It has been a looooong time since we’ve seen the balding guy in the last panel. Need a refresher on Tom? Start with his intro right here and keep reading until you get here!
Last week, I put my wedding ring back on for the first time in six years. Wanna know why it was off and why I put it back on? Check out this blog right here. (Also featuring the most BEAUTIFUL picture of me ever taken.)
That door power is crazy useful. Forget super strength or any of that jazz I need to be able to make doors where ever I want.
Also Tom you really ought to be a more welcoming guest. What would your father say?
*welcoming host is what I meant to say…
Really? FOUR fingers? And i just noticed?
Welcome to a very exclusive club. I should dedicate a fan page just to those who notice how many fingers they all have. And it’s been that way since the beginning!
Is Jerry’s skill called Door Fu?
I like it, so yes!
Hurry Thrice! Run and tell the others!
If only he could…
Irony is funny. š
I honestly can’t decide what I like best about this! There’s a huge sense of drama blended right into the humor. EVERY facial expression in panel 3 is golden, and of course Tom in panel 4 there. You can just feel the “You are literally the LAST PERSON IN THE GALAXY I wanted to see!” vibe coming from him. But oh, Jerry… Jerry, Jerry. Are you really going to put an evil super-genius scientist who hates you in the same room with a man who is addicted to riding fire who also hates you in the same room?
Thanks for digging this strip so much! I was really looking forward to this moment. ’bout time we caught up with Tom!
Saw that coming but still enjoy the ride. Poor Trice is all alone with crazy Jerry…poor guy.
A couple of you did see this coming, but at this stage of the game I’m perfectly okay with that. Long as you’re enjoying the story.
I totally called this a few strips back! Next I predict half of valhalla ending up in there as more and more people find out.
Yes, I remember you saying this would happen! I think both Marc and I smiled that day.
I think it still says something that Jerry refuses to kill — he still hasn’t personally killed anyone.
The problem being that Dr. Rocket is one problem that Jerry would HAVE to eliminate by killing, since there’s no way that prison will hold him.
I don’t think it does. Batman is still a hero even though he doesn’t kill. Why? Because he fights bad guys. The fact that Jerry hasn’t killed anybody with his own hands doesn’t make him any less of a villain.
Actually it does say a lot — it says that part of him is still sticking to his roots.
If you think Jerry’s a villain, then Tangerine is worse one. Tangerine not only murders in a horribly bloody fashion, but he also murdered Herman and the Pink Shade who were both as reformed as SpyGal. Did I mention that until he was reborn he didn’t feel even the slightest bit of guilt about it either?
In contrast, while Jerry’s done some damage he doesn’t exactly feel good about most of it. He’s far more an anti-hero or tragic hero like Macbeth, considering he’s gone to great lengths to achieve a single goal, displaying Wile E. Coyote levels of determination. He’s not evil, although he’s certainly unbalanced to levels that are a bit creepy and potentially dangerous. Worse still, let’s also consider that Tangerine’s a simple-minded twit who’s left a bloody trail of mangled corpses and still got more respect than Jerry.
This is probably the most critical part of the story — now that Jerry’s achieved his goal, how long can he keep things together before it all falls to pieces? (And we all know it will)
Your last question there is really critical, Scott. It’s the big reason why Chapter 12 ended the way it did. I’m really interested in exploring to what lengths Jerry will go to preserve what he has created. Is there a line he won’t cross? We shall see.
I’d counter by saying Tangerine is like Wolverine: nearly feral (that is to say, amoral) in his views on killing, so long as the “greater good” is achieved. I think Tangerine has an “eye for an eye” level of tolerance of wrongdoing, but still isn’t necessarily selfishly driven.
Jerry is. The fact that he hasn’t killed anyone–yet–doesn’t make him good.
Aww.. his chair broke….
Jerry has just made things even worse for himself. More and more things and people to cover up. More and more balls to keep in the air. And Rocket is a certifiable genius. Unlike Tom, he will very likely find a way out.
Ever seen the movie “Very Bad Things?”
Jerry’s impulsiveness is going to lead to a similar conclusion–though I’m hoping it’s not Spy Gal killing the last person in the trail of lies, lol.
Remember when Herman was Dr Rocket? He always had a device or raygun handy, even if it was easier for him to store gear in the wheelchair I doubt the real Dr Rocket would be any less prepared. Of course he probably didn’t consider that Jerry would attack him so suddenly but he still probably has something on his person to give him an edge, beyond Harvey of course.
Someone has been paying attention.
And now Doc Rocket gets to narfle the garthak!
and here starts the FIRST step of jerry’s undoing…we know jerry’s power is limited to creating a door to the next room…so we now know Tom and (now Dr. Rocket) are being kept DIRECTLY underneath Kleins offices.
How’s he going to explain this especially with the thrice evil having been witness to the entire thing? He can’t say “Dr. Rocket died…sorry there was no body…BUT just take my word for it”
Things are about to get very hairy
part of me ALSO believes the rabbit is going to play a certain role in all of this……MAYBE i’m wrong.
Harvey ALWAYS plays a role. He’s the MASTERMIND!
(Okay, not really.)
I still need to see more of Jerry’s power to know it’s scale or limitations. Is the holding tank really right under his office?
Does he have control over the time the hole stays open and also the depth of the hole? Could he say, Open a hole under you deep enough to drop you to your shoulders, then close it up so you are confined, but your head is still exposed. That way you can breathe, but if he wanted he could cover you in honey and put some fire ants in your direction.
Good questions, all. I know the answers, but they’re not really pertinent to the story. There is a way that the holding cell is not under Dr. Klein’s office, but it hardly matters.
Another great page, team! Nice to see Tom in glaring top form, too.
Also loved your blog about your wedding ring. What a sweet thing to do. That’s Love, for ya! <3
Thanks, Jande!
If I properly recall the Third Man’s taunting of Tom earlier, the door to that cell has bars spaced far enough apart for a wonder rabbit to slip through. Didn’t think about that one, did you Jerry?
I think is sort of see Jerry’s plan.
Spy Gal: Say, have you seen Dr. Klein?
Jerry: No, not since we came back from Vegas.
Spy Gal: Hmm.
(later)
Jerry: Hey, do you know where Dr. Rocket went to?
Spy Gal: No, not since… Oh…