Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for October 29, 2008

Once again, time stands still…

They’ll only be able to advance one time frame per strip as until they get everyone in the same room. Check out today’s Strange Brew (http://www.gocomics.com/strangebrew/2008/10/29/).

So Braces changed his outfit from a few days ago? Where did he get the turtleneck?

Ludwig, this scene has been going on for months now. Don’t you think ther clothes would get a little “ripe” after rehearsing their lines day after day? That’s why the gal kept changing her outfit and also why Braces decided to choke off that odor emanating from under his shirt.

I definitely prefer the trash talking MF that we saw on Sunday, too. Bring it on!

Ludwig, maybe Braces got cold and put on a Dickie. It can get pretty drafty with all those holes that MF SMSHed in.

I suppose Dickzoid is now bracing for battle. In pane1 one he appears to have applied Native American war paint to his face.

Locher and his staff are ‘stretching’ while they figure out how to have two robos fight when they can’t reach each other cuz their wheels get in the way - pssssssst! - have ‘em use WEAPONS - like sticks ‘n’ stuff - they can throw their trucks at each other - and then, and then, and then - their batteries will give out andandand DT an’ Braces will have to hook up pedal-powered portable chargers, and and … a-a-ahhh screw it, I give up, I got nuthin’.

I wonder if Locher will remember that Robo-Tracy has a tiny robot in his womb? We may never see the little guy again!

The tiny robot, Trze-R, Jr., may be the key to this whole mess, or not…

Margaitie- you are probably right. Tracy-Robo will give birth again and it will come out a-firing! Paintballs! Blind MF with paintballs! Yeah!

But Margueritem how can baby DickzillaJR get out? In Panel 2 there is no trap door showing anymore. Maybe we are looking at the back side of RoboDick as he runs away from the bad plotline.

If you think tiny Dick Jr robot will be used as a clever plot device later on to save the day you’re giving this strip way too much credit that it has earned.

I’m trying to give Mr. Locher an out. Lord knows he needs one.

I forget who said this, but if you show a gun in the first act, you’d better use it in the second act; or something to that effect. Locher planted that little tyke, and he’s going to use him.

Locher planted the little tyke? You mean he fathered him? I figured that BNM (Mattie) sired him.