Where are the guests? The ambassador looks like a falling statue. Is that a wooden soldier I see? Tracy’s beginning to panic! This whole thing is beginning to look like a comic strip!
the irony here is that the new, passive, ineffectual Dick Tracy is most likely shrieking “GET OUT OF MY WAY!” in exactly the high C necessary to detonate the violin bomb.
The circus story took months for nothing to happen. This story is taking months for nothing to make sense. The whole conflict between dad and son really has nothing to do with the assassination plot, it just fills up panels pointlessly. If Gould, or Collins, were still writing, we would have some idea of why the villains want to kill the ambassador. This is just a bunch of throwaway plot devices that add up to a throwaway comic strip.
siiiiiigh. I guess I’ll go read Lio. That’s usually pretty good.
To describe the “quality” of today’s ART, I think we may best diplomatically use a “cedilla” here (i.e. a mark below the “C” so it’s pronounced like an “S” - and borrow the right word from One Eye Jack’s Casino …
Macy yells over his shoulder to Tess, “I’ve waited 75 years to get one of these babies. I know a guy named Virgil who has been looking for one. We’re rich, Tess! Woo-hoo!”
So, Detective Tracy, is that what you learned in Detective School? When you get a hunch you should go into a panic, knock people down, yell at them to get out of your way? Is that the way you want to teach the little boys who follow your adventures to behave?
Mommy, this broccoli seems heavier than it should be – GET OUT OF MY WAY!!!!
His feet were beating a rapid tattoo
His voice was sobbing, oh boo hoo
As he ran across the embassy floor
Hoping to make it through the door
What could be the reason for his haste
Was it a need to eliminate waste
What his motive was he would not say
He just kept shouting “out of my way”
The palace guard was solid as granite
He saw no reason for the panic
Tracy it seems was a man of action
The ambassador would be in need of traction
Desperation etched on his face
Tracy looked like a basket case
Tess looked on in disbelief
As Tracy sought to find relief
For the bomb that was in his hand
He’s lucky it wasn’t a Baby Grand
What will happen to our plucky hero
Will he bomb and become a zero
Or will he triumph and save the day
Earning from all a big hooray.
And thank you leakysqueaky,
your avatar is really freaky.
nightkawks, .Perhaps because Gweedo used the the plural instead of the more customaty singular form. Most of the time it’s a “computer program” that does the work on specifically chosen words.
It gets “over-reaching” and silly sometimes. e.g.If I use the well known Biblical phrasing of :
“Balem tied is bleeep to a tree and walked 40 miles into Jerusulem”
You’ll note that my “other” word for Donkey has become a “bleeep” !
On the other hand, by simply putting a “full stop” in front of your word … Presto! - you bypbleeep the computer ! e.g.”Balem tied his .bleeep to a tree and walked … etc (another test - “a bunch of bleeepes”)
Of course, the manual ones could get to you if you’re flagged or spotted and deemed too offensive
OH MY **! I guess they have “tidied up” that loophole, But you could always try h-y-p-h-e-n-a-t-i-n-g OR misspelling the word and see what happens. Sorry !
tested it again the “plural” on Gweeno’s word WORKS
Bob, don’t go. Your posts are a island of relief for those of us who have been castaway the producers of this strip. I appreciate your kind words and do apologize for my churlish behavior in not acknowledging your efforts. You are an inspiration, and have been missed of late. Besides, matty may return and you would not want to miss out on the fun that would be. Stay, post, join in the fun again. Come back Bob, come back.
Oh, come on now, Bob. I hardly ever get any recognition or response to any of my posts. Especially since MPH disappeared. And his responses were far from complimentary. I post occasionally when I can not believe what I am reading in the strip. And my best is not in any league near your weakest.
I appreciate all the posters here. I’m pressed for time, and don’t comment on what each one of you says, but I read each comment and enjoy them. I’m sure that a lot of others do the same!
margueritem said, “I appreciate all the posters here. I’m pressed for time, and don’t comment on what each one of you says, but I read each comment and enjoy them. I’m sure that a lot of others do the same!”
leakysqueaky712 over 14 years ago
It would be nice if the bomb went off right now.
