November 2nd, 2011
2 Nov 2011 · page 8 of 1306
The magic bloody words.
Cast: Gren, Harriet Barber, Sidney Malik
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Ah, those times when curiosity overpowers your survival instinct...
Loving this comic so far, after having followed from Darken. Thank you for continuing to share your amazing work! <3
Ahah, a woman with a gun is so non-threatening.
Gosh, I hope that's not how it reads! It's moreso that he hasn't quite twigged that he's in trouble yet.
Just thought you would like to know that in the last panel Harry says "charge you so much they and do basically nothing!" when in your transcripts it says "charge you so much and they do basically nothing!"
I just thought he was trying to bluff his way out of immediate danger or something.
I love how, not only the gun pointed at him is not apparent as "dangerous" but also the fact that his very instinct has not noticed "Deadly predator" at /all/ in the sight of curiosity. Doggy!
I think he still thinks it's a magic trick.
Whatever works man!
I really hope that dog doesn't rip his face off, this guy's entertaining.
I like this guy more every time I see him. XD Loving this comic.
I accidentally submitted my comment as a transcript. Sorry!
Widdershins so awesome so far! I am loving the dialogue.
I saw, I was sad, since it was a great comment :(
Glad you're liking it!
Shouldn't it be "and they do basically nothing" rather than "they and do basically nothing" in the last panel"?
Yeah, that's one I fixed for the book, but forgot to fix for the web! Thanks for the reminder!
Still haven't fixed it! :(
The dog is prolly saying "Hey! My master's talking, PAY ATTENTION!"
The dog is less than pleased!
He's not the brightest one, is he:)
Sid, it's a gun. A REAL gun. Pointed at you. Held by a very angry lady. Do your math.
Love her expression in the last panel.
She's gonna have lots of time to get used to him...
IN A WORLD WITHOUT GUNS...
NOW HERE'S A GUN.
Gren's face in the last panel kills me every time I reread the archives.
I have actually done this when threatened by weapons. It often works, because it shifts the ground from a confrontation into a social situation, which can befuddle anyone who is not seriously committed to attacking you.
Ah, here we are! This and the following page, especially as a pair, are my first "favourite" pages of the comic. One of the moments that I keep returning to in my mind over and over. Just really effective character establishment as well as being hilarious. What a response to having a gun pointed at you! The fact that Sidney never stops smiling through this, even when visibly distressed, really sells him as a character and his expression of intrigue in the last panel with the wall of text behind him is especially endearing to me. He also plays off Harry as a comedic foil perfectly, her no-nonsense attitude being utterly stifled. Also "Abra-ca-bloody-dabra" is an excellent phrase.