And so chapter 7 officially draws to a close. Sorry for the cliff-hanger, but on Friday we’ll be back with Kirby, Frankenstein’s creature, and the mysterious Lilith. Never fear, though, it won’t be too long before you learn the fate of Connie Carter, Girl Detective.

In old radio shows and detective books, the hero is getting slugged on the head with great regularity. Enough of a blow that they go unconscious. You’d think they wouldn’t keep being good detectives as their brains were progressively pulped. In fact, on the show Rogue’s Gallery, detective Richard Rogue was slugged every week, and had a conversation with his alter-ego Eugor (Rogue backwards, right?) while awaiting his return to consciousness. 

Connie has a hard head, so we’ll hope she comes out okay.

I think that on Tuesday I said today would be the last strip of chapter 7 (probably). Well, next Tuesday for sure. That punch was just too appealing to squeeze down smaller, and Connie gets to show off more of her stuff in the next strip.

So be back next Tuesday for more pirates, action, jewels and other stuff you might not expect in a library-themed Webcomic

In fiction, when someone says “there’s no such thing,” there is such a thing and it’s probably nearby.

Come back Friday for the last entry in chapter 7 (probably). Then where? I’ve zigged and zagged, but chapter 8 will start tying some loose ends together.

Now there are pirates! That girl with the flashlight under the covers in the previous strip probably won’t sleep tonight. So far, there’ve been monsters, hobbits, vampires, and more. I’m having fun, and I hope you are too.

And Connie Carter, Girl Detective, is showing why she keeps Don around. He’s good for getting punch.