Sorry to see the kid get it, but DT responded quickly with a “blam” from his pistol … into the crowd? Let’s hope his bullet penetrated Virgil Ohso’s clothing and body!
I do see what Sydney’s been saying about the angle of Virgil’s gun. For the bullet’s trajectory to match from yesterday to today, Virgil would have to have been on his knees when he pulled the trigger.
Please excuse me if I appear to be thick
But why is Virgil poking sonny with a stick
Tracy pulls his trusty gun
And shoots sonny just for fun
With rumpled suit and tousled hair
He displays a certain flair
His detective skills were not much use
For which he received well deserved abuse
But hopefully the story is winding down
Maybe after this he’ll leave town.
Marg, I wasn’t saying I have other pics on YouTube (other than moving ones); I’m saying if you go there and PM me an address I can e-mail such things to you.
LordDogmore said, “Good Morning one & All.
I just wonder why Tracy’s gun went “BLAM” instead of well you know “FLOOOOOOOMMMM!” ”
Good morning! And, why did Virgil Ohso’s gun say, “Pow”? Unless the guns say, “Bang!”, they don’t count! I believe Flight Suit has cornered the market on the “Flooooms”.
Amid all the celebrations I just noted looking at the line-of-flight of the bullet, it seems Vergil fired from the HIP (?)
Yesterday, as the gun went “POW” it was under his chin, and pointing upward The positions and results simply don’t match.
As for the sound “BLAM”, I’d guess Brozman got tired of writing “POW”, a softer, gentler sound Locher uses to ease the harshness of gun fighting to appease TMS and a few left wing Moms.
Persons being shot once with a handgun not at point blank range have an approximately 70% chance of living through the injury. My son, on the other hand was shot to death by a robber wielding a shotgun. Please tell me how handgun laws will make any place safer? The two shooters at Columbine High School broke 16 different state and federal gun laws in their spree of ignorance. How many more gun laws would it have taken to stop them if 16 didn’t? (stepping down off of my soapbox)
I realize this was a bit of a non-sequitur, but I believe Jr could easily survive the shooting. Virgil Ohso also , unless it was Barnaby Jones who really fired the shot from behind Dick Tracy’s back, because when Barnaby Jones shoots, someone dies.
This tragedy could have engendered great pathos (as it should) had there not been so many comedic blunders in the same strip
A ‘Jerky-pork’ art style started with the line of the bullet, an elbow length arm in panel 2 growing OUT of the shoulder socket and an unconvincing DEMEANOR on the father’s facs.
They all add up to a failure in achieving the deep feeling of sorrow - one believes the Author intended
Does the syndicate allow Dick to shoot his gun if most of it is out of frame? How much of it has to be out of frame? 70%? 80%?
The funny pages would look quite different if everybody framed their drawings like Locher & Brozman. Art museums, too. Imagine Washington Crossing the Delaware – with most of Washington cut off by the frame. Imagine Picasso’s Three Musicians – 2 1/8 Musicians.
Looks like Virgil crouched down to squat on the sidewalk between yesterday & today, so of course he has to aim upward, and Dick has to aim downward, which you see he’s doing. Can’t fault him there.
Of course Virgil was standing upright and holding his gun high when it started to go POW yesterday – so he must be able to move amazingly fast to squat down before the bullet exited the muzzle. Very fast indeed, since even a relatively low velocity pistol round has a muzzle velocity close to the speed of sound…. With moves like that, we can expect Virgil to dodge Dick’s bullet with ease. He could run circles around it.
Back in the old days of Dick Tracy comics, Dick used to shoot criminals all the time - and they’d show the bullets meandering out the other side of the criminals’ bodies. Guess that’s not PC enough for today’s readers.
I should clarify that my last comment was in response to one by LelandReport criticizing this comic strip and, to provide an example of how bad things have gotten, asserting that the situation had deteriorated to “…this idiot Flight Suit and his chat room full of groupies entertaining themselves!”
FLIGHT SUIT over 14 years ago
Hold on, hold on…
DT actually gets to fire his weapon!?
ON PURPOSE!?
In the direction of a living being!?
Who are you and what have you done with our comic strip?
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ over 14 years ago
Sorry to see the kid get it, but DT responded quickly with a “blam” from his pistol … into the crowd? Let’s hope his bullet penetrated Virgil Ohso’s clothing and body!
FLIGHT SUIT over 14 years ago
I do see what Sydney’s been saying about the angle of Virgil’s gun. For the bullet’s trajectory to match from yesterday to today, Virgil would have to have been on his knees when he pulled the trigger.
leakysqueaky712 over 14 years ago
Roll Call
Flight Suit………………………Present
Vista Bill…………………………Present
Margueritem…………………ABSENT
leakysqueaky712 over 14 years ago
Pow & Blam _OK
margueritem over 14 years ago
Here I am, Leaky! Who am I today?
