August 7th, 2020
7 Aug 2020 · page 1010 of 1306
Hi.
Cast: Eliza Swift, Harriet Barber, Heinrich Wolfe, Jack O'Malley, Pemberton Pryce
Comments (99)
Events
ThoughtBubble
14 Nov 2026 – 15 Nov 2026
Harrogate Convention Centre
Manchester Megacon
31 Jul 2027 – 1 Aug 2027
Manchester Central
... <snerk>.... BWAHAHAHAHAHA.... <inhale>.. (help please)... BWHAHAHAHAHAHA.....
That was me too
the spouse got a bit concerned
Harry without her gun is no less badass!
She has all the guns she needs right there.
She can compare with Rajeev's.
To paraphrase Men in Black, the difference is she makes the gun look badass.
The next three pages will be Ms Swift explaining in great detail to everyone that Harry Barber is the real Witch of Widdershins. Never let inconvenient facts spoil a good Conspiracy Theory!
She already knows otherwise from paying attention to Ben. (I presume.)
But maybe she'll say Harry is the witch anyways to confuse Pemberton.
The Spartacus defense. I like it.
Ve endorse dis subplotz, yah!!
's that one.
Her?
'er.
Not him?
Not 'im.
Or him?
Nah.
She's the witch?
Th' wot?
The witch!
Nah. Sh'ay Harry.
HARRY?!
Yeah.
GODDAMNNIT
Ye like 'at word, don't ye?
lol
(Also Eliza is just behind Mal and the big guy, redy to act)
Also also Nyree is behind Harry.
Basically these goons are toast.
Can Nyree do magic in Widdershins even though it isn't her anchor? Or are you counting on her being physically strong too? Or, are you expecting (as I was) that Nyree will give Mal some advice on doing magic in his anchor?
I'm betting a witch in the wrong anchor is still more powerful than most wizards. She can't open the anchor door or control the weather, but she can still rip someone's soul out.
That's possible, but I can also imagine there could be some rule like "witches can only draw power from their own anchor, so the magic they can do near another anchor is strictly limited." I guess we'll find out next week though.
I mean honestly I think Nyree is most likely to use her outside voice inside, and just scold the villains into submission? She doesn't seem very violence-inclined but she's big, outlandish, and not shy.
I'd call that proof of identity.
I thought this situation couldn't get any better, but I was mistaken. XD
Look at the goon's face in panel two; he's super nervous that he's grabbing the wrong guy AGAIN! Hilarious!
The goons have completely lost track of what's going on!
I want to give him a cookie. He's just trying to do his job, and it's not his fault his employer is a nutcase.
I'd been wondering how much of the outside world one could see or hear through that barrier just inside Mal's door, but Harry punching Pryce through it answers my question!
Does it, though? Could just be an educated guess based on Mal apparently having been yanked (yay, puns). Seems like she would conclude anyone doing that to her friend needs a good punching.
If nothing else, I don't think Arpana heard anything between the last to panels of this comic:
[https://www.widdershinscomi...](https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/july-24th-2020 "https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/july-24th-2020")
(Thanks, Hekkio, for linking it when discussing the previous page.)
Good point! I forgot that we'd seen the door close on that page.
It's very subtle, but you can see the outline of Harry's leg from the inside of the in-between space: [https://www.widdershinscomi...](https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/july-17th-2020 "https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/july-17th-2020")
So it's possible she can see just enough of Pemberton as he's close to the door to realize he needs a good punch in the face even if she can't hear him.
Nice catch, I completely missed that outline!
...Indiana Jones theme music...
nah, more like
[https://www.youtube.com/wat...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQquH1Y4U7Q "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQquH1Y4U7Q")
I see your John Wick and raise you a boomstick:
[https://www.youtube.com/wat...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFr5y2vz3KY "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFr5y2vz3KY")
EEEEEEEE!!!!!!
My theory that you can identify Barbers by their right hand punches continues to accrue evidence.
I'm not convinced yet. For the sake of scientific inquiry, could we watch more Barbers punch bad guys?
Ah, we need a control group. Eliza and Wolfe punching villains should provide an adequate baseline.
Well, so far we have Florrie (socked Envy-Voss), Harry (this page), and Nicola (swung her baton in the motion of a punch at one of Voss's goons). I couldn't find a panel with either of the grandparents punching, though Henry did throw Luxuria into a wall while wearing Ms. Superbia's body.
You might be able to convince Eddie to punch someone, but it feels out of character for Nora.
Threaten her kids, she'll lay you out cold. Betcha 20 quid.
Pass
Sucker bet. No takers.
Harry also decked fake!Sid in Luxuria's dream-trap-thing near the end of Curtain Call.
Control groups and experimental groups should be matched as nearly as possible.
