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Spencer & Locke 2 #1 is out! David Pepose walks us through some Easter Eggs! 1 / 15

The star of the series is Detective Spencer and his imaginary partner, Locke. 2 / 15

They, of course, are dark grown-up versions of Calvin and Hobbes. 3 / 15

The main villain of this volume is Roach Riley, a twisted former soldier. 4 / 15

He is, of course, a take off on Beetle Bailey. 5 / 15

We quickly see Roach Riley in action as he murders a businessman. 6 / 15

That businessman is meant to look like Dagwood, from Blondie. 7 / 15

Spencer naturally has been assigned to a psychiatrist. 8 / 15

Lucy's rates have clearly gone up from her five cent psychiatry days. 9 / 15

Spencer's current love interest is reporter Melinda Mercury. 10 / 15

Melinda is a reference to Dale Messick's iconic reporter, Brenda Starr. 11 / 15

One of the darkest Easter Eggs is when Roach Riley attacks a kinky couple. 12 / 15

That is, of course, Nancy and Sluggo from Nancy. Sluggo is, indeed, lit. 13 / 15

The political power couple in the comic is Hal and Lana Forrester 14 / 15

They're a reference to Hi and Lois. In the comics, Lois is Beetle Bailey's sister. 15 / 15