Good segue, great art. I am curious about why the story arcs have been so short. Locher took forever to do nothing, these guys have great pacing and storytelling but things wrap up right when they’re becoming fascinating.
It’s going to be interesting to see how the kid fits into the arc. Right now I don’t see where they need much of an investigation. They have evidence of a crime (the pirated, bootleg DVD) and they know who sold it. Lean on Barney and make him talk. Problem solved, unless they need an innocent-looking kid to buy DVDs from Barney’s supplier.
This Honeymoon is very cute and endearing; I hope she comes to no harm working with Sam and Pop Pop. Good thing Tracy checked with that Gould guy at the Scarlet Sting Company!
@Maxine (from yesterday) Just some speculation and observation. ;D
@Quantumtopedo1 (from yesterday) You’re welcome. It is good to see the team use Tracy’s old friends, though I’m finding Vitamin Flintheart to be conspicuously absent so far. Tess as well, come to think of it. We’ve only seen her in one panel since the new team took over!
I am so glad to see that Honeymoon will be following in the footsteps as her “pop pop”, and her dad Junior in fighting crime. Even her mother, the late Moonmaid helped Tracy fight cime in the 70’s. I am just THRILLED that Joe and Mike have brought Honeymoon back to life. I love the way Joe is drawing her.
Could someone help me out with the genealogy here (Honeymoon)…is Junior Dick Tracy’s son? Was he married to Moonmaid? Where does Sparkle Plenty fit in? (I do know that Sparkle was the first child born to Gertie & B.O.)
Scuttlebutt99: my initial thought was, it’s obviously a copyright violation. The first amendment doesn’t allow you to steal other people’s work. And that’s fine up through the “and” in the second panel—the SS, as a fictional character, belongs to the Scarlet Sting Company Inc LLC etc. .BUT… in the Tracyverse, Dick himself is a real person, not a fictional character, and if the “Making of Scarlet Sting” book is a piece of non-fiction, it’s not at all clear that Tracy has any trademark or property rights to his own name. Just as Doubleup has no legal right to keep the local paper from reporting on his arrest..That fourth wall can get really complicated at times…
Junior is Dick Tracy’s adopted son.Junior married a character called Moon Maid. He and Moon Maid had a daughter named Honeymoon.Moon Maid was killed when all traces of the Science Fiction era of Dick Tracy were mothballed or eradicated.Junior then married Sparkle Plenty. Junior and Sparkle had her first kid, Junior’s second, Sparkle Plenty Jr.
If you means the guy who killed Mysta Tracy, aka Moon Maid, not exactly.
Little Littel was trying to kill Tracy to cash in on a million dollar bounty the Big Boy had put on his head. The wrong person got killed.
Dick, Jr., enraged and grief-stricken, helped develop evidence that Littel was the prime suspect, and went out to confront him, with the intention of killing him.
Before he could take the irreversible final step of murdering LIttel in revenge, Littel’s wife, Lily Littel, intervened. Littel had been in the process of building a second bomb to take another try at Tracy, which he had armed just before Junior’s entrance.
Tracy, Sam, and Lizz arrived before Lily could kill Junior. But the bomb started to activate.
Littel ordered everyone out and tried to disarm it, but unsuccessfully. Littel, though a murderer, redeemed himself by saving everyone else.
The whole story can be found in DICK TRACY – THE COLLINS CASEFILES, Volume One.
margueritem almost 13 years ago
Love her!
Tarry Plaguer almost 13 years ago
Good evening all! Mr. Gould? Never heard of him. Is he a regular in the Tracy strip? Just kidding! Stop hitting me already!
jumbobrain almost 13 years ago
Good segue, great art. I am curious about why the story arcs have been so short. Locher took forever to do nothing, these guys have great pacing and storytelling but things wrap up right when they’re becoming fascinating.
Bill Thompson almost 13 years ago
It’s going to be interesting to see how the kid fits into the arc. Right now I don’t see where they need much of an investigation. They have evidence of a crime (the pirated, bootleg DVD) and they know who sold it. Lean on Barney and make him talk. Problem solved, unless they need an innocent-looking kid to buy DVDs from Barney’s supplier.
Sisyphos almost 13 years ago
This Honeymoon is very cute and endearing; I hope she comes to no harm working with Sam and Pop Pop. Good thing Tracy checked with that Gould guy at the Scarlet Sting Company!
