May 20th, 2013
May 20th, 2013
21 May 2013 · page 233 of 1306

Surprising no-one, the stage magician is not subtle.

Cast: Harriet Barber, Tim Chiang

Comments (30)

  • taijutsu 13 years ago archived

    He seems awfully chipper for someone whose relative just got arrested in a widely-known-royalty-endangering-scandal.

    Nice to see him looking out for Sid though. :)

  • evilvillain 13 years ago archived

    Haha. Hahahaha. No, he is not subtle, and that quite possibly means Sid bribed him to say it.

    • SteelRaven 13 years ago archived

      I think we can all agree at this point that subtlety doesn't work with Harry.

      • SleepingDragon 13 years ago archived

        Also in his defence, she doesn't seem aggressively opposed to the idea.

        • Neska 13 years ago archived

          Who would be? He's clever, adorable, and despite his magical kleptomania quite useful.

    • Threnodi 13 years ago archived

      Aww I don't think Sid would bribe him! Probably just came and told Tim forlornly how he just got underfoot and Harry probably never wants to see him again or something and Tim decided it was time to 'Help'. Heh..

  • Sulzala 13 years ago archived

    Local Hotel to close? Do I spot the next plot thread there?

    • Lord of Nothing 13 years ago archived

      What is your level of vision? How can you see at such detail?

      • Sulzala 13 years ago archived

        Years of practice ::3 start with hidden object games ::D

    • the Amazing Mister Moriarty 13 years ago archived

      There are many possible plot hooks hidden in the plain sight ;). I noticed posters for a big show in the theater coming soon and Heinrich was convincing one of Fairbairn'ds henchmen to audition. You can also see posters for Chaing's magic show even in the very first story ;).

    • Tye London 13 years ago archived

      Engineer arrested? Suspicious.


      And also, I think the site is broken. I've read up to this point and I keep clicking next but, nothing happens. I know there is more to the story. Where is it? You can't let this malfunction continue!!


      >;)

      • packetdancer 13 years ago archived

        I think the "Engineer Arrested" is a sub-article within the main one. Referencing a certain engineer who just nearly (albeit accidentally) blew up the princess.

    • Haven 11 years ago archived

      Well done, though.

  • spas 13 years ago archived

    it's hilarious how sid's friend and harry's sister are in cahoots without even knowing each other. sid is totally hapless in advocating his own cause, yet somehow everyone around him seems to be working on it in his stead! i wonder if vee was named an accomplice in the plot - she certainly deserved to be, regardless of her negligible assistance at the end, taunting pride.

    • Marek 13 years ago archived

      Not knowing each other? Ho do you think is his new assistant? :-P

      • HUNRonin 13 years ago archived

        Uhh, the lady that we saw in the beggining of the chapter? :-P

      • Gillsing 13 years ago archived

        I think Vee might be his new assistant with the "great ideas", whereas it's Harry's sister Florence that Tim wouldn't know, and who's also trying to get get Sid and Harry together. Though being in "cahoots" with someone ought to require some agreement between parties. They can't very well be in cahoots without knowing about it.

  • AsimvSideburns 13 years ago archived

    I like that Tim is so nonchalant about the arrest.


    Of course, if you think about it, if he hadn't hired Harry, the Princess might very well have been gracing her subjects with her presence, if you know what I mean.


    …


    She would have exploded everywhere. That's what I mean.

  • RazorD9 13 years ago archived

    Always good to have someone that has your back, is of the opposite sex, tall, knows a bit of magic, and name starts with an 'S' and ends with 'idney'. You know, would be handy. I many different ways.

  • Sturzkampf 13 years ago archived

    'Granddaughter of famous bounty hunter'? Ms Barber is not going to like that. She will want to be known as 'famous bounty hunter' or even 'bounty hunter'. The only consolation will be seeing Ms Cunningham referred to as 'former assistant to granddaughter of famous bounty hunter', probably on column two of page six.

  • Ragashingo 13 years ago archived

    Ha! He appeared the payment envelope!

    • Fairportfan 13 years ago archived

      I think he just pulled it out of his shirt pocket.

  • Cooper 13 years ago archived

    You should probably go apologize to that guy who thinks you're a jerk, Harry.

  • rebelchickadee 13 years ago archived

    Is she blowing the smoke out her nose in that last panel? Badass.

    • Kate A 13 years ago archived

      She does it when she's annoyed while smoking, which.. happens with reasonable frequency!

  • SoItBegins 13 years ago archived

    But who is this assistant?

  • Felix Kütt 13 years ago archived

    I get the sense Tim's met a certain sister...

  • Michael Brewer 11 years ago archived

    I need to pay more attention to the newspapers in this comic. They have nice foreshadowing.

  • Christopher Gargani 7 years ago archived

    In retrospect... I wonder how much Tim knew from the start.

  • Intellectual CORVUS DARK. 5 years ago archived

    So you gonna bail out your cousin or...?

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