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The Beat Goes On p.37: You Give Me Paws; The Collective Daydream of Detective Trousers and Stacey Wolinski

2009-08-25T19:18:00.000-07:00

What could have been.

The Beat Goes On p.36: The Fault of Ambition

2009-06-25T22:22:00.000-07:00

It doesn't matter how many layers of clothing you tear, there's still going to be nothing on the surface. You're going to have to dig through the flesh and get to the bone. Detective Trousers has the scalpel in his hands and Fred Cooper might be the last sinew.

The Beat Goes On p.35: The Prerogatives of Others

2009-06-24T23:33:00.000-07:00

Sometimes there's nothing else you can do when the shots are being called by someone who's going to do what they want. Fred Cooper wasn't going to shoot anyone but he felt he had to do something to get a shot.

The Beat Goes On p.34: Miranda Rights

2009-06-23T22:43:00.000-07:00

The Beat Goes On p.33: Family Visits

2009-06-22T21:37:00.000-07:00

Fred Cooper might get life but he only has about 4 months until Padlilly comes back.

The Beat Goes On p.32: The Voice that Makes You Look at what You've Done

2009-06-21T23:15:00.000-07:00

For Fred Cooper, his one call was one he had to make in person.

The Beat Goes On p.31: The Voice that Tells You what You Are

2009-06-18T20:54:00.000-07:00

There are other detectives that live inside every one of us. Sometimes they come up with nothing.

The Beat Goes On p.30: The Voice that Tells You where to Go

2009-06-17T21:19:00.000-07:00

Where once there was one head, now there are two. While Detective Trousers was in session with Stacey Wolinski, Detective Haps and Fred Cooper took a little trip.

The Beat Goes On p.29: Roll Call

2009-06-16T21:40:00.000-07:00

With Stacey Wolinski's testimony putting the hook in Fred Cooper, Detective Trousers is ready to reel in the line and see if it breathes out of water. Problem is, looks like Fred Cooper was the worm in this story. His reputation might not be soiled yet, but he's definitely in the hole.

The Beat Goes On p.28: Contact Sheet

2009-06-15T23:08:00.000-07:00

If anything, the most difficult thing to do in the red light of a dark room is to know when to stop. Even waves ebb.

Happy Anniversary Detective Trousers

2008-01-22T20:16:00.000-08:00

Paper.

The Beat Goes On p.27: Develop

2007-06-21T20:36:00.000-07:00

sleep does for dreams what chemicals do to photopaper and Stacey does to the Padlilly investigation.

The Beat Goes On p.26: Exposure

2007-06-20T22:25:00.000-07:00

Stacey's story is further brought to the light. Light can be pretty heavy when you're in the dark.

The Beat Goes On p.25: Advance

2007-06-18T21:18:00.000-07:00

Stacey knows that to paint a picture you have to take it first. Detective Trousers has seen a thousand words; the job is to know what they look like.

The Beat Goes On p.24: Load

2007-06-17T20:30:00.000-07:00

We all have our father figures.

Happy Father's Day.

TEASER POSTER OF THINGS TO COME

2007-05-14T22:37:00.000-07:00

editor's note: with great promo comes great responsibility.

Coming soon: Stacey talks. and she says a lot. so much we needed a guest letterist.

jesspark joins the letterer team in a five part mega-event.

COMING SOON.

The Beat Goes On p.23: Two Stones at Two Birds

2007-05-04T00:45:00.000-07:00

In the wild it is said that if you look a raptor straight in the eye, there are a few more things you're not seeing. Detective Trousers and Haps may or may not have heard this. Even if they had, heeding advice and hearing it are two very different things.

Either way, they're approaching their raptors.

The Beat Goes On p.22: Off the Cuffs

2007-05-03T06:32:00.000-07:00

When tempers get unhinged, things come out the door.

The Beat Goes On p.21: Lieutenant Wallow

2007-05-01T21:28:00.000-07:00

Detective Trousers and Haps come to realize that with the daylight comes its herald. For the ancient Greeks it was Phoebus Apollo, for the R.D.P.D. it's Lieuntenant Wallow.

The Beat Goes On p.20: Ice is a Sheet on Water

2007-04-30T21:28:00.000-07:00

As the Bradly and Padlilly Case grows colder, new waves from the sun fight its frozen shell.

The Beat Goes On p.19: Repercussion Instruments

2007-04-29T21:02:00.000-07:00

The drum bangs slow. Sometimes even Detective Trousers' patience gets tested. And that's when you use the snare.

The Beat Goes On p.18: After Blood and Before Lice

2007-04-05T22:40:00.000-07:00

Much like the second plague of passover, Stacey Wolinksi knows of frogs. But does she know about the slaying of Bradley or Captain Padilly? Haps doesn't know. Detective Trousers wants to find out.

