Artist Joe Staton and writer Mike Curtis co-author "Dick Tracy," the classic comic strip distributed by Tribune Media Services.
Created by Chester Gould in 1931, "Dick Tracy" is one of America's most-enduring pop-cultural icons, noteworthy for its steadfast, chisel-jawed hero and the gruesome gallery of villains he and his fearless team of Crimestoppers must outwit to put behind bars.
When longtime "Dick Tracy" artist and writer Dick Locher retired from the strip after 32 years of meritorious service, fans Staton and Curtis jumped at the chance to don the yellow fedora and trench coat. Staton has been drawing comic books for many years and has more than 1,000 credits under his belt. Curtis, who has been writing comics since 1986, is the only former law-enforcement officer to work on "Dick Tracy." Both creators are excited about the new--and dangerous--adventures they have in store for Dick Tracy and his Crimestoppers.
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Pequod77 said, 4 months ago
FDR, he did much good, the New Deal lives on yet
Upon his legacy a stain, sad folly we regret.
Rounded up and placed in camps, to alleviate a fear
Of crimes never committed, the price they paid was dear.
A journey in a freight car, to a kid that’s an adventure
Until reality hits home, beyond this fence thou shall not venture
Lest the men high in the towers aim their guns at you
A law-abiding criminal, jailed for things you’d never do.
Eventually they were set free to start again from zero
We skipped over this in History class, as there was no great White hero.
Yet what was real can’t be erased, it’s childish to deny
The shameful deeds born of bigotry, though hollow hearts may try.
The truth can appear anywhere, no telling when it may surface
Today I see it in Dick Tracy, thanks to Takei, Staton and Curtis.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 4 months ago
@Pequod77
With full agreement.
GES ✯ Who said, 4 months ago
With both a great strip and a great first comment, I’m surprised that by Monday there were still only 2 comments…
Mikeyj said, 4 months ago
@GES ✯ Who
You’re replying to GES ✯ Who’s comment:
With both a great strip and a great first comment, I’m surprised that by Monday there were still only 2 comments…
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the rest are on the Saturday comments, as the “official” Sunday strip was more than 24 hours late to be posted
marmar in MI said, 4 months ago
Thanks for finally posting this.
I would have hated to have missed it.
lmonteros said, 4 months ago
@GES ✯ Who
The strip didn’t come up (at least on my computer) on Sunday.
Tarry Plaguer said, 4 months ago
George Takei on the Japanese internment camps during WWII
Michael Reese
said, 4 months ago
I’d like to point out two additional historical facts – the Canadian government also interned Japanese-Canadian citizens during WW2 .. and the internment/concentration camp may have had it’s genesis in the British Boer war, where Dutch/Boer South Africans were imprisoned by the British. Odd thing, this humanity .. we have such a potential for the positive and the negative.