I figured out which movie they’re in. “Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid.” Thick is pessimistic Butch and Mordred is the ever-cheerful Sundance. That explains the crazy leap into the water, which has confounded the police and sheriff alike. Leave it to Locher to have a cop need to elude the police.
Once Etta Place shows up we’ll hear “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head.” But she’ll vanish, leaving our two romantic leads to continue on their merry way.
Genius that he is, Mordred has figured out how to keep warm and find safety: speak the word “fight.” Thick will run for all he’s worth, and won’t stop until he’s out of danger.
Since my only access to this is online, I have to remind myself that, somewhere, there are actually newspapers that are running this strip and that it’s sole purpose is not for people to snark upon online! In that context, I wonder if anyone still reads this in a paper and how many papers have dropped the strip!
That’s not a leather mask; it’s the Doc’s face. That’s why the mouth on the “mask” changes shape when he laughs. How’d it happen? A long and terrible story, involving a pig on wheels and a FLOOOOOM! inside a sealed tiger cage…
Nacherly, Thick doesn’t have his service weapon, either. He left it at home on the table with his teeth and brain. The only good thing is his Depends got a good rinsing so he doesn’t need to change them if they ever dry out.
He gets the Premium Grade with the extra storage for situations such as this. They are pricey!
Where’s this smart detective? It’s easy to see why Mordred is calling him that, so Tracy doesn’t get the idea he’s the one Mordred is talking to in Panel 1, but when will we see him? He’s probably hiding in the sewer….
Panel 2: Since Tracy had to take off some of Mordred’s chains to break the car window, I see he has improvised by using seatbelts from the car to hold Mordred.
Nice idea, aircraft engineer, but Mordred can’t do that while he’s chained up himself. If we’re lucky next week’s plot development will be the arrival of his associates, and they can dispose of Thick for him.
Waiting Man, no advertiser would want a product placement in this train-wreck of a strip (although in panel #2, Mordred’s head looks like something you’d see advertised in a porn spam; maybe he’s vibrating with something other than amusement). What’s happening in panel #3 is that Thick has just realized there’s a hideous skin growth on his right cheek.
I just noticed, Dick is battling the elements while Mordred is wrapped up all nice and warm in his pleather outfit. Thats nowhere near fair. Where did Dicks jacket and hat go off to? Did they float away after his ‘power approach’?
NVash, Thick’s coat and fedora, and his gloves, all vanished when the car flooded. Looks like they weren’t wash-n-wear.
GES Who, the Rule of Locher is that there can only be one plot development per week. This week’s development appears to be that Thick and Mordred are lost in the storm. If Locher remembers that he said Mordred has associates, they can’t appear yet.
FLIGHT SUIT almost 14 years ago
HEE, HEE, HA, HA!
Bill Thompson almost 14 years ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkqsD3crD1g
Bill Thompson almost 14 years ago
I figured out which movie they’re in. “Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid.” Thick is pessimistic Butch and Mordred is the ever-cheerful Sundance. That explains the crazy leap into the water, which has confounded the police and sheriff alike. Leave it to Locher to have a cop need to elude the police.
Once Etta Place shows up we’ll hear “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head.” But she’ll vanish, leaving our two romantic leads to continue on their merry way.
margueritem almost 14 years ago
Aw, come on, Mordred. Tracy hasn’t stood a chance in a fair fight for years.
mrbribery almost 14 years ago
Mordred loves fights that aren’t fair…
Bill Thompson almost 14 years ago
Genius that he is, Mordred has figured out how to keep warm and find safety: speak the word “fight.” Thick will run for all he’s worth, and won’t stop until he’s out of danger.
Steve Bartholomew almost 14 years ago
HEY, NO FAIR!!
thejensens almost 14 years ago
In the last panel it looks like Tracy has closed his eyes and is crying. Boo Hoo
He probably wishes he had pair of red ruby slippers, so he could tap the heels together and say:
“There’s no place like home” “There’s no place like home”
mjmsprt40 almost 14 years ago
I’ve short-circuited. A dumber plot line could not exist.
