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Panel #2 shows Locher at his creative best: it is a mirror image of a panel from 18 August. As for the numbers in that panel, that isnāt the date, itās the year this arc started. AD or BC, I couldnāt say.
Why does Thick want Dāipstick to attach the fake tattoo from the body to the confession? Aside from having a high āickā factor, does this mean that Thick expects a handcuffed man to dig up a grave and excise some rotting flesh from a corpse?
And never mind that Penny already confessed to the scam with the stiff. Has there ever been any proof or testimony that Dāoggydoo has a tattoo? Would it matter?
Iāll repeat a comment I made in yesterdayās forum: what if Cranky Jesus is supposed to be Warren Beatty? What if this whole arc is Locherās feeble effort to lampoon Beatty over the lawsuit for the rights to Dick Tracy?
The laughable thing about Tribuneās charges is that they say the rights reverted to them because Beatty has made āno creative useā of Dick Tracy. Have they looked at this strip in the past decade?
And now for all you people who have been keeping up with it, the official count is NINE. Thatās right. Mrs. 3-D is now on her 9th set of earrings in the 10 minutes of actual time for this scene to take place. For all those who canāt afford all those earrings youāll be glad to know that for the very first time, she has recycled a pair.
Sheās eager to confess to a relatively minor felony, isnāt she? Gee, Thick, think she might be lying again? Has anyone had the sense to handcuff her, too?
There are about seven weeks left til the end of the year and, please, Locherās retirement. So far heās averaged one plot twist per week. Waste one week at the end of the year for the obligatory bad jokes and stupid banter, and that leaves six lame surprises in the future. Yeesh.
Right Wing, I have a suspicion that Locher got his tray support notion from his kitchen cabinets. Drawers are supported on slides, and I fancy that Locher has the same idea about morgue tables. That at least makes some sense in a story which has precious little of that commodity.
I did an image search for mortuary freezers. Within the limits of Locherās crude drawing skills, the slide-out trays look like what he has there. See, for (non-gross) example:
Hey, Bill, thanks for the mortuary freezer link! I appreciate that the racks on that model are removable for cleaning purposes, but itās the evapoway pan for condensate removal that really sold me. I could definitely use one of those babies in my kitchen.
OK; I see Locherās logic. In 7 weeks he retires, so he will drip out answers to the obvious holes in his story. The tattoo - thatās one. I canāt wait ātill he gets to the contradictory ones. Cāmon seven weeks! If 3D is so smart, why doesnāt he tell Penny to shut up? He obviously can afford a lawyer. Even Algonquin C. Calhoun could get him off the rap.
I guess the reason Mrs. D keeps ducking in and out of the sewer is so she can change earrings. But why do all the others keep ducking in and out of the sewer?
Rightwingmoron, Locher is just lazy. He could give a few details that at least hint at the slide mechanism for the freezer, but itās quicker for him to draw a sheet over the cadaverāeven though that sheet would get tangled in the mechanisms. He has the same concept of illustration as a kindergartener who puts the āimportantā elements into a picture. Thick accuses someone of a crime? Show a scowl and a pointing hand! Someone has a pistol? Draw a Walther PPK again. And again, and again. Just draw it bigger when the threat is real big.
So far Locher has brought back two old factors: the wife and Butterfly McCorpse. The butterfly tattoo obviously means a lot to him. Maybe he took its āinspirationā from āPapillon.ā It might have been the start of Thickās ālogicā in going undercover:
In Locherās world, do billionaires have tattoos? No. Ergo the corpse was not Dāumbell. It was a criminal. So the alleged victim had to be alive. He was known to be tough and a fighter, so he killed his attacker. His wife was an accomplice because she lied about a tattoo he couldnāt have (remember that when Thick assaulted Dāippy, he demanded to see his shoulder.)
Weāll get a weekās worth of talk about the body and why a billionaire would find safety on the streets. The explanation for the money giveaway will be equally tedious. The ex-partners and Sue Doko are two other pieces of the jigsaw puzzle that Locher will jam into place.
I canāt believe that this idiotic non-story has been running since late July! Locherās retirement canāt come soon enough, and heās set the bar so low that just about any replacement will be seen as an improvement.
