Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for June 27, 2015

Good morning guys!

Good. Collin recorded the event.

wow good morning

Collin to the rescue! A really nice symmetrical juxtaposition of the four girls in the first panel.

What’s the significance of the logo on Collin’s shirt?

“Legion of Superheroes?”

Yay for Collin! Boo on the hoodrats! If Honeymoon gets a recharge, she ought to give the punks another jolt for good measure!

Ole Bev will be a different gal and I’d bet a little nicer. hee heehee

Well, Honeymoon looks almost knocked out in the first panel but it seems she’s okay. Beverly seems to be in pain, but not too badly hurt. Her hair-do hasn’t made out so well, though.

LS on Collin’s shirt………. “Loves Shipley’s” (big donut chain)

Thanks, Morrow!

Are you sure though?

Might stand for “Lunarian Society,” y’know.

That could be the moon behind those letters.

I think that’s L5 for the L5 Society which promotes a colony in space: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L5_Society

That makes the best sense, Sam.

Science Class !! LS ? Laser Science ? he he

Has anyone every explained the change in artwork ?

Colin looks like a young Mike Curtis….

Looks like Bev’s pulling a Bill Laimbeer and making like she’s hurt worse than she really is. Typical bully tactic… hurt others, then cry foul when they’re on the receiving end.

I hope Honey’s okay, and I really hope Collin has it recorded. And I REALLY need to stop these damned “charged with battery” puns rolling around in my skull.

Good morning DT fans!I hope even there #love wins!

Joe seems to be tweaking how he depicts Honeymoon’s antennae/horns a bit, they look almost like barrettes or hair clips today, honoring Honeymoon’s Lunarian heritage without being quite so distracting. More subtle.

Morning, Tracyville!

I think there’s some significance to this Collin character. I read it somewhere but now I’ve forgotten where and what it said.

Collin intervenes—for the better, as he seems to have recorded the Stunning Event on his smartphone. Honeymoon recovers her wits over the three panels, step by step. Frizzy-top Bev (that’s a New Look for her!) whines. And, finally, I have a feeling that we will soon find out for what the “LS” logo on Collin’s tee stands….

Here is the link to the page, I hope:

http://comicbook.com/2015/06/03/dick-tracy-comic-strip-to-take-on-bullying-with-guest-star-littl/

one of my “adopted nephews” (former friend of my nephew/godson) is named COLLIN with two l’s and he is a skinny beanpole of a guy lol

anyone remember YEARS AGO when mike actually said that there was a story with The Brow’s Son coming up where they actually reveal his name?!?!

Thanks for the comicbook.com story – this explains the two people in the Joe Station promotional art on the Cardinal webpage (http://www.gocomics.com/thecardinal) – they are Collin and his mom.

We Love You, Moon Maid!!!

The “L” on Collin’s shirt looks a lot like how it looks in Interlac, the 30th Century alphabet used in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES, so I think that’s a reasonable guess. On the other hand, “L-5” sounds reasonable too.

I thought I would bring out things that everyone else is missing due to the t-shirt (Actually the L5 Society sounds about right :) Pity it wasn’t the Planetary Society.

I’m afraid this may escalate into something far worse. History has shown, a bully that was rebuffed, tends to wish to enact revenge unless something intervenes; be it an advocate, or Honeymoon offering a laurel. (and not to beat it over Bev’s head) Nazi Germany, anyone?

But yes, I saw classic bully behaviour with TJ. Trying to defend Bev, when she knows precisely what transpired.

A bountiful weekend to all. -—————Colin to the rescue. He was probably bullied because of his weight. He and Honeymoon are probably good friends. Annie will become Colin’s friend also.-—————Gweedo ‘the Wise’ said about 7 confessions ago: Have they added blaspheming….-—-We’ll vouch that your blood sugar was low and you didn’t know what you were saying. LOL.-—————-Be well my friends.

I doubt Beverly will be better. In fact probably worse. She will probably make it her mission to run Honeymoon off. Bullies are like that.

