It’s only right that your ability to sneak and snoop and look ahead on the Comics Kingdom viewer has been taken away. Locher has been carefully and craftily building suspense in this, his final, glorious story arc. It would be a travesty for any of us to refrain from sitting here and allowing Locher to doll out the suspense at the rate he intended.
I think of this saga as having a five-act structure, like Shakespearean tragedy.
Act One (lasting 15 days): Dick Tracy gets in a car
Act Two (17 days): Dick Tracy drives the car into a lake
Act Three (21 days): Dick Tracy gets out of the lake
Act Four (27 days): Dick Tracy gets in out of the rain
Act Five (now until March 14): The criminal dies a gruesome death.
So, who would win a Bizarro-world plot race (where the winner is the one who can go the shortest distance in the longest time): Dick Tracy or Spiderman?
Into the future I have peered
And my eyes have been seared
What still is to come
Will surely strike you dumb
Disbelief will be the order of the day
Further will you be filled with dismay
Though you think I am black of heart
What befalls, to you I shall not impart
Giant creatures rise from the water
Seeking Mordred and Tracy there to slaughter
Foul denizens from the deep
Upon the shore, silently creep
With savage fury the battle closes
Keeping them on their toeses
With chain and gun they do fight
Pitted together in their spite
A smashing blow from a huge right claw
May spell doom for the law
Blood and gore wash the room
When there comes a mighty FLOOOM!
The sun rises over a crumpled wreck
Of life, there’s not a speck
The rain is gone, the waters subside
Chalky faces stare glassy eyed
Has the duo met their fate
Wouldn’t that be really great
But at the top, you I assured
Of what comes, I’ll say not a word.
Thank you, billdi, woodworker318, BillT and M. Mitchell Marmel,
The storm may be getting over someday. Apparently the eye has passed and the winds are blowing the granary to the right today, although it could return tomorrow.
I have seen the granary for months now and have not seen one OF ANY KIND of grain like wheat, barley, oat, rye , or even corn which is kept in a crib, but maybe locher is even un aware of that fact too. Maybe the rats have eaten it all up and then departed the building as they could feel a storm in the making.
I like Wndrwrthg line- “With Savage Fury the battle closes
keeping them on their toeses”.
It made me think of my top paragraph when he mentioned FURY.
Great as always, WW!
“Giant creatures rise from the water”…
Could these be Mordred’s cohorts and victim’s families? If not, where are they and the decoy cars? Will we ever find out?
Shame ComicsKingdom isnt up anymore. I was enjoying seeing the suffering that is to come. Maybe this is a good thing, bringing in a new era of Tracy that will not be horrible. We can only hope.
But I like Wonder Warthog’s suggestion as much as I like his poem. Vengeful creatures rising from the waters–maybe the “granary” is just the tip of Ry’leh, returning from eons beyond the sea.
So Comics Kingdom is gone . I do not see any difference in looking forward a week in advance when we already know that the arc is not progressing at all . The only suspense is , how many more time will we see the granary and will Thick fall asleep .
“Egad! What happened!” Thicks says as he faces the dreaded names of Locher & Brozman. But when asked how the Dick Tracy legacy has sunk so low, they can only remain silent and try to fade into the woodwork (bon appetit, termites!)
Panel #3 isn’t the usual alligator drawing of the granary, but the entirely different level drawing. This drawing first appeared on 29 January and shows the granary without a tilt to the side. Maybe Locher wore out the alligator panel.
Bill Thompson almost 14 years ago
Okay,who’s speaking in panel #3? Thick? Morbid? Or is this one of those romantic-comedy moments when the two lovers say the same clever line together?
Steve Bartholomew almost 14 years ago
Is the third panel Dr. M’s face? Egad!!
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ almost 14 years ago
Well, at least Mordred isn’t The Blank! It’s a good thing that the lights aren’t out in the old abandoned granary!
FLIGHT SUIT almost 14 years ago
Forget about “egad,” let’s talk about Eegah:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjkV70k-3bE
Eegah is more interesting, and more believable, than this strip.
But there are giant, horrifying hands.
aarken almost 14 years ago
I’m not a big fan of this strip as it is, but I won’t slag off Dick Locher. I hope I’m still capable of working when I’m 82.
We can all name quite a few so called celebrities whose facial surgery has’nt turned out too well.
riley05 almost 14 years ago
“Your face reconstruction didn’t do too well…shouldn’t you be wearing a mask or something?”
Clevite Kid Premium Member almost 14 years ago
“Comics Kingdom Viewer
This service is no longer available. See my comics page for links to many of your favorite comics.”
Now how can we peek ahead for more DT disappointment prior to Mar 14 ? ? ?
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ almost 14 years ago
clevitekid said, ““Comics Kingdom Viewer This service is no longer available. See my comics page for links to many of your favorite comics.”
What a letdown…
FLIGHT SUIT almost 14 years ago
It’s only right that your ability to sneak and snoop and look ahead on the Comics Kingdom viewer has been taken away. Locher has been carefully and craftily building suspense in this, his final, glorious story arc. It would be a travesty for any of us to refrain from sitting here and allowing Locher to doll out the suspense at the rate he intended.
OldTracy almost 14 years ago
It’s Kenny Rogers !!
TooMuchFreeTime almost 14 years ago
I think of this saga as having a five-act structure, like Shakespearean tragedy.
Act One (lasting 15 days): Dick Tracy gets in a car Act Two (17 days): Dick Tracy drives the car into a lake Act Three (21 days): Dick Tracy gets out of the lake Act Four (27 days): Dick Tracy gets in out of the rain Act Five (now until March 14): The criminal dies a gruesome death.
