Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for March 16, 2011

And today Dick Tracy regains the power to detect and understand clues!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0fxSiC6pOI

OK, I see some very Locher-esque silhouettes. The only thing Staton and Curtis are getting wrong is that the characters still look human in silhouette. Don’t they know that they’re supposed to look like Godzilla and Megalon when they’re back-lit?

Another complaint:

You’d think that with each passing day, the chances of a continuity error would increase exponentially. Yet here we are on day three, and we haven’t got even one continuity error.

Come on Staton and Curtis, we’re dying of starvation here!

it’s such a pleasure to read this comic now. Liz looks happy, so the news can’t be too bad.

The uniforms match, too. ‘tain’t fair!

margueritem said, “it’s such a pleasure to read this comic now. Liz looks happy, so the news can’t be too bad.”

Liz is happy because she finally looks like a human…

Is it me or is the new cartoonist a better drawer than Locher was?

This is scary. Everything is moving so fast. Locher would never have done that to us.

Pat had cancer?

Question; did Gould use silhouettes in his version of Dick Tracy? A lot? Some of you guys who have DT comics from the “Really Old Days” might look that up. I’ve read Tracy off and on since the 1960s, but I can’t remember “for sure” if Gould did this or not. Not that it matters, Staton and Curtis seem to be using the technique to good effect.

The Master used silhouettes on occasion, as most cartoonists do. I agree, fellow MMM, this is being used well here. :)

-MMM-

Will Liz become MRS. Chief ? ? ?

Looks like Liz is happy to be a detective again.

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Of course Liz would be happy to be a detective when you look at all the idiocy she’s had to deal with in the past few years

If the reset means that the past mumble years slide into obscurity, fine.

Guys: It’s LIZZ, not LIZ

Lizz is the happy, sexy policewoman. Liz was that sad, anorexic thing with the horn-shaped hair-do.

Wow. Just wow. Patton’s back after his retirement by way of a valid explanation. I could see someone retiring due to illness. I could also see someone getting treatment that was effective to the point of going back to work.

This is all making sense…getting dizzy…difficulty…fathoming good story telling…feeling faint…I have to go sit down…wait, I am sitting down…

Patton’s treatment was successful, and Sam’s plastic surgery worked well, and Lizz found both her missing Z and a hair stylistist. Tracy found his hat. Life is good in the Major Crime Squad.

Michael McMillan asks: Did Gould use silhouttes ?

Yes, he certainly did on occasion. Here are some dates : 5-27-59 – Rhodent 12-24-54 – B.O.Plenty and Family 11-10-62 – Tracy and 52 Gang 11-10-62 – Tracy and HQ Group

In the latter case, in was Christmas Eve, ‘snowing’ and 3 of the 4 panels were in silhouttes. The contrast with the snow was quite effective

When will GoComics update the byline for this strip?

Maybe. On Js comics and comics.com are updated.

I recently ” caught up ” with DT after not following for sevral years. It was obvious that both the writing and art had gone downhill…and it was time for a change.

Locher was a great artist, but a poor scripter. Brozman incoperated a few ” Gouldisms ” that I liked ( ie. distorted anatomy/angles, like Dick looking at his wrist radio with the short arm ), but his art overall was subpar.

I am anxious regarding the new team. Never read any of Curtis’ stuff, but have loved Staton for years. I have faith in his(Staton) storytelling, but hope he will bring back that Gould style.

How about color?

So nice to see such clean, professional-looking artwork on this strip again! A huge improvement over the muddy, sloppy mess we’ve had to look at for far-too-long. And best of all, the plot is moving at a decent clip. The new team is off to a great start here and hopefully they’ll have a very long and successful run on Dick Tracy!

Woo-hoo!

Dick Tracy has been saved!

great artwork all’s well in toontown

The color on today’s strip is bordering on hideous, especially Sam’s Leprechaun outfit. I much prefer the black and white for the dailies.

Oh wow! I spotted a continuity error, but it is very minor. The brim of Sam’s hat is different between the two panels.

This is a great, and restored, strip!

For having undergone chemo, Pat is looking very well nurished. Chemo supplemented with canibis and milk shakes?

No colorization of daily strips!!! It just buries the beauty of the artwork! If you want color, buy a box of crayons and color in your monitor. Or do some mushrooms.

3 days without a recap! NICE! I could get used to this!

I really love the “new” look

Lizz got a new hair do to celebrate getting rid of the chief’s job.

And the third day comes, and the blossoming continues. I’m almost crazy enough to stay up till 3 in the morning, waiting for the next installment. Almost.

…Here’s another vote against colorization , Staton (whom I’m Facebook freinds with and have had exchanges with there) said to me, basically , that he draws it with B&W in mind , though , remembering 1950s comic-book reprints , thinking of colorization too . BTW , I think that Locher’s approach was good , too , and I’m speaking out in (reasonable) support of him , too !

Well it looks like things are looking up for this comic strip. The art work and story telling is already an improvement.

Maybe she be a deputy chief since she has practical experaince.

Anyone notice that all the Locher-era police uniforms have been replaced with realistic ones? Great! Locher’s uniforms looked like something a Central American dictator would wear to a Revolution Anniversary Parade.

Liz is going back to her job at “The House Of The Rising Sun”-

That’s the way the computer labelling works, Rightwingmoron. Previously Locher got sole credit for all the works in the Gocomics archive, back to 2001. The names don’t change on the comics themselves.

Where’s Groovy Groves?

Uh, didn’t Groovy die? (Not that that is a serious impediment in comics…)

gimmickgenius said, about 11 hours ago

Where’s Groovy Groves?

Groovy was killed of in the mid-80’s. He and Lizz had a death bed wedding. Sweet!