Good thing Locher’s built up so much suspense though, ‘cause Johnny Nothing’s really workin’ that Friday the 13th vibe, what with that mask and that axe and everything. Are you all as frightened as I am?
More nitpicking: Look at the way he’s precariously perched on that narrow, curved fuselage. Look at the wide, sweeping arc of his axe swing. Would it even be possible to do that without falling?
Like a Saturday movie serial! I’m glad that the canopy has grown in size, otherwise this’d be the end for Tracy! Will Anja Nu come to the rescue saying, “All right boys, stop playing and return to the stage!”
Look at the handle on the axe. Ain’t no axe got a handle like that, Outside the head” Impossible, and this is in my field of experience. And look! His hands change position before he swings, When he does swing (crossed hand grip) the axe looks more like a 9 iron.
Check panel 1, yesterday’s strip. Johnny is holding both a handgun and the axe. Where is the gun today? Do you see it stuck in his belt? Maybe he opened up the canopy, gave it to Tracy and said, “Could you hold this for me? Thanks.” Of course craven Tracy was more than happy to agree.
“Detective Tracy said he tried to duck away from Johnny Blank but we saw no signs of fowl play.”
“When asked why he hid in the plane, making himself an easy cornered target for the killer, Detective Tracy said he didn’t have time to think, he was just winging it. He added that he ‘stuka stayed in bed’ that morning.”
“Questions have been raised why a group of police officers who were in the audience didn’t notice the actor being shot on the stage. In their defense they said they weren’t paying attention because they were texting among themselves about how much the play sucked.”
“The point has been made that no one thought it was odd when the intermission dragged on for an hour. The police officers who attended the play said they were distracted by counting all the freckles on Detective Sam Catchem’s face. A ten dollar bet was involved.”
With a swing that would put Paul Bunyan to shame
Johnny smashes through the canopy frame
Even more amazing one can see
The rear gun has ceased to be
Another day with this swill
We hope Tracy he will kill
Will there be great lamentations
Or many joyous exclamations
When this strip if finally over
And Tracy is pushing clover?
Each day brings more pain
Our protests are in vain
What can motivate TMS
To continue with this awful mess?
Look at the handle on the axe. Ain’t no axe got a handle like that, Outside the head” Impossible, and this is in my field of experience. And look! His hands change position before he swings, When he does swing (crossed hand grip) the axe looks more like a 9 iron.
That’s because it *is* a 9 iron. Like everyone in this strip, Johnny has the attention span of a mayfly with ADHD, and has suddenly decided to practice his bunker shots.
Wouldn’t a museum displaying a German Ju 87 Stuka display it with it’s official insignia? This one has a “Cessna” civilian paint job! And, yeah, where’s the rear gun? It was a 2-seater with gunner.
Great interview. If it all is accurate, that explains some of our problems. Locher has Parkinson’s. Brozman IS only inking what Locher pencils. But Locher’s editorial cartoons are better drawn than the DT strip. So, I don’t know. If he does appreciate Gould’s legacy as he says, and if he is as sharp as the interviewer says, then it would appear that he would know that the strip has lost all of its reason and rational and that he should step away from it. TMS may just be waiting until his comtract expires because of his illness. If so, there will be no DT base left to build on by another cartoonist.
“Can one vote if in the waiting line 5 minutes after the polls close?”
NO. I gave plenty of notice. Are you asking for a friend? If so, tell them they hsve to vote before closing time. If you are asking for yourself………. why? You have already voted.
morrow, - For a minute there reading your post yesterday I thought you had bassmanbob in - as a ghost writer. The paragraph seemed phrased in HIS language :-)
You’ve been asking about Mattie ! Well after a long absence (even by Yahoo Board ‘standards’) he has come out of the tool shed with a rather good post to explain how much (and the way) Dick Locher still contributes to the ART in the strip. Despite the ‘goofs’, it seems to be quite substanial.
You’d have to think ALLBrozman did, was “inking”. But read on and you decide.
I vote—- DAILY TORTURE. Actually, it’s getting to the point where words fail to explain what we see here. Didn’t Tracy EVER see one of those mad slasher films? Specifically the scene where the girl runs into the basement and manages to find the one room in the whole house with no other exit? Then the slasher fills the only door with his presence and we hear his maniacal laugh as he approaches his helpless victim?
If he had, maybe he wouldn’t have chosen the worst possible hiding place in the entire museum. But, then again, Tracy hasn’t done one thing right since the brick came through his window. No real detective ever would have behaved as Tracy did from that point on. Even Inspector WD40 would know better than to do this, and that’s saying something.
parkinson’s - sad
michael j fox - talented, just finished a book - still occasionally does acting and was fun on the colbert show a while back
dick tracy bad
FLIGHT SUIT almost 14 years ago
Yesterday we saw the front of the canopy smashed with an axe. Now it’s miraculously healed.
