Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for September 03, 2009

Now we’re getting somewhere! Merchandise, you say? Ya’ gotta feel sorry for the poor tiger that’s squeezed into the cage.

Watch outer space on October 4.

That tiger is better looking than the elephant.

Dick Tracy is good Dick Tracy is great Only say good things Or suffer the fate.

ALL COMPLAINTS END OCTOBER 4,2009!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Caught your eye, eh? Which one, Ringo, your medium-sized left eye or your extra-large right eye? But we really should lighten up on Tracy. If you’ll remember, he’d just come home after a hard day of shooting a guy dead and was about to order a pizza when he was dragged by his family to the circus to “relax.” The poor guy has not had any food or water for roughly 4-and-a-half weeks now.

How many times have Tracy asked ‘I want answers and I want it now’ or ‘Spill it’

Oh my goodness gracious - look at Ringo’s face in panel 1 of today and panel 1 of yesterday.

Today strip is good. Finally we have a lot of dialogue with sense.

Beat me on the eye. “The good one or the winky one? Like Paris Hilton?”

Yes, I have always had an eye for unusual imports. So I left my clerical job and ran away with the circus. Now I run the place.

Ringo has a special talent: His face changes from panel to panel.

Setting a bad example, Liam.

Grok, I hope this isn’t really goodbye, but if it is: Thanks for the memories. I’ve always enjoyed your style - reminds me much of me.

It’s difficult to see this strip continue insulting Gould’s original work. In the late thirties and early forties, 150 newspapers carried the strip with 10 million readers. I’m revisiting the Real Dick Tracy with Vol 8 and with Vol 9 on order. I can’t believe a new artist and writer can revive or survive with another iteration with the failing of the newspapers. As of now, the comments are the engine that motivate the commentators, the strip is pretty much nothing but poor artwork and nonsense writing. This is my last comment.

Magueritem said: “The Tiger is better looking than the Elephant”

That tells us in case we hadn’t noticed it, that litte has changed in the graphics (or story movement) other than alternating the amimals and the freaks periodically.Tracy has been in the Ring since week 3 and it took 5 further week (to week 8) of “grand STANDING” around elephant poo” to begin to find out what happened ?

It reminds me of an earlier, goofy Kilian/ Locher tale (2000) which we had to call the Re-enactors (as the Authors forgot, in near predictable style, to provide a NAME for the vIllain) but the story focus seemed more on the City like a Travelogue on Wasington DC and their buildings. In this Circus one too, nothing HAPPENS it’s only the costumed Freaks and the Animals on show, Day in and Day out. Excellent backdrop for a start but thats like your kid buying a Molly Cyrus CD with 10 cuts,but EVERY one (excitingly?), is a repeat of the same tune

The only thing to ease the boredum is Matthew’s promise of something really BIG to come on Sunday, October 4. That’s a bit “puzzeling” as he and Jeff have always told us it’s mandated that SUNDAY must be a recap of Monday to Saturday ?

So what can be NEW ?

But say what you will about his posting style and opinions. Anywhere Matthew goes there’s always been a flurry of great excitement, often under a “following” clowd of controvosy. He comes (or returns) like a sort of modern day Joe.Btfsplk, I’m sure, well meaning .. but (?)

Well, people learn from past experiences (we hope?) and this time I’m sure, particularly mindful of the recent General Bullmoose strictures, he’ll be as loving and cuddly as an Al Capp Shmoo (?)

As the great man said after a “sob” — “The secret of how to live without resentment or embarrassment in a world in which I was different from everyone else. was to be indifferent to that difference”

So, assuming that the world is rent asunder on Oct. 4th, and He Who Must Not Be Mocked takes over the strip, anyone wanna bet what happens to this forum? Will those of us who have dared question or even criticize the works of DL be forever banished from posting? Will the forum reflect the Twilight Zone episode with Billy Mumy & Cloris Leachman? Say nice things or else be sent to the cornfield?Will previous negative or humorous comments be removed? Will Orwell be spinning in his grave? Will bassmanbob, Grokenstein, et al become unpersons? I have a very bad feeling that this may be the case. Since the Supreme Ego earlier this year stomped out of here angrily because GoComics and Liam would not enforce all of the above that His return indicates He will indeed be ascending the throne. And this forum will sound like a Mac & Tosh commentary.

I;m truly sorry both bassmanbob, now Grok and then LelandReport seem to be all leaving. Sad ! A real pity ! Somewhere 2 or 3 people will be smiling (even laughing triumphantly) because they think their persistence in a distorted “LOCO”. adulation has WON out — driven you all OFF the board.

Don’t DO that ! Keep coming back. The board won’t be the same without your insight and unique personalities.

I think Liam ought to realize that much of the problem arises from ONE person, even back on the old TMS board. The regaling of posters here, flaying them and their valid comments on the strip with uncomplimentary discriptive adjectives and derision. It’s human nature to defend your position. In contentious exchanges, posters will go “over the line” periodically

In local parlance a good question is – “WHO pelt the first BLOW ?” (Nobody KNOW ??)

It’s easy to recall a shocking display, a “taste” of the ROOT cause, only a few months ago.

Grokenstein - let the force of humor be with you. I hope it is not the last of you, because your are a lot more entertaining then Dick and Co.

Have fun with your new blog!

I have always had an eye for unusual imports. So I left my wife and ran off with Chad’s Brazilian wife’s (from C’est La Vie) good-looking sister.

…pfft, pockets…

Blasphemy! Madness! Grok’s comments constituted approx. 39% of the reason I watch this strip at all!

Today’s strip is strong by its current standards, but it needs to do better than that. Is it really that hard to put matching eyes on a face? Or at least, closer to matching than this?

Watch the end of the world as we know it, Oktoberfest Quatro.

avenger09

The full name is “Grokstein”. Looks like you are right. I’ve looked almost TWO weeks back and his earlier posts have all been “WIPED” – just not there !

That means he either did it himself OR Liam edited out EVERYTHING he EVER said !

SAD !

I for one will not be here on Oct 4th.

Well I’m still enjoying things. Even if Mr. Ringmaster doesn’t have a nose half the time. Even if the tiger looks like it was traced from a Halloween decoration. Even if the Halloween tiger appears to be standing on an enormous marshmallow. I’m going to tough it out and stay.

Who’s with me?

Ringo seems to be slowly backing away from DT every day for the past three days.

Hey man, how could they take out Grok like that? He was the best post here, every day.

I miss the ol’ days of the comicspage board. We had fun. This is becoming less fun and once the almighty takes over we’ll all be deleted. Such is life, I suppose.

You said it all, Ludwig. One of the best posters from back then was Sparkydog77. I really miss his wit. It was really fun then.

http://www.tmsfeatures.com/bio/dick-locher-and-jim-brozman/

Scroll down to the week’s worth of strips. Ringo looks different EVERY day. Sigh…

Obviously, Grok must have ticked some1 off 2 get booted out of here. I’m sure he’ll come back under another name, that is what most people do…

The Ringo uniform is black today…