Then this could be the end of the strip!!!
margueritem over 14 years ago
“Panicky Idiot”, I like that!
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ over 14 years ago
Where are the guests? The ambassador looks like a falling statue. Is that a wooden soldier I see? Tracy’s beginning to panic! This whole thing is beginning to look like a comic strip!
Llewellenbruce over 14 years ago
It could of been worse. The ambassador could of been blown away.
jumbobrain over 14 years ago
the irony here is that the new, passive, ineffectual Dick Tracy is most likely shrieking “GET OUT OF MY WAY!” in exactly the high C necessary to detonate the violin bomb.
The circus story took months for nothing to happen. This story is taking months for nothing to make sense. The whole conflict between dad and son really has nothing to do with the assassination plot, it just fills up panels pointlessly. If Gould, or Collins, were still writing, we would have some idea of why the villains want to kill the ambassador. This is just a bunch of throwaway plot devices that add up to a throwaway comic strip.
siiiiiigh. I guess I’ll go read Lio. That’s usually pretty good.
Kiba65 over 14 years ago
This is bad!!! Really BAD:
Dylanio21 over 14 years ago
Wow the art suddenly got so much better.
coratelli over 14 years ago
This storyline is not bad. And the artwork is improved.
LudwigVonDrake over 14 years ago
Is that the Ambassador or Sloppy the Clown?
fishbulb over 14 years ago
Panel 1. It looks as if the artist outlined and colored in Tracy from yesterday. A “Dick Tracing”, if you will.
rmax4131 over 14 years ago
Remember Quick Draw McGraw and “El Kabong”? That would be so cool!
veldy over 14 years ago
Actually looks like Pops the clown, webbed hands and all, is back. And yes, that is a wood soldier, budget cuts you know
ridenslide65 over 14 years ago
How do Dick have ANY idea what the heck is going on with the strad? Someone please enlighten me.
ridenslide65 over 14 years ago
I LOVED Quick Draw and El Kabong as well as his little buddy BaBa Looey.
ridenslide65 over 14 years ago
The person that Dick is running past with his arms up is defying gravity. Look at his feet. He just about to fall on hi arse.
sydney over 14 years ago
To describe the “quality” of today’s ART, I think we may best diplomatically use a “cedilla” here (i.e. a mark below the “C” so it’s pronounced like an “S” - and borrow the right word from One Eye Jack’s Casino …
The word is … “.CHIT”
prrdh over 14 years ago
fishbulb said, about 2 hours ago
Panel 1. It looks as if the artist outlined and colored in Tracy from yesterday. A “Dick Tracing”, if you will.A ‘Dick Tracing’ would be of only one part of the detective and would I suspect be visible only under a microscope.
Plods with ...™ over 14 years ago
I dunno, Mr. Phillips, I kinda like the look in panel 3.
DT’s really gotta go bad or someone stuck a violin bow up his butt.
either one is hil freakin larious
Morrow Cummings over 14 years ago
Macy yells over his shoulder to Tess, “I’ve waited 75 years to get one of these babies. I know a guy named Virgil who has been looking for one. We’re rich, Tess! Woo-hoo!”
Nighthawks Premium Member over 14 years ago
the bleeep??— the bleeep? you can’t say the bleeep, it will get bleeped!
Nighthawks Premium Member over 14 years ago
wait a sec, howcum I got bleeped but gweedo didn’t? that is really the bleeep
CougarAllen over 14 years ago
So, Detective Tracy, is that what you learned in Detective School? When you get a hunch you should go into a panic, knock people down, yell at them to get out of your way? Is that the way you want to teach the little boys who follow your adventures to behave?
Mommy, this broccoli seems heavier than it should be – GET OUT OF MY WAY!!!!
-Cougar :{)
kab2rb over 14 years ago
I didn’t know DT could move that fast to save others. People move out of his way he is trying to save the day.
idarke over 14 years ago
I need to comment on …. say, this mouse is heavier than it should be -GET OUT OF MY WAY!!!
