You weren’t trained up for this
One of my favourite parts of living where I now live is riding the bus through Headingley, where many Leeds students live, and enjoying the fashion safari. The way lads look now is just priceless. The proliferation Kentucky mountain mullets, the fashion confusion, it’s beyond brilliant. Paul Mescal has a lot to answer for. I could have given Jack a terrible little moustache but it was just too horrible when I tested it.
What has Blossom Cooper done to her foot? I think this question will be answered. There’s a character you never thought you’d see again.
Indeed, I did not expect to see Blossom! Interested to find out how she’s doing, though.
I also did not expect Sonny to spend his summer re-enacting the movie Duel.
In panel 1, I espy a certain fishy hand over to the left.
Wonder what Gloom thinks of that
I would love to see all of the characters that have disappeared over the years. Erin, Amy, Ryan, Esther, Daisy, Susan, Ed, McGraw.
Erin and The Boy had an adventure along those lines, a while back.
I mean we recently focused on Esther in the present day (Albeit with time travel) via NEMS 1968
It all depends on the kind of story John wants to tell
I was expecting to see Blossom again! Her secret identity was on the tree. (I’m guessing she hurt her foot flipping her rig.)
It’s the Ragged Stoat I was surprised to see again.
(John, of course, sneakily revealed Blossom’s secret identity in the comments a while back.)
I definitely did not expect Sonny to become a truck driver, that’s for sure. Not sure what path I would have expected him to take, but… that wasn’t it.
But at least we get a (partial) Desmond appearance and a Super Derek mention. Really, what more can one ask for out of life?
(Also, for some reason, I would think Linton would be the one to try for the terrible ‘stache, but it’s probably best neither he nor Jack did it.)
What is written on Blossom’s t-shirt?
Enquiring minds need to know…
JUGS
GUNS
Fits the letters revealed.
LUGE
FUNK
It’s probably a lesser known Indie band that John likes
FUCK
TRUMP ?
Linton and Blossom?
Not like it hasn’t happened before.
Oh man, I can’t tell you how grear it feels to see all of the Tackleford Mystery-Solving Teens reunited like this. Definitely Sonny as a truck driver is the biggest surprise after Blossom’s surprise show up. Also it looks like Sonny’s been working out quite a bit.
I do like the idea though of Sonny writing a travelog as a sort of gentleman trucker throughout the UK and Europe.
The whole crew! 🥲
Des hand upper left panel one?
Then Lotte arrives after Blossom, and BOOM goes the dynamite!
It really is so good to see all our old friends together again like this. I can’t wait for Lottie to complete the “Tackleford Mystery Kids” set. Poor Glenn looks like he sees Claire as his familiar, comfortable anchor amidst this sea of stranger (yes, he’s met Mildred before, but none of the others). I’ve been there, Glenn. I can relate.
That should be “strangers”, plural, not “stranger”, singular.
You were right the first time. There is no stranger sea than Tackleford!
We’ve all been Craven to see Sonny in the present day
I wasn’t expecting to be so glad to see the whole gang back together
Oh, Jack seems alright.
So action-adventure truck driver, action-adventure quilter, detective/career advisor, time travel traveler, time travel scientist and Linton.
C’mon Linton, I’m pulling for you.
Yay! The gang is back and especially Jack! My favorite of the mystery kids
I was just thinking about Blossom the other day! I’m so glad she’s back. I love characters who are jerks!
Also I’m deeply intrigued at Jack’s presence. How did his 90s adventure end? Or did it? Is that a robot/clone? Has he not gone to the 90s yet and his disappearance was unrelated? If that is him and he is back I’m glad he’s embracing the present with his terrible hair.