Tarry Plaguer almost 13 years ago
Oh, I almost forgot. For those who want to relive the death of Moonmaid and see a younger honeymoon, here you go. The Death of Mysta Tracy
Aaron Mimura almost 13 years ago
@Maxine (from yesterday) Just some speculation and observation. ;D
@Quantumtopedo1 (from yesterday) You’re welcome. It is good to see the team use Tracy’s old friends, though I’m finding Vitamin Flintheart to be conspicuously absent so far. Tess as well, come to think of it. We’ve only seen her in one panel since the new team took over!
Aaron
dennis4476 Premium Member almost 13 years ago
I am so glad to see that Honeymoon will be following in the footsteps as her “pop pop”, and her dad Junior in fighting crime. Even her mother, the late Moonmaid helped Tracy fight cime in the 70’s. I am just THRILLED that Joe and Mike have brought Honeymoon back to life. I love the way Joe is drawing her.
Tarry Plaguer almost 13 years ago
I just found this fun project for Tracy fans. I think I’ll make one to put on Shelley’s desk. Cubee Craft – Dick Tracy
Det.DanDone almost 13 years ago
The shout out to Mr. Gould is a very nice touch,
florchi almost 13 years ago
Could someone help me out with the genealogy here (Honeymoon)…is Junior Dick Tracy’s son? Was he married to Moonmaid? Where does Sparkle Plenty fit in? (I do know that Sparkle was the first child born to Gertie & B.O.)
Dkram almost 13 years ago
The Tracy family are “Blue Bloods”
puddleglum1066 almost 13 years ago
Scuttlebutt99: my initial thought was, it’s obviously a copyright violation. The first amendment doesn’t allow you to steal other people’s work. And that’s fine up through the “and” in the second panel—the SS, as a fictional character, belongs to the Scarlet Sting Company Inc LLC etc. .BUT… in the Tracyverse, Dick himself is a real person, not a fictional character, and if the “Making of Scarlet Sting” book is a piece of non-fiction, it’s not at all clear that Tracy has any trademark or property rights to his own name. Just as Doubleup has no legal right to keep the local paper from reporting on his arrest..That fourth wall can get really complicated at times…
marvee almost 13 years ago
Is there some additional history to Scarlet Sting that those of us who haven’t followed Tracy regularly should know?
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ almost 13 years ago
Good morning everyone…
billdi Premium Member almost 13 years ago
yes indeed, thank you mr. gould
sydney almost 13 years ago
@marguritemI have to agree, that design of young teen Honeymoon - is the best design to come off Staton’s pen since he started on Dick Tracy.
It’s a winner !
Kenneth Buhagiar Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Honeymoon is so darned cute!!!
LightningMan almost 13 years ago
Junior is Dick Tracy’s adopted son.Junior married a character called Moon Maid. He and Moon Maid had a daughter named Honeymoon.Moon Maid was killed when all traces of the Science Fiction era of Dick Tracy were mothballed or eradicated.Junior then married Sparkle Plenty. Junior and Sparkle had her first kid, Junior’s second, Sparkle Plenty Jr.
cwreenactor almost 13 years ago
Nice tip of the fedora, guys.
TELawrence almost 13 years ago
@FlorchiHoneymoon is the daughter of Junior and the late Moon Maid. Sparkle Plenty is her stepmother.
willamp almost 13 years ago
countoftowergrove almost 13 years ago
Honeymoon is a Zappa fan?
Weegel almost 13 years ago
DW,
Re your question below:
" . . . did Tracy ever get the A-hole?"
If you means the guy who killed Mysta Tracy, aka Moon Maid, not exactly.
Little Littel was trying to kill Tracy to cash in on a million dollar bounty the Big Boy had put on his head. The wrong person got killed.
Dick, Jr., enraged and grief-stricken, helped develop evidence that Littel was the prime suspect, and went out to confront him, with the intention of killing him.
Before he could take the irreversible final step of murdering LIttel in revenge, Littel’s wife, Lily Littel, intervened. Littel had been in the process of building a second bomb to take another try at Tracy, which he had armed just before Junior’s entrance.
Tracy, Sam, and Lizz arrived before Lily could kill Junior. But the bomb started to activate.
Littel ordered everyone out and tried to disarm it, but unsuccessfully. Littel, though a murderer, redeemed himself by saving everyone else.
The whole story can be found in DICK TRACY – THE COLLINS CASEFILES, Volume One.