I was forced to take a one day break from my self imposed comment blackout due to the jaw dropping, leg tingling, eye twitching, teapot steaming “I WANT YOU” tension between these two loved starved lost souls!
This is hotter than disco goat night at Gweedo’s farm.
This is more intense than Firestrike’s most powerful SBD’s!
Two powerful forces converge. Will we be seeing the result of when an irresistible force meets an immovable object ? Good night scape scene and an up view of Tracy.
She seems to me pretty much unique in the history of this comic strip. Is she a villain? She is unique enough (I know, I know… there are no “degrees of uniqueness.”) to be one of his weirdly exceptional adversaries. Do I love her? As a character, yes. But as a real person? We shall see.
She set up Tracy’s appointment a couple days ago, in front of a witness. And (hopefully) she’s too smart to think he came out to the mansion without telling anyone where he was going. So there is no need for murder on her mind, and she’s had two days to hide any stolen goodies in her library…
In which case I’m wondering why she needed to give the staff the night off. A home the size of the NY Museum of Natural History doesn’t clean itself.
Dunno what’s going on with people’s eyeglasses in this arc, but today X’s specs lose an earpiece in panel 2 which reappears in panel 3. Any more of these optometrical illusions (see also 10/7, 10/11) and Tracy’s gonna think he’s the one who needs glasses!
when Lincoln was president you could walk up to the white house and knock on the door, no fences or guards, and if he were home, Lincoln answered the door himself
At any rate, we were correct to surmise yesterday that what we were seeing was Tracy driving up to the Tracyville mansion of X. Libris.
And here today, she herself, in her standard grey business suit, opens the big front door for the Chief of Detectives and Head of the Major Crimes Unit, Richard Tracy.
“Welcome to my web, said the spider to the fly”?
At this point, my reading is that we have spent so much time building up Xaviera Libris, and having apparent clues pointing to her as a villain, that either she is guilty herself of the multiple book/manuscript-related murders or that she can somehow provide Tracy with a crime-busting clue to who is.
Neil Wick about 1 year ago
Good morning™, everyone!
I like the custom license plate, but I’m not sure why the 7. Like James Bond 007?
Ms. Libris would rather spend money on books than on extra staff, I assume.
firestrike1 about 1 year ago
good evening, Frau tight-ass Krautengruber…
Brian Premium Member about 1 year ago
“Fewer witnesses.”
avenger09 about 1 year ago
I was forced to take a one day break from my self imposed comment blackout due to the jaw dropping, leg tingling, eye twitching, teapot steaming “I WANT YOU” tension between these two loved starved lost souls!
This is hotter than disco goat night at Gweedo’s farm.
This is more intense than Firestrike’s most powerful SBD’s!
This concludes my brief return.
DaJellyBelly about 1 year ago
I’m thinking that she is the mastermind and that she has a goon doing the dirty work!
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray about 1 year ago
Good morning™, meeting of “heads of state” !
Two powerful forces converge. Will we be seeing the result of when an irresistible force meets an immovable object ? Good night scape scene and an up view of Tracy.
Uncle Kenny about 1 year ago
In chronological order, the seventh MCU movie was Iron Man 3.
BreathlessMahoney77 about 1 year ago
“By the way, Ms. Libris, my safe word is ‘Flattop’.
jimmjonzz Premium Member about 1 year ago
She seems to me pretty much unique in the history of this comic strip. Is she a villain? She is unique enough (I know, I know… there are no “degrees of uniqueness.”) to be one of his weirdly exceptional adversaries. Do I love her? As a character, yes. But as a real person? We shall see.
GoComicsGo! about 1 year ago
So anyone complaining about Shelley’s depiction of Madam today?
A great many Curly impressions to be had today.
Gent about 1 year ago
Not trust Goldilocks, Tracy. Me sure she up to no goods.
Gent about 1 year ago
Well of course she sent butler away. After all the butler did it for her!
IvanB.Cohen about 1 year ago
Ah…a vanity plate for MCU. I suppose Sam’s vehicle is MCU-6. Liz has MCU-5. Lee got MCU-4. Chief Patton got the number one spot.
IvanB.Cohen about 1 year ago
Next step, Tracy gets a tour of the house. Her library will probably blow his mind.
GoComicsGo! about 1 year ago
“Detective, would you mind waiting here for a moment while I change into something more comfortable?”
