Such total saturation
The case of the abandoned precinct would have suited the Bad Machinery kids down to the ground… I hope someone is investigating these mundane mysteries now.
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Any possibility that exists a new world group of mystery kids? That city is so interesting that a new generation would be the normality. Lottie could be the mythical example for everyone ♡.
“Lottie could be the mythical example for everyone” or the cautionary tale parents tell children whom they want to grow up to be accountants ????
A big question would be who is around to mentor the new generation? Although Lottie’s in town and still devoted to sleuthing, she seems like she barely has enough time(or will) to show new mystery kids the ropes. Mildred seems the same way and who knows where Shauna is now. That just leaves Jack, Linton or Sonny and I kind of think most of them have most likely retired from the whole business. I’d say most likely Linton or Sonny.
BTW wherever she is now I predict Shauna is putting more energy into music rather than mysteries.
Well, she’s friend with one of the most powerful drummer ever. So I agree.
Well, I think he’s a little young yet, but if Humphrey took up the mantle, Shauna would probably be available to him. On the other hand, the Bad Machinery kids didn’t have a mentor, so the next group could just pick it up on their own. That’s what the trade magazine is for.
Did OUR Mystery Kids need a mentor? Isn’t investigating mysteries kind of natural for kids, in a sense? How else would they learn about the world?
Success has many parents, and there were many mentors for the mystery kids. Lottie’s mentor is of course Shelley, while Amy is Shauna’s. Then there was Linton’s police chief dad… Neil Haversham… Ryan Beckwith… Mrs Lord… all critical formative figures in their own way.
Erin too!
“New World mystery kids”? That’s literally The Scooby Gang.
My days of writing mystery kids are over for now. I did double the number of stories I meant to. But I’m sure a new team has taken over. This return to Tackleford is short, I like to hope Charlotte will soon be back out in the wider world. You can’t stay in your home town forever.
If a day, you will want to show us something. I think we all will be happy to know ♡.
“You can’t stay in your home town forever.”
Well, strictly speaking, yes, you can, I know any number of people who did precisely that, but your point is well-taken. 🙂
I figure the Wen-Tack Action Committee took over as the new Mystery Kids. (Tom Grendel, Sunita Sengupta, Georgia Cheeseman, and, of course, Zebus, Warrior Child!) That’s going to be my headcanon, at least.
My idea was they they would indeed be the new mystery kids, plus Humphrey and Cecile, Sonny’s sister. You’re unlikely to ever see this unit in action but I think you can probably imagine it.
I think Tackleford’s in good hands.
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Mildred is ready with her unicorn shopping bag. It could hold a bunch of tempeh, or maybe she’ll make some impulse purchases, like tofu, tamarind, and taro.
Quail egg, haw flakes, moki, nori sheets and dragonfruit? Perhaps some goji berries.
Aren’t Mildred’s parents vegan? No quail eggs!
“Aren’t Mildred’s parents vegan?”
Well, when last we saw them, yes, but that was years ago. People change.
Tackleford’s neighboring city, Wen-something, formerly also had a group of Mystery Kids. It seems to be kind of a whole phenomenon thing in John Allison’s UK. 😉
Wendlefield!
That’s right! Wendlefield; The Shelbyville to Tackleford’s Springfield!
Wendlefield: as seen in, for instance, this page of the Case of the Severed Alliance: http://scarygoround.com/badmachinery/index.php?date=20161117
Now, what’s going on in that shop window in panel 3?
It’s been there all along, hiding in plain sight!
Yes, the problem would be that the Great Manifestation ate half of them.
Well, yes, but that demonstrates that the proud institution of Mystery Kids is not unique to Tackleford. However, it MIGHT be unique to Great Britain. Or it might not. I have narrowed it down to those two possibilities. 🙂
The basic concept dates back to AT LEAST 1942’s “The Famous Five” (which like virtually any other successful series spawned many imitators both in Britain and abroad (Unless I’m Wrong)) and probably much further back than that.
I wonder if Steeple has a set. 🙂
Most powerful clown force ever assembled?
Lord help me from reading into this a comment about the 45th president of the United States. Or the Vote Leave campaign, or Alternative fur Deutschland, or any other political campaign that might come to the innocent reader’s mind.
I like these misty looking backgrounds
Me too! Flakes in the air!
I had actually forgotten this was about flyers in windows. It seems to me that these women are the hooligans.
So far Lottie and Mildred have taken it upon themselves to assume wrong-doing. When they ran down the list of ways this could be happening they just dismissed all the ordinary explanations with no investigation, talked to an old drunk, broke into the fairgrounds under false pretenses, and then they were barred for their activities. I hate to say this but #teamclowns
Really upset to read this pro-clown propaganda, littered with falsehoods and half-truths. When your life is turned upside down by clowns, I hope we (the other commenters and comic creator) will receive a FULSOME apology.
There is only on honorable way to settle this: Duel by pie.
It’s not about the flyers in the windows, though. It’s about getting Lottie the spare scratch to afford a £250 Japanese digital perm so her hair can be wavy enough to get all the dates. See https://badmachinery.com/comic/jog-on/ for the real raison d’être laid out. The next two strips establish the flyers are but a means to that end.
I believe we still haven’t gotten any confirmation of whether or not Charlotte even got reimbursed for purchasing the tickets that should have granted them legitimate entry. And the vehicular vandalism against Mildew’s Leaf was altogether unneccessary to that point. You paint a terrible picture of these mystery young adults, Leecachu, but their opposites are by no means innocent victims.