Suddnly Dad is not appreciative that someone actually killed Jr.?
margueritem over 14 years ago
Flight Suit, I haven’t had a chance to get back to YouTube yet and see your other photos.
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ over 14 years ago
margueritem’s out there, leakysqueaky712. Betcha she’ll be here soon.
wndrwrthg over 14 years ago
Please excuse me if I appear to be thick But why is Virgil poking sonny with a stick Tracy pulls his trusty gun And shoots sonny just for fun With rumpled suit and tousled hair He displays a certain flair His detective skills were not much use For which he received well deserved abuse But hopefully the story is winding down Maybe after this he’ll leave town.
margueritem: If I may…Percy Dovetonsils.
leakysqueaky712 over 14 years ago
The answer can be found in Cul de Sac Marg.
FLIGHT SUIT over 14 years ago
Marg, I wasn’t saying I have other pics on YouTube (other than moving ones); I’m saying if you go there and PM me an address I can e-mail such things to you.
Llewellenbruce over 14 years ago
Now maybe the Maestro will change his attitude he had for his now deceased son.
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ over 14 years ago
margueritem, are you Percy Dovetonsils today?
Steve Bartholomew over 14 years ago
That gun was fired by somebody standing behind Tracy. His arm could no way be that short.
leakysqueaky712 over 14 years ago
WW your still on top of your game.
WTG Brother.
leakysqueaky712 over 14 years ago
barticle35
All of the characters in these drawing have taken extensive courses in shorthand. So YES their arms could be that short.
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ over 14 years ago
Flight Suit said, “DT actually gets to fire his weapon!?”
I’m surprised that he even remembered he had it! He certainly forgot when he was in the 80’ high tiger cage!
margueritem over 14 years ago
Yas, I am Percy Dovetonsils his very own self!
margueritem over 14 years ago
And I see that you are ‘Young Frankenstein’, aka Gene Wilder.
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ over 14 years ago
margueritem said, “And I see that you are ‘Young Frankenstein’, aka Gene Wilder.”
None other! And note that Dick Tracy’s playing the role of a detective today!
LordDogmore over 14 years ago
Good Morning one & All. I just wonder why Tracy’s gun went “BLAM” instead of well you know “FLOOOOOOOMMMM!”
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ over 14 years ago
LordDogmore said, “Good Morning one & All. I just wonder why Tracy’s gun went “BLAM” instead of well you know “FLOOOOOOOMMMM!” ”
Good morning! And, why did Virgil Ohso’s gun say, “Pow”? Unless the guns say, “Bang!”, they don’t count! I believe Flight Suit has cornered the market on the “Flooooms”.
FLIGHT SUIT over 14 years ago
Yeah, I’ve got all my assets tied up in floom futures right now.
WarehouseEyes over 14 years ago
Whoa! Strap me in so I don’t fly off!
What happened? The plot is actually moving along from one day to the next! It’s no longer a still-life.
coratelli over 14 years ago
A tragedy, I’m so sad for the boy… :(
sob.
Dkram over 14 years ago
Jr may not be dead, in great pain no doubt.
Any one have night mares about that face. (panel 3)
\\//_
leakysqueaky712 over 14 years ago
dkram
That face in panel 3 looks like a clogged up Don Imus.
veldy over 14 years ago
Gut Shot should be able to be treated, IF they get to it right away instead of standing around for 2 weeks wondering “What Happened”(IT happened)
FLIGHT SUIT over 14 years ago
I have groupies? Wow, I have finally arrived! Now I know how Navin R. Johnson felt when he got his name in the phone book.
neonleon59 over 14 years ago
LOL @ Flight Suit!
FS, Marg, Leaky, VistaBill, et al, keep the banter coming! I’m right there with you in spirit every day. I feel like a “silent” member of the family!
leakysqueaky712 over 14 years ago
Dont be so silent neonleon59 join in on the fun.
leakysqueaky712 over 14 years ago
Good luck today!!!
Ray_C over 14 years ago
Is there a race today, leakysqueaky?
sydney over 14 years ago
Amid all the celebrations I just noted looking at the line-of-flight of the bullet, it seems Vergil fired from the HIP (?)
Yesterday, as the gun went “POW” it was under his chin, and pointing upward The positions and results simply don’t match.
As for the sound “BLAM”, I’d guess Brozman got tired of writing “POW”, a softer, gentler sound Locher uses to ease the harshness of gun fighting to appease TMS and a few left wing Moms.
leakysqueaky712 over 14 years ago
Ray C
You know there is. :-)) Her prep race before the Clash of the two Titans next month. Gonna be a doozy.
MisngNOLA over 14 years ago
Persons being shot once with a handgun not at point blank range have an approximately 70% chance of living through the injury. My son, on the other hand was shot to death by a robber wielding a shotgun. Please tell me how handgun laws will make any place safer? The two shooters at Columbine High School broke 16 different state and federal gun laws in their spree of ignorance. How many more gun laws would it have taken to stop them if 16 didn’t? (stepping down off of my soapbox)
I realize this was a bit of a non-sequitur, but I believe Jr could easily survive the shooting. Virgil Ohso also , unless it was Barnaby Jones who really fired the shot from behind Dick Tracy’s back, because when Barnaby Jones shoots, someone dies.
