Ok, here’s my guess. The Wormwood dame tricked the two guys into driving to the same place. She or her goon whacked them. Then she hired Tacer to set him up for it. When he wakes up from the working over he’ll find she’s planted evidence on him. Just a hunch.
As a fan of classic radio shows like Philip Marlowe and Sam Spade, this is great stuff. FWIW, I try to never use the term “old-time radio” because (to me) that’s like calling Monet or Cezanne “old-time painters.” A well-crafted radio program written and produced by the likes of Arch Oboler, Orson Welles or Carlton Morse could be considered a work of art in its own way.
BE THIS GUY almost 5 years ago
Nobody ever found the answer in a bottl… eh… water fountain.
Sugar Bombs 95 almost 5 years ago
By “gorilla”, does Calvin mean a slang term for a big thug, or a literal gorilla? I assumed the latter as a kid.
ColCornish almost 5 years ago
Hey, Flat foot = copper. Gumshoe = private eye
Mr Nobody almost 5 years ago
Actually, a flatfoot is a cop. A private eye is a gumshoe.
sirbadger almost 5 years ago
I don’t usually associate Polka with violence.
Robin Harwood almost 5 years ago
When you get warned off the case before you have even found your first clue, you know that there is something very big going on.
GROG Premium Member almost 5 years ago
If you knew Suzie like I know Suzie…
Deleted Account2623 almost 5 years ago
I figure it must be difficult to narrate your own life as it’s happening when you’re being beaten up
Watcher almost 5 years ago
Come on Tracer, you have the numbers, do the math or let your gun do the talking.
ellisaana Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Edit time youse guys. To go for the flow, I would’ve switched panels three and four.
BigDaveGlass almost 5 years ago
Love the comment in panel one….
codycab almost 5 years ago
The Scooby Doo gang could solve this before Calvin even came close.
Robin Harwood almost 5 years ago
Ok, here’s my guess. The Wormwood dame tricked the two guys into driving to the same place. She or her goon whacked them. Then she hired Tacer to set him up for it. When he wakes up from the working over he’ll find she’s planted evidence on him. Just a hunch.
!!ǝlɐ⅁ Premium Member almost 5 years ago
I love the artwork in panel 2, with the buildings folding in on each other in the distance.
Red33410 almost 5 years ago
Mrs. Thugwood strikes from out of NOWHERE!
rogerd.parish over 4 years ago
I really enjoy this “noir” arc, but wonder how Calvin would have been familiar with the Sam Spade/Mike Hammer genre?
danholt over 4 years ago
Shades of Nick Danger…
Chad Cheetah over 4 years ago
Calvin’s always getting grabbed the shirt collar!
rshive over 4 years ago
Wrong kind of drink, Calvin. I guess we’ve all had times when we felt like we needed the other kind.
BiathlonNut over 4 years ago
The “noir” angle reminds me of “Bladerunner.”
WCraft Premium Member over 4 years ago
“The last thing I remember before blacking out was the smell of decaying lilacs – like some dime store cheap perfume…”
marilynnbyerly over 4 years ago
Human fist. Not Gorilla Grood.
Snolep over 4 years ago
Whooeee, ride him high, he ain’t goin’ nowhere.
cubswin2016 over 4 years ago
Being a detective is hard work. He should take lessons from Dick Tracy.
cheesehead over 4 years ago
I love this arc.
dv1093 over 4 years ago
I’m really not nitpicking, but I think panels 3 and 4 should be reversed.
Sonic the Hedgehog. over 4 years ago
Don’t keep using the same excuse Calvin, they’ll be on to you
Guilty Bystander over 4 years ago
As a fan of classic radio shows like Philip Marlowe and Sam Spade, this is great stuff. FWIW, I try to never use the term “old-time radio” because (to me) that’s like calling Monet or Cezanne “old-time painters.” A well-crafted radio program written and produced by the likes of Arch Oboler, Orson Welles or Carlton Morse could be considered a work of art in its own way.