Good morning™, happy Easter and happy Passover, everyone!
I’m not sure I understand why dying in a garbage dump is ironic. Does Barnabas think he is human garbage? It appears that he said that with his last breath, judging by the shape of the speech bubble.
For those kind of criminals dying is too easy to get off from the suffer train he was on. A long lonely frustrating stretch. Doctors are getting better at reviving the newly dead. If they can reach them in time. He may just be unconscious. I’d resuscitate him. Only the living can suffer, the dead do not. And he needs to suffer. Such people should only get out upon death, give his brain to science to study. And inhume him with just his prison number to identify him. And above all don’t mention it.
once again, although he is a bad guy, another criminal’s needless death, because in real life, they would have surrounded him with cops, and taken him in alive.Tracy seems to enjoy killing people; he sure puts himself in enough unnecessary situations so he can play Quick Draw…
The Crimestoppers panel is good for multiple reasons. Leaving a car running, even when sitting at a long stop light, is both a waste of gas and an unnecessary burden on the environment. Modern cars restart very easily, and some will even shut down the engine automatically when it isn’t under load (and I don’t mean just hybrids or electric).
Well this has been a rather disappointing arc. I think we could have done the whole thing without Joe, and there really wasn’t much of a mystery to follow. I imagine the Mayor will be down on the Chief because the DAILY is one of her supporters!
Is Tar’s dying on a pile of garbage really “ironic”? Remember what Phillip Marlowe told us in the penultimate paragraph of Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep: “What did it matter where you lay once you were dead? In a dirty sump or in a marble tower on top of a high hill? You were dead, you were sleeping the big sleep, you were not bothered by things like that. Oil and water were the same as wind and air to you. You just slept the big sleep, not caring about the nastiness of how you died or where you fell.”
I know it is just a comic, but how about giving us a little help suspending disbelief? Face to face, both shoot and the bullet completely miss Tracy!Why not the bullet just grazing his arm or shoulder? The art as always a plus, the storylines are disappointing.
1-BARN: Let’s shoot each others bullets out of the air. That would be so cool! DT: Ok. 2-DT: You missed. BARN: No you did…ugh… DT: Oh? Sorry about that. 3-BARN: How’s my cardigan? 4-BARN: You didn’t hit it did you? I want to be buried in it. Promise me you’ll see that I’m buried in it… 5-DT: Ummm, that’ll be up to whoever finds you. I’m outta here. I can’t afford to get mixed up in a killing over a restaurant food fight. BARN: At least I’ll die knowing I beat the bill…cough…Ol’ Barn’s going out a winner…(last wheeze and gasp)
No bullet hole in DT’s hat – how disappointing! The slug must be in the bullet-proof vest, which is why DT survived and the perp did not! What, you all expect something different from DT???
Joe will now be offered a job on Tracy’s team (he can replace Lt. Teevo or Groovy Grove—neither of those positions have been filled that I know of). He will marry Bonnie who will become pregnant and challenge Kandikane’s record for the world’s longest pregnancy.
I think Joe is like that guy in the old Kingston Trio song, “He may ride forever ‘neath the streets of Boston , he’s the man who never returned.” I still don’t know if this cat’s the serial killer. Proof maybe?
The first two panels look like an homage to the shootout in the opening to the funny “Police Squad” TV series. Even the trash cans are there. RIP Leslie Nielson.
Pleased to see Dick Tracy holding his pistol correctly! Both thumbs on the same side. Proper form no doubt helped him perform well under stress and and successfully defend his life.
Pequod almost 5 years ago
So it goes
Blood always flows
Violence begets violence.
Tar is dead
Let it be said
Ill deeds have led to silence.
He lived to kill
Much blood did spill
His victims could not breathe.
He killed with ease
To choke did please
With anger he did seethe.
Tracy wins
Justice grins
The killer is now dead.
Slaughters cease
Return to peace
No need to live in dread.
avenger09 almost 5 years ago
Can’t believe
What I see
Bullets flying
How can it be
That Tracy’s found
It’s flesh and blood
But Tar-man’s shot
Was just a dud
I suppose if logic
Had run it’s course
Then probably Sam
Would be the next boss
Fortunately for Dick
The strip bears his name
Or else he’d be dying
Like Tar just the same.
Neil Wick almost 5 years ago
Good morning™, happy Easter and happy Passover, everyone!
I’m not sure I understand why dying in a garbage dump is ironic. Does Barnabas think he is human garbage? It appears that he said that with his last breath, judging by the shape of the speech bubble.
jonahhex1 almost 5 years ago
Like I said…..no criminal EVER wins a shootout with Dick Tracy.
Next stop for Barnabas Tar – BOOT HILL.
22ph almost 5 years ago
It doesn’t look like Tracy is aiming for a kill
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 5 years ago
For those kind of criminals dying is too easy to get off from the suffer train he was on. A long lonely frustrating stretch. Doctors are getting better at reviving the newly dead. If they can reach them in time. He may just be unconscious. I’d resuscitate him. Only the living can suffer, the dead do not. And he needs to suffer. Such people should only get out upon death, give his brain to science to study. And inhume him with just his prison number to identify him. And above all don’t mention it.
Constantine500 almost 5 years ago
Actual on-screen, “real-time” gunplay & a hit. And last we got Grimm with a bloody shoulder wound. The Tribune must be loosening its censorship.
