Oh! That’s a very unexpected end!

Is that cat... Kat?

Whoever they did, they are doing a terrible job speaking Polish!

Is that a literal Kat though?

What an adorable Kat

.....Oh, that's where Kat was.

Kat?

Hope you’re enjoying all these witchy things this spooky season, readers. I for one am loving the roller coaster this is putting me on

Here's Kat! It's her, isn't it? And thank God, Gamma seems to be okay. Looks like Kat has been exploring the place in a four legged disguise for some time. And cats do like birds oh so much...

Is that..cKat?

Who dis?

Ah, cat as in Kat

Huh?

Cat. Wonder who that could be

Also, ya'll need to calm down about the black lipstick and the talking English. Go back and re-read chapter 96.

Errh what. What what -

Kat the Cat? Oh, is it similar to Noa where since Kat has that digital astral projection, her mind is the cat whilst her body is probably asleep in one of the houses?

There is Kat!

It's Jenny in disguise.

Kat ?

Kat!

Wha?

Is that a goshdarn psychopomp???

Is that... Kat as a Cat??

She has a kitty cat. Does this say that Zimmy isn't her favorite pet? Or is that a really bad omen?

Who's the cat? (Cause it's obviously someone)

K...Cat?! No way, could it be that Zimmy's gonna die in an absurd way because of a cat?!

Cat is Kat?

??? Why is a cat here?? Whose cat is this?? Is this Zimmy?? Is it like the Omega situation where her inner soul in the device looked like a crow?? Found "her"?? Who??

Unless this is... "Kat"erina Donlan??

Its Cat

If i'm right...... that cat is a terrible pun...... ... Also.... i love it!

Ooh, a kitty! Not a MacGuffin at all, but a witty itty bitty kitty! [Okay, it's not that small....]

Why didn't we see it before?! Zimmy's feral, hates baths, loves hunting small animals, and is cold and rude to most people outside her caretaker (who she's hurt and wants to stay with her forever). It's a bit weird Gamma got so attached to a strange kid but it's perfectly normal if it's a cute little injured kitten! Then again Zimmy was in a children's hospital not a vet but if she's even a fraction as powerful as Coyote she might have long forgotten she's not a 10 year old human girl in an alley in Birmingham. • Decades ago I had a theory that Zimmy was a bug because her visions were like how an animal sees the human world, terrifying and confusing. She looked human because she's got the powers of a god and was sitting on Gamma's shoulder to get a kid's-eye view.

cat?

A new look at the Zimmy-Gemma relationship dynamic. You know Zimmy is purring.

cat? Kat?

omg its kat

I WAS SO CONFUSED AT FIRST. Scrolled to leave a comment and- ohhhhh cat/Kat derp. I'm betting Zara is gonna make things worse.

tom this last panel has struck a deep fear within me i have never felt before in this comic. i don't think a cat has ever appeared in this comic before. yet there are many reasons i could think of as to why this cat is here. i am terrified. help help help

What da cat

Cat Kat?

Devil eyes kitten, ok

Who's the cat?

Cat? Kat?...

Should we be worried about that cat?

damnit...it was a bait and switch....this can NOT be good

That's our Kat!!

That eye gave me quite the jump-scare!

Ah. I get it. Kat is a cat.

Genuinely did not expect that. Does Jenny or Rosa perhaps have a cat? Or even disguising themself as a cat or even as Gamma too. Unless for some reason Kat has been turned into a cat...

...cat?

Hello, Kat!

There's something rotten in the kingdom of Zimmy

Oh, she's gone...

Black cat, evil witch. Who could this be? Certainly not the Gamma we've known from the beginning.

Sweet potato pie, is that Kat?!

is that... Kat??

Is the cat Kat? Or is it Omega? What is the cat???

no freaking way

Close enough, eh?

KAT is th cat, Nice

Have we found Kat the cat?

CAT!!!

And then Zimmy was a cat.

There she is - your angel of Death; the wielder of Omega - a cute little kitty Kat

Who tf is that???????

Cat, or Kat?

Cat! ????

Oh thank goodness! After Annie kept forgetting about her, I was so worried Kat wasn't going to show up. Glad to see she's doing well and has already made friends with Gamma.

Hi Kat!

Black cats have nothing to do with witches, yet a black cat is only a quarter as likely to be adopted from a shelter as mogs of other colours. Gamma (assuming that's her) is good people.

Kat is so cute!

Kat?

It's Macavity! Oh please let the cat be the master villain of the piece. More please! Evil is cute and fluffy... with sharp claws, a keen mind and the ability to use its cuteness to manipulate the vast majority of humans that it comes into contact with.

Makes sense: Kat is a ...

Also: c often sounds like k. Just sayin'.

Gamma has always worn black lipstick since her first appearance waaay back to chapter five. She also speaks a few words aloud to Annie

CAT-TARINA??????

CAT-TARINA??????

Cat or Kat?

I feel like that end of chapter icon is smirking a little harder than usual today lol

Oooooh Zimmy.

omg Cat/Kat

Wait wait wait....is the cat Kat?

Kat is... a cat. GKC never ceases to surprise me with where it goes with what it has.

Should a already know these cat eyes...?

Gamma has a Kat. Typo? Time will tell.

that cat is the orb?

Kat?? In a cat…?! (Is that too obvious?)

Oh good, we found Kat, too! Now she can solve everyone's problems.

Meow?

I dont get it ...

is Kat a cat?

Kat? Harbinger of doom?

Kat? Harbinger of doom?

Kat? Harbinger of doom?

Cat? Kat. Katcat.

...the cat is Kat

Kat is a… cat. The least freaky distortion body out of everyone, especially considering her Aether form

K… Kat?

