So, he does have two more Apparatus members on his hit list. I wondered about that. Anyway, I don’t think it matters, because he’s not going to be doing any more killing once he tries to kill Tracy. At least, I don’t think he will be free to keep killing after that.
And, good morning, Gweedo, VB & all! Great art today, especially of Abner! And are the other 2 “disposable” members supposed to be Mumbles & Doubleup? The former I’d miss. The latter, not so much.
And, concerning a question from yesterday about the marks on BB Eye’s face: I always thought from the beginning that they were tread marks (maybe got hit in the face at some point with a tire from his days a s a “tire bootlegger”).
Abner manages to get around pretty freely for a guy with a very distinctive face and clothing style. Ms. Venus may have reason for concern at his showing up at her penthouse. But I wonder how she will react at his re-defining the order to whack B-B Eyes?
said: “I wonder how Abner gets around without being spotted. Maybe he has limitations on where he goes and at what times.”From today’s strip it appears Abner possesses his own version of Harry Potter’s Floo Powder.
I think that both Mumbles and Doubleup are safe (are safe). Abner would have been hired to kill off the higher-ranked members of the Apparatus, not the soldiers. B-B Eyes is Management; Mumbles and Doubleup are just talent
Abner, obviously, had not been in the military. Nor Venus. Because if he did that, he’d be doing pushups until eternity. His orders were to exterminate the rats; not bring them home goose-on-a-string style. Don’t pay him, Venus!
……why would anyone even bother to pay to eliminate two morons like Mumbles and Double-up……if THEY’RE competition, then you’re not saying much for yourself.
I’m thinking, as have a few before me, that Kadaver may have designs on yet a further upgrade…..bye bye, Venus and Melies! It would be funny if Venus turned out to be another nerd, or that what’s his face didn’t really die before, and is running this organization now in drag….
Abner’s also covering his own butt….he’s pretty vulnerable himself after knocking off the rest of the apparatus….his payment might instead be a bullet from Melies if someone doesn’t have his back. Of course, also very noble of Abner to give up his contract fee to save his friend’s life…..what a guy!
Arriving in a cloud of smoke, pizza pie hath been deliveredMéliès and Venus kept their cool, while in unison they shivered.At the sight of Abner Kadaver, his entrance rather boldA dull, dead gleam behind his eyes, his callous heart quite cold.Venus makes allowances for his liberties this one timeTapping her martini glass, a reprise would be a crime.Kadaver quick to apologize, he offers up a giftB-B Eyes a turn-coat, let his allegiance heal this rift.Doing so would leave but two Apparatus thugs to killAbner truly loves his work, bloodlust gives him a thrill.
Joe Staton has taken care to show us, at least twice, that Venus has the habit of running her figure tip around the edge of her martini glass. I wonder if that will figure in the story in any way?
There was some speculation about how BB Eyes got those marks on his face. I looked up his first appearance, and he had the marks from the very first panel. I don’t know if any explanation was ever given, because my book doesn’t have the Sundays, but nothing was ever mentioned in the dailies.
A couple of observations about the decor of her penthouse. It seems that there is a roulette wheel in front of the giant playing cards. In the first panel of the second row, there is an interesting brown thing. To me, it looks like an airplane or space shuttle-type thing on the top. It seems like I’m not good at identifying things like that after thinking that Joe’s sailboat was some kind of aircraft. Maybe I’m sure seeing things!
How do you make that light-green box in some of your posts?
I’ve been waiting for someone to ask. :) I have a bit of code that I keep in a text file on my desktop. For a while, I was typing it by hand each time, but there’s always a chance of a mistake and I made it a bit more elaborate with a border and some padding around the text, so I cut and paste. I will see if I can put the code here:
You will want to copy that and save it in a text file (like Notepad in Windows). When you use it, the text to go in the box goes before the </blockquote> part.
Thanks for the code tip. <blockquote style=“background:aliceblue;padding:.5em;border:1px solid gray;”>I will use with descretionBev used it at Ballard Street and linked to you here. Now I’ve saved to my desktop (I find pasting from sticky notes the easiest way as I’m 76 and not a great typist).
