Professor Noll promised this to Tess and her friends. Angelorius came bursting in the Tracy’s front door telling them she was going to make them rich, and now she’s taking it away from them?
Where is the Hazmat team? Where is the bomb squad? Where are the police officers that should be securing the scene? Where is the fire crew that should still be on scene? Where is Dr. Noll and why was he allowed to enter a potentially explosive area where he could possibly disturb evidence? Why did Dick leave the scene to begin with? Why is that woman(?) wearing Kabuki makeup? If perfume explodes in the neighborhood does Tracy hear it? Do my questions upset anyone? Do I care?
Why hasn’t Angelorius been arrested? She just wandered in and made get-rich-quick noises since she entered, and only the fact that Tess is eating up the Make Money Fast stuff might save her from trespassing charges at the least.
Yes, Anthraxglorious, this is big! Would you really store this explosive perfume IN YOUR HOUSE while trying to sell it? Taking it away from the neighborhood housewife sales brigade may, in a perverse sort of way, be the first right decision made here. This stuff should be stored in special blast-proof bunkers.
As a gender-confused Joker insults our intelligence by pointing out the direction we should be reding the strip in, Joker ALSO goes from incompetant businesswoman to flat out evil in just two panels. At the same time, Dick manages to leave his home and return to do the job he, CSI, HAZMAT, and the Bomb Squad should have done in the first place, investigating the explosion at the house… In the span of 2 seconds. But there’s no police tape telling people to stay out, the lights are on inside the house, the door is open, and despite being the middle of winter, the trees still have all their leaves. Except the ones that cease to exist in the space between Dick and the house.
“Speaking of stuff”? How did Tracy hear what Jokerette was saying?
Is Tracy really Clark Kent?
As to the lack of a haz-mat team, don’t forget that the air is still full of the scent of Dick, and we know that has unpredictible effects on everyone… even Dick himself.
I was thinking that maybe to get DT back on track, they should do what they did with Annie by restarting everything from the beginning and have a separate writer and artist. Too bad Jay Maeder didn’t get to write Tracy.
I miss Max Collins.
A Dick Tracy comic book series might also be a way of getting new readers (DC or Marvel).
Angelorious was so excited she was able to extend her left arm out further than the usual laws of comic cosmos allowed.
“This is what you’ve been waiting for girl, the chance to hit the big time. The chance to be more than a sideshow freak with whirly arms and a pointy head”, she reminded herself.
She knew that the storyline called for her to help Tess and her stupid friends create a successful perfume business after a near disaster with the insane Dr. Noll.
“That’s what they think”, she spat out.
Breaking with proper protocol and risking being written completely out of the story, Angelorious turned to face Dick Locher and spoke directly to him.
“Never! This is BIG-time stuff”!
All of what Dick Locher experienced in his long time illustrious career never prepared him for that! Startled, he quickly threw Dick Tracy into the story, having him state for the hundredth time his curiosity about the exploding perfume.
Tracy was a good company man, always was. He knew his talents were being wasted in dumb and silly storylines the past few years, but so what! No one could ever say the Dick Tracy wasn’t loyal! Dick always did his job! Risking exposing that he heard what the mutinous Angelorious just said, something that normally would be impossible considering she was indoors and he was outdoors, Dick spoke to both her and the reading audience.
“Speaking of stuff, I’m still curious why the perfume explodes”.
I’ve come to the conclusion that Dick Lochwer, never in a hurry, takes THREE panels to incrimentally take his story where most other Authors would be at in ONE panel with the aid a text box. Getting to the POINT is not his thing!
His style reminds me of the Sci-Fi movie “The Day the Earth Stood Still”.
Then, that fawning exercise in the first post has inadevtently thrown up the right name for the perfume – “LOVE SIC”. Another example of how the unintended produces the right answer. No wonder brief visits are allowed once every 6 months or so, to look at the studio and soak up “superb” vibes from a living Genious’ work station.
That’s why never tickle DL’s funny bone, something wiil come at you Pavlov style, and as you may have noticed (like LiamC) it can leave epistle Loo-ng bites on the board.
Of a more serious nature is the glacial movement of the tale. At 30 hours short of 7 weeks, readers have been milling around like the characters in the strip, very concious of the fact that nothing of consequence is happening for yet another day. Meaningful progress in Dick Tracy “stood still”!
Here is an Artist who can convey the “illusion” of movement by having someone point through the side-line of a panel and then by Friday you start to realize, NOTHING has really happenned. He has been ‘whistleing’ the same tune now for his readers for 7 weeks. NO crime, NO villain, NO suspense,(unless you define it as waiting weeks for something to ‘happen’ (?) There is NO substance and really NOTHING to peak your interest!
With his permission I’ll end the post the way Matt started his …
“Today’s post is a particularly good example of Dick Locher’s story telling abilities.”
Right on Matt, you continue to do what you do best, you hit that ‘nail’ right on the ‘head’ again! Thanks! I appreciate your insight!
I’ve come to the conclusion that Dick Locher wants a life, and that if you draw sloppy and only advance the plot one frame per week, you can knock off a week’s worth of panels in a half hour and go out to dinner every night.
Interim report on case # 325980-45- Dr. Matthew H. Noll
On 12-18-08, I contacted Diet Smith of Diet Smith Industries to ascertain the whereabouts of one Dr. Matthew H. Noll, who is considered to be a “menace to society“. During the course of the next several days, I was able to discover that Diet Smith does not “keep track of ex-employees“. As I stated in an earlier phone conversation with my supervisor concerning Dr. Noll, “his last venture led to a massive explosion with injuries”. In a follow up conversation that took place on 01-02-09 I informed “Chief” Liam that “he’s out of control”, “he makes things explode”. As of this date, “we only have one small lead to his whereabouts“, “he previously worked for Diet Smith Industries“, in what capacity we do not know. “My plan is to document all explosions in the U.S., the let the computer look for a pattern and sniff out the professors hideout“.” My computer will locate the bomber”.
Report ends.
Signed,
Special Agent J. K. Cosgrove
bassmanbob, I’m glad Liam didn’t “act” on your suggestion to throw you (and Matt) off the board. Today’s chapter was another classic. I liked the “inovation” of the interaction between Angelorious and Dick Locher. It’s the sort of welcome change or “surprise” that does not occur in the Dick Tracy strip anymore.
Speaking of Matt I’ve learned to tolorate his worship of Locher’s artistic human presentations. But the lad still worries me, and I have to be concerNed about the sort of interaction he has had with the opposite sex when he can find that nipple on the upper left hand side of a breast, and pointing in the wrong direction is normal (?) But then anyone who can call female posters here “wags”, tries to sell hair shirts and red sweaters in aisle 5 and fantacises about wife beatings must realy have a pernicious case of “insomia”
And yes, I know every one wishes he would shut up and go to sleep.
Now back to your “book”. Can I make a guess that in an upcoming chapter you’ll have Dr. Noll kidnap Angelorious and hold her captive as a Genie in a bottle(?)
Just as ‘possible’ as those Robots with WHEELS that easily negotiated steps and doors ‘half’ their height
I like today’s strip. Speaking of mind reading, DT has deduced that it was perfume that blew up, as when we last heard he was pondering why it smelled like perfume. I like how most of the action takes place outside of the strip, like Infinite Jest with less footnotes. There must have been many unused panels we are not being shown; these will be collectors items.
