{"id":23787,"date":"2020-07-10T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=23787"},"modified":"2020-07-17T14:56:50","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T18:56:50","slug":"z-view-dick-tracy-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=23787","title":{"rendered":"Dick Tracy Forever \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dick Tracy Forever<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is a four-issue mini-series and paperback published by IDW. <\/strong>.
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Writer: Michael Avon Oeming<\/strong><\/dt>\n
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Artist: Michael Avon Oeming<\/strong><\/dt>\n
Colorist: Taki Soma<\/strong><\/dt>\n
Letterer: Shawn Lee<\/strong><\/dt>\n
Cover Artist: Michael Avon Oeming <\/strong><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n

*** Beware \u2013 spoilers may be found below ***<\/p>\n

I was never a huge fan of Dick Tracy.  I’d read some of the comic strips and had seen the Warren Beatty movie.  I knew that Dick Tracy was a straightlaced cop who had an interesting gallery of weird-looking villains. Oh, and he had this really cool video watch!  That was about the extent of it.<\/p>\n

When I saw the preview cover of Dick Tracy Forever<\/em> by Michael Oeming, I knew I had to give the series a go.  I’m a fan of Oeming’s art and thought his take on Tracy would be interesting.  Thankfully, I wasn’t wrong.<\/p>\n

Oeming created interconnected stories featuring Dick Tracy through the years taking Tracy from the 1930’s to the future.  The tales are fun and show Tracy as being more than just a straight-laced cop (although at the core, he is a law and order guy).  I liked that his girlfriend\/wife was more than just a damsel in distress.  Oeming introduces a couple of new characters that deserve to stick around. Oh, and let’s not forget that cool video watch!  I was already a fan of Oeming’s art, now we can add his writing as well.<\/p>\n

Taki Soma’s coloring perfectly supports the story.  Dick Tracy newspaper strips and comics were known for the coloring limitations of their time. Soma gives Dick Tracy Forever<\/em> the feel of the old stories but adds shading and subtlety when needed (at times leaving the art black and white in support of the story).<\/p>\n

I really liked Dick Tracy Forever<\/em><\/a><\/strong> but wondered if true Dick Tracy fans felt the same way.  They do!  Amazon and Comixology reviewers gave it nothing less than 4 of 5 stars.  So if you don’t take my word, you can take theirs.  \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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