June 8th, 2018
8 Jun 2018 · page 801 of 1306
Cast: Harriet Barber, Jack O'Malley, Mr Luxuria
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Well that's convenient !
If anyone’s got a piece of charcoal, now would be a good time to give Luxuria some amusing face painting. And perhaps tie his shoe laces together.
Perhaps an atomic wedgie...
Naw Lux isn't in the right Position to get a proper Wedgie on a Good Pants-ing however....
I wish Disqus had a stronger way to react than an upvote.
You win the Internet. For like the third or fourth time, if I recall correctly. :D
Too bad sharpies haven't been invented yet.
Wolfe usually carries a charcoal pencil with his sketchbook, but I think they got left behind when he escaped the house fire.
Which is ironic, since there is now PLENTY of charcoal there.
Could anyone please do a fanart based on this comment? Stur (can I call you that?), you're a genius!
We need a nice colouring page of a smug Luxuria for Kate to use as filler art. "You have two minutes to make him look ridiculous. Go!"
So, Run away to a different anchor through one of the newly opened doors? Would that work, or would their presence at any of the anchors be enough for Luxuria to carry out his plan?
Go to a different anchor. Find its witch. Get witches to work together. Profit!
Leave, find Gren, let Gren mangle Luxuria's leg.
She's already made sure that Luxuria will be off balance for the first few instants.
Gren! :D
Even if presence at another anchor itself would still be enough, stepping outside that anchor would put her far enough away, I think. Funny, when the doors opened I assumed the traffic would be incoming!
There's a possibility that witches can't visit other anchors, just like wizards can't enter at all.
The other witch's note said they'd see him soon. I think that indicates that they can visit his anchor.
I wonder if there is more than one anchor-space, actually, or if they're all the same.
Good point. Also why else would there be doors if they couldn't go through them.
My guess is that all the anchors lead to this space (hence the doors). The physical anchors are in different locations, but through them the witches can all access this interior hub.
Well, Harry, haven't you always wanted a round-trip ticket to Tibet? Seriously, she could be making a discovery that revolutionizes world travel in Widderverse-earth!
...Granny Weatherwax would approve of the minimalist, yet highly effective, third-party witchery going on here.
Headology!
Terry Pratchett GNU.
I still say bind him first. Eventually he might be able to break it, but it would buy you extra time.
Don’t worry, we’ll do this together. First step, I’m going to leave.
Best comment.
Does anyone else see a weird... texture in Luxuria? Like he's some sort of faux-leather handbag? Seems to have shown up when the Time Stop effect started. Weird. I wonder what it means. It also appears to be over the background, so maybe it's a visual artifact of said Time Stop?
Yes, I see what you mean - sort of a faint crackle effect. Mal, Harry, and the witch doors aren't affected, so it must be related to everything else being frozen.
I think you must be right. I see the same texture on Lei's mask, Alexa's mobile phone, and the pouch containing the gem Voss and Invidia stole from the Chomolungma anchor.
Oh, goodness, of course - Nicola and Izzy have taken Henry to a doctor in another town, and the rest of the family is still out at Eddie and Cat's farm. That means Harry is the only person with the bloodline in Widdershins. I just hope she can get back easily from wherever she's planning to go...
For a second I misread that as "... the rest of the family are still out at Eddie's cat farm". For once, my dyslexia has left me somewhat disappointed by the reality of the sentence.
No, no, it's Eddie's dog farm!
The door is everything! All that once was, and all that will be! The door controls time and space, life and death! The door can see into your mind! The door can see into your SOUL!!!
The door IS your soul!!!
Harry said "You don't have to face 'em alone" ( [https://www.widdershinscomi...](https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/october-20th-2017/ "https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/october-20th-2017/") ), and she meant that.
The whole Mal is building himself a found family plot line is one of my favorite things about this comic.
Harry’s learned that Mal responds better to support and reassurance than pushing (as seen here - “Let us try it and see what happens, yes?” versus “This isn’t optional.” [https://www.widdershinscomi...](https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/august-27th-2016-last-hours-for-the-kickstarter/ "https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/august-27th-2016-last-hours-for-the-kickstarter/") ) The reminder of “It’s all right, I’m here to help” seems to be just what he needed.
Aha. So which of the two open doors does she pick? My money is on the yellow one. That's the door she's focusing on in the last panel, but also... we've already visited the Tibetan anchor and we've met that witch. The other is unknown territory for us as well as Harry.
So Mal has to climb Luxuria like a tree to reach the MacGuffins?
Still crossing my fingers that Mal will use his newfound ability to separate spirits from bodies to get Luxuria out of the body Mal's predecessor gave it.
It sounds like this would be a really bad time for Nicola to have been travelling back to Widdershins after securing Henry
This week's writing lesson: "How to Break Your Fans' Hearts" by Kate Ashwin
1. Create curmudgeonly yet strangely likeable character.
2. Give said character tragic past, strongly cynical worldview, and only one friend.
3. Slowly, carefully allow growth of friendship and self-confidence.
4. Challenge newfound qualities.
5. Overcome said challenges, thus allowing more growth.
6. Repeat steps 4 & 5 as needed.
7. Suddenly and violently rip away the now relied-upon friendships and self-confidence, thus reducing character (and fans) to tears.
I looked that up, and I found it under the heading of "how to write any fictional story, ever"
Can I just admit my Brain is interpreting the Music Box as music from the Professor Layton Videogame series? Any one would do but the Riddle theme from Last Spectre seems suitable especially in this case (Lookit up on Youtube)
The movie Speed "Shoot the hostage, remove him from the equation!"
I recall the hostage being VERY unhappy when the main character actually did this.
Yeah, he kinda whined about it a bit.
Not much of a team player at that moment.
only one moveable part. harry is going to find a way to remove herself from where Lux. needs her. and screw up his plan by doing so.
Harry...just what do you have in mind here? There aren't a whole lot of exits except the doors...
cmon dude you cant just show me a grown man cry and expect me not to also cry!