Iād love to see Tribune hire someone who can actually draw and write a decent comic strip and who respects the strip and its history, but I suspect thereās another Locheresque hack waiting in the wingsā¦after all, why start paying for competence now?
What the Hā¦ is a āfakeā tattoo? A temporary one? Or is the word duplicate too long to fit in the balloon?
Aackā¦sheās back! Where has the missus been hiding on an open city sidewalk for 5 days? Plus she already confessed her part with the funeral director on Oct 29. Sigh.
Will TMS continue this strip after Locher goes? TMS is part of the Tribune bankruptcy mess, which started several years ago and is still dragging out. Theyāve got money even though theyāre in chapter 11. But if you think theyāre any good at running a business, check out this:
The only positive thing in there is that they exclude the head of TMS from the bonuses. At least they recognize that the man who continues to give us Dick Locher hasnāt earned a bonus.
That first panel is a repeat, too, except for those wavy lines on the one eggcrate. Those lines ā¦ could they beāNEON NOODLE! Heās up to his old tricks again!
Bill Thompson over 14 years ago
Will somebody drop a house on her already?
Panel #2 shows Locher at his creative best: it is a mirror image of a panel from 18 August. As for the numbers in that panel, that isnāt the date, itās the year this arc started. AD or BC, I couldnāt say.
Why does Thick want Dāipstick to attach the fake tattoo from the body to the confession? Aside from having a high āickā factor, does this mean that Thick expects a handcuffed man to dig up a grave and excise some rotting flesh from a corpse?
And never mind that Penny already confessed to the scam with the stiff. Has there ever been any proof or testimony that Dāoggydoo has a tattoo? Would it matter?
Bill Thompson over 14 years ago
Iāll repeat a comment I made in yesterdayās forum: what if Cranky Jesus is supposed to be Warren Beatty? What if this whole arc is Locherās feeble effort to lampoon Beatty over the lawsuit for the rights to Dick Tracy?
The laughable thing about Tribuneās charges is that they say the rights reverted to them because Beatty has made āno creative useā of Dick Tracy. Have they looked at this strip in the past decade?
margueritem over 14 years ago
They can get the funeral director for abetting,,,
OldTracy over 14 years ago
And now for all you people who have been keeping up with it, the official count is NINE. Thatās right. Mrs. 3-D is now on her 9th set of earrings in the 10 minutes of actual time for this scene to take place. For all those who canāt afford all those earrings youāll be glad to know that for the very first time, she has recycled a pair.
jumbobrain over 14 years ago
Iād like a full confession from Locher about why he is trying to kill Dick Tracy.
FLIGHT SUIT over 14 years ago
Locher longs for the good old days when cops werenāt required to advise suspects of their Miranda rights.
thejensens over 14 years ago
āGreat Caesar ās ghost!ā, as Perry White, editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet used to say on the old Superman tv show in the 1950ās
I suppose we will spend the next week watching the capture of the Funeral Director.
Penny didnāt say āOh Dearā today.
As I mentioned in an earlier post, this story has been going on since july 22. At this rate, my son will done university before it is over.
They should putting Locher in the morgue.
Bill Thompson over 14 years ago
Sheās eager to confess to a relatively minor felony, isnāt she? Gee, Thick, think she might be lying again? Has anyone had the sense to handcuff her, too?
There are about seven weeks left til the end of the year and, please, Locherās retirement. So far heās averaged one plot twist per week. Waste one week at the end of the year for the obligatory bad jokes and stupid banter, and that leaves six lame surprises in the future. Yeesh.
mjmsprt40 over 14 years ago
Right Wing, I have a suspicion that Locher got his tray support notion from his kitchen cabinets. Drawers are supported on slides, and I fancy that Locher has the same idea about morgue tables. That at least makes some sense in a story which has precious little of that commodity.
Bill Thompson over 14 years ago
I did an image search for mortuary freezers. Within the limits of Locherās crude drawing skills, the slide-out trays look like what he has there. See, for (non-gross) example:
http://www.opacity.us/image924morguefreezer.htm
http://plymouth.gumtree.com/plymouth/68/65887368.html
JCFremont over 14 years ago
Hey, Bill, thanks for the mortuary freezer link! I appreciate that the racks on that model are removable for cleaning purposes, but itās the evapoway pan for condensate removal that really sold me. I could definitely use one of those babies in my kitchen.