AnyFace almost 5 years ago
“Action™~!!”✨
“Suspense™~!!”✨
“Climax™~!!”✨
fredville almost 5 years ago
once again, although he is a bad guy, another criminal’s needless death, because in real life, they would have surrounded him with cops, and taken him in alive.Tracy seems to enjoy killing people; he sure puts himself in enough unnecessary situations so he can play Quick Draw…
Mark Jeffrey Premium Member almost 5 years ago
The Crimestoppers panel is good for multiple reasons. Leaving a car running, even when sitting at a long stop light, is both a waste of gas and an unnecessary burden on the environment. Modern cars restart very easily, and some will even shut down the engine automatically when it isn’t under load (and I don’t mean just hybrids or electric).
Gent almost 5 years ago
Let him be, so the raccoons may not go hungry!
Knightman Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Tracy had him targeted and Tar drew and fired. Result wild shot, Tracy’s direct hit!!! Years of practice at Police range!!!
crobinson019 almost 5 years ago
Well this has been a rather disappointing arc. I think we could have done the whole thing without Joe, and there really wasn’t much of a mystery to follow. I imagine the Mayor will be down on the Chief because the DAILY is one of her supporters!
jrankin1959 almost 5 years ago
Will we get all of the deathbed confession before the next MM?
avenger09 almost 5 years ago
What a day
To shout hooray
Death has been overcome
The time’s arrived
He is alive
Evil’s on the run
So celebrate
Love defeated hate
Our hearts are filled with glee
The risen one
God’s only Son
Enables us to be free!
….
A happy and blessed Easter to everyone in Tracyville!
georgestrum5 almost 5 years ago
Classic Dick Tracy today!
seismic-2 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Is Tar’s dying on a pile of garbage really “ironic”? Remember what Phillip Marlowe told us in the penultimate paragraph of Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep: “What did it matter where you lay once you were dead? In a dirty sump or in a marble tower on top of a high hill? You were dead, you were sleeping the big sleep, you were not bothered by things like that. Oil and water were the same as wind and air to you. You just slept the big sleep, not caring about the nastiness of how you died or where you fell.”
William Bednar Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Not ironic, appropriate!
jless almost 5 years ago
I know it is just a comic, but how about giving us a little help suspending disbelief? Face to face, both shoot and the bullet completely miss Tracy!Why not the bullet just grazing his arm or shoulder? The art as always a plus, the storylines are disappointing.
Durak Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Sure hope that Barnabas’ stray shot didn’t hit Joe. He’s still out there, somewhere, isn’t he?
Another Take almost 5 years ago
1-BARN: Let’s shoot each others bullets out of the air. That would be so cool! DT: Ok. 2-DT: You missed. BARN: No you did…ugh… DT: Oh? Sorry about that. 3-BARN: How’s my cardigan? 4-BARN: You didn’t hit it did you? I want to be buried in it. Promise me you’ll see that I’m buried in it… 5-DT: Ummm, that’ll be up to whoever finds you. I’m outta here. I can’t afford to get mixed up in a killing over a restaurant food fight. BARN: At least I’ll die knowing I beat the bill…cough…Ol’ Barn’s going out a winner…(last wheeze and gasp)
kantuck-nadie almost 5 years ago
I shouldn’t speak ill of the dying, but…
Couldn’t happen to a better class of trash. No, I don’t apologize. Worthless crap like this doesn’t deserve to be alive.
PoppaBob Premium Member almost 5 years ago
No bullet hole in DT’s hat – how disappointing! The slug must be in the bullet-proof vest, which is why DT survived and the perp did not! What, you all expect something different from DT???
Ray Toler almost 5 years ago
Suffice it to say that Bonnie won’t be having a second date with BarTar.
Ray Toler almost 5 years ago
Joe will now be offered a job on Tracy’s team (he can replace Lt. Teevo or Groovy Grove—neither of those positions have been filled that I know of). He will marry Bonnie who will become pregnant and challenge Kandikane’s record for the world’s longest pregnancy.
buckman-j almost 5 years ago
I think Joe is like that guy in the old Kingston Trio song, “He may ride forever ‘neath the streets of Boston , he’s the man who never returned.” I still don’t know if this cat’s the serial killer. Proof maybe?
OldTracy almost 5 years ago
The first two panels look like an homage to the shootout in the opening to the funny “Police Squad” TV series. Even the trash cans are there. RIP Leslie Nielson.
iggyman almost 5 years ago
Did he die? How about Bonnie and Joe? I hope they tie up the loose ends!
mysterysciencefreezer almost 5 years ago
With all the perps Dick has taken out over the years, you’d think they’d take him off the streets on sheer mental health precautions.
Sisyphos almost 5 years ago
Foolish man, serial killer, Bar Tar draws down on Tracy. Bar Tar falls. Time to take out the trash!
BLAM! And another one bites the dust.
A dramatic confrontation, with a familiar ending.
—Which leaves a week for wrapping up loose ends or heating up a romance, or both….
dwkiser28603 almost 5 years ago
Damn,Tar missed!
clayface9 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
It’s like rain on your dying day.
Wavey Davey almost 5 years ago
Pleased to see Dick Tracy holding his pistol correctly! Both thumbs on the same side. Proper form no doubt helped him perform well under stress and and successfully defend his life.
Ricky Bennett almost 5 years ago
Rangers in the night
Exchanging ammo
Firing at first sight
Their guns went blammo
They were sharing lead
Before the night was throooooough…