Jr. sure is up to no good but what really is his reason for doing this ? That is one honest to badness mean look in P. 3, which sits right below a real fine looking meek/resigned(?) expression on the old man.
@LawrenceS—-I guess you have been enlightened. Writer Eric has taken you hook, line and sinker, and I admit the rest of us, with this clever plot twist. I tried to tell you, without doing a spoiler. We were all going by “misleading” information up to this point, and just ASSUMED that Grandpa was the SS Nazi bad guy. He was NOT! His brother was. Actually, Grandpa almost was a hero when he got to the US, as he worked hard to be a success. I don’t think it was ever stated by Eric as such, but we were manipulated into thinking so, that he was the bad guy you kept fretting about. Tracy is a kind of Fantasy strip, and as such, a writer has certain liberties. It often imitates reality, but in many ways does not. There are rarely any characters that match any in real life, including Tracy himself with that razor jaw. Nearly every villain in no way resembles any real person. Many plots are in the Fantasy area also. You are taking this strip entirely too serious, but you do bring up some good comment points. I repeat again one of your other complaints, about the failure of the bomb squad finding no trace of a bomb. That will soon be explained. Not sure yet about Pruneface, who was mentioned as being involved in the War bomb plot, but he may be long dead by now. Another fantasy character, unlike any “real” person.
Note to charliefarmrhere so, the whole back story we were fed on “gramps” was the result of Sam’s incompetence? Massive incompetence.
First error: misidentified gramps to begin with as founder of Totten Co. Second error: he requested and received the dossier on the wrong man. Third error: If he’d actually read the report he was sent (or had a buddy steal – that was ambiguous at the time) he’d have noticed the guy he thought was gramps had been hanged at the end of the war and was unlikely to have arrived as a refugee in 1949.
It makes Sam look very stupid. And it doesn’t answer one of my early questions – why are you researching the grandparent of a murder suspect. But, d@mn it, should you decide it is worthwhile to research the genealogy of a murder suspect to see if they were related to Lucrezia Borgia at some point in the past you ought to get the name right. (Still don’t know Tracyville’s interest in grandparents, second story to bring it in.)
During our discussion yesterday I realized that when the cops were talking to Jr’s CO they had never gone into gramp’s history (which would have been irrelevant, so it was good to leave it out). I had, for a moment, thought the army had confirmed that and then realized they hadn’t.
I still have a rather long list of logic holes in this story that may or may not get some explanation. But the historical nonsense had been my biggest sore spot. I didn’t see how it could be gotten around, but it could be fixed – we simply label Sam as incompetent in doing research.
Pequod about 6 hours ago
Troubled family history. So very much was bad
Justice came a-calling. None were truly sad
When Uncle had to pay the price, swinging from a noose
Dirty deeds did follow him, hooked on like a caboose.
Tracy now all over this with Sam and Lizz and Lee
Time is of the essence to avert a tragedy.
Junior would play copycat. In Uncle’s footsteps tread
Tracy shall confront him now or innocents are dead.
firestrike1 about 6 hours ago
airing the family dirty laundry which is kept in the closet with possible other skeletons…
avenger09 about 6 hours ago
Sadly, the small balloon of hope I had in the current story has burst. Today’s strip is talking boredom. No one can say I didn’t give it a chance.
SHAKEDOWNCITY about 6 hours ago
Another “slob” story.
Neil Wick about 6 hours ago
Good morning™, everyone!
Junior has been obsessed with researching his grand uncle!
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray about 6 hours ago
Good morning™, Deranged, Determined Avengers !
Jr. sure is up to no good but what really is his reason for doing this ? That is one honest to badness mean look in P. 3, which sits right below a real fine looking meek/resigned(?) expression on the old man.
BigDaveGlass about 6 hours ago
Nice rendition of Panzer IV’s.
charliefarmrhere about 6 hours ago
@LawrenceS—-I guess you have been enlightened. Writer Eric has taken you hook, line and sinker, and I admit the rest of us, with this clever plot twist. I tried to tell you, without doing a spoiler. We were all going by “misleading” information up to this point, and just ASSUMED that Grandpa was the SS Nazi bad guy. He was NOT! His brother was. Actually, Grandpa almost was a hero when he got to the US, as he worked hard to be a success. I don’t think it was ever stated by Eric as such, but we were manipulated into thinking so, that he was the bad guy you kept fretting about. Tracy is a kind of Fantasy strip, and as such, a writer has certain liberties. It often imitates reality, but in many ways does not. There are rarely any characters that match any in real life, including Tracy himself with that razor jaw. Nearly every villain in no way resembles any real person. Many plots are in the Fantasy area also. You are taking this strip entirely too serious, but you do bring up some good comment points. I repeat again one of your other complaints, about the failure of the bomb squad finding no trace of a bomb. That will soon be explained. Not sure yet about Pruneface, who was mentioned as being involved in the War bomb plot, but he may be long dead by now. Another fantasy character, unlike any “real” person.
Johnny Q Premium Member about 6 hours ago
“Property can always be replaced.” Not always.
BreathlessMahoney77 about 5 hours ago
“For our sins my family is condemned to wander aimlessly in this tedious never-ending story throughout eternity.”
iggyman about 3 hours ago
Quite a backstory.
tsull2121 about 2 hours ago
It’s pretty sad when the crimestoppers textbook has more action in one panel than this story has in the last 15 months
LawrenceS about 2 hours ago
Note to charliefarmrhere so, the whole back story we were fed on “gramps” was the result of Sam’s incompetence? Massive incompetence.
First error: misidentified gramps to begin with as founder of Totten Co. Second error: he requested and received the dossier on the wrong man. Third error: If he’d actually read the report he was sent (or had a buddy steal – that was ambiguous at the time) he’d have noticed the guy he thought was gramps had been hanged at the end of the war and was unlikely to have arrived as a refugee in 1949.
It makes Sam look very stupid. And it doesn’t answer one of my early questions – why are you researching the grandparent of a murder suspect. But, d@mn it, should you decide it is worthwhile to research the genealogy of a murder suspect to see if they were related to Lucrezia Borgia at some point in the past you ought to get the name right. (Still don’t know Tracyville’s interest in grandparents, second story to bring it in.)
During our discussion yesterday I realized that when the cops were talking to Jr’s CO they had never gone into gramp’s history (which would have been irrelevant, so it was good to leave it out). I had, for a moment, thought the army had confirmed that and then realized they hadn’t.
I still have a rather long list of logic holes in this story that may or may not get some explanation. But the historical nonsense had been my biggest sore spot. I didn’t see how it could be gotten around, but it could be fixed – we simply label Sam as incompetent in doing research.