FLIGHT SUIT over 14 years ago
idarke, that’s the funniest comment of this entire story arc!
wndrwrthg over 14 years ago
His feet were beating a rapid tattoo His voice was sobbing, oh boo hoo As he ran across the embassy floor Hoping to make it through the door What could be the reason for his haste Was it a need to eliminate waste What his motive was he would not say He just kept shouting “out of my way” The palace guard was solid as granite He saw no reason for the panic Tracy it seems was a man of action The ambassador would be in need of traction Desperation etched on his face Tracy looked like a basket case Tess looked on in disbelief As Tracy sought to find relief For the bomb that was in his hand He’s lucky it wasn’t a Baby Grand What will happen to our plucky hero Will he bomb and become a zero Or will he triumph and save the day Earning from all a big hooray.
And thank you leakysqueaky, your avatar is really freaky.
wndrwrthg over 14 years ago
Roger that BASSMANBOB, we have you on visual. You are cleared for posting.
leakysqueaky712 over 14 years ago
WW You are a trip wtg. Thats my saints potato head avatar lol
Hey, does anyone read Judge Parker??
It looks like there has been some change in the artwork there.
Any thoughts??
sydney over 14 years ago
nightkawks, .Perhaps because Gweedo used the the plural instead of the more customaty singular form. Most of the time it’s a “computer program” that does the work on specifically chosen words.
It gets “over-reaching” and silly sometimes. e.g.If I use the well known Biblical phrasing of :
“Balem tied is bleeep to a tree and walked 40 miles into Jerusulem”
You’ll note that my “other” word for Donkey has become a “bleeep” !
On the other hand, by simply putting a “full stop” in front of your word … Presto! - you bypbleeep the computer ! e.g.”Balem tied his .bleeep to a tree and walked … etc (another test - “a bunch of bleeepes”)
Of course, the manual ones could get to you if you’re flagged or spotted and deemed too offensive
OH MY **! I guess they have “tidied up” that loophole, But you could always try h-y-p-h-e-n-a-t-i-n-g OR misspelling the word and see what happens. Sorry !
tested it again the “plural” on Gweeno’s word WORKS
Plods with ...™ over 14 years ago
They have pools at a concert hall?
chromosome Premium Member over 14 years ago
Everyone out of the water!
LudwigVonDrake over 14 years ago
Wait a minute…what did I miss? What happened with BB??
Durak Premium Member over 14 years ago
gotta go, gotta go, gotta go right now
sydney over 14 years ago
BASSMANBOB, How can you say you’re not appreciated (?) when you’ve hardly posted and folks for a long time have been asking you to do so ?
Today I smiled … a small “whiff” of what was once a regular, appreciated humerous “rewrite” of the weeks events.
It’s still needed, still wanted AND we ALL insist, we want it !
margueritem over 14 years ago
BB, shame on you! Of course we appreciate what you write. Since this is the first time I’ve been on the computer all day, how could I comment?
wndrwrthg over 14 years ago
Bob, don’t go. Your posts are a island of relief for those of us who have been castaway the producers of this strip. I appreciate your kind words and do apologize for my churlish behavior in not acknowledging your efforts. You are an inspiration, and have been missed of late. Besides, matty may return and you would not want to miss out on the fun that would be. Stay, post, join in the fun again. Come back Bob, come back.
fishbulb over 14 years ago
Oh, come on now, Bob. I hardly ever get any recognition or response to any of my posts. Especially since MPH disappeared. And his responses were far from complimentary. I post occasionally when I can not believe what I am reading in the strip. And my best is not in any league near your weakest.
margueritem over 14 years ago
I appreciate all the posters here. I’m pressed for time, and don’t comment on what each one of you says, but I read each comment and enjoy them. I’m sure that a lot of others do the same!
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ over 14 years ago
margueritem said, “I appreciate all the posters here. I’m pressed for time, and don’t comment on what each one of you says, but I read each comment and enjoy them. I’m sure that a lot of others do the same!”
Same here!
ridenslide65 over 14 years ago
We NEED BASSMAN BOB BACK!!!
margueritem over 14 years ago
R_Noonan63 you do.
chromosome Premium Member over 14 years ago
I’m an infrequent poster, too. I usually only make a quick quip about the comic. I wish I had more time to respond to other posters.