“With all due respect to the artists, for once I must agree with SDM, in that the pace of this episode has really slowed to a snail’s pace with talk, talk, talk. And today’s chapter seems terribly repetitive and slow.”
I absolutely agree with you.
Most of Curtis’s stories began with very elaborate stories (Mrs. Flattop, Phishphace, Mr. Crime, Measles, Broadway Bates) which developed for long time (we got to know the motivations of Mrs. Flattop, Phishphace, Measles and Broadway Bates), and then, when everybody was waiting for a balanced ending (a bit elaborate, at least) to this fascinating stories, voilà, we had all the stories collapse, sorry, I meant “wrap up” in a matter of days, with infantile endings. But now…. this is quite interesting. This set up is building up for weeks, now we get lots of close ups of Baux,.. this handsome fella…
… which shows us that the creative team has a better “time budget” than they did before. So now that we have more time, let’s add more details to the story. Anyway, if we ran out of time, we can always resort to the Charlie Tuna Wrap Special, and end a sophisticated story in three days. You know, because it takes months to build a house, but you can demolish it in a day. By the way, I love Staton’s art. I’m a fan of his work. This drawings are beautiful. I’m wanting to say the same about the ending of this elaborate story.
This is the kind of storyline I’d love to see Team Tracy and George Takei take to Warren Beatty. It has screenplay written all over it. Oh well, dream on…
Joe Staton is a master comic book artist. I loved the way he drew Belle/Willa (somebody mentioned her detailed hands, beautiful work.) But the backgrounds Joe draws are awesome, too. He the man! ;)
daedalus, i dont know how many times it has to be said, but apparently it WILL be repeated with almost every story that gets printed… in the beginning when curtis and staton took over the strip, they only had i believe it was, six weeks to tell a story…. with the fan reaction being what it is now, i am guessing that TMS listened and gave the go ahead for team tracy to extend their stories.. last i heard mike was running with an EIGHT WEEK time frame. THIS story in particular, was given an 8 week nod so yes, it DOES give them more time to weave an intricate tale…but the catch is to NOT get so caught up in the “little things here and there” that they take up too much of the allotted time and force the ending. if i remember right, i believe that THIS story is the first one they were given the 8 week nod for, so just give it time and enjoy. as for the stories seeming “slow, boring and repetitive”….. from what i have heard you would have torn your eyeballs out if you had read locher’s work on here, lol
as for the skeleton just found in the camp freedom sludge… it almost looks as if it’s mummified. i would think that after 70 years being submerged the nose wouldnt be as preserved as it is, but overall i am more than willing to look past that and enjoy this TRULY FASCINATING story!
The plot thickens! (It’s like a fine soup.) Whose remains are these? Time to bring in a forensic anthropologist and move those amateur “mudlarkers” out before the crime scene is hopelessly contaminated!
The barbed wire likely once was atop the fence that kept imprisoned those unjustly incarcerated in Camp “Freedom.” Could that be Sears (Willis) Tower in panel two? If so, the mudlarkers are not so far from my kind of town.
Coffins then were wooden in that environment. No way a wooden casket would have survived. So why is she surprised? The flowers on the coffin have probably gone, as well.
Mudlakers or scavengers. All the dumb stuff I have done through the years I have never did that sort of a thing. In the north Appalachians and the southern tip of the Laurel Highlands my cousin Arlen used to go to the old abandon coal mining sites of the 1930’s and 40’s and the first thing he’d look for was where the outhouses were, or where they used to be and he would very carefully dig in those holes and pits for glassware. Needless to say he had a very large collection of all sorts of glass. When I asked him about the toilet pits and why there he told me that he has found more liquor bottles there than anywhere else. Go figure! There are a few of those left around here, but they are kind of like kept secrete to keep the scavengers away. On the south border of my farm on what we call the Clemmer farm there is an old, old building made out of what seems to be ceramic blocks with sand and lime mortar joints (I think) and it has a silver maple tree just a little less than 2 feet in diameter near the base growing up right in the middle up through where the roof used to be. I’ve always wanted to snoop around there, but haven’t. maybe someday I don’t know.
In response to the complaints of the ‘boring’ and ‘long story lines’ I for one am pleased with it. So many popular reading material is mostly art, and little story. It’s a pleasure to have something I can sit back, enjoy, and re-read again and again. For in each re-read, I see new things.
I guess some people have short attention spans. I’m really enjoying this story – it has a unique setting, intersting characters, and constant surprises.How somebody can complain about the story’s pace on a day when a skeleton is discovered is beyond me.Of course, it is just SDM looking for attention. If he really didn’t like the story, he’d just go read something else.