Dr. Midnight over 14 years ago
Panel one: Well, it finally happened. Everyone has disappeared from the scene.
Morrow Cummings over 14 years ago
OK; I see Locherās logic. In 7 weeks he retires, so he will drip out answers to the obvious holes in his story. The tattoo - thatās one. I canāt wait ātill he gets to the contradictory ones. Cāmon seven weeks! If 3D is so smart, why doesnāt he tell Penny to shut up? He obviously can afford a lawyer. Even Algonquin C. Calhoun could get him off the rap.
Araldite over 14 years ago
The only interesting thing about this strip is what will happen at the end of December.
CougarAllen over 14 years ago
I guess the reason Mrs. D keeps ducking in and out of the sewer is so she can change earrings. But why do all the others keep ducking in and out of the sewer?
-Cougar :{)
JoeTrom over 14 years ago
Is Locher retiring? If so, does anyone have an idea who will take over?
Clevite Kid Premium Member over 14 years ago
ā¦ and Locher will tie the stiff with the tattoo to the dead body on the stage at the Science Museum ā¦
LudwigVonDrake over 14 years ago
The only āactionā in this strip lately was when Tracy tackled 3D and then it was forgotten about the next day.
Bill Thompson over 14 years ago
Rightwingmoron, Locher is just lazy. He could give a few details that at least hint at the slide mechanism for the freezer, but itās quicker for him to draw a sheet over the cadaverāeven though that sheet would get tangled in the mechanisms. He has the same concept of illustration as a kindergartener who puts the āimportantā elements into a picture. Thick accuses someone of a crime? Show a scowl and a pointing hand! Someone has a pistol? Draw a Walther PPK again. And again, and again. Just draw it bigger when the threat is real big.
Bill Thompson over 14 years ago
So far Locher has brought back two old factors: the wife and Butterfly McCorpse. The butterfly tattoo obviously means a lot to him. Maybe he took its āinspirationā from āPapillon.ā It might have been the start of Thickās ālogicā in going undercover:
In Locherās world, do billionaires have tattoos? No. Ergo the corpse was not Dāumbell. It was a criminal. So the alleged victim had to be alive. He was known to be tough and a fighter, so he killed his attacker. His wife was an accomplice because she lied about a tattoo he couldnāt have (remember that when Thick assaulted Dāippy, he demanded to see his shoulder.)
Weāll get a weekās worth of talk about the body and why a billionaire would find safety on the streets. The explanation for the money giveaway will be equally tedious. The ex-partners and Sue Doko are two other pieces of the jigsaw puzzle that Locher will jam into place.
Nimblejack over 14 years ago
I canāt believe that this idiotic non-story has been running since late July! Locherās retirement canāt come soon enough, and heās set the bar so low that just about any replacement will be seen as an improvement.
Iād love to see Tribune hire someone who can actually draw and write a decent comic strip and who respects the strip and its history, but I suspect thereās another Locheresque hack waiting in the wingsā¦after all, why start paying for competence now?
tsouthworth over 14 years ago
What the Hā¦ is a āfakeā tattoo? A temporary one? Or is the word duplicate too long to fit in the balloon?
Aackā¦sheās back! Where has the missus been hiding on an open city sidewalk for 5 days? Plus she already confessed her part with the funeral director on Oct 29. Sigh.
Bill Thompson over 14 years ago
Will TMS continue this strip after Locher goes? TMS is part of the Tribune bankruptcy mess, which started several years ago and is still dragging out. Theyāve got money even though theyāre in chapter 11. But if you think theyāre any good at running a business, check out this:
http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/83578/court-approves-tribune-bonus-plan
The only positive thing in there is that they exclude the head of TMS from the bonuses. At least they recognize that the man who continues to give us Dick Locher hasnāt earned a bonus.
Bill Thompson over 14 years ago
That first panel is a repeat, too, except for those wavy lines on the one eggcrate. Those lines ā¦ could they beāNEON NOODLE! Heās up to his old tricks again!