April 3rd, 2020
3 Apr 2020 · page 976 of 1306
no no, you're meant to say who's there?
Cast: Jack O'Malley, Purple Hippo of Happiness
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Seems like this is going to be a headache for Mal ;)
About time mountain witch showed up and gave him a good talking-to.
Yup, I'm thinking this is someone knocking on his door.
It's like when your Mum turns up unexpectedly. I hope he has remembered to keep the place tidy.
Ooof, maybe.
Bet the space between is littered with discarded dog-ends and biscuit crumbs.
It would be funny if Island Witch and Harry have solved their problem already and stand in Space-Between now. :)
Well, three and half years two months can still be seen as "knocking soon". There was "Island Witch and I" in the note, though.
Island witch had gone off on a 2 month shopping spree and wasn't picking up, so in the end mountain witch gave up and decided to visit on her own.
meanwhile refrigerator witch is trying to be good and simply visualize what's inside and not just stand there with the door open and the light pouring out (therefore the door is of course closed) yet at the same time is being totally indecisive about which condiments she wants to put on her sandwich.
Knocking-to.
..who's there?
Hey! Open up in there!
The Purple Hippo curled up in Mal's lap is just too cute!
i wonder what concept it is supposed to represent? comfort?
Well, its full name is the Purple Hippo of Happiness, so that's presumably the emotion it comes from.
To be fair, that name was bestowed by the fans
It's the official tag now! :)
Also in Malforms Guide the buggerup is named "A differing example of Joy, or Happiness".
Kate started it with the author comment under the page where the PHoH first appears: [https://www.widdershinscomi...](https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/august-8th-2014 "https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/august-8th-2014")
Oh look. Another reason for Mal to hate that he's a witch.
It would be highly entertaining if the PHoH ends up confronting Pemberton Pryce. Because, you know, hippo.
Too bad Pryce wouldn't be able to see or hear the hippo!
Honestly, that'd just make it even more entertaining.
The Hippo of Tindalos.
Wow. The hippo is good. Maybe he should start a practice ^^
I'm enjoying this emotional exploration :)
A malform with a Mal-practice
You can't run from being a witch. You can always feel when someone knocks on your door.
I wonder if he can open his door to the Space Between from anywhere or if he needs to be near his anchor. If the knock is ringing in his head miles from where he is, the Space Between may be accessible from there.
Aw no. Door-to-door salepeople, I bet.
Do you have a moment to talk about the Seven Deadly Sins?
Don't worry. They can't cross your threshold unless you invite them in. Or is that vampires?
I think that's the same thing.
PHoH: "You should do things that feel good!"
Spirits seem to know their own nature. Whatever is "good" for the spirit must "feel good" for the spirit.
Humans are notoriously unhinged from our own nature. Doing whatever "feels good" to us tends to hurl us headlong into trouble. The proper motto for a good human is "do the right thing."
Mal was upset and confused. He didn't know the right thing to do. He needed "a bit time t'think." (also a good motto)
[https://www.widdershinscomi...](https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/september-20th-2019 "https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/september-20th-2019")
Can I convince you to do a wallpaper based on panel 3?
This is all kinds of awww
...yay, feelings.
"Sometimes humans have feelings and they don't know why!"
That could pretty much be Mal's daily manta. Or complaint. I forget which one.
Your spoiling us with so much irrestible Happy Hippo - even Jack can't avoid letting his hand crawl up that compact little body to something that resembles fondling suspiciously strong. Just what we need this times!
Bless him
It's a knock-knock joke.
"Who's there?"
"Witch."
"Which witch?"
"The witch that's gonna bust your mental door if you don't open soon"
You've really created a wonderful character, and above all after all these years you're keeping him interesting and fascinating. You know the "loner antihero who doesn't want to get attached to anyone or anything but inside has a heart of gold and slowly begins to get out of his/her armour" is something is seen quite often nowadays, and after a while his/her antics can become a bit cliched. And yet I'm never tired of Jack! :-)