It been several days since the explosion and Angelodorous is scheming against Tess (in the next room) from her new headquarters in Jrs old room, with Dr Noll, with whom she shares Jr’s old bunkbed. She shares the bunkbed. Dr Noll agrees, holding with outstretched arms, two test tubes, next to her with one eye open. It will be shown again Weds and Thurs to remind us how dangerous he is. Tess wanted him to feel at home, but did have trepidation at Dr Noll bringing his chemistry set with him. Conflict!
Mini-cliffhanger indeed! What could have caused the explosion? It could not be because the mad scientist was not titratring his liquids as most chemists do, nor was he using a chemical hood. This is very dangerous and DT should be careful entering the rickety house. Too bad Traz-E could not perform this function for him. Irony!
We will learn much more about Angelodorous over the years it takes to complete this story. There is so much happening off-strip it makes the actual strip inconsequential. If only we knew!
I do not intend to mock the strip but I do resent The Editors who refuse to do anything to improve the current strips limitations that force all the action to implied.
Matt, As someone who is waiting for “SOMETHING” to happen your list of events is staggeringly small.
The first one happened “off camera” and why does it take a whole WEEK for every “pinch” of progress to materialize? Half of Cosgrove’s appearances is time wasting!
I’m almost tempted to take Locher’s strips, cut them up, and reasemble them with a few word changes. Showing how easy it would have been to have arrived at the very same point some THREE weeks ago. Try it, and learn a useful NEW skill!
James7344’s exagerated observation is quite correct. No need to go into that diversionarry “mumbo jumbo” of “treasured homilies” saying how long it takes an srtist to “draw” something. What James is saying IS, it’s taking too darned long!!
Dypak says:
That explains alot.
Posted: 25 minutes ago Flag
So…you don’t defend your friends? Stick up for your pals? Fight for justice? Defend the underdog?
You’ve learned NOTHING from Dick Tracy, I see.
MPH
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A post from yesterday. Notice the flag, Yay! I’m part of the club, thanks MPH. I consider it a badge of honor to be flagged by someone with such a complete lack of social grace.
Matty ole boy, do you hop up and down and clap your little hands together when you think of these cute little things to say? Let me explain one thing to you, listen closely now. We all learned to love DT when we were kids. When it was fun. Very few kids alive today would give it a second glance. NOT because the kids don’t understand or care but because DT, as it is written and drawn today, is boring, poorly plotted and poorly drawn. It is nothing compared to the DT of yesterday. We are all locked in our common disappointment with the strip. And you just don’t get it. When we’re gone there will no one left to care about the Dick Tracy that used to stand up for all those things that you claim to care about. You know what fellah? If Dick Tracy were a real live person he’d completely ignore your sad little self. Go ahead and flag that, buddy boy.
And–once again–we have “fans” of the strip here degrading it, devaluing it, mocking it, and basically treating it with ZERO respect.
All I can imagine is that you must all be ashamed to read comics at your age and that you are embarrassed by it, so you feel the need to mock and make fun of and degrade it to make yourselves feel better.
That is a sad, sad, lonely existence.
I pity each of you.
MPH
Posted: 2009-01-27T17:00:58Z Flag
Matthew, Is it possible I’m not trying to “degrade, devalue, mock, or treat the strip with “ZERO respect” but I’m only trying to have a little fun? Matthew, have you forgotten what it means to have fun? to be silly? to laugh? To not take everything so serious? I bet Mr. Locher still remembers.
I enjoyed the Pigborn link immensely. The art IS stunningly beautiful. I’ve long been a believer that the internet is the future of this business and I’m glad to see a creator who is using the medium to expand the horizons. Thanks for sharing!
I enjoyed the Pigborn link immensely. The art IS stunningly beautiful. I’ve long been a believer that the internet is the future of this business and I’m glad to see a creator who is using the medium to expand the horizons. Thanks for sharing!
Jeff, I’m glad you liked it. Did you see his sketch? It follows the main cartoon.
I didn’t check out the sketch earlier, but how he went from THAT to the final product, regardless of his employing technology to accomplish it, was impressive.
You know I’m old-fashioned when it comes to the original art – I like using the quill pen and brush with India ink and color using watercolors, but I’m wholly impressed with the results of his work. I think traditionalists biggest fear is that cartooning will devolve away from the old tools of the trade and move more towards employing technology to accomplish the result. Despite this healthy debate, I’m glad there are creator’s showing us all how effectively the internet can be used to break the boundaries we’ve been encountering in the PRINT medium for far too long.
I didn’t check out the sketch earlier, but how he went from THAT to the final product, regardless of his employing technology to accomplish it, was impressive.
Two of his fans will be meeting with him at a Con in New York, next month, I believe. They will be asking about how he goes from the sketches to the finished panels. It will make for interesting reading. If you’d like, I’ll let you know when the information appears.
I’m working that week in Brooklyn and I’m hoping to get the opportunity to visit the Con in-person. I’d enjoy meeting this guy and hearing more about his work. Thanks for the info.
NY Methodist Hospital is a client of my firm. My schedule is pretty booked all 5 days, but I’m hoping that I can get at least an hour or two a couple of day’s that week to wander.
I’m working that week in Brooklyn and I’m hoping to get the opportunity to visit the Con in-person. I’d enjoy meeting this guy and hearing more about his work. Thanks for the info.
Brooke McEldowney is his name, and you can’t miss him because he’s extremely tall.
Perhaps I should have been clearer in my post – the hospital is a client of the firm I contract with, not a client of mine. Regardless, I’m hoping I can find time to attend the Con.
As much as I truly love Chicago, the town I’ve called home now for, gosh, I guess I’ve lived here for almost 13 years now, I do enjoy the frequent visits I make to NYC. I always use my work visits for some recreation or research.
It is well worth the trip, Matt. You won’t be disappointed. My biggest struggle during my visits is deciding what NOT to go and see. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the most impressive collections I have ever encountered in my life. I highly recommend it!
Plus, NY City has some of the coolest comic book stores I’ve ever visited. Many of them take a much broader view in what falls within this category and their offerings are definitive. Even Graham Cracker Comics would be given a run for their money!
Matthew, I don’t mind at all you using my comments. You ask a fair question. The strip almost seemed 3-D to me. When I first viewed it I almost felt like I was flying! Regardless how it was achieved I think it’s wonderful.
Let me see if I can describe to you why I think today’s ‘Pibgorn’ is beautiful. I love the three irregular panels, each with it’s separate dominant color. Each panel can be taken and enjoyed as a work all on its own, similar to a triptych. The first panel, whith the background of the sky, echos the shape of Dru’s arms as she soars upward. The second panel, showing the volcano down below, follows the shape of that volcano, with beautiful coloring, and the wonderful, almost three dimensional, effect of Dru soaring towards it. The third panel follows the shape of the volcanic eruption, and the orange coloring stands out here. I know the background story which makes it meaningful to me, yet I think that anyone just looking at today’s panel could enjoy it for the beauty of the artwork alone.
Matthew, if and when you ever visit NY I’d be more than willing to act as your tour guide. I’ve lived here all my life so I know a thing or two about the city.
I’m guessing Brooke employed a Photoshop filter to gain this 3-D effect you describe, BMB, and it is very effective when considering the actual scene he is depicting.
@Jeff Kersten: Two of us from the Pib forum will be there, myself and Joe_Minotaur. Sometime on Sunday (tentatively) we will be recording an interview with Brooke. It would be awesome to have you there as well. If you’d like to coordinate, write me at ccdesan@thatemailservicefromGoogle, and we can make arrangments to link up.
I think Liam will be very proud to see that we’re all capably of acting polite, civil and downright friendly to one another.
margueritem, open up a bottle of your best for all of us!