Well, I copy/pasted it and it did not work for me I tried it both with no space before and after the desired text and both resulted as above (with the code B4 the words as text and the last part (to quit blockquote) invisible.
margueritem almost 11 years ago
So he didn’t poison the pizza after all.
cpalmeresq almost 11 years ago
What a great Sunday strip! Abner, Venus, Meles (sp), & a pic of BB Eyes! How great is this?
cpalmeresq almost 11 years ago
“Melies”…Forgive me. Good Morning, Margueritem!
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ almost 11 years ago
Good morning margueritem and all the other DT fans…
Melies! Abner! Oh what a notable bunch!
Neil Wick almost 11 years ago
So, he does have two more Apparatus members on his hit list. I wondered about that. Anyway, I don’t think it matters, because he’s not going to be doing any more killing once he tries to kill Tracy. At least, I don’t think he will be free to keep killing after that.
Chris-One almost 11 years ago
If Venus had a “Villain Song”, I bet it would be Bananarama’s Venus.
cpalmeresq almost 11 years ago
And, good morning, Gweedo, VB & all! Great art today, especially of Abner! And are the other 2 “disposable” members supposed to be Mumbles & Doubleup? The former I’d miss. The latter, not so much.
jonahhex1 almost 11 years ago
An interesting move by Kadaver…..seems he really does admire BB Eyes’ skills….
cpalmeresq almost 11 years ago
“Good morning, cpalmer, *Vista Bill and all to follow !”Now, THAT’S clever!
cpalmeresq almost 11 years ago
And, concerning a question from yesterday about the marks on BB Eye’s face: I always thought from the beginning that they were tread marks (maybe got hit in the face at some point with a tire from his days a s a “tire bootlegger”).
Sisyphos almost 11 years ago
Abner manages to get around pretty freely for a guy with a very distinctive face and clothing style. Ms. Venus may have reason for concern at his showing up at her penthouse. But I wonder how she will react at his re-defining the order to whack B-B Eyes?
coldsooner almost 11 years ago
And I STILL believe Blackjack will become a hero before this is over.
johnrussco almost 11 years ago
double cross?
Jonathan K. and the Elusive Dream Girl almost 11 years ago
said: “I wonder how Abner gets around without being spotted. Maybe he has limitations on where he goes and at what times.”From today’s strip it appears Abner possesses his own version of Harry Potter’s Floo Powder.
Jonathan K. and the Elusive Dream Girl almost 11 years ago
I think today’s installment is one of the best strips I’ve seen so far.
It features both Abner Kadaver and Méliès, two of the greatest grotesque villians of the contemporary post-Gould era.
The artwork in the panels containing Kadaver is amazing!
kurtoons.wilcken almost 11 years ago
I think that both Mumbles and Doubleup are safe (are safe). Abner would have been hired to kill off the higher-ranked members of the Apparatus, not the soldiers. B-B Eyes is Management; Mumbles and Doubleup are just talent
Morrow Cummings almost 11 years ago
Abner, obviously, had not been in the military. Nor Venus. Because if he did that, he’d be doing pushups until eternity. His orders were to exterminate the rats; not bring them home goose-on-a-string style. Don’t pay him, Venus!
gouldstandard almost 11 years ago
……why would anyone even bother to pay to eliminate two morons like Mumbles and Double-up……if THEY’RE competition, then you’re not saying much for yourself.
gouldstandard almost 11 years ago
I’m thinking, as have a few before me, that Kadaver may have designs on yet a further upgrade…..bye bye, Venus and Melies! It would be funny if Venus turned out to be another nerd, or that what’s his face didn’t really die before, and is running this organization now in drag….
gouldstandard almost 11 years ago
Abner’s also covering his own butt….he’s pretty vulnerable himself after knocking off the rest of the apparatus….his payment might instead be a bullet from Melies if someone doesn’t have his back. Of course, also very noble of Abner to give up his contract fee to save his friend’s life…..what a guy!