Going by a mixture of build and professions and such - and this is very rough, I guess we could compare Sid and Harry, Eliza and Nicola, Verity and Florrie, Nyree and Nora, Wolfe and Eddie, Eddie's Beard and Parsley, Cassandra and... hm. We're out of non-Barber children. Only one solution. KATE: WE NEED BABIES! BABIES FOR EVERYONE! BUT IDEALLY NOT TOO MANY BARBER BABIES OR OUR CONTROL AND EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS FAIL TO MATCH AGAIN!
File under: Bad reasons to have children.
Kate, you have done a great thing. I adore you to pieces.
I cannot wait for the next strip where we see Sid's face :3
Harry has been itching to do that to something deserving for weeks.
I bet you are making an excellent impression on Sid's dad here, Harry!
These words exactly without any sarcasm
Absolutely no sarcasm intended - I think Sid's parents will love her, and she and Rajeev have the same instincts, but Harry was not encumbered by a jacket when a punch needed throwing.
That henchman holding Jack is really starting to regret having taken this job after seeing that punch
This is the point where the guy with the gun should engage the safety, hand it to Rajiv, and just walk out the damn door and back to the United States where they don't have crazy people. [https://youtu.be/i4vAZZ8iLG...](https://youtu.be/i4vAZZ8iLGY?t=79 "https://youtu.be/i4vAZZ8iLGY?t=79")
Alright, with you so far
Ha!
There are no crazy people in America and the streets are paved with cheese...? Or something...
Tune in next week to see a small, angry woman beat up a bunch of Americans.
This sentence is great!
Tho she be but little, she is fierce!
Quite possibly my favorite line from A Midsummer night's dream.
Although I don't think of Harry as particularly small, actually.
I believe she is one of the shortest adult cast members.
yep, she's 5'3" or so
Twice that if you measure in gumption.
Is Gren an adult?
My wife has that T-Shirt.
"I came here to do two things: kick ass and admit my feelings for Sid. And I've already admitted my feelings."
YESSSSS
I wonder what Nyree is going to think Pemberton Pryce smells like. He must be drenched in selfish greed, in the don't-care-about-other-peoples'-well-being kind of way. (I also wonder what her reaction will be to this confused crowd. Jack isn't always great with crowds when it's just day-to-day people-on-the-street, and he can close his eyes. Nyree presumably can't shut off her nose.)
Hopefully we'll find out next page, since Nyree should be right behind Harry!
I think he smells like sardines and tinfoil! I'd love to hear other suggestions though.
Ooh! Classic tinfoil! (not aluminum/aluminium) Makes sense!
Lynx body spray. The ultimate smell of selfish desperation and not caring about personal space.
(I think it's called Axe across the pond?)
"Lynx" makes much more sense, though! (That kind of musky over-sweet smell that lingers and leaves a contrail...)
Excellent entrance there, "Harry". :)
You beat me to the punch.
She's here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and bubblegum has yet to be invented.
I'm pretty sure chewing gum existed at the time, though it was rather different than the kind we know today. Certainly not classic bubblegum.
This has been a very confusing day for a lot of people.
No sound effect?
No sound effect needed.
<cue Popeye theme>
Could Harry see through the doorway, or did she just hear the chaos and aim at the nearest voice? Or did she simply come through punch-first because that is how she always goes through doors, on principle?
yes
Think he cares now?
So far we have two appearing out of thin (anchor) air witch candidates and one more to come - cue Hubble Bubble Toil and Trouble - and no one has yet admitted to being Harry.
...plus there are already too many to shoot without a reload...
...and a very big crowd outside,
Kate, you don't like villains do you?
... and then Arpana steps through the door and she and Harry and Eliza proceed to clean house while the boys stand back and applaud.
If Harry could hear that then she knows that Mal just called her a fool.
Mal? You mean Pemberton?
"Which fool?"
"That one!"
Both of them did.
"Witch, fool?"
Ah, I missed that one!
And that is the official Barber manner of saying hello to "fools."
Better than I could have possibly imagined.
I'm noting that Pemberton Pryce and his men are currently outnumbered three to one, and Nyree hasn't even arrived yet.
I believe the O'Malley may be enjoying himself
Would you saw that Mal's coat is modelled on a garrick/coachmans coat?
When you're so badass that people feel like you said something cool before kicking their ass even though you never actually said anything
Every single element of this page makes me very happy XD
I just completed my second entire read through of all of the chapters, after deliberately holding off from reading the current chapter awhile so I can read it one big burst.
...and now I'm going through withdrawal!
But at least Harry has finally returned!
that first panel gave me such a sense of panic, because I forgot that Mal was in danger
then, Harry decked that guy
crisis averted, Mal is safe
I think Kate is being very sweet to Sid's parents, and to Sid -- they
get just enough action that they can feel connected to their son and his
new life, but not so much that Sid will worry about their well being.
Lots of high emotions here in the anchor...
Good payoff for a long setup. I approve! :D
I just realized the whole joke of the pretend-to-be Harry's was all so that (real) Harry could deliver this _punch_line
That's brilliant, Kate ╰(▔∀▔)╯