I think you’re spot on with the “school” Brooke comes from, which ordinarily isn’t MY cuppa tea, but as a comic strip, I’m just real glad to see folks breaking the traditional postage-stamp panel layout and he’s blowing my mind with it in the process!
I have collected a lot of Sunday pages by Feininger and some McCay and Gas Alley pages over the year’s and my favorite pages are those where the creator takes the reader out of the traditional space and widen’s his perspective within the construct of the larger work. It’s exciting for me to encounter someone with the guts to break the traditional composition rules and expand the form. I’m now a Pigborn fan, I guess. He’s definitely got my attention!
Dypak said:
“…We all learned to love Dick Tracy when when we were kids. When it was fun. Very few kids alive today would give a second glance, NOT because the kids don’t understand or care, but because DT as it is written and drawn today, is boring, poorly plotted as it is written and drawn. It is nothing compared to the DT of yesterday. We are all locked in a common disapointment with the strip, and you don’t get it. When we are gone there will be no one left to stand up to all those things you care about”
Dypak, well put. You speak for a large MAJORITY of the 23 million people they say still read the strip.
What you have said moves the Praetorian Guard to say “you are disrespecting the Author and the Strip, you are, incorrect! How do you know”? Then fairly rapidly they regroup, to their BACK STOP position … “it’s NOT LOCHER, … too many tight restrictions, it’s NOT his fault, It’s the fault of the TMS EDITORS !
Okay, now that everyone is hugging each other and singing “Feelings” may I humbly offer a suggestion to improve today’s offering?
If I were DL’s editor, I would suggest he replace Angelorious’s (Yes, I know. Thank you, spell checker) word balloons with thought balloons. At least that way, when she steps up to the plate as designated villain, everyone in earshot does not hear her. And remove Tracy’s word balloon altogether and replace it with a caption overhead reading something like “Meanwhile Tracy is about to enter Dr. Noll’s house to find out the secret of Love Fire”.
Jeff Kersten says: I’m now a Pigborn fan, I guess. He’s definitely got my attention!
Be aware, he will challange your mind. That’s why we have the confusion couch set up over there, for the days when we’re not quite sure what is happening, and make our best guesses.
I only wish that he wouldn’t sacrifice storytelling for “cool pictures”. Bill Watterson and Wiley Miller are both VERY good at breaking the traditional format while still CLEARLY telling the story.
MPH
Ah, but those pictures today are the story, no words needed. Strip regulars know where Drusilla’s going, and why, and we eagerly anticipate the results.
With my awakening this morning to Pigborn, I guess I have some further exploration learning what MORE is out there. I’ve been enjoying the new Rip Haywire strip over at Universal Press’s website and it’s kind of like a somewhat campy throwback or homage to Caniff, which is kind of cool. The creator is pretty talented and given his story, kind of an unlikely person to be producing a comic strip, but he’s doing a fine job and having fun.
Ahh, Brooke is a “she” – my mistake in referring to her as “he” – tho, you’ve gotta be careful, I guess, making assumptions any more. Thank you for mentioning it, Marguiritem.
I agree that Wiley does a great job accomplishing this, and effectively so. I wish Watterson would consider the internet as a permanent home for a new endeavor. He’s squandering a great opportunity that really is tailored to suit his philosophies.
Ahh, Brooke is a “she” – my mistake in referring to her as “he” – tho, you’ve gotta be careful, I guess, making assumptions any more. Thank you for mentioning it, Marguiritem
ACK, no Jeff, Brooke is a he. The ‘she’ I was referring to is Drusilla.
Matt asked :
“SOURCE”?
Matt, You are so predictable, I was sure you would ask ;).
Simple! My sources to the claim are as accurate as yours. What do yours tell you on the subject?
Second, “STATISTICS” support mine, they speak volumes. The current producers (MK&L and now L) have lost 86% of the papers they were fortunate to start with 12 years ago. Readership polls consistently rated the strip poorly (see Jeffery Lindenblat’s newspaper polls published in the DT Magazine over the past several years. The Editors tend to respond to the readers wishes.
Reality does not come from what a few individuals “wish” for, but rather what vast majorities tell their newspaper Feature Editors they LIKE and WHAT does NOT impress them. Unfortunatly, THEY TOO, do not give the “respect”, “high esteem” and “adulation” you wish for Locher’s Dick Tracy work.
Matt, It’s called raw “REALITY”, not something decided and established by a “Peaboy wanna-be a coconut”!
Jeff, Margueritem,
A first quick look at Pibgorn and RiP Haywire leaves me initially impressed. It was a surprise to see over 100 posts on that board. And it would be nice to have the latter here as well.
Over to you Liam!
Something has puzzeled me for awhile now. The strip “Love Is”, a couple years ago had a fantastic number of post, At that time Tracy and Gasoline Alley where neck and neck, and an effort was made here to get ahead of the later.
My question is - What ever happened to “Love Is”? You go there and nobody apparently posts anymore??
Something has puzzeled me for awhile now. The strip “Love Is”, a couple years ago had a fantastic number of post, At that time Tracy and Gasoline Alley where neck and neck, and an effort was made here to get ahead of the later.
My question is - What ever happened to “Love Is”? You go there and nobody apparently posts anymore??
I remember ‘Love is’ from the 70s. I think it’s fairly new to the go comics site. I never cared for for it back in the 70s, and still don’t now. It had a handful of loyal fans when it first showed up here, but I don’t know what’s happened to it since then.
Sydney, Love Is just started on our site last month, and though a handful of readers are loyally tagging the strip every day, few have commented on it. Odd - you would think a strip whose characters do everything in the buff would have people talking…
MATT responding to Fishbulb on possible CHANGES in the strip said”
“I have a problem with doing “suggestions” like this because it assumes that WE are somehow capable of doing BETTER than the creator. It really is very disrespectful!”
I agree Matt, but as an old local saying goes “ Mouth OPEN and STORY jump out!
Read what you have written again, but in the “comtext” of what Dick Locher and Mike Kilian DID to creator Chester Goulds’s great comic strip, Dick Tracy!
Yes I would AGREE with YOU, they were disrespectful! And the wages of that “SIN” haunts us to this day!
Also, there’s been a definite easing of hostilities here as the day has progressed. It’s obvious that most of you are making room for opposing points of view, and that’s greatly appreciated.
MPH said “My only problem with that is your caption in the final panel is totally unnecessary and describes what’s already in the artwork.”
Then obviously the word balloon in panel 3 is likewise superfluous.
“I have problems with doing “suggestions” like this, because it assumes that WE as the readers are somehow at the same level as the creator or that we are somehow capable to doing it BETTER than the creator. It is really, VERY disrespectful.”
No, comparing Angelorious to a Kabuki player on meth is disrespectful. Pointing out that today’s panel 2 is yesterday’s panel 3 with different characters is a fact. And no one has yet answered how Tracy can possible hear Angelorious from next door. Or down the street.
“I think we ought to cease and desist from this type of activity.”
So, Locher shouldn’t even have an editor at all!
“AND–we don’t know yet if Angelorius is the villian!”
LiamC, I inteded to, but forgot to say, it’s good to have your occasional comment and of course your sready hand as some of us do get a little emotional at times on our favorite strip.
A week ago I looked forward to reading DT and the witty commentary below since the story lines I’ve been reading since coming upon this site are preposterous. Now thanks to some commentatro named Liam decided to tut-tut other commentators for pointing out the obvious snail-pace of the arc and other commentators expectation that we should never be critical of the cartoonist who writes for public consumption.
