A Smiffy’s sexy skeleton suit abandoned on the rocks? It could have come from anywhere. Nothing to worry about, I am certain.
This is the end of SOLVER: WOBBLY HEAD, and by association, WICKED THINGS! I did it, I finally tied up something that had been nagging at me for five years. I sincerely hope you enjoyed reading the story as much as I did telling it.
Solver will return in early September with a chapter called “Little Days”. There will be no new pages for the next two weeks, as I am in the process of wrapping up work on SAVAGE SWORD OF SUSAN, which begins here (and will appear in full on my Patreon) on June 23rd. Apologies for the short break but I think you’ll like this next tale. It hits hard. You’ll really feel it in your thews.
HUGE PLOT REVEAL THAT AFTER THIS WEEK WILL NEVER BE DISCUSSED AGAIN! But again, this would have eventually have been part of the continuation of Wicked Things.
You may ask why Miss Maki is dressed as a cheerleader in panel 4. I couldn’t decide whether it was for a case, or whether her being a part-time cheerleader, totally at odds with her character, was a good character note for the imaginary manga she and Miyamoto star in. But had Wicked Things run on past issue 6, you would eventually have seen a whole issue of this.
Miss Maki also appeared in Wicked Things. Her intentions were occasionally obscure. But her outfits clearly signalled a woman of precision.
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)…
Lottie may be waterlogged but the dopamine rush of total victory is a wave all of us can ride with pleasure.
SANDRA! SHE’LL TELL US WHAT TO DO! I was very pleased with the Lottie in panel six, she looks like a big woodlouse.
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).
Well, that’s Charlotte drowned, then. Hopefully Beate will be a great replacement as central character.
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].
