July 13th, 2018
13 Jul 2018 · page 811 of 1306
We're gonna be launching the Kickstarter for this chapter next Friday as this chapter draws to a close! Mark it on your calendars :)
Cast: Benjamin Thackerey, Heinrich Wolfe, Jack O'Malley, Sidney Malik, Verity Cunningham
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Wolfe, of course, would want to go last.
Mal, of course, would wake him first.
Indeed.
Yes! Go go go!
It is interesting that the poses of unconscious characters are similar in general (but not the same) to those there: [https://www.widdershinscomi...](https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/december-1st-2017/ "https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/december-1st-2017/")
The sight of Mal looking like he is trying to literally push the spirit of Wolfe back into his body could seem funny if it weren't so touching and sad.
If their bodies retain some sort of unconscious motor function, they'd probably try to adopt whatever customary position they sleep in.
Headcanon accepted. And now I have this image of Ben falling asleep like that in the living room of the Trio's old house, causing Wolfe to hover slightly because he doesn't want to wake Ben but he's worried about him getting enough air with his face smushed into the pillow like that (and his glasses!) until Mal just pokes Ben in the side until he wakes up.
I'd originally imagined Sid sleeping with his long limbs sprawled out all over the bed, but if he habitually sleeps curled up like that, then Har... er... any prospective partner would be a lot more comfortable!
Agreed. I'm picturing a certain cranky redhead as the Big Spoon, with Gren at both their feet. I'm also giggling like a little girl. Not sure if the two are related. ^_^
This probably seems strange, considering the gravity of the scene, but did anyone else notice just how lanky Mal looks in the third panel??? It just really stuck out at me, what with the frantic arm waving and the pose.
It took me a minute to realize that in panel 2, Mal's left hand is pulling Wolfe's detached spirit along with him. Despite the urgency of the situation, I can't help thinking of a balloon on a string.
What about Harry? How is she going to get back?
I expect that will be a plot for the next story.
The long way. She'll be fine. I'm more worried about Sid and Gren. :P
Paranormal pantomime.
The question is, did that flash in the last panel put back all four spirits at once, or is Mal going to have to do them one at a time?
I originally thought all at once, but since we see the explosion happen after Wolfe and I can't see Mal not putting his back first I think it may actually be one at a time.
He definitely brought Wolfe’s spirit out first, but it seems possible that the explosion of magic pulled the other three into their bodies at the same time.
He did leave his door open...
We don't actually see what he's holding in panel 2. Why would he only have brought out one of the four spirits... they all need to go back, so why wouldn't he bring all of them?
I guess you're right. I just sort of assumed he was only holding Wolfe's because that's the only one we saw in the other panels.
I was in doubt about that, too. Either could fit. But I've been doing some re-reading, and I realized Kate doesn't spend multiple pages on wrapup unless there's a new story point to be made -- so for pacing reasons, if nothing else, I now think the blue-explosion is him getting them ALL back where they need to be.
Plus, of course, that's what he'd have been urgently wanting to do. They're all his friends now. They all stood by him, he couldn't have won without them, and he's just GOT to save all four of them. We see Wolfe because Mal cares most about him, but he cares about them all. When he gets the intuitive "put spirit back" witch breakthrough, it makes perfect emotional sense that it would work for all four at once.
I'm ready for the Kickstarter next week!
There is still a lot to wrap up! Does the University take Sid back? What does Ben do about his house? And where will Mal live? Is Wolfe going to stay in Widdershins? What do we do about Ben's lack of pride? How / when does Harry get back (I think she will come through the in-between space)? How is Henry, has he recovered from the gun-shot wound? Will Ben & Sidney team up to be the best wizard team ever (one with the precision, one with the artistry)?
Yes, there's a few books worth left, you might say :)
Yay!
I love the idea of Ben and Sid teaming up. I'm sure that they'd all keep in touch after all they've been through together. After all, their touchstones (the ones who brought them together, Harry and Mal) are now good friends.
Interesting how the whole room fills with blue, starting at the door, but Mal, being in the real world, can't see it as blue! He sees it as black! (In the fourth panel.)
Barely managed to keep my "YES!" to a stage whisper instead of a top-of-the-lungs shout when I saw this and now my roommate is giving me funny looks. I also may have...almost fallen out of my chair in excitement over the flash of success light in the last panel.
And Wolfe's spirit is lacking the violin...
Out of all the spirits, whose sprirt would the others trust and follow, why Wolfe of course.
I’m totally going to ask to see what it would have been like had Mal got the wrong souls in everyone’s bodies during the Q&A.
I didn't realize how much I wanted to see this until I saw this comment.
aw geez, I just read through the entire archive, being caught up on a webcomic is the worst.
just kidding, back to checking my RSS feed daily lol
Oh no I've caught up!
Am I doing something wrong? I can't get an update. It is Tuesday, no?
uhh, it was there, no idea what's happened here. give me a sec! [https://www.widdershinscomi...](https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/july-17th-2018/ "https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/july-17th-2018/") is the link!
Edit: seems okay now, trying hitting refresh on the main page.
Thanks! I had done several refreshes. I am on my phone now, and all is good Thank you so much!