July 10th, 2024
10 Jul 2024 · page 1202 of 1306
Cast: Eliza Swift, Henry Barber, Jack O'Malley, Nicola Barber, Nyree
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He’s lyin’. He’s always lyin’! Henry has slipped his leash again.
Henry Barber: Random Old Guy.
The real Henry Barber was the Random Old Guy we found along the way.
I find Mal's comment in the last paragraph very interesting for the level of self-identification with the door - we know that these doors are specific to the witches, and that Nyree was very discomfited by the idea of Arpana somehow opening her door, despite the level of familiarity and trust they seem to have. Combined with Mal's instant identification of/with his own door in Curtain Call (going back to check phrasing: the specific word he uses on the big dramatic splash panel is specifically 'Mine') we can see how personal and important a witch's door is to them. Here, though, Mal asks "What am I, a bleeding train station?" - the door is what people are using for transport, implicitly it is the door here being referred to with the first person singular pronoun, indicating that he views him and his door as one and the same, which I found striking. Taking all the evidence together I think it's safe to assume that a witch's door is probably analagous to a body part - if someone were to use my outstretched arm to hang their coat, I might be inclined to say "What am I, a coat rack?" in the same way, since my arm is, in fact, me.
Also I love Eliza's pose in the first panel
It's such a change having people know Harry and Nicola but not Henry.
He probably finds the change quite refreshing!
A train station? I always thought the anchors should be used as a rapid transport system. In fact, I thought Mr Pryce wanted the fourth anchor so he could import American beef into Europe.
No, as I recall he just wanted it to build a theme park around. Which is arguably much more typcial for rich idiots in this time period, at least in our world.
Can I just say how much I love Eliza's outfit? Can we all take a moment to appreciate the clothes in this comic?
Henry's very lucky, by the way he's moving his arms it's clear that gunshot wound healed exceptionally well.
Cheerio,
Try to not get shot this time, Henri
Hahaha random old guy. Doesn't know him, doesn't care. Come along!
So, uh...