LudwigVonDrake over 14 years ago
“IT HAPPENED!!!!”
leakysqueaky712 over 14 years ago
MisngNOLA
My heart goes out to you on the tragic loss of your son.
Are you ever coming back home, or are you staying in Philly forever??
You cant expect to get the kind of food up there that you get down here…….hey, its crawfish season :-)))
Araldite over 14 years ago
At least this will put an end to “I’ll kill him.” On to the next repetitious dialog.
Froxkrybra over 14 years ago
Hopefully the kid can live thru this…
WaitingMan over 14 years ago
The most profound writing this strip has seen in months!
sydney over 14 years ago
This tragedy could have engendered great pathos (as it should) had there not been so many comedic blunders in the same strip
A ‘Jerky-pork’ art style started with the line of the bullet, an elbow length arm in panel 2 growing OUT of the shoulder socket and an unconvincing DEMEANOR on the father’s facs.
They all add up to a failure in achieving the deep feeling of sorrow - one believes the Author intended
Nothing more than a nervous “half laugh” !
CougarAllen over 14 years ago
Does the syndicate allow Dick to shoot his gun if most of it is out of frame? How much of it has to be out of frame? 70%? 80%?
The funny pages would look quite different if everybody framed their drawings like Locher & Brozman. Art museums, too. Imagine Washington Crossing the Delaware – with most of Washington cut off by the frame. Imagine Picasso’s Three Musicians – 2 1/8 Musicians.
Looks like Virgil crouched down to squat on the sidewalk between yesterday & today, so of course he has to aim upward, and Dick has to aim downward, which you see he’s doing. Can’t fault him there.
Of course Virgil was standing upright and holding his gun high when it started to go POW yesterday – so he must be able to move amazingly fast to squat down before the bullet exited the muzzle. Very fast indeed, since even a relatively low velocity pistol round has a muzzle velocity close to the speed of sound…. With moves like that, we can expect Virgil to dodge Dick’s bullet with ease. He could run circles around it.
-Cougar :{)
anexplorer over 14 years ago
There is nothing the matter with the drawing of Tracy’s arm in the middle panel.
It is, after all, an example of small arms fire.
Ray_C over 14 years ago
leakysqueaky, ahh, the evil villainess, Zenyatta !! We’ll boo and hiss when she comes to the gate! That’s about the best we can do to help.
jpozenel over 14 years ago
OW! OW! OW!
JPBecker over 14 years ago
My vote is that Jr. is only wounded! After all if he was actually dead how could this ridiculus plot continue for another 2 months!
Misng: Sorry to hear about your loss. In answer to your question,another 25! and even then it will not matter or be enougth.
The comment section is written much better and is much more entertaining then the actual strip!!! Keep up the good work gang.
rotts over 14 years ago
Back in the old days of Dick Tracy comics, Dick used to shoot criminals all the time - and they’d show the bullets meandering out the other side of the criminals’ bodies. Guess that’s not PC enough for today’s readers.
FLIGHT SUIT over 14 years ago
I should clarify that my last comment was in response to one by LelandReport criticizing this comic strip and, to provide an example of how bad things have gotten, asserting that the situation had deteriorated to “…this idiot Flight Suit and his chat room full of groupies entertaining themselves!”
leakysqueaky712 over 14 years ago
And Flight Suit I came immediately to your defense. But as soon as he removed HIS post, I removed mine.
I guess us “groupies” have to stick together.
Ya know Flight, you are looking a little Charles Mansonish lately.
Do I need to be scared?
FLIGHT SUIT over 14 years ago
As long as everybody does exactly what I say, everything should be just fine.
margueritem over 14 years ago
MisngNOLA, I’m very sorry to read about the los of your son.
Morrow Cummings over 14 years ago
Hey Aunt Marg! You’re hot today! Woo-hoo! Woot, Woot!
fishbulb over 14 years ago
Can switching to Geico really save you up to 15% or more on car insurance?
Did Tracy have ample cause to question the son about the violin?
1-1-2010 The maestro TELLS Tracy his Strad is gone!
1-5-2010 The maestro TELLS Tracy “All I want from him (my son) is the return of my priceless Stradivarius.”
sydney over 14 years ago
Hmm ! - A post from LelandReport, and he erased it ? And called FlightSuit an “idiot” ? That’s unfortunate.
Perhaps it was Liam that did the erasing (?)
As I recall, LelandReport is a comercial artist !
Ray_C over 14 years ago
Marg, is that the lovely Edie Adams? Not that it couldn’t be the lovely Marguerite, of course.
leakysqueaky712 over 14 years ago
I believe it is Ray C
Now why don’t you “Pick her up and smoke her sometime”??