I am suspecting Collin’s T-shirt refers to the L5 Society who believe a space station could be built at the L5 Lagrangian point around the sun’s orbit. The graphic behind the lettering seems to be a diagram of the Lagrangian points in Earth’s orbit.

However, when it became apparent that the cost for such a space station would be enormous, the L5 Society merged with the National Space Institute.

Floating Space Colonies Hit Economic Reality

Interestingly, affiliated with this group is the Moon Miner’s Manifesto (Lunar Reclamation Society) who believe in expanding the earth/moon economy by mining the moon and asteroids—an organization that looks like Diet Smith could get behind (if relations with Moon Governor are rekindled).

The video of this incident will go viral on YouTube in an hour.

Collin = Tuxedo Mask?

Three against two… give it up, Bev and TJ.

The whole incident should be recorded on mall security cameras, so there’s a record of it, even if Collin didn’t record it.

Well she was told not to touch. And i remember what happens from the old comics. Serves her right.

As much as I am enjoying this current story I am a little sad. Why have Annie around if a Bully is not going to get socked?

Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers for my wife’s brother George. He was removed from life support yesterday afternoon and passed away peaceful a few minutes later. It was very difficult for us having just gone through it with my mom.

Quick thinking on Collin’s part!

With this Honeymoon ‘transformation’ to being more like Moon People . . . I’m ‘envisaging; a date with Diet Smith, to analyse and pontificate, using charts/diagrams on the wall, to tell us exactly what ’degree’ of powers she’s inherited.

Will it be ‘Full House’ ? Everything ?Interesting to get a definitive update !,p>Seems almost logical (maybe, mandatory?), to have her new Powers PLAY an unexpected, amazing roll, perhaps to ‘save’ (say) Tracy (?) . . . before the Bribery case (can I call him that?) is over ! Could be a early step toward the ambition of being the World’s Greatest Detective ?

Nice to ‘speculate’ on these tings

@avenger09: My deepest sympathy for your loss. Praying for you and your family.

Best wishes for you, avenger09

“… Why have Annie around if a Bully is not going to get socked?”-——————————————————-

Well “Punchy”, that seems a reasonable question . . . ;-)They had indeed (via other media), heralded it’s coming as a School Bullying Event . . .

But on occasion there’s a ‘difference’ between EVENT and ‘INTENT’ . . .

The latter, being predominantly - to dramatize - her ‘coming out’ with “Moon Powers” !The School Bulling scenario, occurred in a Shopping Mall. Certainly novel and very interesting, but really did serve more as a convenient “vehicle” to bring a profound (forward) “change” (since Collins HIT of the Space ERASER button some 36 years ago)Aside from getting reader “attention”, I’d ‘speculate’ that it also ‘signals’ future intent.

If the ‘arrival’ of “Half-a-Moon Maid” hadn’t told us, Honeymoon’s powers point ‘quietly’ … to a Door that’s now been clearly left Ajar . . .

JP, I know what you mean and in the real world it is always better to look for the peaceful solution to the problem. But this is an action and adventure comic strip which does depend on a certain amount of violence to get the job done. Annie has a long history of not suffering fools and bullys gladly. To have her just standing by and being a witness to events seems like a waste of the character. Any friend of Honeymoon’s could have filled the part. But, who knows. maybe I am speaking too soon and Annie will have a bigger part to play in the days to come. The weather is beautiful here in Milwaukee today. I hope it’s nice where you are as well!

Haha. Maybe. “✯✯ Vista Bill ✯✯” seems to have acquired a companion from Mike!

In another dimension Gweedo told Neil Wick,Mike is very good at pairing up. Maybe he could do a match for me.-——————————————————————————

Sorry, Gweedo, Universal has the rights to Bride of Frankenstein.

@Gweedo ‘the Broad-Surface Painter’: Thanks for clarifying that. My apologies. Have a peaceful night my friend.

Gweedo took my comment well and replied,That’s okay, Bill. I want someone with all their OWN body parts.-————————————————————————-

I’ll see if I/we can dig up something/someone for you, Gweedo. Would you prefer cold, warm, or hot?

Loss of family is always a bummer, Av. But on the lighter side, he’s not suffering anymore and, undoubtedly, is in a better place.