Chikuku, Moon Maid is in seclusion until her story begins sometime in the next few months. Who she is is the million dollar question. Most seem to think it’s either the original Moon Maid or a clone of some type. But no one knows for sure right now.
I’m liking this story. I think since Team Tracy took over the strip, this is the first full all-out mystery they’ve given us. There’s clues to pick up on, and enough stuff to keep us guessing. It might not be all action, but a good mystery isn’t all about that. Once again, Team Tracy has me hooked.
Do I like everything Team Tracy has done so far? pretty much, I can’t complain. I wasn’t a big fan of the superheroics storyline. But the on the other hand, I did like the introduction of the characters behind the masks, the return of Broadway Bates and a hotterernell Belle, so nothing to complain about.
I’m sorry to hear that Team Tracy won’t be doing the pedophile story after all. I know it’s a hot topic for them to tackle, but I think the info they can convey about such things would not only be ingenious (it’s not something we saw Tracy tackle before), but could serve as a public service as well, if done right. “A very special episode of Dick Tracy, presented in 8 weeks”
margueritem about 11 years ago
Skeletons popping up all over the place!
DaJellyBelly about 11 years ago
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones! ;-)
Llewellenbruce about 11 years ago
Maybe it’s Jimmy Hoffa.
DaJellyBelly about 11 years ago
Bet a dollar to a doughnut that it is Steven Baux!
daedalusomega about 11 years ago
Replying to De Hunt’s comment from yesterday:
“With all due respect to the artists, for once I must agree with SDM, in that the pace of this episode has really slowed to a snail’s pace with talk, talk, talk. And today’s chapter seems terribly repetitive and slow.”
I absolutely agree with you.
Most of Curtis’s stories began with very elaborate stories (Mrs. Flattop, Phishphace, Mr. Crime, Measles, Broadway Bates) which developed for long time (we got to know the motivations of Mrs. Flattop, Phishphace, Measles and Broadway Bates), and then, when everybody was waiting for a balanced ending (a bit elaborate, at least) to this fascinating stories, voilà, we had all the stories collapse, sorry, I meant “wrap up” in a matter of days, with infantile endings. But now…. this is quite interesting. This set up is building up for weeks, now we get lots of close ups of Baux,.. this handsome fella…
daedalusomega about 11 years ago
… which shows us that the creative team has a better “time budget” than they did before. So now that we have more time, let’s add more details to the story. Anyway, if we ran out of time, we can always resort to the Charlie Tuna Wrap Special, and end a sophisticated story in three days. You know, because it takes months to build a house, but you can demolish it in a day. By the way, I love Staton’s art. I’m a fan of his work. This drawings are beautiful. I’m wanting to say the same about the ending of this elaborate story.
coldsooner about 11 years ago
This is the kind of storyline I’d love to see Team Tracy and George Takei take to Warren Beatty. It has screenplay written all over it. Oh well, dream on…
daedalusomega about 11 years ago
Joe Staton is a master comic book artist. I loved the way he drew Belle/Willa (somebody mentioned her detailed hands, beautiful work.) But the backgrounds Joe draws are awesome, too. He the man! ;)
jazzmoose about 11 years ago
My god…Joe Staton is doing Dick Tracy now? Definitely adding this one to my comics!!!
jazzmoose about 11 years ago
Stop, you’re bringing tears to my eyes. I haven’t thought of those names in years… This is awesome!!!
tsull2121 about 11 years ago
daedalus, i dont know how many times it has to be said, but apparently it WILL be repeated with almost every story that gets printed… in the beginning when curtis and staton took over the strip, they only had i believe it was, six weeks to tell a story…. with the fan reaction being what it is now, i am guessing that TMS listened and gave the go ahead for team tracy to extend their stories.. last i heard mike was running with an EIGHT WEEK time frame. THIS story in particular, was given an 8 week nod so yes, it DOES give them more time to weave an intricate tale…but the catch is to NOT get so caught up in the “little things here and there” that they take up too much of the allotted time and force the ending. if i remember right, i believe that THIS story is the first one they were given the 8 week nod for, so just give it time and enjoy. as for the stories seeming “slow, boring and repetitive”….. from what i have heard you would have torn your eyeballs out if you had read locher’s work on here, lol
tsull2121 about 11 years ago
as for the skeleton just found in the camp freedom sludge… it almost looks as if it’s mummified. i would think that after 70 years being submerged the nose wouldnt be as preserved as it is, but overall i am more than willing to look past that and enjoy this TRULY FASCINATING story!