fredville almost 11 years ago
Seeing as how the apparatus was run by a mystery outsider before, yes, maybe Melies is this years “Panda” in regards to the Blackhearts.
fredville almost 11 years ago
All I know is this comic strip has gotten so good it’s scary!
the too late song almost 11 years ago
Mephisto=Kadaver
the too late song almost 11 years ago
It appears that Venus is holding 2 photographs?
abdullahbaba999 almost 11 years ago
I wanna see all the Apparatus hafta kneel and kiss Her jewel…..Ha Ha ha…wouldn’t that be sweet..
Pequod almost 11 years ago
Arriving in a cloud of smoke, pizza pie hath been deliveredMéliès and Venus kept their cool, while in unison they shivered.At the sight of Abner Kadaver, his entrance rather boldA dull, dead gleam behind his eyes, his callous heart quite cold.Venus makes allowances for his liberties this one timeTapping her martini glass, a reprise would be a crime.Kadaver quick to apologize, he offers up a giftB-B Eyes a turn-coat, let his allegiance heal this rift.Doing so would leave but two Apparatus thugs to killAbner truly loves his work, bloodlust gives him a thrill.
LittleIggy almost 11 years ago
Does Venus have a big round head resembling the planet Venus?
Ken in Ohio almost 11 years ago
Joe Staton has taken care to show us, at least twice, that Venus has the habit of running her figure tip around the edge of her martini glass. I wonder if that will figure in the story in any way?
Ken in Ohio almost 11 years ago
There was some speculation about how BB Eyes got those marks on his face. I looked up his first appearance, and he had the marks from the very first panel. I don’t know if any explanation was ever given, because my book doesn’t have the Sundays, but nothing was ever mentioned in the dailies.
Neil Wick almost 11 years ago
A couple of observations about the decor of her penthouse. It seems that there is a roulette wheel in front of the giant playing cards. In the first panel of the second row, there is an interesting brown thing. To me, it looks like an airplane or space shuttle-type thing on the top. It seems like I’m not good at identifying things like that after thinking that Joe’s sailboat was some kind of aircraft. Maybe I’m sure seeing things!
Ace77 almost 11 years ago
I’m waiting for the big reveal: Venus is actually Fritzi Ritz. This is where she’s been keeping the rest of her body.
Neil Wick almost 11 years ago
I’ve been waiting for someone to ask. :) I have a bit of code that I keep in a text file on my desktop. For a while, I was typing it by hand each time, but there’s always a chance of a mistake and I made it a bit more elaborate with a border and some padding around the text, so I cut and paste. I will see if I can put the code here:
<blockquote style=“background:aliceblue;padding:.5em;border:1px solid gray;”></blockquote>You will want to copy that and save it in a text file (like Notepad in Windows). When you use it, the text to go in the box goes before the </blockquote> part.
vldazzle almost 11 years ago
Thanks for the code tip. <blockquote style=“background:aliceblue;padding:.5em;border:1px solid gray;”>I will use with descretionBev used it at Ballard Street and linked to you here. Now I’ve saved to my desktop (I find pasting from sticky notes the easiest way as I’m 76 and not a great typist).
vldazzle almost 11 years ago
Well, I copy/pasted it and it did not work for me I tried it both with no space before and after the desired text and both resulted as above (with the code B4 the words as text and the last part (to quit blockquote) invisible.
Pequod almost 8 years ago
Arriving in a cloud of smoke, pizza pie hath been delivered
Méliès and Venus kept their cool, while in unison they shivered.
At the sight of Abner Kadaver, his entrance rather bold
A dull, dead gleam behind his eyes, his callous heart quite cold.
Venus makes allowances for his liberties this one time
Tapping her martini glass, a reprise would be a crime.
Kadaver quick to apologize, he offers up a gift
B-B Eyes a turn-coat, let his allegiance heal this rift.
Doing so would leave but two Apparatus thugs to kill
Abner truly loves his work, bloodlust gives him a thrill.