Q&A 3!
22 Aug 2018 · page 829 of 1306
Another one I went further with, drawing the characters with expressions they don't usually pull is fun.
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"this is horrifying, in principle" love the wording xD
It works too. As long as it wasn't permanent it'd be fun experience.
So... is that a desperate bid to escape retribution... Or, a desperate attempt to make it to a pub in under three minutes? xD
Desperate attempt to escape from retribution into a pub in under three minutes?
Yeah, this is one of those "embrace the healing power of 'and'" situations.
I think this might be my favorite page of Widdershins ever.
And thus, Mal never returned.
Bwahahahaha! Sid's goatee would be gone in a trice and he might have to renegotiate things with the magpie! Vee's hair would stay down around her shoulders and she'd likely start wearing more dresses. Wolfe would have issues with not being a wizard while Ben might find his new magical restraints annoying. (I'm talking about the bodies, not the people in them.)
Actually, Ben in Wolfe's body would still be able to cast magic if I understand things correctly, and Sid's casting wouldn't be affected save for the newfound need for glasses. The ability to use magic appear to be a product of the souls given how they appear, not the body.
Haha, are you sure Sid's goatee would be gone? Apparently facial hair (not huge facial hair, like later in the century, but some) was on trend in the 1830s! (For great entertainment value -- do an image search of "1830s mens fashion" -- looks like big poofy coats were also coming in!)
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i love this page.
I had actually read that as Mal running to frantically hammer on one of the other witches' door for help, but the idea of him just booking it to avoid the consequences is equally hilarious.
Amazing. I am close to tears with laughter. thank you
Same XD
This whole thing is solid gold, but Sid!Ben's faces are my favorite piece by far.
I agree 100%
I love Wolfe!Verity expressions, especially in the fifth panel. It is even more funny as, taken out of the context, we see there Sid angrily yelling at good-hearted Verity who is trying to calm him down.
Meanwhile I am most entertained by how Ben is intrigued by what it's like to be large and strong! XD
I LOVE THIS.
Wolfe...I love you so freaking much. Please never change
Wolfe would NOT have said "Sheisse!"- he would have said "Donnerwetter!" - a German utters "Sheisse!" and other Krauts look at the ground and say "Wo?" to make sure they don't step in it.
I think 'Scheisse' is a perfectly fine curse where I'm from, although it seems like it's being replaced by the English equivalent (because that one is shorter, only one syllable instead of two)
Modern German is heavily contaminated with American idiosyncrasies- in Victorian times, that would not be the case.
AU and all that...
Well, the English isn't Victorian English either, so...
Suddenly wondering. So, one's memories (as a part of their personality) are contained in their soul, not in their body (brain)? Interesting.
Thinking more about that. It seems I supposed (not spelling it for myself) that "homeless" spirits left the most of their memories behind in their bodies (and it is why I doubted if spirit-switching is possible at all). Like, they could forgot all they had known factually (languages, for example), maybe, even their names, but retain their "general personality" and emotional connections. So, they remembered that this one is their friend, and that one is the enemy. It goes well with them not remembering after what happened with their spirits.
Well, now it seems that isn't the case. Of course, as "natural spirits" have memory, spirits must have the ability to keep their memories somewhere, I could have guessed.
So, it turns out that human (complete) personality could survive in their spirit beyond their body's death, in theory. Now whether they really do, that is the question. We see that "houseless spirits" felt bad at the end, so maybe human spirits aren't able of surviving long without their bodies - after their deaths, too. Or maybe, Space Between isn't fit for bodiless spirits, but they can survive in some other plaсе (Home of Spirits, for example).
Don't take this as canon in any way, I was just having fun with it!
sheepishly sneaks away, pretending to have nothing to do with that comment
no no it was a fair comment! just don't want you to think there's any meaning to it beyond it being a silly exercise!
And thank you for that! :-)
Well, there are few thoughts about the canon scene in that comment, so it still makes sense in some parts.
I seem to remember a question on Tumblr asking if Mr O'Malley had seen what happens to someone's spirit when they die. (VOG answer = no, he's never seen anyone die). It's been discussed a bit elsewhere, and I've got my own headcanon. Of course if disembodied spirits can really roam the world, Thackerey and Company may yet end up as Ghostbusters as well as malform removers. Must finish that Gothic Novel fanfiction...
> VOG answer = no, he's never seen anyone die
Yeah, I remember that, and it means that O'Malley didn't see Enid's death, however it could happen.
> Of course if disembodied spirits can really roam the world, Thackerey and Company may yet end up as Ghostbusters as well as malform removers.
So, I tend to think there are two possible options: the spirits of the dead are gone for good or they go to some other place.
I really appreciate the phrase, "Gothic Novel fanfiction"
This is precious!
Get back here, Jack, I'm not done laughing! :p
This... is weirding me out a little, to be honest. o.0
This is ridiculous and beautiful. Everything including how O'Malley is just like, RUN AWAY!!!
XD XD XD
That was as beautiful as I hoped. Thank you!
... Id accept a few more pages of this AU idea. This is srsly funny awesome XD
Now the question is, does the Magpie follow Sidney's aura or his body?
Next page - Ms Harriet returns from the Antipodes, having admitted to herself how she really feels about Mr Malik... and then things get rather complicated.
Moreso because our perfectionist adventurer won't be able to murder Sid since he is inhabiting Benji's body.
"Women really put up with all of this for fashion"
Well Wolfe, for those of us who are in the arsethetically challenged category, some items of fashion are useful to enhance what's there. Now excuse me I need a bicycle pump and some privacy.
i just finished a binge read of this comic, and I'm so glad I did! I forgot how much I absolutely loved it!
Just laughed my butt off. Each frame is funnier than the last!
This is beautiful.
I LOVE THIS
"I am very large now."
Can this become a recurring mini-comic during the breaks between chapters? It's superb and I would love to see more. Some ideas:
- "Sid" enthusiastically joins in Florrie's efforts to give Harry and Sid a makeover. "He" gets to look his best again and make Harry play dress-up!
- The whole group goes shopping for clothes. The Ghostbusters just had their house burned down and Mrs de Montfort insists on helping the people who helped save her Grandfather's life. "Sid" insists that "Verity" take proper care of "her" appearance, "Ben" needs to get his glasses mended and "Wolfe" wants to put on a nice suit and walk around Widdershins as a handsome giant. Florrie hasn't had this much fun in years! Even Mal is enjoying himself: buying clothes isn't fun, but at least the others are keeping everyone's attention off him.
- "Wolfe" was hoping to attract admiring glances. He did not expect pretty young women to flirt with him! "Verity" cheerfully helps teach "her German cousin" how to flirt with young women, with the bemused (and amused) assistance of the red-haired Mrs de Montfort. "Sid" is trying to be very cross about this, but Florrie is distracting "him" by teasing him and Harry about their relationship. "Ben" has no idea what to say and Mal can't stop snickering long enough to talk.
- The whole crew meets up at Eddie and Cat's farm. It seemed like a good idea until they realised that Eddie and Florrie could team up to tease people! Isabelle is fascinated, Henry can't stop grinning, and Nicola doesn't know what to think about an old flame's mind and body turning up separately, but is leaning towards her old standby, frustrated anger.
I've read this through 3 times so far and it gets better every time. Ben!Wolfe is my favourite. "I am very large now." :-)
I have never seen Angry Sidney and it's kind of an incredible look. Watching him shout is a bewildering experience, I Love seeing all the characters personalities shine so clearly through faces that aren't theirs...