FLIGHT SUIT almost 14 years ago
Good thing Locher’s built up so much suspense though, ‘cause Johnny Nothing’s really workin’ that Friday the 13th vibe, what with that mask and that axe and everything. Are you all as frightened as I am?
FLIGHT SUIT almost 14 years ago
More nitpicking: Look at the way he’s precariously perched on that narrow, curved fuselage. Look at the wide, sweeping arc of his axe swing. Would it even be possible to do that without falling?
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ almost 14 years ago
Like a Saturday movie serial! I’m glad that the canopy has grown in size, otherwise this’d be the end for Tracy! Will Anja Nu come to the rescue saying, “All right boys, stop playing and return to the stage!”
Steve Bartholomew almost 14 years ago
I am really really scared.
Kiba65 almost 14 years ago
absolutely, amazingly, just down right plain terrible, comic strip!!!!
margueritem almost 14 years ago
Fore!
‘Morning Bill and Flightsuit!
shirttailslim almost 14 years ago
Look at the handle on the axe. Ain’t no axe got a handle like that, Outside the head” Impossible, and this is in my field of experience. And look! His hands change position before he swings, When he does swing (crossed hand grip) the axe looks more like a 9 iron.
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ almost 14 years ago
margueritem said, “Fore!”
Perfect!
shirttailslim almost 14 years ago
Margueritem said:
“Fore!”
Were we on the same page? I didn’t see your post befpre I posted.
Panel-Panner almost 14 years ago
Check panel 1, yesterday’s strip. Johnny is holding both a handgun and the axe. Where is the gun today? Do you see it stuck in his belt? Maybe he opened up the canopy, gave it to Tracy and said, “Could you hold this for me? Thanks.” Of course craven Tracy was more than happy to agree.
Panel-Panner almost 14 years ago
Klueless Kop Report
Science Museum Incident
“Detective Tracy said he tried to duck away from Johnny Blank but we saw no signs of fowl play.”
“When asked why he hid in the plane, making himself an easy cornered target for the killer, Detective Tracy said he didn’t have time to think, he was just winging it. He added that he ‘stuka stayed in bed’ that morning.”
“Questions have been raised why a group of police officers who were in the audience didn’t notice the actor being shot on the stage. In their defense they said they weren’t paying attention because they were texting among themselves about how much the play sucked.”
“The point has been made that no one thought it was odd when the intermission dragged on for an hour. The police officers who attended the play said they were distracted by counting all the freckles on Detective Sam Catchem’s face. A ten dollar bet was involved.”
Panel-Panner almost 14 years ago
Before I forget:
Good morning, my fellow members of the Dick Tracy Pan Club!
shirttailslim almost 14 years ago
VOTE FOR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED YET:
DAILY TORTURE——-DISTUBINGLY TEDIOUS
DIM TWILIGHT——DIP TWIT
DEMENTED TEDIUM—–DAILY TRIBULATION
DICKLESS TRACY——DUMB THICKHEAD
DEFICIENT TALENT
VOTING ENDS AT 12:00 A.M. EDS TIME SAT. MORNING. 9:00 :P.M. PDS TIME FRIDAY NIGHT.
SATURDAY MORNING THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED. VOTE!!
FLIGHT SUIT almost 14 years ago
I’m sorry, but I don’t recall what the deal is with this voting business. What does the winner get?
shirttailslim almost 14 years ago
Flight Suit, our #1 nit-picker ( I nit-pick too :-)) ) said:
“What does the winner get?”
Bragging right to the position of Best Dick Tracy Put-down Artist..
btmosley almost 14 years ago
On the plus side, seldom have we seen such brilliant and scintillating dialogue from Locher.
Akenta almost 14 years ago
the winner only gets bragging rights?!?! I was hoping for a way out this comic. I think I’m in trouble now.
Dkram almost 14 years ago
A real air craft canopy probably wouldn’t brake that easy.
\\//_
veldy almost 14 years ago
The real tragedy here is in going to two panels, to REALLY drag things out
Plods with ...™ almost 14 years ago
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wndrwrthg almost 14 years ago
With a swing that would put Paul Bunyan to shame Johnny smashes through the canopy frame Even more amazing one can see The rear gun has ceased to be Another day with this swill We hope Tracy he will kill Will there be great lamentations Or many joyous exclamations When this strip if finally over And Tracy is pushing clover? Each day brings more pain Our protests are in vain What can motivate TMS To continue with this awful mess?
Froxkrybra almost 14 years ago
Why doesn’t he just blast Tracy with the gun instead of hacking away with an axe?
