Wishing good luck to Blaze, Davey, Lizz and Sam and all the good guys! Don’t worry for Dick, he’s just seen something…maybe Panda’s rifle glinting in the shadows!
It looks like Lizz and Sam are now out of action while Fritz Ann and Leonard tend to them and Lee Ebony provides cover fire.Tracy has knocked out B-B Eyes and is looking around for more enemies. I am guessing Tess and Adonis are still with The Mushroom Lady.Blaze and Davey are trying to make it out the back way, probably the same way Teevo came in. Looks like Blaze still has her gun ready in case she needs it.Panda has “Old Mossy” ready to take down Tracy. Let us all hope he is a bad shot. I hope he is using slugs and not shot.
I’m hoping Panda doesn’t blast Blaze and/or Davey, whether by mistake or on purpose (it’s not clear where he is or at what corner he’s aiming). Hey, let the SWAT guys handle the heavy lifting, now that they’re here!
BTW—Why is Panda sticking around? He’s been the most level-headed & business-oriented…the true Mr. Crime, in my book. Shouldn’t he just take the incriminating evidence & run (out an uncovered door he saw Teevo enter or out this sudden & convenient underground tunnel in his own building that he’s gotta know about…right?)
great first two panels in todays strip… kassie survived so far, lizz is wounded, little face is ok, lee standing guard, fritz ann and a swat team member are with sam, doubleup is face down on the floor, on the floor, teevo is muerte vine chow, mumbles has taken three shots so far but his fate is yet to be revealed, pat patton is down, mushroom lady is apprehended by tess and johnny (THE MAN!) adonis, panda is waiting for tracy to turn the corner to get a shot off at him, blaze is leading davey towards an underground tunnel (shades of the tracy film with beatty… nice reference mike! lol), but i am afraid that it wont be TRACY to turn the corner, and instead ms. rize or senor mylar will take the shot from panda…all thats left is the tricky ABNER KADAVER! THIS is what tracy is about! i havent read anything this exciting since the angeltop stories back in the 70’s! (and remember, i started reading tracy back when big boy put the hit out on him. or was that after angeltop? HELP! lol)
Just a personal note from me, and I’m not speaking for anyone else on the team.
This week, starting yesterday and running through Sunday, in my opinion, is the best work we have ever done on Tracy. I wouldn’t be ashemed to have it carved on my tombstone.
……while the introduction of great new villains as well as bringing back the old is great, and the storyline rocks, what really raised the bar to me is the great pacing of the story…..by using several stories-within-a-story, there is constant intrigue and suspense, rather than the “filler” material we’ve seen in distant episodes, which often really led nowhere (Mordred, Mr. Bribery, many more…) I’ve got to say, taking on a comic and improving it is good, but doing it with what in my opinion was already the best one out there……..whoaaaa, just totally awesome!!!!!
oh, and to answer a question, seeing as her husband and several others on the force had to base themselves at Tess’s BECAUSE of Teevo…..yeah, I’d think she would know who he is. Not everybody on the force, as you say…..but him, yes.
I was with everyone complimenting the great pace, characters, knowlege, that equals Angeltop, Return of Haf & Haf, Big Boy’s Hit, then it was dropped that Mr Bribary was filler? Hold on! The scenes with him and a ouijie board, the smoking cat, shrunken heads, Nay Tay, Uglie Christine, Matty Square and Bribary talking to his roses (and an interplanetary birth) are my favorite DT strips. I felt like Gould liked them so much he couldn’t kill them off, and when he did, aint comin back. The time we had with him fleshed him out as a villian to me. Perhaps we will get to see the same with BB Eyes & Davey Milar?
coldsooner almost 12 years ago
Tracy, look out!
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ almost 12 years ago
Good morning all…
It’s not over until the last bad guy goes down!
margueritem almost 12 years ago
It’s not over ‘til the Fat Lady sings, and there’s no fat lady!
margueritem almost 12 years ago
Good morning, VB!
Ashmael almost 12 years ago
Wishing good luck to Blaze, Davey, Lizz and Sam and all the good guys! Don’t worry for Dick, he’s just seen something…maybe Panda’s rifle glinting in the shadows!
Ashmael almost 12 years ago
To margueritem:it’s not over till the mushroom lady sings!
Tarry Plaguer almost 12 years ago
It looks like Lizz and Sam are now out of action while Fritz Ann and Leonard tend to them and Lee Ebony provides cover fire.Tracy has knocked out B-B Eyes and is looking around for more enemies. I am guessing Tess and Adonis are still with The Mushroom Lady.Blaze and Davey are trying to make it out the back way, probably the same way Teevo came in. Looks like Blaze still has her gun ready in case she needs it.Panda has “Old Mossy” ready to take down Tracy. Let us all hope he is a bad shot. I hope he is using slugs and not shot.
FLIGHT SUIT almost 12 years ago
This comic strip has really come into its own. I think this story arc will be remembered as a true high point for years to come.
tconstantine900 almost 12 years ago
Hooray on 4 panels in a daily strip! Boo on the deus ex machina a.k.a. “old underground tunnel entry”!
Sisyphos almost 12 years ago
I’m hoping Panda doesn’t blast Blaze and/or Davey, whether by mistake or on purpose (it’s not clear where he is or at what corner he’s aiming). Hey, let the SWAT guys handle the heavy lifting, now that they’re here!
tconstantine900 almost 12 years ago
BTW—Why is Panda sticking around? He’s been the most level-headed & business-oriented…the true Mr. Crime, in my book. Shouldn’t he just take the incriminating evidence & run (out an uncovered door he saw Teevo enter or out this sudden & convenient underground tunnel in his own building that he’s gotta know about…right?)
