Chapter: SOLVER

It’s complicated, isn’t it?

The Japanese embassy! What can this mean? Claire’s had a haircut, it must be important. Detective Inspector Dennison appeared in Wicked Things, drawn brilliantly by Max Sarin, every issue, but has not been seen since. I did draw him once or twice though (see below)…

Wicked Things #3 Cover B Variant John Allison Cover

I said shoulder

Lottie may be waterlogged but the dopamine rush of total victory is a wave all of us can ride with pleasure.

Ploop

SANDRA! SHE’LL TELL US WHAT TO DO! I was very pleased with the Lottie in panel six, she looks like a big woodlouse.

Ene-mene-miste

Well, that’s Beate drowned then. Hopefully whoever’s in that car that drove Lottie to the reservoir is the new central character of Solver. Unless this is about to become the Dean Thompson comic (if he ever speaks again).

I’ll be you

Well, that’s Charlotte drowned, then. Hopefully Beate will be a great replacement as central character.

I’m drawing a blank!

Lottie genuinely has no idea who Beate is. But I am sure that all Solver readers know that “I Accuse” is the expansion of Émile Zola’s “J’Accuse” letter by German author Richard Grelling. It might still have been called “J’Accuse” in the German edition but as literary experts you will forgive me the transposition here. You don’t get these kind of references in [cruelly insert name of other comic here but John do remember to punch up not down so you don’t get cancelled].

And I wanted it

Beate is deeply confused about her relationship with Claire. But we can all agree, with no room for confusion, that the Alpine Des Fishman doll is very choice.

The ponchos were my idea

That’s right, underwater diagetic captions, that’s the stuff, you don’t get that in [cruelly insert name of other comic here but John do remember to punch up not down so you don’t get cancelled].

My second unexpected run-in

I don’t think the Beef Fizz has ever come up before in a comic, so I’ll just direct you to the source material and you can make your own. Let us know how you get on in the comments. I don’t know how this story got so beef broth obsessed.