The town is correctly called Homeville today, so that’s good. Aside from the way the characters are drawn, what makes the strip look like the early years is the extensive narration text. In fact, today’s strip has no dialogue, which is typical of many strips in the 1930s and 1940s.
I keep getting flashes of the “Untouchables” tv series with music and narration. I like it! The only thing missing is the black and white. Sepia might be better. But color is fine.
Remember, this isn’t specifically the ’30’s. Althought the original “Chief of Homeville” sequence ran in the ’30’s, for our purposes, it’s just set in the “ineterminate past.”
The artwork and lettering today are an homage to Gould’s earliest styling. I presume we’ll have this for the full 2-week run. Hoping so! Need to get out of this post-Avengers Endgame funk…
Big Boy in his homburg certainly calls to mind Al Capone: all that is lacking is the prominent facial scar. Pat Patton as Tracy’s early partner is very much as I recall him from reading Dick Tracy in the Chicago Tribune as a very young lad (by which I mean maybe five or six years old) in the 1940s. This Minit Mystery is off to a good start (editorial slips aside, such as Homewood/Homeville), but I still worry whether the two-week timeframe will allow satisfactory time for a full story….
Neil Wick over 5 years ago
Good morning™, greased cops!
The town is correctly called Homeville today, so that’s good. Aside from the way the characters are drawn, what makes the strip look like the early years is the extensive narration text. In fact, today’s strip has no dialogue, which is typical of many strips in the 1930s and 1940s.
HarryCK over 5 years ago
Good morning™, retro slime balls and slime ball chasers !
Tracy’s mug cracks me up. Same artist but a different take on the same character. Way to go, Mr. S. !
Yngvar Følling over 5 years ago
Pat as Tracy’s assistant! I remember asking about that some time ago. :-D
Ray Toler over 5 years ago
I love the retro art. Great job, Joe.
Mister Rogue Sgallery over 5 years ago
This reminds me of Tracy’s Wartime Memories".
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 5 years ago
I keep getting flashes of the “Untouchables” tv series with music and narration. I like it! The only thing missing is the black and white. Sepia might be better. But color is fine.
BigDaveGlass over 5 years ago
Almost makes me wish they would go full retro and set Tracy in the ’30’s again
Weegel over 5 years ago
Remember, this isn’t specifically the ’30’s. Althought the original “Chief of Homeville” sequence ran in the ’30’s, for our purposes, it’s just set in the “ineterminate past.”
Ms. Nibs over 5 years ago
Quick color note. For this story Tracy is supposed to wear a grey hat and coat for this story. Surprisingly, Comics Kingdom picked up on this.
iggyman over 5 years ago
Love the retro look!
Knightman Premium Member over 5 years ago
Meh!!!
brackishboy over 5 years ago
The artwork and lettering today are an homage to Gould’s earliest styling. I presume we’ll have this for the full 2-week run. Hoping so! Need to get out of this post-Avengers Endgame funk…
CynthiaLeigh over 5 years ago
Who is Pat?
tcayer over 5 years ago
So, wait- Det. Tracy was Chief of a corrupt department?
RationalCenter Premium Member over 5 years ago
What’s with, all the unneeded commas, in the first panel!?
Durak Premium Member over 5 years ago
“Big Boy Famoni”
That’s not a name, that’s a gen-u-ine moniker there folks.
BreathlessMahoney77 over 5 years ago
Just catching up on yesterday’s strip, & saw on the Homewood sign that Waine Wright was identified as “President”. Hmmm….
Sisyphos over 5 years ago
Big Boy in his homburg certainly calls to mind Al Capone: all that is lacking is the prominent facial scar. Pat Patton as Tracy’s early partner is very much as I recall him from reading Dick Tracy in the Chicago Tribune as a very young lad (by which I mean maybe five or six years old) in the 1940s. This Minit Mystery is off to a good start (editorial slips aside, such as Homewood/Homeville), but I still worry whether the two-week timeframe will allow satisfactory time for a full story….