Pardon me for seeming pedantic, but Liam’s tut-tutting has turned this board into a long pedantic rant!
We’re kind of short on material without offending anybody, countofflowergrove. Sticking to the rules, of course. We’re giving it our all, though. No? We’ll pull out the vaudeville @ 8PM W coast time. Don’t be late.
I like the suggestion someone made today to a DICK TRACY roast – all in fun, of course. After hours, once the kiddies are in bed we could have a blast.
Be aware, he will challange your mind. That’s why we have the confusion couch set up over there, for the days when we’re not quite sure what is happening, and make our best guesses.
I tried to follow this strip before I found gocomics. I loved the artwork, just could not figure out a plot or story line and gave up on it. I don’t think I can handle two 100+ comment sections though :-)
Very entertaining posts today as usual. It is nice to see that everyone is in a happier mood today.
I like how in Panel #3, Dick Tracy is outside while everyone else is inside. It shows how he is an outsider to Tess’ grand perfume scheme and how he feels alone in his marriage sometimes, don’t you think? Anyway, that was artsy and I like it. I’m going to go eat a sandwich now.
About Pibgorn: The artist is a “her,” not a “he.” She also does 99 Chickweed Lane, which I like better because of the story line. However, in terms of artwork, please check out http://www.twilightlady.com/
Not being a graphic artist myself, I’d like to know more about the process used. This is more like photo realism. The future of cartooning? Maybe.
About Pibgorn: The artist is a “her,” not a “he.” She also does 99 Chickweed Lane, which I like better because of the story line. However, in terms of artwork, please check out http://www.twilightlady.com/
Not being a graphic artist myself, I’d like to know more about the process used. This is more like photo realism. The future of cartooning? Maybe.
Mr. McEldowney will protest mightly about you calling him a ‘her’. He’s very much a man, 6 foot plus in height. His picture can be found on his website.
Jeff Kersten says:
As much as I truly love Chicago, the town I’ve called home now for, gosh, I guess I’ve lived here for almost 13 years now, I do enjoy the frequent visits I make to NYC. I always use my work visits for some recreation or research.
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One of these days, I want to make a trip with you. One of the great voids in my life is that I’ve not ever been to NYC. I”d love to go, and would especially cherish the opportunity to go visit the DC Comics offices, the Letterman Show, 9/11 memorial, and a few cartoonists friends that live in town.
Someday.
MPH
Matt, All the time you spent studying at Yale and you never got to NYC? Wow
Jeff said:
” …The door frame in panel 1 doesn’t appear to be at a perfect 90 degree angle, though I’m wondering if Noll is holding up the screen door to make it look the way it appears today”
Jeff, come off that Noll had NO “discetion” in the matter! Locher drew it that way. Another goof which slipped by the Editors certain people want to blame for all the “problems”. It’s this sort of disingenious “tip toeing” around reality that makes readers realize that there is a tiny core of people that keep on defending and implying that NO mistakes EVER flow out from Naperville.
Now here is guidance to another .. See 1-24-09 Window and Antique car below. Then see 1-27-09 Window, NO car. Dissapeared! Not careful enough to “remember” what he drew 3 days earlier! Can’t “hide” by saying the Editors should have spotted it. I’d think that they would not be expecing a Senior practitioner to make so many “101 Art” flubs! Everyone will make mistakes, it’s the numbing “frequency”, that casts a dark shadow over the quality of his work.
margueritem over 15 years ago
Professor Noll promised this to Tess and her friends. Angelorius came bursting in the Tracy’s front door telling them she was going to make them rich, and now she’s taking it away from them?
wndrwrthg over 15 years ago
Where is the Hazmat team? Where is the bomb squad? Where are the police officers that should be securing the scene? Where is the fire crew that should still be on scene? Where is Dr. Noll and why was he allowed to enter a potentially explosive area where he could possibly disturb evidence? Why did Dick leave the scene to begin with? Why is that woman(?) wearing Kabuki makeup? If perfume explodes in the neighborhood does Tracy hear it? Do my questions upset anyone? Do I care?
JerryGorton over 15 years ago
I am just a plain old reader for fun! Genius?? Somebody with loftier knowledge than I has said so, I have no basis to disagree, but I don’t see it!!
tommys over 15 years ago
MPH You’re joking.right?
mjmsprt40 over 15 years ago
Why hasn’t Angelorius been arrested? She just wandered in and made get-rich-quick noises since she entered, and only the fact that Tess is eating up the Make Money Fast stuff might save her from trespassing charges at the least.
Yes, Anthraxglorious, this is big! Would you really store this explosive perfume IN YOUR HOUSE while trying to sell it? Taking it away from the neighborhood housewife sales brigade may, in a perverse sort of way, be the first right decision made here. This stuff should be stored in special blast-proof bunkers.
LudwigVonDrake over 15 years ago
If the house is as blown apart as it looks, the authorities would not let Nubby back in. SHEER GENIUS!!!!
HankF over 15 years ago
It seems the real geniuses are writing comments…(Geniuses in their own minds!)
JonD17 over 15 years ago
Matthew HanselPro says:
Today’s strip is a particularly good example of Dick Locher’s storytelling abilities.
Pay attention to how Dick has positioned the art to drag your eye from one panel to the next.
And–in true action adventure form–he ended the day on a mini-cliffhanger!
MPH
absolutely profound, I think this bares repeeting: Matthew HanselPro says:
Today’s strip is a particularly good example of Dick Locher’s storytelling abilities.
Pay attention to how Dick has positioned the art to drag your eye from one panel to the next.
And–in true action adventure form–he ended the day on a mini-cliffhanger!
MPH
CyberV over 15 years ago
As a gender-confused Joker insults our intelligence by pointing out the direction we should be reding the strip in, Joker ALSO goes from incompetant businesswoman to flat out evil in just two panels. At the same time, Dick manages to leave his home and return to do the job he, CSI, HAZMAT, and the Bomb Squad should have done in the first place, investigating the explosion at the house… In the span of 2 seconds. But there’s no police tape telling people to stay out, the lights are on inside the house, the door is open, and despite being the middle of winter, the trees still have all their leaves. Except the ones that cease to exist in the space between Dick and the house.
Incompetant. Utterly incompetant.
ridenslide65 over 15 years ago
I’m still not sure why Dick and Tess would leave Antraxilicious by herself in their home. Doesn’t DT read the Snotpickers Grabbag on Sunday’s?
So, are we to assume there may be 2 criminals here? Dr. Stumps and Anthraxilicious?
The suspense builds…..
Nemesys over 15 years ago
“Speaking of stuff”? How did Tracy hear what Jokerette was saying?
Is Tracy really Clark Kent?
As to the lack of a haz-mat team, don’t forget that the air is still full of the scent of Dick, and we know that has unpredictible effects on everyone… even Dick himself.
JoeTrom over 15 years ago
I was thinking that maybe to get DT back on track, they should do what they did with Annie by restarting everything from the beginning and have a separate writer and artist. Too bad Jay Maeder didn’t get to write Tracy. I miss Max Collins.
