mag170: gammija: ceaseless watcher, lift my bf [ID: an uncoloured two panel comic of Jonathan Sims a

mag170:

gammija:

ceaseless watcher, lift my bf

[ID: an uncoloured two panel comic of Jonathan Sims and Martin Blackwood from The Magnus Archives. Martin is a fat man with slight freckles and scruff and stud in his left ear. He’s wearing a jacket and a travel backpack with a blanket roll on top. He’s desperately trying to shake off ants, who are seen crawling on his arms, legs and backpack. He’s saying “Yes, haha, laugh it up - they just walk around you!” Next to him is Jon, a thin man with short hair and a short trimmed beard. He’s wearing a turtleneck and a long coat, he is completely untouched by ants. Jon is looking fondly at Martin and has his fist in front of his mouth as if to stiffle laughter. He says “I’m sorry. If there were anything I could do to help, I would, but-”. Next to him is a small round panel showing a close up of Jon, he’s looking up and tapping his cheeck in thought. He says “Wait, actually…”

The second panel shows them in a tunnel, the floor, walls and ceiling completely covered in a grey sludge, a roiling mass of ants. Jon is midway through a step, Martin is piggybacking. Martin has his legs wrapped around Jon’s waist and his arms around his neck. Jon is holding his legs. On the floor around Jon’s foot is an open space where all the ants have withdrawn. Where Jon’s other foot will come down, another section is starting to clear. /End ID]