Over the past two weeks, my daughters had me see the new animated movie and the two Barry Sonenfeld live versions from the 90’s, the second one just tonight. The new one’s fine, but already thought beforehand it couldn’t match the great cast in the live ones – Raul Julia, Anjelica Houston, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci.
Did you know?Charles Addams drew cartoons faster than THE NEW YORKER published them, so he had a big reserve pile at the time of his death, and the magazine continued to publish his originals for a couple more years! (Very Addamsian…)
With apologies to those who seem to like this, I will go on record as being disappointed and just a little irritated. Mike, will you please stop indulging yourself with all this crossover stuff, and concentrate on giving us a good Dick Tracy story!
This story has been pretty good, with elements like death traps that are quite Gouldian. But right in the middle, you break in for this silliness? Come on! You’ve wasted yet another Sunday. I really thought I would see Tracy in action, responding to whatever came in over his wrist device yesterday. Instead, this unrelated “tribute” shows up. The Sunday page has not been separate from the weeklies since the very first strips in the 1930s. Stop it, already!
This is just AWESOME! It’s the perfect crossover before Halloween.There are many things to investigate in that house, I hope they will stay there again next Sunday
Not a huge fan of a crossover that doesn’t have a logical story. However, I was actually really pleased to have this rather than another of those “Sunday style” strips we’ve had since the latest story started. The drawing style on those hurts my eyes, so I’m happy to wait for Frisk on Monday.
Before “The Addams Family” appeared as a TV series, Hanna-Barbera cartoons had recurring characters on their cartoon shows loosely modeled after Charles Addams’ macabre characters. They were called Mr. & Mrs. J. Evil Scientist.
Pequod about 5 years ago
Deductive, integrated
Crime Unit dedicated
Rogues’ egos so inflated
The Tracy Family.
~
The station a museum
New readers come to see ‘em
Some victims they do scream
The Tracy Family.
~
A treat.
So sweet.
Replete.
~
So get your Mysta groove on
A Space Coupe you can ride on
We’re gonna pay a call on
The Tracy Family.
avenger09 about 5 years ago
This is hard to take
I can’t be a fake
I’m really quite in pain
Instead of Frisk
We get a ridiculous twist
A Sunday down the drain
A waste of time
Not theirs but mine
I’ve got better things to do
Then to read a plug
For a movie, boy that’s smug
Team Tracy must take me for a fool!
Seriously folks, this is really lame. Guess they have time to kill. Instead of giving us a competent story we get foolishness like this!
DaJellyBelly about 5 years ago
I love it!! :-)
AnyFace about 5 years ago
Neil Wick about 5 years ago
Good Halloween week, everybody!
I used to have a whole book of Charles Addams cartoons. I’m not sure if I still have it, but I enjoyed them.
Is that actually Cousin Floyd in the picture? The characters never had names in the print cartoons. The names came with the TV show.
Rod Gonzalez about 5 years ago
Where’s Uncle Fester?
wallylm about 5 years ago
Over the past two weeks, my daughters had me see the new animated movie and the two Barry Sonenfeld live versions from the 90’s, the second one just tonight. The new one’s fine, but already thought beforehand it couldn’t match the great cast in the live ones – Raul Julia, Anjelica Houston, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci.
GoComicsGo! about 5 years ago
Okey-Dokey. I’ll wait for Ray, Tsull and the boys on this.
Johnny Q Premium Member about 5 years ago
Did you know?Charles Addams drew cartoons faster than THE NEW YORKER published them, so he had a big reserve pile at the time of his death, and the magazine continued to publish his originals for a couple more years! (Very Addamsian…)
BigDaveGlass about 5 years ago
Anyone else clicking fingers? No? Just me then…
Gent about 5 years ago
Hmm… Now where have I seen these peculiar characters before….
therese_callahan2002 about 5 years ago
So they decided to leave Frisk hanging.
rudym300 about 5 years ago
Outstanding strip today.
bluegirl285 about 5 years ago
This just became my favorite Dick Tracy strip! Just wish they had room to draw in Uncle Fester.
iggyman about 5 years ago
Nice vacation from the usual fare to get us in a holiday vibe!
Ken in Ohio about 5 years ago
With apologies to those who seem to like this, I will go on record as being disappointed and just a little irritated. Mike, will you please stop indulging yourself with all this crossover stuff, and concentrate on giving us a good Dick Tracy story!
This story has been pretty good, with elements like death traps that are quite Gouldian. But right in the middle, you break in for this silliness? Come on! You’ve wasted yet another Sunday. I really thought I would see Tracy in action, responding to whatever came in over his wrist device yesterday. Instead, this unrelated “tribute” shows up. The Sunday page has not been separate from the weeklies since the very first strips in the 1930s. Stop it, already!
Aladar30 Premium Member about 5 years ago
This is just AWESOME! It’s the perfect crossover before Halloween.There are many things to investigate in that house, I hope they will stay there again next Sunday
iggyman about 5 years ago
Why thank you, thing!
Knightman Premium Member about 5 years ago
Oh, this is turning into one big Happy Halloween party!!! LOL!!! Party on Dudes!!!
Don Bagert Premium Member about 5 years ago
Well, here’s the one-off crossover that Mike Curtis promised a few months ago :)
A R V reader about 5 years ago
Since when did Lurch learn to speak full sentences without groaning?
MooseBreathMints about 5 years ago
It’s for Halloween.
richardzimdars about 5 years ago
What a nice tribute to a fellow cartoonist as Charles Addams.
Durak Premium Member about 5 years ago
Hey, Lurch! Frisk could use a hand right about now!
Durak Premium Member about 5 years ago
I love Pugsly’s line. But it needs editing.
“Come. (long pause) And play with us.”
baumreed about 5 years ago
BONG! You rang?
Another Take about 5 years ago
Hey! Was Charles Adams the inspiration for Flattop Jones? I’d bet a three dollar bill that he was!
oakie817 about 5 years ago
most excellent
dennis4476 Premium Member about 5 years ago
FUN!
Cheapskate0 about 5 years ago
Now, this is a Minit Mystery I could handle!
And if I couldn’t, I could always get a “thing”!
Kim Metzger Premium Member about 5 years ago
Does everyone know that Snoop Dogg is the voice of Cousin Itt in the current movie?
buckman-j about 5 years ago
Now we’re doing movie ads? WTF has this turned into. Save these Turkeys for Thanksgiving.
jrankin1959 about 5 years ago
Actually, I was hoping Lurch would grab Tracy’s hat and crumple it up like Ted Cassidy always did in the TV show – accompanied by Uhhhhhhh…
Mark Jeffrey Premium Member about 5 years ago
Not a huge fan of a crossover that doesn’t have a logical story. However, I was actually really pleased to have this rather than another of those “Sunday style” strips we’ve had since the latest story started. The drawing style on those hurts my eyes, so I’m happy to wait for Frisk on Monday.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] about 5 years ago
I got a good laugh out of it.
Darryl Heine about 5 years ago
Dick Tracy meets the Addams Family for Halloween. For Christmas Dick Tracy could meet Frosty the Snowman (Rankin Bass version).
WDD about 5 years ago
Before “The Addams Family” appeared as a TV series, Hanna-Barbera cartoons had recurring characters on their cartoon shows loosely modeled after Charles Addams’ macabre characters. They were called Mr. & Mrs. J. Evil Scientist.
Sisyphos about 5 years ago
Love The Addams Family. Love this ’toon. Not so happy about the break of the main story at a moment of high drama….
herbfriedman about 5 years ago
And what happened to the last story?