A Dick Tracy comic book series might also be a way of getting new readers (DC or Marvel).
bassmanbob over 15 years ago
200 today, boys and gals?
bassmanbob over 15 years ago
Angelorious was so excited she was able to extend her left arm out further than the usual laws of comic cosmos allowed. “This is what you’ve been waiting for girl, the chance to hit the big time. The chance to be more than a sideshow freak with whirly arms and a pointy head”, she reminded herself. She knew that the storyline called for her to help Tess and her stupid friends create a successful perfume business after a near disaster with the insane Dr. Noll. “That’s what they think”, she spat out. Breaking with proper protocol and risking being written completely out of the story, Angelorious turned to face Dick Locher and spoke directly to him. “Never! This is BIG-time stuff”! All of what Dick Locher experienced in his long time illustrious career never prepared him for that! Startled, he quickly threw Dick Tracy into the story, having him state for the hundredth time his curiosity about the exploding perfume. Tracy was a good company man, always was. He knew his talents were being wasted in dumb and silly storylines the past few years, but so what! No one could ever say the Dick Tracy wasn’t loyal! Dick always did his job! Risking exposing that he heard what the mutinous Angelorious just said, something that normally would be impossible considering she was indoors and he was outdoors, Dick spoke to both her and the reading audience.
“Speaking of stuff, I’m still curious why the perfume explodes”.
BB
sydney over 15 years ago
I’ve come to the conclusion that Dick Lochwer, never in a hurry, takes THREE panels to incrimentally take his story where most other Authors would be at in ONE panel with the aid a text box. Getting to the POINT is not his thing! His style reminds me of the Sci-Fi movie “The Day the Earth Stood Still”. Then, that fawning exercise in the first post has inadevtently thrown up the right name for the perfume – “LOVE SIC”. Another example of how the unintended produces the right answer. No wonder brief visits are allowed once every 6 months or so, to look at the studio and soak up “superb” vibes from a living Genious’ work station. That’s why never tickle DL’s funny bone, something wiil come at you Pavlov style, and as you may have noticed (like LiamC) it can leave epistle Loo-ng bites on the board.
Of a more serious nature is the glacial movement of the tale. At 30 hours short of 7 weeks, readers have been milling around like the characters in the strip, very concious of the fact that nothing of consequence is happening for yet another day. Meaningful progress in Dick Tracy “stood still”! Here is an Artist who can convey the “illusion” of movement by having someone point through the side-line of a panel and then by Friday you start to realize, NOTHING has really happenned. He has been ‘whistleing’ the same tune now for his readers for 7 weeks. NO crime, NO villain, NO suspense,(unless you define it as waiting weeks for something to ‘happen’ (?) There is NO substance and really NOTHING to peak your interest!
With his permission I’ll end the post the way Matt started his …
“Today’s post is a particularly good example of Dick Locher’s story telling abilities.”
Right on Matt, you continue to do what you do best, you hit that ‘nail’ right on the ‘head’ again! Thanks! I appreciate your insight!
James7344 over 15 years ago
I’ve come to the conclusion that Dick Locher wants a life, and that if you draw sloppy and only advance the plot one frame per week, you can knock off a week’s worth of panels in a half hour and go out to dinner every night.
margueritem over 15 years ago
Feast your eyes with some beautiful art work-
http://tinyurl.com/6ojg4g
wndrwrthg over 15 years ago
Interim report on case # 325980-45- Dr. Matthew H. Noll
On 12-18-08, I contacted Diet Smith of Diet Smith Industries to ascertain the whereabouts of one Dr. Matthew H. Noll, who is considered to be a “menace to society“. During the course of the next several days, I was able to discover that Diet Smith does not “keep track of ex-employees“. As I stated in an earlier phone conversation with my supervisor concerning Dr. Noll, “his last venture led to a massive explosion with injuries”. In a follow up conversation that took place on 01-02-09 I informed “Chief” Liam that “he’s out of control”, “he makes things explode”. As of this date, “we only have one small lead to his whereabouts“, “he previously worked for Diet Smith Industries“, in what capacity we do not know. “My plan is to document all explosions in the U.S., the let the computer look for a pattern and sniff out the professors hideout“.” My computer will locate the bomber”. Report ends. Signed, Special Agent J. K. Cosgrove
sydney over 15 years ago
bassmanbob, I’m glad Liam didn’t “act” on your suggestion to throw you (and Matt) off the board. Today’s chapter was another classic. I liked the “inovation” of the interaction between Angelorious and Dick Locher. It’s the sort of welcome change or “surprise” that does not occur in the Dick Tracy strip anymore. Speaking of Matt I’ve learned to tolorate his worship of Locher’s artistic human presentations. But the lad still worries me, and I have to be concerNed about the sort of interaction he has had with the opposite sex when he can find that nipple on the upper left hand side of a breast, and pointing in the wrong direction is normal (?) But then anyone who can call female posters here “wags”, tries to sell hair shirts and red sweaters in aisle 5 and fantacises about wife beatings must realy have a pernicious case of “insomia” And yes, I know every one wishes he would shut up and go to sleep.
Now back to your “book”. Can I make a guess that in an upcoming chapter you’ll have Dr. Noll kidnap Angelorious and hold her captive as a Genie in a bottle(?) Just as ‘possible’ as those Robots with WHEELS that easily negotiated steps and doors ‘half’ their height
MrBriberysShrunkenHeads over 15 years ago
I like today’s strip. Speaking of mind reading, DT has deduced that it was perfume that blew up, as when we last heard he was pondering why it smelled like perfume. I like how most of the action takes place outside of the strip, like Infinite Jest with less footnotes. There must have been many unused panels we are not being shown; these will be collectors items.
It been several days since the explosion and Angelodorous is scheming against Tess (in the next room) from her new headquarters in Jrs old room, with Dr Noll, with whom she shares Jr’s old bunkbed. She shares the bunkbed. Dr Noll agrees, holding with outstretched arms, two test tubes, next to her with one eye open. It will be shown again Weds and Thurs to remind us how dangerous he is. Tess wanted him to feel at home, but did have trepidation at Dr Noll bringing his chemistry set with him. Conflict!
Mini-cliffhanger indeed! What could have caused the explosion? It could not be because the mad scientist was not titratring his liquids as most chemists do, nor was he using a chemical hood. This is very dangerous and DT should be careful entering the rickety house. Too bad Traz-E could not perform this function for him. Irony!
MrBriberysShrunkenHeads over 15 years ago
We will learn much more about Angelodorous over the years it takes to complete this story. There is so much happening off-strip it makes the actual strip inconsequential. If only we knew!
MrBriberysShrunkenHeads over 15 years ago
I do not intend to mock the strip but I do resent The Editors who refuse to do anything to improve the current strips limitations that force all the action to implied.
sydney over 15 years ago
Matt, As someone who is waiting for “SOMETHING” to happen your list of events is staggeringly small. The first one happened “off camera” and why does it take a whole WEEK for every “pinch” of progress to materialize? Half of Cosgrove’s appearances is time wasting! I’m almost tempted to take Locher’s strips, cut them up, and reasemble them with a few word changes. Showing how easy it would have been to have arrived at the very same point some THREE weeks ago. Try it, and learn a useful NEW skill! James7344’s exagerated observation is quite correct. No need to go into that diversionarry “mumbo jumbo” of “treasured homilies” saying how long it takes an srtist to “draw” something. What James is saying IS, it’s taking too darned long!!
Durak Premium Member over 15 years ago
Dypak says: That explains alot. Posted: 25 minutes ago Flag
So…you don’t defend your friends? Stick up for your pals? Fight for justice? Defend the underdog?
You’ve learned NOTHING from Dick Tracy, I see.
MPH ——————- A post from yesterday. Notice the flag, Yay! I’m part of the club, thanks MPH. I consider it a badge of honor to be flagged by someone with such a complete lack of social grace.