Is that Kat as a cat?

finally the obvious joke

Found who?

Black cat. A witch's standard companion. It's a trap!

Aaaaahahahhahahahahahaahahaaaaa

Wait wait wait wait wait KAT is a CAT?!

Is this a cat, or a Kat?

Kat and Gamma! I did not see that coming, but they were the two conspicuously missing.

Oh. It's a kat.

A Kat.

That’s where Kat has been all this time!

Finally, Cat makes an appearance in this chapter!

Um, I'm confused. What's the significance of the black cat in Gamma's arms? Is that really Gamma?

Gamma being the most precious human in Gunnerkrigg. Shadow and Mort are the most precious creatures

Oh no, cute pets are at extremely high risk of dying for emotional impact, please don't tell me that's what Zimmy did.

Oh, look: Gamma has found Kat...so to speak.

omg, it's Kat, isn't it, the Cat is Kat...

A black cat? ...OH. A KAT.

You're sneaky. I see what you did there...

so... why is cat scary?

NOT what I was expecting, I was bracing for heartbreak today, watching Gamma turn out to be a construct and crumbling right in front of Zimmy's eyes. Is she a WITCH??? Is THAT why Gamma's stuck with Zimmy all this time, is she no better than Jenny or Zara, is she secretly in league with them, omg what is happening

Mystery solved I guess.

WAIT IS THAT CAT, KAT???????????

Hey, Moddey Dhoo! You look different. New glasses?

OH you meant THAT Kat. Yeah, I suppose we do know a Kat.

…Kat?

New character??

Page 1049… is today that day?

Cat?

Oh hey its a cat - ...Kat?

What an incredible chapter… and the longest one right?? Oh man… we definitely found her. One Gamma and one Kat!

It seems she also found.. a Cat

Kat being a Cat is so insanely genius

am I supposed to recognize our feline friend?

Just here to join in with the masses of people who, in fact, did not see this coming. Well done.

Kat is the cat?

kat-cat?

Oh no

Wait... a cat... Kat? ????

Ooookaaaaaayyyyyyy . . . is this cat anyone we know?

The longest chapter so far is finally over... with a black cat (Kat?) hanger. Let's hope Gamma is right about all going to be okay.

Welp. There's Kat.

Is the cat...Kat?????

Kat!

If Gamma and Jenny are in this together I will absolutely flip a table.

Finally, at the end of chapter the (black) cat is out of (Gamma's) bag, bringing bad luck to even non-superstituous people.

I stared at this dumbfounded for way too long; completely confused. Then it hit me (and probably all of you much sooner) is this Kat? And why we haven't seen her till now?

KITTY! \o/

If Zara's really trying to help Zimmy, she should find Gamma or at least confirm that this is the real one. Gamma *does* speak in this world (see ch 96 page 7), but something is off. Especially that cat construct that came out of nowhere.

Cat….Kat…Kat??? Or Cat??? Or… not Cat not Kat???

That better not be Kat... (/sarcasm)

Seems like I was worried for no reason.

Jimmy's subconscious really heard "Kat" and made an easy choice, huh?

A cat..? Or.. a Kat?

Hi Kat.

Tom, how many decades have you been waiting to drop this pun?

gamma with a cute kitty alert!!!! surely everything will be okay now :))))

I'm not (too) ashamed to admit I went back and observed every speech bubble in the past few pages (and The Distorted Heart), trying to determine if they pointed to heads or mouths. This despite realizing that if Tom put it any lower, it would look like the cat is speaking.

And... The eyes have it! Nice artwork today, Tom. Really liked the last 2 portraits of Gamma! -- Traditional 'pets' have been vanishingly rare in GC. I image there will be considerable mention of black cats & their association with witches. Perhaps this is the true leader of 'the coven'. And speaking of cat's paws... look who's bringing up the rear.

A K A T ????????????????????????????????????????????????????

A CAT?????????? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

OMG IS KAT A LITERAL CAT IN THIS WORLD

It's Kat! It's finally Cat!!!

Is that Kat ????

Something wicked this way comes

I'm so confused...

is that cat or kat?

Why do I have an ominous feeling about this? Who do we associate with those eyes?

Gamma is a cat?

Kat loves birds, so this checks out.

Gamma found Kat! That was not on my Bingo card... Happy endings are the best endings.

kitty

A Cat? …Ohhhhh A Kat.

A Cat? …Ohhhhh A Kat.

I am a HUGE fan of Gunnerkrigg...but I did NOT understand this chapter at all. I had no idea what was happening. Can someone explain it to me...?

I would even expect Kat to go all machine godly but frankly not THIS.

Zimmy: I said no Kats!

Taking Kat literally, are we?

I do not think it is.

KAT??????

Uhhhhh… I dunno what’s going on here…

Okay, so whose the cat?

Wait. Gamma's speaking in English now?

Gamma found Kat! And it's going to be OK XD (my dog's name is Gamma and she loves to find cats too)

Uh.... what?

oh, she found cat. oh shit, she found cat!

i cannot believe after all this time the kat imagery was an insanely cryptic hint at this lol. did you avoid drawing cats for the entire run of the comic full of dogs just to avoid anyone picking up on that??????

I have questions

Oh my god, Kat???

hmmm

Tom has gotten so good at drawing Eglamore, I'm in awe.

Reminds me of a trick Coyote did with Annie some years back,,,,,Wanna bet BOTH of those are the real Zimmy?

Wait WHAT is that cat? Kat?

Okay, but how did you manage to make the cat look like Kat?

It is like in videogames where the items you can interact with have different shading! That cat has way more detail than needed!

Oooooooh! Is this Kat?

KITTY!

Is this Kat??? I would expect her to look like a bird if not herself but the name fits.