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 about 4 years ago
Nobody ever found the answer in a bottl… eh… water fountain.
Sugar Bombs 95 about 4 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 about 4 years ago
Hey, Flat foot = copper. Gumshoe = private eye
Mr Nobody about 4 years ago
Actually, a flatfoot is a cop. A private eye is a gumshoe.
sirbadger about 4 years ago
I don’t usually associate Polka with violence.
Robin Harwood about 4 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 about 4 years ago
If you knew Suzie like I know Suzie…
Captain Charlie about 4 years ago
I figure it must be difficult to narrate your own life as it’s happening when you’re being beaten up
Watcher about 4 years ago
Come on Tracer, you have the numbers, do the math or let your gun do the talking.
ellisaana Premium Member about 4 years ago
Edit time youse guys. To go for the flow, I would’ve switched panels three and four.
DaveG1960 about 4 years ago
Love the comment in panel one….
codycab about 4 years ago
The Scooby Doo gang could solve this before Calvin even came close.
Robin Harwood about 4 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 about 4 years ago
I love the artwork in panel 2, with the buildings folding in on each other in the distance.
Red33410 about 4 years ago
Mrs. Thugwood strikes from out of NOWHERE!
rogerd.parish about 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 about 4 years ago
Shades of Nick Danger…
Chad Cheetah about 4 years ago
Calvin’s always getting grabbed the shirt collar!
rshive about 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 about 4 years ago
The “noir” angle reminds me of “Bladerunner.”
WCraft Premium Member about 4 years ago
“The last thing I remember before blacking out was the smell of decaying lilacs – like some dime store cheap perfume…”
marilynnbyerly about 4 years ago
Human fist. Not Gorilla Grood.
Snolep about 4 years ago
Whooeee, ride him high, he ain’t goin’ nowhere.
cubswin2016 about 4 years ago
Being a detective is hard work. He should take lessons from Dick Tracy.
cheesehead about 4 years ago
I love this arc.
dv1093 about 4 years ago
I’m really not nitpicking, but I think panels 3 and 4 should be reversed.
Sonic the Hedgehog about 4 years ago
Don’t keep using the same excuse Calvin, they’ll be on to you
Guilty Bystander about 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.