Matty ole boy, do you hop up and down and clap your little hands together when you think of these cute little things to say? Let me explain one thing to you, listen closely now. We all learned to love DT when we were kids. When it was fun. Very few kids alive today would give it a second glance. NOT because the kids don’t understand or care but because DT, as it is written and drawn today, is boring, poorly plotted and poorly drawn. It is nothing compared to the DT of yesterday. We are all locked in our common disappointment with the strip. And you just don’t get it. When we’re gone there will no one left to care about the Dick Tracy that used to stand up for all those things that you claim to care about. You know what fellah? If Dick Tracy were a real live person he’d completely ignore your sad little self. Go ahead and flag that, buddy boy.
bassmanbob over 15 years ago
Matthew Hansel says:
And–once again–we have “fans” of the strip here degrading it, devaluing it, mocking it, and basically treating it with ZERO respect.
All I can imagine is that you must all be ashamed to read comics at your age and that you are embarrassed by it, so you feel the need to mock and make fun of and degrade it to make yourselves feel better.
That is a sad, sad, lonely existence.
I pity each of you.
MPH
Posted: 2009-01-27T17:00:58Z Flag
Matthew, Is it possible I’m not trying to “degrade, devalue, mock, or treat the strip with “ZERO respect” but I’m only trying to have a little fun? Matthew, have you forgotten what it means to have fun? to be silly? to laugh? To not take everything so serious? I bet Mr. Locher still remembers.
To repeat your words as mine-
“That is a sad, sad, lonely existence.
I pity you”.
BB
jkersten over 15 years ago
Marguiritem:
I enjoyed the Pigborn link immensely. The art IS stunningly beautiful. I’ve long been a believer that the internet is the future of this business and I’m glad to see a creator who is using the medium to expand the horizons. Thanks for sharing!
margueritem over 15 years ago
Jeff Kersten says:
Marguiritem:
I enjoyed the Pigborn link immensely. The art IS stunningly beautiful. I’ve long been a believer that the internet is the future of this business and I’m glad to see a creator who is using the medium to expand the horizons. Thanks for sharing!
Jeff, I’m glad you liked it. Did you see his sketch? It follows the main cartoon.
jkersten over 15 years ago
I didn’t check out the sketch earlier, but how he went from THAT to the final product, regardless of his employing technology to accomplish it, was impressive.
You know I’m old-fashioned when it comes to the original art – I like using the quill pen and brush with India ink and color using watercolors, but I’m wholly impressed with the results of his work. I think traditionalists biggest fear is that cartooning will devolve away from the old tools of the trade and move more towards employing technology to accomplish the result. Despite this healthy debate, I’m glad there are creator’s showing us all how effectively the internet can be used to break the boundaries we’ve been encountering in the PRINT medium for far too long.
Thanks again, Marguiritem!
margueritem over 15 years ago
Jeff Kersten says:
I didn’t check out the sketch earlier, but how he went from THAT to the final product, regardless of his employing technology to accomplish it, was impressive.
Two of his fans will be meeting with him at a Con in New York, next month, I believe. They will be asking about how he goes from the sketches to the finished panels. It will make for interesting reading. If you’d like, I’ll let you know when the information appears.
bassmanbob over 15 years ago
Marguiritem, I also echo Jeff’s comments! The artwork is breathtaking! Thanks for sharing the link.
BB
jkersten over 15 years ago
I’m working that week in Brooklyn and I’m hoping to get the opportunity to visit the Con in-person. I’d enjoy meeting this guy and hearing more about his work. Thanks for the info.
jkersten over 15 years ago
NY Methodist Hospital is a client of my firm. My schedule is pretty booked all 5 days, but I’m hoping that I can get at least an hour or two a couple of day’s that week to wander.
margueritem over 15 years ago
Jeff Kersten says:
I’m working that week in Brooklyn and I’m hoping to get the opportunity to visit the Con in-person. I’d enjoy meeting this guy and hearing more about his work. Thanks for the info.
Brooke McEldowney is his name, and you can’t miss him because he’s extremely tall.
margueritem over 15 years ago
bassmanbob says:
Marguiritem, I also echo Jeff’s comments! The artwork is breathtaking! Thanks for sharing the link.
BB
My pleasure, It’s too good not to be shared. Be sure to check out the sketch, which immediately follows the finished panels.
jkersten over 15 years ago
Perhaps I should have been clearer in my post – the hospital is a client of the firm I contract with, not a client of mine. Regardless, I’m hoping I can find time to attend the Con.
bassmanbob over 15 years ago
Jeff, I work in downtown Bklyn. Where will you be?
jkersten over 15 years ago
I’d enjoy the opportunity to meet you, BMB, if we could work out a visit over coffee or dinner or something.
jkersten over 15 years ago
As much as I truly love Chicago, the town I’ve called home now for, gosh, I guess I’ve lived here for almost 13 years now, I do enjoy the frequent visits I make to NYC. I always use my work visits for some recreation or research.
jkersten over 15 years ago
It is well worth the trip, Matt. You won’t be disappointed. My biggest struggle during my visits is deciding what NOT to go and see. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the most impressive collections I have ever encountered in my life. I highly recommend it!
jkersten over 15 years ago
Plus, NY City has some of the coolest comic book stores I’ve ever visited. Many of them take a much broader view in what falls within this category and their offerings are definitive. Even Graham Cracker Comics would be given a run for their money!
bassmanbob over 15 years ago
Matthew, I don’t mind at all you using my comments. You ask a fair question. The strip almost seemed 3-D to me. When I first viewed it I almost felt like I was flying! Regardless how it was achieved I think it’s wonderful.
bassmanbob over 15 years ago
Jeff, I’d love to let you treat me to a cup of coffee! :-) They have a ton of locations in Brooklyn. Do you have any idea which one you’ll be at?
margueritem over 15 years ago
Let me see if I can describe to you why I think today’s ‘Pibgorn’ is beautiful. I love the three irregular panels, each with it’s separate dominant color. Each panel can be taken and enjoyed as a work all on its own, similar to a triptych. The first panel, whith the background of the sky, echos the shape of Dru’s arms as she soars upward. The second panel, showing the volcano down below, follows the shape of that volcano, with beautiful coloring, and the wonderful, almost three dimensional, effect of Dru soaring towards it. The third panel follows the shape of the volcanic eruption, and the orange coloring stands out here. I know the background story which makes it meaningful to me, yet I think that anyone just looking at today’s panel could enjoy it for the beauty of the artwork alone.
bassmanbob over 15 years ago
Matthew, if and when you ever visit NY I’d be more than willing to act as your tour guide. I’ve lived here all my life so I know a thing or two about the city.
jkersten over 15 years ago
I’m guessing Brooke employed a Photoshop filter to gain this 3-D effect you describe, BMB, and it is very effective when considering the actual scene he is depicting.
The Old Wolf over 15 years ago
@Jeff Kersten: Two of us from the Pib forum will be there, myself and Joe_Minotaur. Sometime on Sunday (tentatively) we will be recording an interview with Brooke. It would be awesome to have you there as well. If you’d like to coordinate, write me at ccdesan@thatemailservicefromGoogle, and we can make arrangments to link up.
The Old Wolf over 15 years ago
PS - I lived in NYC for 18 years, so this is “going home” for me…
jkersten over 15 years ago
I would enjoy that very much, ccdesan. Let me firm up my schedule and I’ll be in touch.
BMB, that would be the best cup of coffee I’ve bought in a real long time! I’ll contact you through Facebook and we can agree on a place and time.