The Beat Goes On p.17: In A Hand-Basket

2007-03-16T10:26:00.000-07:00

It's a metaphorical Hell in a hand-basket, or fry in a burger basket, for Stacey Wolinski as she eats by admission her ticket to confession. There's that story, that myth, about the young girl who eats a fruit in hades and is therefore a part of hades, she stays there, and her mom, who's in charge of weather, well, that's why we get winter sometimes. Detective Trousers knows this myth, so does Stacey Wolinksi.

The Beat Goes On p.16: Car Side Delivery

2007-03-01T23:24:00.000-08:00

If you let someone else pick up your lunch you don't know what you're getting until you unwrap it. Sometimes this is true even if you pick it up yourself, but then at least you know you did all you could.

The Beat Goes On p.15: Resolve

2007-02-27T21:06:00.000-08:00

The early bird catches the worm. sometimes it's better to sleep in.

The Beat Goes On p.14: Alert This New Day

2007-02-23T05:59:00.000-08:00

editor's note: respect to our O.C. brothers: see Dispatch:Ben for more details.

The Beat Goes On p.13: Videotape

2007-02-19T21:15:00.000-08:00

Like magnets to metal, like magnets to a tape.

editor's note: Special Happy Birthday to "Ben" at Ben's Scanner Service who celebrates his birthday [tuesday] according to the Terms of Agreement clause [I] signed.

The Beat Goes On p.12: The Wolinski Interrogation part 3: Evidence Against It

2007-02-15T23:16:00.000-08:00

Like a tower made of several wood blocks, Detective Trousers' case is tumbling while at the same time getting stacked.

DETECTIVE TROUSERS: HOLIDAY SPECIAL: VALENTINES DAY: THERE IS A REASON RED AND PURPLE CLASH

2007-02-14T00:36:00.000-08:00

small print, water colour, and santana with rob thomas at 4am - it's a double-size valentines day special in 2 parts and Detective Trousers doesn't need a badge to know someone's been shooting arrows at him. The following takes place sometime after the Bradly murder.

The Beat Goes On p.11: The Wolinski Interrogation part 2: You Can't Spell "Love" with out L,O,V, and E - This is the L.

2007-02-11T09:06:00.000-08:00

Not even Wolinksi's lawyer can prevent Detective Trousers from breaking down what exactly went down with the Bradly and Padlilly murders. This, like an onion in a 10th grade science project, may only be dealing with one layer.

The Beat Goes On p.10: The Wolinski Interrogation part 1: Prix Fixe

2007-02-11T08:56:00.000-08:00

Haps may favor al a carte but Detective Trousers is pacing himself for a long sit down.

The Beat Goes On p.9: Intermezzo - Sorbet

2007-02-11T08:51:00.000-08:00

After grilling Morty the mortician, Detective Trousers and Haps clense their palate and prepare for prime suspect Wolinksi.

The Beat Goes On p.8: The Morty Interrogation: Goes Down Easier Done Than Said

2007-02-01T21:57:00.000-08:00

The pressure cooker is heating up as Dectective Trousers brings his friend Morty the Mortician in for a talk. The title is either a metaphor for taking medicine in pill form or something more intellegent about the late Edward Said. If anyone out there can make a connection, let me know.

The Beat Goes On p.7: The Bart Interrogation: Where Do We Sit Now?

2007-01-31T22:34:00.000-08:00

The title takes on a double meaning as new friends, Detective Trousers and Detective Haps, delve into the questioning of a new suspect.
editors' note: Special Thanks to honorary jr. detective Ben for his photoshop chops in turning this dove ad of an episode into a head&shoulders ad of an episode.

The Beat Goes On p.6: Dinner

2007-01-30T23:43:00.000-08:00

The day may be winding down but it's just getting started for Detective Trousers. He's put a lot on his plate and whether or not he can chew what he bites depends by the mouthfuls.

The Beat Goes On p.5: The only note an alarm won't play is Rest, Wake Up Dreamer, There is News

2007-01-29T20:28:00.000-08:00

Detective Trousers is the Primary on the Bradly and Padlilly Case. The phrase "two birds with one stone" is not a comfort.

The Beat Goes On p.4: Rapid

2007-01-26T22:19:00.000-08:00

As the title suggests, this episode is best read while listening to R.E.M. Automatic for the People.

The Beat Goes On p.3: Rattle

2007-01-25T21:07:00.000-08:00

part 3. Rattle.

Part 3 is called "Rattle." It represents both the death rattle of Captain Froggyface Padlilly and the proverbial rattling of the cages in the overall story arc of The Beat Goes On.

The Beat Goes On p.2: All The Best

2007-01-23T19:27:00.000-08:00

People ask about the what the guys are doing in the third panel. They're singing "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow."

Chapter One: The Beat Goes On

2007-01-22T23:26:00.000-08:00