Jane’s amoeba-like blood isn’t creepy at all.
Hey, Neil, that old woman is wearing your cat!
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Slang of the day: POPT – To be shot with gun.
I popt the cull; I shot the man.
His means are two pops and a galloper; that is, he is a highwayman.
Check out the Dictionary for more archaic vocabulary.
Finally, here’s the hilarious behind-the-scenes reference collage used for the 5th panel.
Original Script
LADY Covering Jane’s blank face with a cloak. Any person know who she belongs to? JANE Sits up holding her head, still covered in the cloak. Ow! Ow! Ow! That STINGS! People stumble back surprised. Large man on crutches falls over. LADY Holding Jane’s hand. Careful, love. You been shot. How you endured is the mystery. MAN Big angry guy with crutch tries to stand back up. Tarnation, Stella. Those blue-bollocked bastards won’t stop less we stop ‘em. JANE Reaching out Did the watch do this to you? MAN Yeah, it’s cost me a fortnight of wages. Who is going to— Jane touches his leg, eyes closed.
Of course she would take the shoes. No person is completely righteous!
Gotta check the body for items. Everyone knows that.
Actually, the old woman is just examining the shoes and wondering out loud why a dirty leper would have such fancy footwear.
Jane must still have some vestige of the effect from the amulet if she has such power.
I see you are still drawing intricate crowd scenes. Have you consulted an alienist about this tendency?
She’s still got a lot of juice. Enough for a few more tricks before…
An alienist? Ooh, I like that word. Thanks! And I promise not to draw any more crowds until the next one. 🙂
I would like to claim extreme erudition for “alienist”, but truth be told I swiped it from P.G. Wodehouse. The father of Honoria Glossop, one of Bertie Wooster’s frequent nemeses (and occasional fiancee), was an alienist. It originally meant “One who treats nervous (i. e. mental) disorders”. The concept of “expert legal witness” was a later addition to the definition. 🙂
That old woman is so nonchalant about all of this. Everyone else is freaking out but she’s just like, “Yeah, you got shot. Whatever.”
That old woman has seen things. Unspeakable things. We shall not speak of them. For they cannot be spoken of. These things she has seen.
Life can’t be so bad for the city’s underclass, if they’re graced by the presence of a mega-star like Allie, right?
Allie the cat is slumming it; he’s method acting for his big movie role in “The Pussycat and the Pauper”.
Alternatively, a remake of “A Tale of Two Kitties”.
i’m imagining jane donating blood and it slithering out of the bag and crawling back to her. i’m trying not to picture what would happen to someone receiving a transfusion from her.
i was wondering whether we would see jane cutting a deal with osiris.
i really like the variety of then bystanders. not the generic crowd you see so often. grace crowley of magellan is good at variety like that too.
Yeah, I don’t think Jane is a good blood donor candidate.
“Ahh, my veins! They’re tickling me!”
I will go look up Magellan the comic. Thanks!
I like the altriusm here, but Jane really ought to consider conserving her power. She’s gonna be running on fumes at this rate.
She’s got a plan. I don’t know if it’s a good plan.