I’m so glad Liam appealed to our better nature’s and had faith that we would be able to maintain some reasonable discourse here. Whaddya know!
bassmanbob over 15 years ago
I think Liam will be very proud to see that we’re all capably of acting polite, civil and downright friendly to one another. margueritem, open up a bottle of your best for all of us!
BB
jkersten over 15 years ago
I think you’re spot on with the “school” Brooke comes from, which ordinarily isn’t MY cuppa tea, but as a comic strip, I’m just real glad to see folks breaking the traditional postage-stamp panel layout and he’s blowing my mind with it in the process!
I have collected a lot of Sunday pages by Feininger and some McCay and Gas Alley pages over the year’s and my favorite pages are those where the creator takes the reader out of the traditional space and widen’s his perspective within the construct of the larger work. It’s exciting for me to encounter someone with the guts to break the traditional composition rules and expand the form. I’m now a Pigborn fan, I guess. He’s definitely got my attention!
margueritem over 15 years ago
bassmanbob says: margueritem, open up a bottle of your best for all of us!
BB
I would except that I don’t drink. I was just exaggerating for the sake of effect, and I thought your comment about me the one day was pretty funny!
bassmanbob over 15 years ago
Understood margueritem. For what it’s worth I don’t drink either.(except for soda and coffee) The comments from this day forward will BEGONE!!
Peace.
BB
jkersten over 15 years ago
I raise my coffee!
sydney over 15 years ago
Dypak said: “…We all learned to love Dick Tracy when when we were kids. When it was fun. Very few kids alive today would give a second glance, NOT because the kids don’t understand or care, but because DT as it is written and drawn today, is boring, poorly plotted as it is written and drawn. It is nothing compared to the DT of yesterday. We are all locked in a common disapointment with the strip, and you don’t get it. When we are gone there will be no one left to stand up to all those things you care about” Dypak, well put. You speak for a large MAJORITY of the 23 million people they say still read the strip. What you have said moves the Praetorian Guard to say “you are disrespecting the Author and the Strip, you are, incorrect! How do you know”? Then fairly rapidly they regroup, to their BACK STOP position … “it’s NOT LOCHER, … too many tight restrictions, it’s NOT his fault, It’s the fault of the TMS EDITORS !
fishbulb over 15 years ago
Okay, now that everyone is hugging each other and singing “Feelings” may I humbly offer a suggestion to improve today’s offering?
If I were DL’s editor, I would suggest he replace Angelorious’s (Yes, I know. Thank you, spell checker) word balloons with thought balloons. At least that way, when she steps up to the plate as designated villain, everyone in earshot does not hear her. And remove Tracy’s word balloon altogether and replace it with a caption overhead reading something like “Meanwhile Tracy is about to enter Dr. Noll’s house to find out the secret of Love Fire”.
Just a suggestion.
Joe
margueritem over 15 years ago
Jeff Kersten says: I’m now a Pigborn fan, I guess. He’s definitely got my attention!
Be aware, he will challange your mind. That’s why we have the confusion couch set up over there, for the days when we’re not quite sure what is happening, and make our best guesses.
margueritem over 15 years ago
I only wish that he wouldn’t sacrifice storytelling for “cool pictures”. Bill Watterson and Wiley Miller are both VERY good at breaking the traditional format while still CLEARLY telling the story.
MPH
Ah, but those pictures today are the story, no words needed. Strip regulars know where Drusilla’s going, and why, and we eagerly anticipate the results.
The Old Wolf over 15 years ago
Jeff Kersten: >Let me firm up my schedule and I’ll be in touch. Awesome. Standing by.
jkersten over 15 years ago
With my awakening this morning to Pigborn, I guess I have some further exploration learning what MORE is out there. I’ve been enjoying the new Rip Haywire strip over at Universal Press’s website and it’s kind of like a somewhat campy throwback or homage to Caniff, which is kind of cool. The creator is pretty talented and given his story, kind of an unlikely person to be producing a comic strip, but he’s doing a fine job and having fun.
jkersten over 15 years ago
Ahh, Brooke is a “she” – my mistake in referring to her as “he” – tho, you’ve gotta be careful, I guess, making assumptions any more. Thank you for mentioning it, Marguiritem.
I agree that Wiley does a great job accomplishing this, and effectively so. I wish Watterson would consider the internet as a permanent home for a new endeavor. He’s squandering a great opportunity that really is tailored to suit his philosophies.
jkersten over 15 years ago
DOH! Thanks AGAIN for clearing that up – how embarrassing!
margueritem over 15 years ago
Jeff Kersten says:
Ahh, Brooke is a “she” – my mistake in referring to her as “he” – tho, you’ve gotta be careful, I guess, making assumptions any more. Thank you for mentioning it, Marguiritem
ACK, no Jeff, Brooke is a he. The ‘she’ I was referring to is Drusilla.
jkersten over 15 years ago
Our old pal, Charlie from Italy, Carlo, etal. from the Comicspage board put me onto Rip Haywire right after Christmas and I recommend checking it out.
http://comics.com/rip_haywire/
jkersten over 15 years ago
Sorry to tout a competitor’s strip, Liam, but you would do well to consider adding this strip to your lineup here at gocomics.com.
sydney over 15 years ago
Matt asked : “SOURCE”? Matt, You are so predictable, I was sure you would ask ;). Simple! My sources to the claim are as accurate as yours. What do yours tell you on the subject? Second, “STATISTICS” support mine, they speak volumes. The current producers (MK&L and now L) have lost 86% of the papers they were fortunate to start with 12 years ago. Readership polls consistently rated the strip poorly (see Jeffery Lindenblat’s newspaper polls published in the DT Magazine over the past several years. The Editors tend to respond to the readers wishes.
Reality does not come from what a few individuals “wish” for, but rather what vast majorities tell their newspaper Feature Editors they LIKE and WHAT does NOT impress them. Unfortunatly, THEY TOO, do not give the “respect”, “high esteem” and “adulation” you wish for Locher’s Dick Tracy work. Matt, It’s called raw “REALITY”, not something decided and established by a “Peaboy wanna-be a coconut”!
sydney over 15 years ago
Jeff, Margueritem, A first quick look at Pibgorn and RiP Haywire leaves me initially impressed. It was a surprise to see over 100 posts on that board. And it would be nice to have the latter here as well.
Over to you Liam!
Something has puzzeled me for awhile now. The strip “Love Is”, a couple years ago had a fantastic number of post, At that time Tracy and Gasoline Alley where neck and neck, and an effort was made here to get ahead of the later. My question is - What ever happened to “Love Is”? You go there and nobody apparently posts anymore??
margueritem over 15 years ago
Jeff Kersten says:
Our old pal, Charlie from Italy, Carlo, etal. from the Comicspage board put me onto Rip Haywire right after Christmas and I recommend checking it out.
http://comics.com/rip_haywire/
A spleen joke, I love it!
bassmanbob over 15 years ago
Well, at least the peace lasted several hours. Not too bad. It should be noted that to his credit Matthew was not the one who broke it.
We’ll try again tomorrow.
BB
margueritem over 15 years ago
Something has puzzeled me for awhile now. The strip “Love Is”, a couple years ago had a fantastic number of post, At that time Tracy and Gasoline Alley where neck and neck, and an effort was made here to get ahead of the later. My question is - What ever happened to “Love Is”? You go there and nobody apparently posts anymore??