And Lizz and Sam are where???
davidf42 almost 14 years ago
WW - very good!
prrdh almost 14 years ago
Shirttail Slim said, about 7 hours ago
Look at the handle on the axe. Ain’t no axe got a handle like that, Outside the head” Impossible, and this is in my field of experience. And look! His hands change position before he swings, When he does swing (crossed hand grip) the axe looks more like a 9 iron.
That’s because it *is* a 9 iron. Like everyone in this strip, Johnny has the attention span of a mayfly with ADHD, and has suddenly decided to practice his bunker shots.
Morrow Cummings almost 14 years ago
Wouldn’t a museum displaying a German Ju 87 Stuka display it with it’s official insignia? This one has a “Cessna” civilian paint job! And, yeah, where’s the rear gun? It was a 2-seater with gunner.
DatBigGuy Premium Member almost 14 years ago
@ FlightSuit – I looked at yesterday’s strip, and panel 2 does seem to kinda show Tracy looking out the back of the plane.
Sorta.
A bit.
Kinda.
jpozenel almost 14 years ago
Lack of dialog is a definite improvement.
Will Dick Tracy become the next “Henry” or “Ferd’nand”?
We can only cross our fingers and hope.
marchman3354 almost 14 years ago
DEFICIENT TALENT the story could be told in one week or at most two. Problem no story.
billdi Premium Member almost 14 years ago
btw where is the gun?
shirttailslim almost 14 years ago
TO ALL WHO HAVE NOT YET VOTED:
THE POLL CLOSES AT 9:00 P.M. PDS TIME
MIDNIGHT EDS TIME
YOU ARE SITTING IN THE POLL AS YOU READ THIS. IF YOU HAVEN’T VOTED YET, PLEASE DO SO NOW..
Fusnr almost 14 years ago
Can one vote if in the waiting line 5 minutes after the polls close?
Saucy1121 Premium Member almost 14 years ago
There’s an interview with Dick Locher over at the daily cartoonist. He says he still draws the strip and Brozman only inks it.
fishbulb almost 14 years ago
Heeerrrreee’s Johnnnnnyyyyy!!!!
sydney almost 14 years ago
See Dick Locher interview here :
http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2010/06/24/interviewed-dick-locher-talks-about-his-cartooning-career-future-and-parkinson’s
Kind of long. Hope I got it right
He claims he now has about 100 newspaper, when Kilian died they had only 50. Sounds like a “stretch”
browngsa almost 14 years ago
Great interview. If it all is accurate, that explains some of our problems. Locher has Parkinson’s. Brozman IS only inking what Locher pencils. But Locher’s editorial cartoons are better drawn than the DT strip. So, I don’t know. If he does appreciate Gould’s legacy as he says, and if he is as sharp as the interviewer says, then it would appear that he would know that the strip has lost all of its reason and rational and that he should step away from it. TMS may just be waiting until his comtract expires because of his illness. If so, there will be no DT base left to build on by another cartoonist.
shirttailslim almost 14 years ago
Fusnr said:
“Can one vote if in the waiting line 5 minutes after the polls close?”
NO. I gave plenty of notice. Are you asking for a friend? If so, tell them they hsve to vote before closing time. If you are asking for yourself………. why? You have already voted.
sydney almost 14 years ago
morrow, - For a minute there reading your post yesterday I thought you had bassmanbob in - as a ghost writer. The paragraph seemed phrased in HIS language :-)
You’ve been asking about Mattie ! Well after a long absence (even by Yahoo Board ‘standards’) he has come out of the tool shed with a rather good post to explain how much (and the way) Dick Locher still contributes to the ART in the strip. Despite the ‘goofs’, it seems to be quite substanial.
You’d have to think ALL Brozman did, was “inking”. But read on and you decide.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DickTracy/message/11173
mjmsprt40 almost 14 years ago
I vote—- DAILY TORTURE. Actually, it’s getting to the point where words fail to explain what we see here. Didn’t Tracy EVER see one of those mad slasher films? Specifically the scene where the girl runs into the basement and manages to find the one room in the whole house with no other exit? Then the slasher fills the only door with his presence and we hear his maniacal laugh as he approaches his helpless victim?
If he had, maybe he wouldn’t have chosen the worst possible hiding place in the entire museum. But, then again, Tracy hasn’t done one thing right since the brick came through his window. No real detective ever would have behaved as Tracy did from that point on. Even Inspector WD40 would know better than to do this, and that’s saying something.
trekkermint almost 14 years ago
parkinson’s - sad michael j fox - talented, just finished a book - still occasionally does acting and was fun on the colbert show a while back dick tracy bad
shirttailslim almost 14 years ago
IT IS MIDNIGHT ON THE EAST COAST
THE POLLS ARE CLOSED/ NO MORE VOTING
RESULTS IN THE MORNING.