Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for November 09, 2010

Yes, you’re the worst kind of criminal: You’re so bad at being a criminal that I can’t even point to one illegal act that you’ve committed.

Jeeze, Thick, calm down! When did you develop this anger-management issue? The last time anyone flung around accusations like this, we had a crucifixion.

Panel #1 reminds me of why I called the one homeless character “Marty the Mutant.” Ever see the post-atomic creature in Roger Corman’s “Day the World Ended”? Here he is:

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The image quality is mediocre but you can make out the tiny hands that Marty sprouted from his shoulders. The shame of it, Locher ripping off Roger Corman!

Worst kind of criminal? I’d vote for killers, child molesters, and rapists first, but I’m not a world famous detective without a gun.

But Macy, I also passed out $1000 bills!

I was thinking many many thoughts vis-a-vis “The worst type of criminal” especialy with the regards to the people responsible for this strip. But hey why bother?

margueritem said, “But Macy, I also passed out $1000 bills!”

3D was fortunate that his bank has a $1000 bill atm that can dispense $150 million worth of ‘em!

Tomorrow: “You sought tax breaks for yourself! You made unethical deals! You gave money to politicians!”

Wednesday: “You released Avatar! You double-park! You’re ugly and your mother dresses you funny!”

Eventually, D’oggybreath will rise up in a Christlike glow and explain why he’s been a Force For Good. What will be funny about it is that Locher will have him invoke a Constitutional right to a fair hearing.

Put him in the same cell as Barney Madoff.

“Dick Locher, you are the worst kind of criminal!

“You slacked off and preyed on honest, hardworking Dick Tracy fans.

“You exasperated, cheated and blackjacked your readers!”

Panel 2: What do empty buildings at night have to do with “honest, hardworking people” who have left for the day and are now sleeping at home? Or is that statement referring to an unseen nighttime janitor scrubbing away at a dirty urinal in one of those buildings?

The symbolism escapes me…

Where did Thick get the EVIDENCE for his charges? We never saw Thick do anything but mindlessly accept the words of D’ipstick’s enemies.

I’m back to my guess that this arc is Locher’s retirement gift to himself. D’umkopf represents Locher, persecuted and reviled by the world. He will soon persuade Thick to take his side against all his enemies–his wife, business associates, the government and his therapist. This arc is Monty Python’s Life of Locher.

Thousand dollar bills are lying in the street There in the morning, for passerby’s to greet Why aren’t the homeless scooping up the cash Could they be thinking that it ain’t nothing but trash Hardworking people sure could have used the bread But now it will be declared to be property of the feds Tracy had told the officer to take them away But that was before he thought of more to say Trey-D is forced to listen to the harangue Given a choice, he’d much rather hang To Tracy, money crimes are the worst there can be Rapists, murderers and molesters are just fine with he To steal from the rich and give to the poor That is so 12th century and really, such a bore But now Tracy is getting on a roll Next he’ll complain about people on the dole So sit back, settle in and pour yourself a drink We’re about to be exposed to more of Locher think.

Thank you Sydney.

Will Locher follow up on the $1000 bills that were handed out or will that small item be dropped?

Locher will follow up on the K-notes. The only question is just how detached from reality he will sound. Is D’eranged supposed to be Locher’s idealized version of a billionaire, or does he represent Locher himself?

Notice that every time we saw D-cubed before Thick found him, he was acting like a saint. He said “Bless you” to a woman who gave him some money, he gave money to Good Samaritans and to a senator whose vote met with his approval, he said “score one for the good guys” when his naughty ex-partners were exposed. Those are the real clues in this arc.

The charges levelled against him will be explained away. His greedy wife lied about Butterfly McCorpse because he was a hit man she sent to kill him. His ex-partners were in on it, and their little dog Toto too. The Feds want to frame him for the economic meltdown and their own failures. They even claim his (previously unmentioned) charitable works were part of a scam. The pistol was actually a novelty cigarette lighter.

This is why Locher has never named any real crimes. D-cubed is either a messiah or a Locher-figure, and either way Locher won’t have him blamed for anything.

Hey - don’t point that thing. It’s got a nail in it

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I like your thinking BT! Thick has come down on 3D harder than anyone I can remember.

engineer, I agree. In this entire arc, there is not one iota of a story. It’s a confusing mishmash of nonsense. If I had a dialogue balloon over my head, it would say “????”.

Simon Penn, it’s time to go change into some dry pants now. Calm down; ease off the hyperventilation…….

Runs with Beer not only wins first prize, he’s also uncovered one of Thick’s secrets. Thick packs one of Diet Smith’s less-renowned weapons:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElVzs0lEULs

If Thick picks his nose it could really blow his mind!

Rightwingmoron I don’t think Locher will have Thick quit. He’ll have Thick convert into an apostle of D’oggydoo. Maybe Thick will testify in his behalf at a kangaroo court (with the honorable Pancho Pilatus presiding). Maybe he’ll just stand around, as usual, while Sue Doko orchestrates an escape. At the very least we’re about to get the Sermon on the Garbage Mound.

I’m going out on a limb by trying to predict Locher’s plans, but this whole arc has a weird vibe to it. It’s like a Satanic parody of “The Robe” or “Ben Hur” where some unbeliever gets to meets Jesus.

morrow, the scary thing is, if I’ve guessed right it means I understand the mind of a raving megalomaniac.

Wow! You can really tell he’s mad when he uses the middle name.

Just like mom used to!

Since $1000 bills are rare, maybe they are conterfeit. That would be stupid because they would attract attention, but that would be nothing new in this strip. Talking to someone who received one of the bills would have been good police work..Oh, well…

Since $1000 bills are rare, maybe they are conterfeit. That would be stupid because they would attract attention, but that would be nothing new in this strip. Talking to someone who received one of the bills would have been good police work..Oh, well…

In “The Wire” the highest compliment that could be paid was “You’re a real police!” That compliment doesn’t happen very often in Naperville.

Thick Spacy, you’re under arrest for impersonating a police officer.

And worse than that,he eats walnuts in bed.