I remember ‘Love is’ from the 70s. I think it’s fairly new to the go comics site. I never cared for for it back in the 70s, and still don’t now. It had a handful of loyal fans when it first showed up here, but I don’t know what’s happened to it since then.
jkersten over 15 years ago
I still have hope.
bassmanbob over 15 years ago
Matthew, I “calls em as I see’s em”! I’ve alway’s done that and I alway’s will.
I have no issues with your posts today. I feel you have shown great restrain. I encourage you to continue this path.
This is just my opinion of course.
Peace.
BB
LiamC Premium Member over 15 years ago
Sydney, Love Is just started on our site last month, and though a handful of readers are loyally tagging the strip every day, few have commented on it. Odd - you would think a strip whose characters do everything in the buff would have people talking…
sydney over 15 years ago
MATT responding to Fishbulb on possible CHANGES in the strip said” “I have a problem with doing “suggestions” like this because it assumes that WE are somehow capable of doing BETTER than the creator. It really is very disrespectful!”
I agree Matt, but as an old local saying goes “ Mouth OPEN and STORY jump out!
Read what you have written again, but in the “comtext” of what Dick Locher and Mike Kilian DID to creator Chester Goulds’s great comic strip, Dick Tracy!
Yes I would AGREE with YOU, they were disrespectful! And the wages of that “SIN” haunts us to this day!
LiamC Premium Member over 15 years ago
Also, there’s been a definite easing of hostilities here as the day has progressed. It’s obvious that most of you are making room for opposing points of view, and that’s greatly appreciated.
LiamC Premium Member over 15 years ago
Oops. Well, I did say “most of you.” ;-P
fishbulb over 15 years ago
MPH said “My only problem with that is your caption in the final panel is totally unnecessary and describes what’s already in the artwork.”
Then obviously the word balloon in panel 3 is likewise superfluous.
“I have problems with doing “suggestions” like this, because it assumes that WE as the readers are somehow at the same level as the creator or that we are somehow capable to doing it BETTER than the creator. It is really, VERY disrespectful.”
No, comparing Angelorious to a Kabuki player on meth is disrespectful. Pointing out that today’s panel 2 is yesterday’s panel 3 with different characters is a fact. And no one has yet answered how Tracy can possible hear Angelorious from next door. Or down the street.
“I think we ought to cease and desist from this type of activity.”
So, Locher shouldn’t even have an editor at all!
“AND–we don’t know yet if Angelorius is the villian!”
After six weeks! Still no villain.
sydney over 15 years ago
MATT, That seems a tad late, you’re putting the lid back on the cookie jar after all the “cookies” have jumped out.
I now hold you in greater RESPECT !
sydney over 15 years ago
LiamC, My comments on “Love Is“‘s popularity realy reaches back to when it was on the TMS board.
Perhaps with the change to here a lot of the posters fell by the wayside
jkersten over 15 years ago
Honestly, we don’t even know WHAT crime exactly has been committed or WHO committed it.
jkersten over 15 years ago
Yes, in my mind I hear everyone say “DL” in unison, but honestly, I can’t name the exact crime or criminal yet with any certainty.
sydney over 15 years ago
LiamC, I inteded to, but forgot to say, it’s good to have your occasional comment and of course your sready hand as some of us do get a little emotional at times on our favorite strip.
countoftowergrove over 15 years ago
A week ago I looked forward to reading DT and the witty commentary below since the story lines I’ve been reading since coming upon this site are preposterous. Now thanks to some commentatro named Liam decided to tut-tut other commentators for pointing out the obvious snail-pace of the arc and other commentators expectation that we should never be critical of the cartoonist who writes for public consumption. Pardon me for seeming pedantic, but Liam’s tut-tutting has turned this board into a long pedantic rant!
jkersten over 15 years ago
Commentatro, I like that…hmmm.
jkersten over 15 years ago
We’re kind of short on material without offending anybody, countofflowergrove. Sticking to the rules, of course. We’re giving it our all, though. No? We’ll pull out the vaudeville @ 8PM W coast time. Don’t be late.
jkersten over 15 years ago
I like the suggestion someone made today to a DICK TRACY roast – all in fun, of course. After hours, once the kiddies are in bed we could have a blast.
Akenta over 15 years ago
margueritem says:
Be aware, he will challange your mind. That’s why we have the confusion couch set up over there, for the days when we’re not quite sure what is happening, and make our best guesses.
I tried to follow this strip before I found gocomics. I loved the artwork, just could not figure out a plot or story line and gave up on it. I don’t think I can handle two 100+ comment sections though :-)
EatDickTracySandwiches over 15 years ago
Very entertaining posts today as usual. It is nice to see that everyone is in a happier mood today.
I like how in Panel #3, Dick Tracy is outside while everyone else is inside. It shows how he is an outsider to Tess’ grand perfume scheme and how he feels alone in his marriage sometimes, don’t you think? Anyway, that was artsy and I like it. I’m going to go eat a sandwich now.
Steve Bartholomew over 15 years ago
About Pibgorn: The artist is a “her,” not a “he.” She also does 99 Chickweed Lane, which I like better because of the story line. However, in terms of artwork, please check out http://www.twilightlady.com/ Not being a graphic artist myself, I’d like to know more about the process used. This is more like photo realism. The future of cartooning? Maybe.
CyberV over 15 years ago
I’m still waiting for an explination of the trees…
margueritem over 15 years ago
barticle35 says:
About Pibgorn: The artist is a “her,” not a “he.” She also does 99 Chickweed Lane, which I like better because of the story line. However, in terms of artwork, please check out http://www.twilightlady.com/ Not being a graphic artist myself, I’d like to know more about the process used. This is more like photo realism. The future of cartooning? Maybe.
Mr. McEldowney will protest mightly about you calling him a ‘her’. He’s very much a man, 6 foot plus in height. His picture can be found on his website.
ridenslide65 over 15 years ago
MPH continues to be a major egotistical Jag-Off.
Please crawl back under the rock from which you came….
Or get a job and stop beating off.
JonD17 over 15 years ago
and thats only page 1
JonD17 over 15 years ago
Matthew Hansel says:
Jeff Kersten says: As much as I truly love Chicago, the town I’ve called home now for, gosh, I guess I’ve lived here for almost 13 years now, I do enjoy the frequent visits I make to NYC. I always use my work visits for some recreation or research.
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One of these days, I want to make a trip with you. One of the great voids in my life is that I’ve not ever been to NYC. I”d love to go, and would especially cherish the opportunity to go visit the DC Comics offices, the Letterman Show, 9/11 memorial, and a few cartoonists friends that live in town.
Someday.
MPH
Matt, All the time you spent studying at Yale and you never got to NYC? Wow
sydney over 15 years ago
Jeff said: ” …The door frame in panel 1 doesn’t appear to be at a perfect 90 degree angle, though I’m wondering if Noll is holding up the screen door to make it look the way it appears today” Jeff, come off that Noll had NO “discetion” in the matter! Locher drew it that way. Another goof which slipped by the Editors certain people want to blame for all the “problems”. It’s this sort of disingenious “tip toeing” around reality that makes readers realize that there is a tiny core of people that keep on defending and implying that NO mistakes EVER flow out from Naperville.
Now here is guidance to another .. See 1-24-09 Window and Antique car below. Then see 1-27-09 Window, NO car. Dissapeared! Not careful enough to “remember” what he drew 3 days earlier! Can’t “hide” by saying the Editors should have spotted it. I’d think that they would not be expecing a Senior practitioner to make so many “101 Art” flubs! Everyone will make mistakes, it’s the numbing “frequency”, that casts a dark shadow over the quality of his work.