Mdstudio almost 12 years ago
I wonder who will come around the corner and catch Panda’s fire. The sixth villain to fall?
tsull2121 almost 12 years ago
Number 15.. i’m up two spaces today! lol
Timmy!
crobinson019 almost 12 years ago
Ooooo Just thought of a GREAT closer to Panda…He gets Dick in his sights, when Tess plants a gun in his ear…
tsull2121 almost 12 years ago
great first two panels in todays strip… kassie survived so far, lizz is wounded, little face is ok, lee standing guard, fritz ann and a swat team member are with sam, doubleup is face down on the floor, on the floor, teevo is muerte vine chow, mumbles has taken three shots so far but his fate is yet to be revealed, pat patton is down, mushroom lady is apprehended by tess and johnny (THE MAN!) adonis, panda is waiting for tracy to turn the corner to get a shot off at him, blaze is leading davey towards an underground tunnel (shades of the tracy film with beatty… nice reference mike! lol), but i am afraid that it wont be TRACY to turn the corner, and instead ms. rize or senor mylar will take the shot from panda…all thats left is the tricky ABNER KADAVER! THIS is what tracy is about! i havent read anything this exciting since the angeltop stories back in the 70’s! (and remember, i started reading tracy back when big boy put the hit out on him. or was that after angeltop? HELP! lol)
adrianmonk almost 12 years ago
That Blaze, whatta gal! Amidst all that chaos, she still manages to hang on to her purse…
JoeTrom almost 12 years ago
They need to start a collection of this strip since last March as they did with Max Allan Collins’ work. Its time they started up on that again too.
johnrussco almost 12 years ago
I do think DT is cop smart enouhg to be on his guard and ready to take down Panda!
puckerpuss almost 12 years ago
The Hit on Tracy was from Big Boy. Angeltop was the first story after Gould retired.
The iconic four panels, wow. Can we keep them?
MikeCurtis Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Just a personal note from me, and I’m not speaking for anyone else on the team.
This week, starting yesterday and running through Sunday, in my opinion, is the best work we have ever done on Tracy. I wouldn’t be ashemed to have it carved on my tombstone.
trimguy almost 12 years ago
So who will Panda shoot: Blaze Rize or Davey Mylar?
I Go Pogo almost 12 years ago
4 panels – 4 stories – 1 heck of a showing by the new Team Tracy.
I Go Pogo almost 12 years ago
Two years ago on this day, our hero was recovering from the “thud” as the plane he was hiding in fell to the floor of the science museum..
And you are there!
http://www.gocomics.com/dicktracy/2010/07/10
(with a tip of the hat to “Uncle Walter”)
Can't Sleep almost 12 years ago
Mike should celebrate this story by taking the team to a good deli – and ordering Ruebens all around!
wndrwrthg almost 12 years ago
As Lizz lies in the field of fire
Under circumstances that sure are dire
She should repeat this wise refrain“The mind is supreme, there is no pain”
Damn, that stab wound sure does hurt
But worse than that, it ruined her shirt!
Tracy’s a terror when on the prowl
Wait! Did I just hear him growl?
He raises his head from his latest kill
Knowing there’s more prey out there still
He’s very fond of Panda meat
So he looks for his favorite treat
Blaze knows what she’s about
With her there’s never a doubt
She’s not one to lose her head
Even when those around her are lying dead
But if she wants to get out alive
A clever escape she must contrive
Panda squints along the sight
In him there’s still a fight
Into the chamber he jacks a round
Was there ever a more ominous sound?
But he neglected the “flashbangs” and CS gas
Now he’s about to lose his …
Soon he’ll be lying prone on the floor
If only he’d listened to the Bobby Fuller Four
Thank you, Knto999, Doc 1747G and Det.DD.
fredville almost 12 years ago
……while the introduction of great new villains as well as bringing back the old is great, and the storyline rocks, what really raised the bar to me is the great pacing of the story…..by using several stories-within-a-story, there is constant intrigue and suspense, rather than the “filler” material we’ve seen in distant episodes, which often really led nowhere (Mordred, Mr. Bribery, many more…) I’ve got to say, taking on a comic and improving it is good, but doing it with what in my opinion was already the best one out there……..whoaaaa, just totally awesome!!!!!
fredville almost 12 years ago
oh, and to answer a question, seeing as her husband and several others on the force had to base themselves at Tess’s BECAUSE of Teevo…..yeah, I’d think she would know who he is. Not everybody on the force, as you say…..but him, yes.
cpalmeresq almost 12 years ago
fredville,Filler material “Mr. Bribery”? I don’t understand.
puckerpuss almost 12 years ago
I was with everyone complimenting the great pace, characters, knowlege, that equals Angeltop, Return of Haf & Haf, Big Boy’s Hit, then it was dropped that Mr Bribary was filler? Hold on! The scenes with him and a ouijie board, the smoking cat, shrunken heads, Nay Tay, Uglie Christine, Matty Square and Bribary talking to his roses (and an interplanetary birth) are my favorite DT strips. I felt like Gould liked them so much he couldn’t kill them off, and when he did, aint comin back. The time we had with him fleshed him out as a villian to me. Perhaps we will get to see the same with BB Eyes & Davey Milar?