Harry Barber is the new Witch of Widdershins. Yet when she goes to investigate she finds this person, who was previously hanging around her shop pretending to be a malform remover, there instead and claiming to be Harry. And then, he claims that his uncouth henchman is actually the witch! Clearly this so-called 'Benjamin Thackerey' is Part Of The Conspiracy, and Ms Swift needs to tread very carefully indeed if she is to foil his nefarious plans!
A. Eliza's been a detective for maybe a whole month and she's already pulling rank lol
B. Ben reluctantly admitting Mal is his friend is actually a really nice, understated moment here
it ain't understated if it's the top comment !
A: I don't exclude the option it's her first working day, really. :))
Pulling rank as a hotshot detective is FUN!
Aww, Ben's doing right by him.
I like that even though he had told Mal he "must" come forward as the witch, when faced with somebody else trying to track Mal down, Ben's response is to help him stay hidden.
I wonder whether Mal in his "official position" of the Witch would be more or less secure from "job offers" like these...
I wonder if this is the first time such a thing has occurred to Ben.
Cops never do just the obvious! As the best way to hide something is always in plain sight, who would notice the tags?
Ben and Eliza have now reached the detente stage.
Ben's gone through some serious character growth since his first appearance. ^_^ Great to see.
I'd say, the first half of the page is how he has been since his first appearance. We saw him rushing to the bakery (with a buggerup on the loose) and taking the baker to task for illegal summoning. "No-one gave Ben an official badge, he made one himself out of a tin."(c) And at the end of ch 2, he had a similar talk with Captain Barber when he told her he and O'Malley would go to rescue Wolfe "whether you're coming or not".
The second half, well... he got friends now! :)
Just the fact that he realises that "Hey, maybe don't be super formal with the person you need to work with", is quite a good pointer of this.
His friends has been rubbing off on him. :)
Still he didn't say "No Mr required" to Sidney several hours ago, though they are supposed to look for Mal together! So I think Eliza's personality has something to do with it. :)
I think "d'aww" just about covers this moment. :)
Benjamin Ben, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
My tsundere sense is tingling.
I wonder if Eliza's opinion of him shifts in that next-to-last panel. After all, she knows about going all in to help your friends when they're in trouble.
'If he doesn't want to be found....' THAT is friendship, right there.
I am so much emotions right now.
Louis, this looks like the beginning of a beautiful friendship...
Now Ben and Eliza comes back to Harry's office, to meet another Harry Barber! :)
Character growth captured in a single panel!
"to make sure he isn't [found]": by finding him first?
I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
(no, I'm not saying either of them is either Cpt Renault or Humphrey Bogart - I just always wanted to say this.
Although, both Ben and Eliza, each in their own way, could pretend to the tittle of hard-boiled detective...)
Your a good man Ben.
You know what I love in this comic? We've got a huge cast of characters in this comic, and they each feel unique, interesting, and they all get their time in the spotlight. Nothing feels rushed or unplanned, and all the relations between characters are dynamic, and interesting. Basically, this thing is really well written. Bang up job!
Now, I don't know why but my intuition is going off.
Eliza: Recruited by someone out of a relatively low or small position
Lei: Recruited by someone out of a relatively low or small- ARE WE GONNA SEE LEI????
Meet-cute: COMPLETED
I am not a native English speaker, and I would like to thank you this beautiful new word I just learned today: billy club.