Well, that’s Jack the pancake, “take 2”. ! That paper-thin “layout” by Brozman must have impressed Locher. So now we will have it repeated ‘over and over’ again all of next week till June 7th.
What I suspect has been quietly introduced for Brozman is a work schedule similar to the one Locher had with his late son his assistant, John (of yellow rubber duckie fame) in 1983. That is, first week Dad does the penciling of the daily strips and Son does the inking but same time John penciled the Sunday page and Dad did the inking.
The following week they switch activities around.
That practise explains why we still have the contradiction of “little” hands peppering the strip periodically. Mattie, who is a faithful and dutiful student sees every ‘comma’ Locher writes as being simply “superb”. He might want to know that it’s one of the few things Dick actually learnt from Chet that he hasn’t discarded, yet. (and there’s much good stuff already in his disposal bin).
But while Dick draws hands for ‘ladies’, the folks that know, say the Syndicate controls most of what else happens with an iron fist. That’s why you may have noticed that Tracy and the Police just can’t shoot criminals anymore. In fact, in the last 16 years there’s been only ONE exception (2001), to this Syndicate “ovrer-cautious” rule ! And back in 2001 it was carefully screened and we were never told if the felon died.
Kills by the Police could be deemed as “executions”. And TMS is too queasy to risk that ! .So we see Tracy inhibited to only shooting at Robots or (hIlariously) “missing” targets, every time he pulls the trigger. Like mandating panels full of words like “pow”, “bang”,”kapow” to simulatre heat (?). A neutered Tracy is no longer the strong exemplar promoting law and order some of us remember. Poor grimacing fellow, even if he shot in self defence, he’s just NOT gonna hit a target !
Note - Effective shooting will either be performed by other bad guys or unconnected civilians. For police, VERBOTEN !
No need to ask WHY armed police milled around helplessly, with the King of Clubs having to come in for the rescue and do the “dirty” ! Yet, it could ALL have been avoided had Locher allowed Tracy to follow normal procedure, by earlier using handcuffs. Seems this script glorified incompetence just to achieve a little more cheap action.
And these pressures are why I suspect, that from frustration, Locher occasionally practices a discreet form of “passive resistance” (Mahatma Ghandi style). I can’t nail it down for sure, but if so, it’s the sort of example that his better spurred, loquacious acolytes should consider following.
Most will agree, resistance perhaps but observing fine decorum, and in far better taste than unseemly brawling around in heat like one of Miss Egghead’s rambunctious, Game bleeep champions.
Well, that’s Jack the pancake, “take 2”. ! That paper-thin “layout” by Brozman must have impressed Locher. So now we will have it repeated ‘over and over’ again all of next week till June 7th.
What I suspect has been quietly introduced for Brozman is a work schedule similar to the one Locher had with his late son his assistant, John (of yellow rubber duckie fame) in 1983. That is, first week Dad does the penciling of the daily strips and Son does the inking but same time John penciled the Sunday page and Dad did the inking. The following week they switch activities around.
That practise explains why we still have the contradiction of “little” hands peppering the strip periodically. Mattie, who is a faithful and dutiful student sees every ‘comma’ Locher writes as being simply “superb”. He might want to know that it’s one of the few things Dick actually learnt from Chet that he hasn’t discarded, yet. (and there’s much good stuff already in his disposal bin).
But while Dick draws hands for ‘ladies’, the folks that know, say the Syndicate controls most of what else happens with an iron fist. That’s why you may have noticed that Tracy and the Police just can’t shoot criminals anymore. In fact, in the last 16 years there’s been only ONE exception (2001), to this Syndicate “ovrer-cautious” rule ! And back in 2001 it was carefully screened and we were never told if the felon died.
Kills by the Police could be deemed as “executions”. And TMS is too queasy to risk that ! .So we see Tracy inhibited to only shooting at Robots or (hIlariously) “missing” targets, every time he pulls the trigger. Like mandating panels full of words like “pow”, “bang”,”kapow” to simulatre heat (?). A neutered Tracy is no longer the strong exemplar promoting law and order some of us remember. Poor grimacing fellow, even if he shot in self defence, he’s just NOT gonna hit a target ! Note - Effective shooting will either be performed by other bad guys or unconnected civilians. For police, VERBOTEN !
No need to ask WHY armed police milled around helplessly, with the King of Clubs having to come in for the rescue and do the “dirty” ! Yet, it could ALL have been avoided had Locher allowed Tracy to follow normal procedure, by earlier using handcuffs. Seems this script glorified incompetence just to achieve a little more cheap action.
And these pressures are why I suspect, that from frustration, Locher occasionally practices a discreet form of “passive resistance” (Mahatma Ghandi style). I can’t nail it down for sure, but if so, it’s the sort of example that his better spurred, loquacious acolytes should consider following.
Most will agree, resistance perhaps but observing fine decorum, and in far better taste than unseemly brawling around in heat like one of Miss Egghead’s rambunctious, Game bleeep champions.