Mikeyj about 11 years ago
No complaints from me, I’m just loving this story!
Mikeyj about 11 years ago
Note the half-buried barbed wire, obviously a left over from the camp, bottom right of the last panel; nice attention to detail!
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ about 11 years ago
Good morning all…
More bones! This is beginning to get more interesting every day.
Sisyphos about 11 years ago
The plot thickens! (It’s like a fine soup.) Whose remains are these? Time to bring in a forensic anthropologist and move those amateur “mudlarkers” out before the crime scene is hopelessly contaminated!
Durak Premium Member about 11 years ago
The Lady Mudlark seems to be pretty blase about finding a skeleton. Stan: “Oh, just chuck it over with the other ones!”
Pequod about 11 years ago
The barbed wire likely once was atop the fence that kept imprisoned those unjustly incarcerated in Camp “Freedom.” Could that be Sears (Willis) Tower in panel two? If so, the mudlarkers are not so far from my kind of town.
Morrow Cummings about 11 years ago
Coffins then were wooden in that environment. No way a wooden casket would have survived. So why is she surprised? The flowers on the coffin have probably gone, as well.
johnrussco about 11 years ago
Mudlakers or scavengers. All the dumb stuff I have done through the years I have never did that sort of a thing. In the north Appalachians and the southern tip of the Laurel Highlands my cousin Arlen used to go to the old abandon coal mining sites of the 1930’s and 40’s and the first thing he’d look for was where the outhouses were, or where they used to be and he would very carefully dig in those holes and pits for glassware. Needless to say he had a very large collection of all sorts of glass. When I asked him about the toilet pits and why there he told me that he has found more liquor bottles there than anywhere else. Go figure! There are a few of those left around here, but they are kind of like kept secrete to keep the scavengers away. On the south border of my farm on what we call the Clemmer farm there is an old, old building made out of what seems to be ceramic blocks with sand and lime mortar joints (I think) and it has a silver maple tree just a little less than 2 feet in diameter near the base growing up right in the middle up through where the roof used to be. I’ve always wanted to snoop around there, but haven’t. maybe someday I don’t know.
Tarry Plaguer about 11 years ago
Actually it was the year before that, March 14, 2011.
kantuck-nadie about 11 years ago
In response to the complaints of the ‘boring’ and ‘long story lines’ I for one am pleased with it. So many popular reading material is mostly art, and little story. It’s a pleasure to have something I can sit back, enjoy, and re-read again and again. For in each re-read, I see new things.
Keep going with the new style, Gentlemen.
- Kan
1MadHat Premium Member about 11 years ago
WAIT A MINUTE – isn’t he supposed to be in the crypt?Oh that’s right, it’s full.Never mind.
Morrow Cummings about 11 years ago
Ain’t it great when everyone is back on their meds!!! It so nice……
lkcelleo about 11 years ago
The woman in the second panel looks like Lucy.
Tarry Plaguer about 11 years ago
I don’t think she looks anything like me!
Can't Sleep about 11 years ago
I guess some people have short attention spans. I’m really enjoying this story – it has a unique setting, intersting characters, and constant surprises.How somebody can complain about the story’s pace on a day when a skeleton is discovered is beyond me.Of course, it is just SDM looking for attention. If he really didn’t like the story, he’d just go read something else.
willy007 about 11 years ago
Chikuku, Moon Maid is in seclusion until her story begins sometime in the next few months. Who she is is the million dollar question. Most seem to think it’s either the original Moon Maid or a clone of some type. But no one knows for sure right now.
Monk_Mayfair about 11 years ago
I’m liking this story. I think since Team Tracy took over the strip, this is the first full all-out mystery they’ve given us. There’s clues to pick up on, and enough stuff to keep us guessing. It might not be all action, but a good mystery isn’t all about that. Once again, Team Tracy has me hooked.
Do I like everything Team Tracy has done so far? pretty much, I can’t complain. I wasn’t a big fan of the superheroics storyline. But the on the other hand, I did like the introduction of the characters behind the masks, the return of Broadway Bates and a hotterernell Belle, so nothing to complain about.
I’m sorry to hear that Team Tracy won’t be doing the pedophile story after all. I know it’s a hot topic for them to tackle, but I think the info they can convey about such things would not only be ingenious (it’s not something we saw Tracy tackle before), but could serve as a public service as well, if done right. “A very special episode of Dick Tracy, presented in 8 weeks”