Checking down.
FLIGHT SUIT almost 14 years ago
POWER APPROACH!
LudwigVonDrake almost 14 years ago
I really, really like how the leather mask has eye lids.
VaSeeker Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Since my only access to this is online, I have to remind myself that, somewhere, there are actually newspapers that are running this strip and that it’s sole purpose is not for people to snark upon online! In that context, I wonder if anyone still reads this in a paper and how many papers have dropped the strip!
puddleglum1066 almost 14 years ago
That’s not a leather mask; it’s the Doc’s face. That’s why the mouth on the “mask” changes shape when he laughs. How’d it happen? A long and terrible story, involving a pig on wheels and a FLOOOOOM! inside a sealed tiger cage…
davidf42 almost 14 years ago
They cancelled Annie and Brenda Starr. But this thing is still running.
Morrow Cummings almost 14 years ago
Nacherly, Thick doesn’t have his service weapon, either. He left it at home on the table with his teeth and brain. The only good thing is his Depends got a good rinsing so he doesn’t need to change them if they ever dry out.
He gets the Premium Grade with the extra storage for situations such as this. They are pricey!
woodworker318 almost 14 years ago
Too many.
Araldite almost 14 years ago
Why didn’t the cop with the stop sign notify headquarters that Tracy drove right past him and into the lake?
WaitingMan almost 14 years ago
What’s with the “Nike Swoosh” eyes in panel three? A little product placement perhaps?
CougarAllen almost 14 years ago
Where’s this smart detective? It’s easy to see why Mordred is calling him that, so Tracy doesn’t get the idea he’s the one Mordred is talking to in Panel 1, but when will we see him? He’s probably hiding in the sewer….
-Cougar :{)
billdi Premium Member almost 14 years ago
i thought it was supposed to be ha ha ha ho ho
Dr. Midnight almost 14 years ago
Panel 2: Since Tracy had to take off some of Mordred’s chains to break the car window, I see he has improvised by using seatbelts from the car to hold Mordred.
Bill Thompson almost 14 years ago
Nice idea, aircraft engineer, but Mordred can’t do that while he’s chained up himself. If we’re lucky next week’s plot development will be the arrival of his associates, and they can dispose of Thick for him.
Waiting Man, no advertiser would want a product placement in this train-wreck of a strip (although in panel #2, Mordred’s head looks like something you’d see advertised in a porn spam; maybe he’s vibrating with something other than amusement). What’s happening in panel #3 is that Thick has just realized there’s a hideous skin growth on his right cheek.
GESWho almost 14 years ago
billdi said, about 7 hours ago “i thought it was supposed to be ha ha ha ho ho”
No, bildi (and Mordred), it’s:
“Mwahhhh ha ha ha hah!!!!
By the way Mordred, How’s King Aurthur? Is the Lady of the Lake coming to help you kill off Dick?
Midnite almost 14 years ago
I just noticed, Dick is battling the elements while Mordred is wrapped up all nice and warm in his pleather outfit. Thats nowhere near fair. Where did Dicks jacket and hat go off to? Did they float away after his ‘power approach’?
Bill Thompson almost 14 years ago
NVash, Thick’s coat and fedora, and his gloves, all vanished when the car flooded. Looks like they weren’t wash-n-wear.
GES Who, the Rule of Locher is that there can only be one plot development per week. This week’s development appears to be that Thick and Mordred are lost in the storm. If Locher remembers that he said Mordred has associates, they can’t appear yet.
Elexia almost 14 years ago
I love it when a crazed, insane killer laughs like a little girl – sends a shiver down my spine every time I’ve recovered from my utter disgust.
tsouthworth almost 14 years ago
The soundtrack to this strip? Willie Nelson singing “Blue Eyes Cryin’ In The Rain”.
jonahhex1 almost 14 years ago
Modred would do well not to forget Tracy’s sudden bursts of SUPERHUMAN STRENGTH.
woodworker318 almost 14 years ago
In Thurs. strip, thick has his gun in his hand. It probably has rusted from the water.