July 15th, 2016
16 Jul 2016 · page 618 of 1306
We got this. Kinda. Sorta.
Cast: Benjamin Thackerey, Harriet Barber, Henry Barber, Isabelle Holt, Sidney Malik
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Huh, there is some new verification going on? It looks like I'm the first one here.
Back to the comic, alright! Everyone has a job now!
This is fantastic! I love watching all the threads of these different characters coming together, and this incredible sense that if anything hadn't gone quite the way it has, the disaster would be inevitable rather than just probably inevitable. I also love how vivid and unique all the personalities are, even though there are so many characters on this page.
And the body language is so distinct and expressive, too!
good to see ben making himself useful and sid acknowledging his own limitations...it sounds like chaos is about to erupt!
Sid is pretty good at his own limitations.
agreed - his bumbling humility is part of his charm!
I can't tell if Ben is making that panel four face because he's deadly serious, because he's professionally insulted that Sid doesn't know them, or because he's upset at being overlooked.
Considering the rest of his expressions on this page, I'd wager he's just solemn due to circumstance! Not a good time for posturing, and it's not really being "overlooked" when Harry hardly knows him.
But he's the sort to be mildly offended for no real reason anyway.
Poor Sid. He doesn't seem to be doing so well with the blood. And now his girlfriend is giving him the stinkeye...
She's just weighing the odds that he'd be possessed by Lust later.
Not only is there blood, it's Henry who's bleeding (remembering Sid's reaction to meeting Henry I'm sure that makes it worse for him).
Lucky at least one of the party has a proper degree from a respected University.
"THIRD class! that is a lot of class!"
[http://www.widdershinscomic...](http://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/april-27th-2012/ "http://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/april-27th-2012/")
But is he really as duff a wizard as he appears? After all he did manage to summon Sloth when she was still chained and before the witch appeared in Widdershins. He needed to be a powerful wizard - or be in league with a powerful wizard - in order to do that.
He's not terrible, just unimaginative
That wasn't a 'ho ho, don't be silly old chap, of course he's not a villain', was it.
Yeah, but she ain't be paid to lie to you, old Jager.
"Sid, you've disappointed me in front my my great-grandma. You shall be spanked later"
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Looks like the ones assuming the 2 bucket holders arguing was caused by the Sins were likely right.
I love Ben's face, he's just like,"you're asking this idiot?" But of course he would know the circles, with his knowledge and Sid's skill, they would make one very good wizard.
Sid and Ben! Together, they combine to form . . . a semi-competent wizard!
(Sid+Ben)Mal = Fully-realized Witch!
I had the same thought.
Fusion is just a cheap tactic to make weak mages stronger!
You just made me realize that their "Rescue Widdershins" team has dwindled down to a mild subversion of the five man band:
The Leader & "The Chick" — Harry
The Lancer — Mal
The Smart Guy — Ben / Sidney
The Big Guy — Wolfe
Okay, so Harry's not "The Chick" but I haven't seen the following hanging about:
The Chick & Team Pet— Purple Hippo of Happiness
The Purple Hippo of Happiness warned Mal to run away and then followed its own advice in the 4th strip of this chapter, so I think it is unlikely to return until after most (or maybe all) of the deadlies have been dealt with. It is, after all, a spirit of happiness not a spirit of bravery.
No, silly, Sidney's The Chick.
My thoughts exactly.
Yes, this gendered stereotyping is silly. Sidney is:
- Romantic interest of the leader
- Intuitive counterpoint to more forceful/direct characters
- Endowed with an uncontrollable magical talent
He's The Chick. You can't get out of it.
Also a bit of a cloudcuckoolander who is teaching the hreo the importance of love and affection.
No, Sid is The Chick.
He's also the cheery soul of the team, giving hope and such to the Leader. Sid is definitely the Chick. No two ways about it.
Yeah, I don't think I'd want to be near Harry if Sid were to get hurt, particularly since Henry is down for the count.
Agreeee.
ROFL - I was following tv tropes annoying requirement of "the chick" being female, but you have NO idea how many times I added "Sid" in at the bottom where the PHOH ended up.
I'd have put Sid down as the Chick, personally.
Fusion, Haaaah!
They have to catch O'Malley first, and by the look on his face a couple of comics ago he's on a train and halfway out of town.
And then getting him down in that basement is going to be a herculean task.
Good luck guys! I have sorta almost mostly complete confidence in you!
I don't think he needs to come back to this spot specifically, but I could be wrong. Convincing him to go up against all 7 of the deadlies at the same time is still not going to be an easy sell.
Prediction: Everybody starts making demands and rational arguments. He says something gruff and rude and dismissive. Wolfe makes big googly eyes. Mal consents.
this may prove too much a task for Wolfe's googly eyes alone. Mal will need a visit to the puppy barn.
With Ms Harriet in her current mode, I think it should be quite easy to get O'Malley to cooperate:
[http://www.girlgeniusonline...](http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20060505 "http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20060505")
[http://www.widdershinscomic...](http://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/march-3rd-2015/ "http://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/march-3rd-2015/") <- Greed at work, inspiring/conspiring to raise prices in the flower industry, at the beginning of "Find the Lady"?
Yay Ben!
This is a family of people who take their responsibilities very seriously - but do please hand over some of them, Nicola and Izzie, and go take care of Henry!
You made me spit out my soda! At least it didn't come out my nose this time, or get all over an RPGA official while I was playtesting his adventure for GenCon...
There's no regular schedule atm, right? I've got it tagged as 'weekly' but since that means I look at it every other day (watched kettle etc) ...
It's late tuesday/wednesday morning and late friday/saturday morning at the moment!
I wonder if Wolfe's violin will be enough to calm a whole town. I'm glad Mal saved it, though. Might have been a good foreboding. Could at least help him work.
Harry's not amazing in a melee, she's quite small and is mostly geared towards getting out of a hand-to-hand and using her gun. Nicola's the upfronter, but she's off!
And yeah, Mal is aro/ace. Also I am enjoying this debate greatly, especially since I'm going to throw a spanner in the works soon :)
boss rush!!
Anybody who gets offended believes they have reason. It's why confronting uneccessary offense is so tricky.
Hey, Kate? What's the white stripe across Harry's waist in the second panel? If she were in white tie, it would be a cummerbund, but she's in a waistcoat with a cloak.
What is it?
It's her arm :P
It looks like they don't teach any first aid spells in wizard school, or even something like a pain relief spell.
All Henry can hope for is to apply pressure to the wound and take a shot of whiskey.
IM SO HAPPY THE TEAMS ARE COMING TOGETHER even if it's my 5th time reading this