Brian Premium Member about 1 year ago
I still have hope, although it’s fading, that X. Libris will not turn out to be the villain.
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray about 1 year ago
Wind… Blow… Waiting for fire to strike. ;-p
iggyman about 1 year ago
Will she try to confuse Tracy with her feminine whiles?!
LawrenceS about 1 year ago
She set up Tracy’s appointment a couple days ago, in front of a witness. And (hopefully) she’s too smart to think he came out to the mansion without telling anyone where he was going. So there is no need for murder on her mind, and she’s had two days to hide any stolen goodies in her library…
In which case I’m wondering why she needed to give the staff the night off. A home the size of the NY Museum of Natural History doesn’t clean itself.
3hourtour Premium Member about 1 year ago
…is that Cate Blanchett?…
VegaAlopex about 1 year ago
Does MCU-7 mean anything like the Marvel Comics Universe?
tsull2121 about 1 year ago
Unmarked police car, license plates MCU-7 what a stroke of genius
Batster about 1 year ago
Dunno what’s going on with people’s eyeglasses in this arc, but today X’s specs lose an earpiece in panel 2 which reappears in panel 3. Any more of these optometrical illusions (see also 10/7, 10/11) and Tracy’s gonna think he’s the one who needs glasses!
crobinson019 about 1 year ago
Apparently, like MOST of the Tracyverse, Xaviera only has one outfit—that’s how she affords such a swanky joint
Sporteric11 about 1 year ago
Tracy better be packing !!!
Chris about 1 year ago
so you have a few children doing stuff… :/
General Trelane (Ret.) Premium Member about 1 year ago
“Good evening” in her best Bela Lugosi voice .
atomicdog about 1 year ago
“It was a small subpoena.”
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Wichita1.0 about 1 year ago
“I poisoned them all. After all, a gal’s got to have hobby for those long, increasingly lonelier nights!” (flirt)
Don Bagert Premium Member about 1 year ago
I note that X’s cold exterior has caused her glasses to fog up in panel 2.
Batster about 1 year ago
Looks like a long, bumpy night of ‘Detective’ this and ‘Detective’ that with Ra’s al Libris….
oakie817 about 1 year ago
when Lincoln was president you could walk up to the white house and knock on the door, no fences or guards, and if he were home, Lincoln answered the door himself
jim_pem about 1 year ago
“Small staff” – Fire’s not going to say anything about that?
Or maybe she just has a bunch of Oompa Loompas.
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] about 1 year ago
MOVIE QUOTE—-
“Oh,no! Please don’t, Doctor Jekyll!”
“Doctor Jekyll? We must hide!!
Norma Randall&Shemp Howard—-SPOOKS!—1953
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] about 1 year ago
Of course she’s there all by herself. Can’t have the servants witnessing her latest felony. She vants to be alone——but not in a Greta Garbo way.
Most people see that house and think—“I want to be her”Tracy thinks—“Did she earn t his, or steal it?”
When you’ve hung around Diet Smith for over 70 years, the rich make you yawn
mistercatworks about 1 year ago
Given his name. He just might be sensitive about her commenting on a small staff. I’m just saying.
orbenjawell Premium Member about 1 year ago
….I wonder if BOTH of ‘em, y’know, slept in their clothes since, like, last week?
orbenjawell Premium Member about 1 year ago
….aaaand: her sporting the mirror sunglasses doesn’t look like a good sign here……
Aladar30 Premium Member about 1 year ago
She probably hides the bodies in the cave.
WilliamVollmer about 1 year ago
MCU-7 ? I’d thought Tracy would ranked higher.
Sisyphos about 1 year ago
Ah, “priorities”!
At any rate, we were correct to surmise yesterday that what we were seeing was Tracy driving up to the Tracyville mansion of X. Libris.
And here today, she herself, in her standard grey business suit, opens the big front door for the Chief of Detectives and Head of the Major Crimes Unit, Richard Tracy.
“Welcome to my web, said the spider to the fly”?
At this point, my reading is that we have spent so much time building up Xaviera Libris, and having apparent clues pointing to her as a villain, that either she is guilty herself of the multiple book/manuscript-related murders or that she can somehow provide Tracy with a crime-busting clue to who is.
Wait and see.
Sip some poisoned tea, detective?