Ray_C almost 14 years ago
This is one of those things that you should never say to your wife.
TooMuchFreeTime almost 14 years ago
So, who would win a Bizarro-world plot race (where the winner is the one who can go the shortest distance in the longest time): Dick Tracy or Spiderman?
prrdh almost 14 years ago
“The surgery went fine; it’s just that the guy drawing me ain’t no Rembrandt, if you know what I mean.”
Sardonis almost 14 years ago
Wow–I went back to the beginning of these and read a few of them. APersonOfInterest is right–those WERE better than this!
sydney almost 14 years ago
”Your face reconctruction didn’t go too well”
Egad ! – That sounds like a line right out of Kilian’s Dab Stract and Beau Tox ! (2003).
It must have been an easy memory recall !
wndrwrthg almost 14 years ago
Into the future I have peered And my eyes have been seared What still is to come Will surely strike you dumb Disbelief will be the order of the day Further will you be filled with dismay Though you think I am black of heart What befalls, to you I shall not impart Giant creatures rise from the water Seeking Mordred and Tracy there to slaughter Foul denizens from the deep Upon the shore, silently creep With savage fury the battle closes Keeping them on their toeses With chain and gun they do fight Pitted together in their spite A smashing blow from a huge right claw May spell doom for the law Blood and gore wash the room When there comes a mighty FLOOOM! The sun rises over a crumpled wreck Of life, there’s not a speck The rain is gone, the waters subside Chalky faces stare glassy eyed Has the duo met their fate Wouldn’t that be really great But at the top, you I assured Of what comes, I’ll say not a word.
Thank you, billdi, woodworker318, BillT and M. Mitchell Marmel,
billdi Premium Member almost 14 years ago
egad it’s egad day – check the argyle sweater
cactusjack99 Premium Member almost 14 years ago
when will be it over? please release us from this torture…….!!!!
LudwigVonDrake almost 14 years ago
I’m gonna dose off until March 14. I know how this nonsense ends.
Dr. Midnight almost 14 years ago
The Storm has FINALLY let up!!!!
…in Mark Trail.
glennbelay almost 14 years ago
Worse than Joan Rivers?
OldTracy almost 14 years ago
The storm may be getting over someday. Apparently the eye has passed and the winds are blowing the granary to the right today, although it could return tomorrow.
Fusnr almost 14 years ago
I have seen the granary for months now and have not seen one OF ANY KIND of grain like wheat, barley, oat, rye , or even corn which is kept in a crib, but maybe locher is even un aware of that fact too. Maybe the rats have eaten it all up and then departed the building as they could feel a storm in the making.
I like Wndrwrthg line- “With Savage Fury the battle closes keeping them on their toeses”.
It made me think of my top paragraph when he mentioned FURY.
Fusnr almost 14 years ago
But todays modern farming one does not use Corn cribs anymore . How many people know what a shelled corn cob is ?
ChucklinChuck almost 14 years ago
Hasn’t this storm been raging since Thanksgiving? That’s slow even for this glacially paced strip.
marvee almost 14 years ago
Great as always, WW! “Giant creatures rise from the water”… Could these be Mordred’s cohorts and victim’s families? If not, where are they and the decoy cars? Will we ever find out?
Midnite almost 14 years ago
Thats a really good one wndrwrthg!
Shame ComicsKingdom isnt up anymore. I was enjoying seeing the suffering that is to come. Maybe this is a good thing, bringing in a new era of Tracy that will not be horrible. We can only hope.
marvee almost 14 years ago
“… enjoying seeing the suffering that is to come…” NVash “Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof” Matthew 6:34
Bill Thompson almost 14 years ago
Oh, come on! “No more water, the fire next time!”
But I like Wonder Warthog’s suggestion as much as I like his poem. Vengeful creatures rising from the waters–maybe the “granary” is just the tip of Ry’leh, returning from eons beyond the sea.
Rene_Simard almost 14 years ago
So Comics Kingdom is gone . I do not see any difference in looking forward a week in advance when we already know that the arc is not progressing at all . The only suspense is , how many more time will we see the granary and will Thick fall asleep .
Merçi WW !
Bill Thompson almost 14 years ago
What we’re seeing is Locher’s take on the Twilight Zone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97NwfdoFPNU
except that in his inept way, Locher has already revealed that his “normal” people look only vaguely human.
lpope4 almost 14 years ago
“Egad!”?? Whatever happened to the good old standby “HOLY SHIT!”?? Or, even “Lawdy lawdy, Miss Scarlett!”
Rene_Simard almost 14 years ago
Hey Bill T , once again you are giving us a wonderful response to this awfull bleeep ! Merçi beaucoup !
billdi Premium Member almost 14 years ago
froggy replies, “you silly! what facial reconstruction?”
woodworker318 almost 14 years ago
Another good one WW. Never a bad one. How you do it is beyond me.
Bill Thompson almost 14 years ago
“Egad! What happened!” Thicks says as he faces the dreaded names of Locher & Brozman. But when asked how the Dick Tracy legacy has sunk so low, they can only remain silent and try to fade into the woodwork (bon appetit, termites!)
Bill Thompson almost 14 years ago
Panel #3 isn’t the usual alligator drawing of the granary, but the entirely different level drawing. This drawing first appeared on 29 January and shows the granary without a tilt to the side. Maybe Locher wore out the alligator panel.
countoftowergrove almost 14 years ago
OldTracy said, about 15 hours ago
It’s Kenny Rogers !!
LMFAO!
Maxine_Viller almost 14 years ago
BillThompson said, about 5 hours ago:
Maybe Locher wore out the alligator panel.
Maybe. Or maybe the alligator got hungry and went looking for the Pig on Wheels.